Jesse Manno

Jesse Manno is a composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Boulder, CO, where he is Music Director of the University of Colorado Dance Department. He has received over 150 commissions for original scores from numerous Theatre and Dance companies. His work has been presented all over the U.S. and in several European and Asian countries, with support from Meet the Composer Inc., PBS, and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. Recent collaborators include choreographers Michael Foley, David Dorfman, Nancy Smith and Peter Davison. He dips into many musical styles, especially Balkan and Middle Eastern Music with the Colorado based ensemble SHEREFE. He is a frequent performer at festivals, conferences and special events in Islamic, Christian and Jewish cultural settings. www.jessemanno.com