Jesse Loren Strickman

Jesse Loren Strickman performs a free set at the CFMA San Leandro Farmers' Market at Bayfair. Award-winning California singer-songwriter Jesse Loren Strickman is known for potent lyrics and powerful, acoustic-based music. Emotionally charged vocals sail over jaunty chords in songs about heartache, healing and peace. Annually touring the Pacific West Coast as the frontman of indie folk bands, Strickman has played everywhere from intimate cafes to outdoor amphitheaters and festivals. He’s opened for national and world acts such as Damien Jurado, Jay Brannan, CAKE, The T Sisters, Aaron Ross (Hella), Night Riots, Sunny And The Black Pack, and Jhameel (American Idol). Strickman’s versatile songwriting is accentuated with the full band, merging everything from guy/girl vocal harmonies to rock guitar solos, and from swooning violin to quirky glockenspiel. With the help of skilled multi-instrumentalists made up of SF Conservatory of Music graduates and a guitarist who toured in Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble, each song dictates the mood and instrumentation to tell its own story.