Jess & Jill (Full Band Show)

Jesse and Jillian, aka “Jess and Jill” met on a dusty stage in Key West, Florida. Right away, there was an undeniable force of chemistry between them. Soon after meeting, they formed their musical duo, and have been playing music together nearly every day since. They have been awarded “Duo of the Year” in Key West for the past three years. 

Their musical style fits under the umbrella “Americana” with influences ranging from Jerry Garcia to Joni Mitchell to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. They are working on an album of original music at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, NC. Their original music dances gleefully across the borders of genre, with one song described as “reminiscent of Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, and a sense of vulnerability.” Other tunes drive with zest of bluegrass, dance with a Celtic, worldly feel, and groove with a swampy, funk flavor. The thing that binds it all together? Their approach to the music as one musician – present, honest, and vulnerable.

Jesse Wagner was born in between Philadelphia and Allentown. He was raised in Telford, Pennsylvania. Jesse studied privately with Dennis Sandole, Ben Schachter, and Craig Ebener. He founded “The Happy Dog,” a band known best for their covers of The Grateful Dead, which brought him to Key West in 2011. Jesse stopped leaving Key West a few years later. 

Jillian Todd is from Potsdam, NY. Her musical background is rooted in theater and dance. Months after graduating from college in 2021, Jillian moved to Key West to work as an actor at the historic Waterfront Playhouse. Soon after moving, she was compelled to work as a musician, and devoted herself to the guitar and songwriting. 

Music 8:30-11:30pm $10 cover at the door.