Joe Kessler

Joe Kessler (October 2, 1970; Framingham, MA) is currently a performing musician, noted mainly for his electric blue violin and classic rock-influenced fiddling.

Musical Credits

Kessler currently performs and records with Sunday's Well, The International String Trio, The Middle East Peace Orchestra and has made recording and performing appearances with Hypnotic Clambake, Boiled in Lead, Morphine and Jimmy Ryan. His most renowned performances include: being a member of the orchestra behind Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page during "Page and Plant: No Quarter Tour"; touring festivals in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal and Paris and including a performance at the UN with the Middle East Peace Orchestra, a group directed by Henrik Goldschmidt (principal oboeist of the Royal Opera of Copenhagen), and touring across the US and Canada with "Boiled in Lead", whose credits include "Antler Dance" and "Songs From the Gypsy".

During his tenure with "Boiled in Lead", the band garnered fame for its CD "Songs From the Gypsy", which used the original texts of the novel, written by Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm, as lyrics. They appeared on CNN in 1996.Fact|date=February 2008

Teaching experience includes stints at Wellesley Public Schools at the Performing Arts Department and, as a visiting artist, for Berklee College of Music String Department.

Discography

Hypnotic Clambake Square Dance Messia with Hypnotic Clambake; Antler Dance and Songs From the Gypsy with Boiled in Lead; We Don't Care Where Your Grandparents Are From, Beats Workin' For A Living and The Beaut with Sunday's Well, The Night with Morphine; and Honey Would You Be Meshugge Tonight and Blue Suade Jews with Klingon Klez;

Links

* [http://www.copenhagenartists.com/artists/middleeastpeaceorchestra/biography]
* [http://www.myspace.com/SundaysWell]
* [http://www.klingonklezmer.com/]
* [http://cdbaby.com/cd/klingonklezmer]
* [http://www.peacemusic.dk/]