Jessie Payo

JESSIE PAYO is a singer/songwriter known for her unique sultry voice, dynamic showmanship and brilliant poetic songwriting.  Her eclectic music style blends influences from classic jazz, indie rock, delta blues to alt Americana. 

Born and raised in Southern California, Payo performs regularly at prominent venues throughout the state from The Troubadour to the El Rey in Los Angeles; The Belly Up! in San Diego; and the Boom Boom Room and Majestic Theatre in San Francisco.  

Payo has toured nationally opening for such artists as Eric Hutchinson, Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Minnie Driver, Kate Nash and Jason Mraz, and performed at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois alongside Melissa Etheridge, Joan Osborne and Paula Cole. Most recently, Payo toured in throughout Asia with TUXEDO (Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One.)  

Payo was featured singing her original song, “Dance Real Close,” on the 2019 Netflix movie The Last Laugh starring Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss and written and directed by Greg Pritikin. The performance of her song resulted in much fanfare throughout social media and a high increase of downloads on iTunes.

Payo recorded her solo album “Down The Mountain,” at Starstruck Studios in Nashville. The album produced by Aben Eubanks (Kelly Clarkson).

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