The SKJAJA Fund provides scholarships for kids in need in Orange County to do extracurricular activities like music, dance, sports, art, and summer camps.
Jesse grew up on the mellow gold of his mom’s car radio and his dad’s guitar: Liverpool, The Village, Soulsville and Motown, now spinning out songs AMERICANA-UK calls “anthemic.” Critics have heard echoes from Iron & Wine and Neil Young to Wilco and The Killers. He’s opened for Sunny War, Amythyst Kiah, TopHouse and Noah Gundersen. He played an official showcase at Folk Alliance International 2025 and has been slotting at Mile of Music, AVLFest, Cosmic Songwriter and other grassroots festivals with artists like Carsie Blanton, Tommy Prine and River Whyless. He writes soft-spoken protest songs with Big Dad Energy, and there is a fair number of songs about trees.
The Rattletraps are a band of songwriters based in Durham, NC, creating a culmination of roots rock, country and blues music. With songs about bar fights, working dead end jobs, and the streets of New Orleans, The Rattletraps create anthems that are a perfect storm of cynical, danceable and juuust the right amount of pissed off.
This is a fundraiser! PAY WHAT YOU CAN! Dig Deep! Suggested donations $10, $20, $100,000.