Jess Steel
Musicians
Jess has a number of talented musicians she works with:
Stuart Allan
Jess' go-to guitarist.
Stu is an experienced, versatile guitarist, singer and songwriter. Having played with The Blueprints, Jonny and the Dunebugs, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Shed Seven and many more over the years.
Jess and Stu perform under the name The Pink Moons - playing a range of songs from the 50’s to yesterday, showcasing Jess’ powerful vocals and Stu’s fluid guitar styles.
The duo perform regularly at venues, festivals, radio stations, weddings, functions & parties.
Jeanie Leach
Jess' go-to keys player.
Coming from a very musical family; Jeanie's talent far exeeds her age. Her beautiful arrangements are the perfect accompaniment for Jess and she regularly performs at gigs, either as Jess' only performer, or as part of a larger band.
Pete Godson
Guitar/Keys/Vocals/BV's
Pete is a fantastic singer/songwriter and performer. He regularly supports Jess at shows as a solo performer but also joins Jess to perform as a duo or as part of a larger band.
Talented on the guitar & keys, arguably Pete's greatest talent is his voice. His tone sits perfectly with Jess' lead vocal and the two work beautifully together.
Andrew Firth
Guitar/Bass/Vocals/BV's
Once enigmatic frontman of successful indie band The Dandys, Andy was subsequently the brains, songwriter and vocal behind Soulshaker, Sonar, The Shanks and The Clients before forming electro/indie/pop band Deltawave with Jess. Signed to Mofo Hifi, Deltawave released one album and toured alongside the likes of Shed Seven.
Andy performs alongside Jess as a guitarist & singer, and also plays bass guitar as part of the larger band.
Alan Leach
Drums/Percussion/Live Sound
Alan plays drums for Shed Seven. He also writes, records, and is a producer & engineer in his own recording studio. When needed, and if available, Alan is happy to back Jess as a musician or assist with live sound.
George Hall
Keys
George has been playing for over 40 years. What he doesn't know about music isn't worth knowing. A truly remarkable musician.
About
“The best way to listen to Sam Cooke is to lay on the kitchen floor with your eyes closed” - Jess (Jan ’17)
With an undeniable passion for music, a love of all things 60’s and an infectious personality, it’s only right that Jess has been gifted with one of the best female vocals of our time. After experimenting with the violin, flute and guitar, it soon became clear that her biggest gift was the one she was born with - her voice; a talent she has finessed and mastered over time, and something that continues to leave adoring audiences flawed and wanting more.
Following a string of bands which saw Jess not only front them as a singer, but also be, in some cases, chief songwriter, a significant break was inevitable, and came in the form of electro/indie/pop band Deltawave. Signed by Mofo Hifi in 2006 the following year saw the band pick up a support tour with fellow local heroes Shed Seven and during surrounding years play to eager festival and club audiences across the UK.
Jess remains highly in demand as a singer and over the years has sung and collaborated with Shed Seven, Snake Davis, Alan Leach (Shed Seven), Joe Johnson (Shed Seven), Natalie Anderson and many more. Jess supports various charities and she has performed at York’s top annual charity fundraising event ‘A Night to Remember’ since its inception. York’s newest charity event ‘Forever Young Festival’ launched in 2016 and after an early morning performance on BBC radio, Jess was at the festival by the afternoon to perform again.
Pop the champagne cork, straighten up the beehive and have a listen… soul girl Jess will have you at the first note.
News & Updates
05/04/19
A Night to Remember
I had the best time at York’s biggest annual charity event - A Night to Remember. It’s just amazing - year on year that I can perform, along with everyone else, and help to raise so much money for such incredible charities!
Love you all!
See you soon, Jess xxx
06/10/18
Amazing Summer!
What a great summer we’ve had! It’s been a really busy time - we’ve performed at my own gigs, party’s, weddings and the third successful Forever Young Festival, which as always, was an amazing event that raised loads of money for my favourite charities. The final wedding of the summer saw us going to Croatia, which was stunning, quickly followed by a support gig with Lioness - The Amy Winehouse Experience. What a great time! See you soon xxx
15/03/18
A Night to Remember
We had a great time at York's biggest annual charity event - A Night to Remember, at York Barbican centre.
Loads of money was raised for some amazing charities and it was wonderful to share the stage with so many talented musicians. Here's to many more...
22/02/18
New Website!
It's been a long time coming (but I know-oh-oh-oh ;) I have a new website! Enjoy looking around and don't forget to have a watch on the videos page. Jess x