Super stoked to announce next guest, Jess Zimmerman, to The Story!
The Jess Zimmerman Band is a Country Rock Band formed in 2015 and based in Southeastern PA. Jess's love for country music combined with rock influences of band members, Joe Barszowski, John Knobler, and Joe Mattis creates a band with music that has a lasting impact on all that witness their show. With influences from musicians/artists like Halestorm, Underwood, Van Halen, Gaga, Benatar, and Mc Bride, The Jess Zimmerman Band is a sweet cocktail of country and rock music adding in variety of other genres providing an exciting and entertaining live show. Jess Zimmerman was nominated and won the 2019 “Best Female Vocalist” in the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame Awards and The Jess Zimmerman Band was awarded "Best Country Band" in 2021 at the CPMA's most recent awards show.
The band is currently up for five awards this year at the Nashville Josie Music Awards Show. Including: "Entertainer of the Year", "Best Rock Singer" (Jess). "Album of the Year" (Breathe), "Video of the Year" (The Old Me), and "Fans Choice Award".
The band has written and recorded three records at OmniSound Studios, Nashville with more to come! Their first, self-titled EP, The Jess Zimmerman Band was recorded in 2016, with hit tracks “No Different” and “No Easy Way”. Red - The Jess Zimmerman Band, was the second “hot off the press” EP the band produced/released in 2018 and in 2021 their newest full-length album entitled "Breathe".
The Jess Zimmerman Band won the 1st Citadel Palooza Rising Star Contest and has been playing the Citadel Country Spirit USA Festival every year. The band has opened shows and shared the stage with a non-stop list of monumental artists such as Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Toby Keith and Trace Atkins to name a few.
The JZ Band also works with BOB 94.9 FM iHeart Country Radio and has kicked off shows for Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, High Valley, and Drew Baldridge. The band tours nationally and has performed at multiple NASCAR Tracks for race fans while also honoring veterans and first responders along the way. Recent stops have been Homestead-Miami Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Watkin-Glen, Bristol Motor Speedway and many other festivals, state fairs and events.
Jess and the band have worked at helping to keep LIVE Country Music Alive with WITF, PBS Kids and The American Music Theatre. The band performed and showcased in presenting, “Country Music” a Film by Ken Burns hosted at the American Music Theatre in 2019.
You can find Jess and her projects here:
Webpage: https://www.jzband.org/
Instagram: @jesszimmermanband
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesszimmermanband
Tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesszimmermanband?_t=8VwDouCiN1n...
Spotify: https://music.apple.com/.../the-jess-zimmerman.../1188822693
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/.../the-jess-zimmerman.../1188822693
