Jesse Dayton

Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton | December 4, 2022 | Whisky A Go Go | Hollywood, CA

With reports that around only 30 folk had attended his Manchester show two days earlier, there was some concern that the numbers for this Jesse Dayton performance in the East End of London would also prove on the low side, so it was somewhat reassuring to see increasing numbers of people wandering downstairs

Two iconic American musicians visited Manchester on 5th June, of the type that don’t often pass this way. Unfortunately an audience didn’t; about 30 people from a city-region of three million showed up, which makes me wonder, as I’ve pondered before here, what is wrong with the place.

Jesse Dayton is a man who has paid his dues. He’s been a working musician for most of his life, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

The Jesse Dayton Trio + Norton Money, The Lexington, London, 5th September 2018

Many artists don’t truly understand how to open a show. Jesse Dayton gets it. Opening for fellow Austinites Reckless Kelly Friday at the State Theatre in Falls Church, he knew what he had to do.

Jesse Dayton and Rod Melancon are Labelmates on Blue Elan Records and make their homes in Austin Texas so a joint tour was long overdue.