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Jesse Cook
Person · male · Canada · Paris · born 1964 · recording since 1995
Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer
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Also known as Jesse Arnaud Cook · ジェシー・クック
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 14◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Tempest
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography392 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1368990949
Biography
Jesse Arnaud Cook (born November 28, 1964) is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, Acoustic Guitar Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has recorded on the EMI, E1 Music and Narada labels and has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide.
Life and career
Cook was born November 28, 1964, in Paris, France, to Canadian photographer and filmmaker John Cook and Canadian television director and producer Heather Cook. He was raised in Toronto, Canada.
Cook studied classical and jazz guitar at Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music, York University, and Berklee College of Music in the United States. He has often quipped that he later attempted to unlearn it all while immersing himself in the oral traditions of Roma music.
After the independent 1995 release in Canada of his debut album, Tempest
TempestSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Tempest3:022Cascada3:113Breeze From Saintes Maries5:234Baghdad4:225Parasol5:376Dance of Spring4:267Soledad3:068Orbit3:109Fate (Parasol reprise)5:0810Jumpstart3:04, he played at the 1995 Catalina Jazz Festival; shortly afterwards, Tempest entered the American Billboard charts at No. 14.
Cook has recorded ten studio albums, five live DVDs and has traveled the world exploring musical traditions that he has blended into his style of rumba flamenca.
In 1998, Cook was nominated for a Juno Award as Instrumental Artist of the Year. In 2001, he received a Juno Nomination for Best Male Artist. In 2001, Cook won a Juno Award in the Best Instrumental Album category for Free Fall
Free FallSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Switchback4:082Air3:283Virtue4:094Free Fall4:205Paloma4:086Incantation4:527All That Remains3:168On Walks the Night6:389Querido Amigo3:3310Viva4:2411Fall at Your Feet10:16. In 2009, he was Acoustic Guitar's Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco category (gold went to Paco de Lucia). He is a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year and has received numerous other awards.
In 2011, Cook began filming, directing, and editing his own music videos with the release of Virtue. He has since directed, filmed, and edited eight music videos , 16 episodes of Friday Night Music , and produced, edited, and mixed the PBS Concert Special Jesse Cook, Beyond Borders.
Cook has said of his music: "If you go to Spain and you play [my] music, they’ll say, what is this? They don’t recognize it as Flamenco because it’s not; it’s a hybrid. I love Flamenco, but I also love world music: jazz, pop, Brazilian Samba, and Persian music."
Other appearances
Enchantment (2001) Charlotte Church
Camino Latino (2002) Liona Boyd
Seed (2003) Afro Celt Sound System
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (28 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:29
1Tempest3:022Cascada3:113Breeze From Saintes Maries5:234Baghdad4:225Parasol5:376Dance of Spring4:267Soledad3:068Orbit3:109Fate (Parasol reprise)5:0810Jumpstart3:041996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:20
1Mario Takes a Walk3:512Azul4:193Gravity4:004Closer to Madness5:525Into the Dark4:186Brio3:187Falling From Grace3:368Olodum3:369Rapture4:2510Gipsy2:3211Luna Llena6:331998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:04
1That’s Right!3:432Byzantium Underground4:013Canción Triste5:024Rattle and Burn3:495Red4:456Breathing Below Surface6:377Avocado3:058Allegretto3:259Vertigo4:1410Fragile / Wednesday Night at Etric’s11:232000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 53:12
1Switchback4:082Air3:283Virtue4:094Free Fall4:205Paloma4:086Incantation4:527All That Remains3:168On Walks the Night6:389Querido Amigo3:3310Viva4:2411Fall at Your Feet10:162003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:08
1Prelude1:462Quadukka-L-Mayyas3:223Surrender3:584Early on Tuesday3:515Beloved2:086Waiting for Tide5:417Down Like Rain3:388Leila3:459Maybe3:1610Nomad5:3311Worlds Away4:4012Toca Orilla4:302007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:23
1Matisse the Cat3:292Café Mocha3:383Rain3:094Vamos3:405Turning3:346Havana3:407El cri3:098Come What May3:439It Ain’t Me Babe4:1310La llorona4:2211Waiting2:5112Europa4:2713Alone2:282009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:06
1Bogota by Bus3:062Santa Marta3:493Tuesday’s Child4:004Manolo’s Lament3:315Improv 10:276La Rumba D’el Jefe3:377Improv 20:168Gaita4:459Rain Day3:2810Bombay Diner4:2011Afternoon at Satie’s3:1712Cecilia3:4613Homebound4:442012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:17
1I Put a Spell on You2:592Broken Moon3:193Witching Hour3:014Toybox2:415Fields of Blue3:206Miles Shorter2:497Gone3:288Ne Me Quitte Pas4:179Diminished3:1110The Road3:0911Ocean Blue4:2012You3:2613When Night Turns to Day4:0414Midnight3:132015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:36
1Shake3:412Taxi Brazil2:553Once5:054Bombay Slam3:385To Your Shore3:406Three Days3:587Tommy and Me4:128When Night Falls3:359Steampunk Rickshaw5:2610Beneath Your Skin4:3811Breath2:482017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:24
1Beyond Borders3:152Hembra3:273Unchosen3:544To the Horizon3:365Lost2:256Double Dutch3:497Skip the Moon3:138The Toll3:199Call to Rhythm3:3610Above the Rain4:0211A Mi Niña3:2712Wisdom of a Thousand Years4:212020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:40:19
Disc 11Mario Takes a Walk3:492Virtue4:083Rattle and Burn3:484Luna Llena5:225Once5:046That's Right3:417Prelude1:458Qadukka-I-Mayyas3:219Come What May3:4310El Cri3:0811Shake3:4012On Walks the Night6:3713Fall At Your Feet3:38Disc 21Cafe Mocha3:382HEY!3:163Canción Triste5:004Havana3:435Bogota By Bus3:076Broken Moon3:197To Your Shore3:388Double Dutch3:479Breathing Below Surface6:3810Beneath Your Skin4:3811Alone2:2612Tempest5:252021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:43
1Number 53:282Hey!3:163Boom3:384Libre2:365Onward Till Dawn6:236Solace4:157Jaleo2:468Updraft2:289Oran4:4410One World One Voice4:092023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 46:22
1Azul - Rerecorded2:522Afternoon at Satie’s - Rerecorded2:573Rain - Rerecorded2:464Libre - Rerecorded2:375Cancion Triste - Rerecorded4:116Breathing Below Surface - Rerecorded6:247Gravity - Rerecorded2:248Into The Dark - Rerecorded4:139Taxi Brazil - Rerecorded2:3210Cascada - Rerecorded3:3011Bogota By Bus - Rerecorded2:5812Rattle and Burn - Rerecorded3:3213Breath - Rerecorded2:4314Toybox - Rerecorded2:432026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:02
1Forever4:222you were looking north2:543past the breakwater3:264life in e minor3:185easton revisited4:186the secret shape of things3:437eleven unnecessary turns3:208floating on the silence3:239my beautiful exile3:4110long shadows and small mercies2:37
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Guitar Masters: Jesse CookSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:15:561Switchback4:05 2Tempest3:02 3Canción Triste5:02 4Cascada3:11 5Breeze From Saintes Maries5:23 6Rattle and Burn3:49 7Parasol5:37 8Dance of Spring4:26 9Red4:45 10Soledad3:06 11Breathing Below Surface6:37 12Orbit3:10 13Vertigo4:11 14Jumpstart3:04 15Fate (Parasol reprise)5:05 16Fragile11:23 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2004 | MontréalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:03:291Beloved3:33 2Rattle and Burn3:41 3Cascada4:02 4Breeze From Saintes Maries3:42 5Jumpstart2:49 6Air2:43 7Luna Llena5:55 8Closer to Madness7:36 9Tempest5:22 10Querido Amigo3:09 11Dance of Spring4:32 12Mario Takes a Walk5:46 13Baghdad6:37 14Fall at Your Feet4:02 | Live | 1 January 2004 | |
| 2005 | The Ultimate Jesse CookSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:52:13Disc 1 1Mario Takes a Walk3:47 2Air3:26 3Paloma4:08 4Byzantium Underground4:00 5Baghdad4:19 6Surrender3:55 7Swichtback4:04 8Brio3:15 9Red4:45 10Early on Tuesday3:49 11Breeze From Saintes Maries5:20 12Breathing Below Surface6:37 13Closer to Madness (live)7:37 Disc 21That’s Right!3:41 2Tempest2:59 3Rattle and Burn3:46 4Azul4:16 5Gravity3:56 6Fall at Your Feet3:38 7Dance of Spring4:23 8Into the Dark4:14 9On Walks the Night6:36 10Gipsy2:28 11Waiting for Tide5:39 12Cascada3:08 13Toca Orilla4:27 | Compilation | 25 October 2005 |
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CeciliaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:431Cecilia3:43 | 1 January 2009 | ||
| 2020 | Hey!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:141Hey!3:14 | 20 January 2020 | ||
| 2020 | One World, One VoiceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:031One World, One Voice4:03 | 12 May 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Tempest 25Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181Tempest 253:18 | 25 June 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Wednesday Night at Etric’sSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:361Wednesday Night at Etric’s4:36 | 30 July 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Say SomethingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:241Say Something4:24 | 8 January 2021 | ||
| 2021 | JaleoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:451Jaleo2:45 | 9 July 2021 | ||
| 2021 | LibreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:361Libre2:36 | 10 September 2021 | ||
| 2024 | JesseCookMusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 0:381JesseCookMusic0:38 | 5 March 2024 | ||
| 2025 | ForeverSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:221Forever4:22 | 19 September 2025 | ||
| 2026 | you were looking northSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:541you were looking north2:54 | 21 August 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jesse Cook head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jesse_Cook_143_cropped.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e5490ff-714c-4e8c-9e7c-89a9f37bf9dfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e5490ff-714c-4e8c-9e7c-89a9f37bf9dfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1772432genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1772432seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Cookbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Cook
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Canadian musicians
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Image: Jesse_Cook_143.JPG : Rrburke derivative work: Rrburke ( talk ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1772432 · MusicBrainz: 6e5490ff-714c-4e8c-9e7c-89a9f37bf9df
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