Jesse Roper

Jesse Roper is a blues/Americana artist with a penchant for writing modern indie
infused blues music and delivering bombastic live performances buoyed by his virtuosic
guitar playing. His innate and impressive musical talent has served him well, giving him
the exibility to play with soul icon Booker T. Jones, rock veteran Colin James, blues
belter Beth Hart, and Canadian legend Burton Cummings. The stage is where Roper
shines. It has been his home since overcoming crippling stage fright during his early
twenties. Fear is a part of Roper’s past that barely seems real today - especially when
you you see the in-concert image of a six-string soldier, hair matted to his face, tearing up
the stage, without a hint of second guessing.
Roper’s last album ‘Horizons’ marked a sonic high point in his career thus far. Working
closely with famed JUNO-nominated producer Gus van Go (Metric, The Stills, The
Beaches, Arkells, Sam Roberts) on that new collection of songs pushed Roper into
creating some of his best work.
His newest single "Make It All Work Out" is the rst of multiple energetic, fresh, soulful
and R&B inspired tracks from a forthcoming LP that harkens the voices of JJ Cale, Leon
Bridges, Alabama Shakes - while maintaining Roper's strong and unique expression in
the genre.
Adventuresome doesn’t properly describe Roper as an artist, because when the
guitar-wielding dynamo sets out to accomplish something, there’s no telling where his
mind will wander, or when his energy will go.