Jesse Rivest

Jesse Rivest (born 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His main instruments are voice and guitar. As of 2016, he resides in Brazil and previously lived in New Zealand.

Career
In 2005, Jesse Rivest was accepted as a "Best Newcomer Finalist" in the Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest for his song "Deadbeat Blues".

In 2007, he was the subject of a 41-minute, nationally-broadcast live interview (and performance) on Radio New Zealand (Jim Mora).

In 2016, an article in the Correio Braziliense revealed that Rivest had been studying music—in Brasília, DF, Brazil—via the bandolim for a year and half. That same year, an article published by Canal RIFF in Brazil further revealed that Rivest had been performing in Brasília.

Discography

 * 2020: The D.G.B. EP (jesserivest.com release)
 * 2011: Everyelsewhere EP (jesserivest.com release)
 * 2010: Live at the Mussel Inn – February 19, 2010 (jesserivest.com release)
 * 2006: Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six (jesserivest.com release)
 * 1999: The Way Things Were (mp3.com release)