email: jessica@pianobeautiful.com

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Watch the new YouTube Videos!

"Shenandoah/Waltzing Matilda"

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"Out of the Blues"

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"Piano Duet with Tanny Marie Labshere"
Recorded at the Riverbrook Residence for women with developmental disabilities

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For Jessica Roemischer music is a universal language. Evoking a transcendent and transformational quality, her interpretations of jazz standards, pop, rock favorites, and classical themes--as well as her original compositions--have a rare beauty, authenticity, and power. Jessica has been performing and teaching internationally for twenty-five years. She is available to play for special events of all kinds and strives to make every occasion truly memorable. She is also available for multi-media projects such as film and video, as well as for musical collaborations and cross-cultural events. Jessica is a dedicated teacher and works with students of all ages, including those with developmental disabilities at the Riverbrook Residence for women in Stockbridge, MA. Her unique approach to music pedagogy makes it possible for any student, regardless of age, level of experience or limitation, to access the source of music in themselves.

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Order Jessica's New CD

Sixty-three minutes of transcendent music. $20 postage paid.

To order email: jessica@pianobeautiful.com

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Come hear Jessica play live every Saturday from 2:30-5pm
at the Chocolate Springs Cafe, Lenox, MA

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What they're saying . . .

"Mesmerizing!" Rosalie Ehrenberg, Miami, Florida

"Jessica's music contains a universal quality of respect, dignity and grace. This music brings out the best in us." Kevin McCracken, New York City

"When I get to heaven, I'm going to play like that." Elinor Crowe, Toronto, Ontario

"I keep playing your music over and over again. The style, texture, and feeling of each piece comes through so clearly. What a joy!"
Dr. Don Beck, Global Center for Human Emergence, Denton, TX

"I have heard many pianists, but your music opened up a new world for me. Thank you so much!"
Tatsu Kimura, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

"Everyone I've spoken with has mentioned how beautiful the wedding day was, and your music was an enormous part of it. I'd be happy to gush to anyone about you!"
Ken Manthorne, Glastonbury, CT

"While listening to your beautiful rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" I felt the only few minutes of tranquility I've had all day. Thank you!!"
Dave Lent, Marin, CA

"Jessica enhances the mood of any party or occasion. Her creative and spirited renditions of both classical and popular music were just right for a successful party for our guest of honor, Governor Deval Patrick." Joan Mears, Event Coordinator, Lenox, MA

"You're like a dancer. Watching you play makes me realize how rarely you see this kind of beauty." Laurie London, Middlebury, VT

"Just prior to Easter Sunday, I said to a friend: if all we had for the service were the flowers and Jessica's playing for an hour, it would be enough! Amen." Reverend Doug Small, Worthington, MA

"Thank you very much for being on the WBTR radio show! I love your music and feel honored that we played it for our listening audience."
Susan Jameson, Humanity in Concert

"You music helps people go beyond entertainment to spiritual depth." Ken Otsuka, Lee, MA

"My husband and I were on the last leg of our New England road trip when we decided to make a pit stop at a cafe in Lenox. Our tiring souls were uplifted by Jessica's beautiful rendition of "My Favorite Things". We bought her CD and have been listening to it regularly. Keep on playing, Jessica!" Hee Ping Margaret Sii, Malaysia

"Thank you for doing such a wonderful job. The music added so much to the wedding!"
Shelley Ayervais, Boston, MA

"You bring to old melodies a new beauty, a new understanding, a new and profound respect that enriches the listener. I am grateful to have heard your music. Very much so. You were put on earth for such lovely interpretations, I am convinced."
May del Rio, New York, NY

"Thanks for sending the CD. It's absolutely lovely. Your original compositions are really great.
I'm in awe!"
Denise Hoefer, owner, Santarella Estate, Tyringham, MA

"Music that is classy, elegant, and tranquil all at the same time! Jessica's talent was a blessing to the entire event." Kevin and Patricia Lord, Lenox, MA

"I appreciate the beauty of your playing...I came here to overcome a difficult day and I'm finding relaxation in your music." Anonymous

"Beautiful, lithe and lyrical playing. You made this place an oasis!"  Barbara Beach,                      Gt. Barrington, MA

"Totally surprising, rich, versatile performances of such well-known themes."
Igal Moria, Yafo, Israel

"Jessica's music exudes peace and gratitude, and created just the atmosphere for our wedding that we were looking for. Her energy was lovely and flows easily into her playing." Bart Bracken and Rebecca Bryan, West Hartford, CT

"I stopped for a coffee at the Chocolate Springs Café in Lenox and heard music with such spirit and essence--so free. Thank you!" Len Poleandro, Williamstown, MA

"A consummate and inspiring musician, Jessica is a true crowd pleaser and a perfect addition to any club." Pat and Billy Soto, owners, The Village Inn, Lenox, MA

Piano music for social events of all kinds…

(Keyboard Available)

In every setting . . . Resort, Club, Restaurant, Café, Spa, Bar, Inn, Private Home

And inspired by every style . . .

Commissions and Creative Collaborations

Lessons
Jessica has developed a unique approach to piano pedagogy that draws from the great pianistic tradition of the past two centuries, while combining jazz, classical and rock styles. She believes that any student can express beauty and authenticity through music, regardless of age or level of experience. Playing side-by-side with her students, she often employs improvization and original exercises that, without fail, make it possible for students to access the source of music within themselves.

"I love playing with you, Jessica!" Laura G, age 7.
Click here to listen to a spontaneous improvization with Laura.

Biography

Born into a musical family, Jessica's love of music was ignited at a young age by her parents, who trained with some of the finest classical musicians of the time. Her mother studied with Leopold Mittman, accompanist to Isaac Stern and a revered teacher in the direct lineage of Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven. Her father studied with the acclaimed violin teacher, Ivan Galamian.

Raised in Westchester County, NY, Jessica began piano at age six and was improvising and composing from the outset. A "child of the '60's" (and '70's), she found herself as compelled by the soaring harmonies of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, the inimitable guitar of Led Zeppelin, and the hypnotic vocalizations of Van Morrison, as she was by the timeless beauty of Bach, Mozart, and Brahms. Learning to play her favorite songs by ear, she simultaneously pursued classical piano studies and won awards at the Westchester Symphony and Westchester Conservatory Concerto competitions, among others. Jessica graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1982 and has, for the past two decades, taught and performed internationally--in Australia, England, and South Korea--as well as at Middlebury College, Vermont, where she was on the Applied Music Faculty from 1989-1999. Her eclectic background includes writing, photography, and architectural preservation. She is a student of spiritual teacher and cultural visionary Andrew Cohen, and has been a Senior Editor of What is Enlightenment? magazine.

For bookings, lessons, commissions,
and to order the full-length CD:

Jessica Roemischer

ph. 413.441.9505

email: jessica@pianobeautiful.com

P.O. Box 1318, Stockbridge, MA 01262

www.pianobeautiful.com

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