Artist Profile: Jess Novak – nysbluesfest.com

Jess Novak (Syracuse, NY)

Voted Best Female Vocalist by the Syracuse New Times in 2018, Jess Novak is a force. This multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter performs more than 250 dates every year with a fiddle on fire and has toured from Burlington, VT to Key West, FL to San Diego, CA. Known for her energy, charisma, musicianship, engaging songwriting and ability to win any crowd, Novak has conquered stages solo, with her duo (Safe Word, with Ben Wayne) and with her full band – The Jess Novak Band. She released her seventh original album in 2018, Fear is the Cage. Love is the Key. and has plans to release a four-song EP in 2019, recorded and produced in Nashville, TN.

To learn more about Jess Novak, visit her website at jessrocknovak.com.

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