Jesse DeNatale

Some folks associate Jesse DeNatale's gritty Americana narratives with the work of Tom Waits, and even Waits himself (a friend and fan) has given public props to his music. Shangri La West takes listeners on a heartfelt hike through the pastoral trails that traverse DeNatale's heart and mind.

Nighttime isn't just the right time for San Francisco troubadour Jesse DeNatale; it's the only
time. The characters that populate his lyrically dense songs walk out of streetlight shadows
just long enough to introduce themselves before taking their seats in some dark, romantic
corner of the bar. And DeNatale delivers their tales with a voice part raconteur, part
old-time bluesman, but equally wise. Whether it's the nightclub jazz of the albu... More >