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Name: Jesse Sears
DOB: May 30 1985
Instrument: Keyboards
Musical Influences: The Beatles, John Scofield, Frank Zappa, my dad, my guitar teacher in college John Dobry who introduced me to the world of progressive rock (King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report), my piano teacher Diane Haut who taught me the value of practicing, Matt Giordano who pushed me to simultaneously think and not think when I play, lots more!
If you could meet anyone alive or dead who would it be: John Scofield
1 Thing you can't wait to Happen: Go back to N'awlins
Hobbies: Basketball, the beach, Traveling, Urban Exploring, Painting (when I can)
First CD Purchased: Puff Daddy & The Family "No Way Out"
First Concert attended: Grateful Dead when I was 3 years old
Top 3 Bands you're dying to play with: Dave Matthews Band would totally suffice.
Top 10 albums:
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Beck - Guero
The Beatles - The White Album
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Radiohead - Kid A
Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon - Sixty Six Steps
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
As Tall As Lions - self titled
Top 3 Shows you've ever seen:
1. Phish @ Nassau Colisseum in 2003
2. Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers @ Vaughans in New Orleans
3. John Scofield @ The Blue Note
Favorite Truck Stop Food: I hate truck stop food . . .
My life Saving Items When on the road: Oversized Sweatshirt, Emergen-C
Favorite Color: Green/Blue -- cool colors rather than warm
Favorite Foods: Mexican, Burgers n Fries, Buffalo Wings (from Tex Mex)
Favorite Indie band CD: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Favorite Movies: American History X, Get Shorty, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars
Favorite TV shows: Futurama, Family Guy, Sports, and in college I watched a lot of Bob Barker's The Price is Right AND Top Chef.
Favorite actors/Actresses: Robert DeNiro
Favorite band one liner: Igloos are made of feces.
5 Most memorable Stealing Jane moments:
1. Seeing what went 'down' outside the Wendy's on the way home
2. Spin Doctors
3. Club Hell in Providence in November
4. Florida trip
5. One Republic show at Webster Theater
Quotes:
"Fear is the mindkiller..." - Frank Herbert
"May the road rise to meet you. May the winds be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And rains fall gently upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hallow of his hand." - Traditional Irish Blessing
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