Jess Conn-Potegal

Solomon Jess Conn-Potegal (Solomon) is a versatile Drummer, DJ and Producer specializing in funky rhythms. A good listener and accomplished improviser, Jess is currently playing in several bands, producing beats and completing his first solo record. Bio Jess Conn-Potegal has been deep into rhythmicals since age 4. Listening intently,and tapping beats on everything since, Jess formed his first band at age 11, and played his first gig in the backyard. Through exploratory playing and group interplay, Jess has focused on creative collaboration, improvisation and most of all the pocket! After playing the drums for several years, Jess discovered electronic music, taking up the turntables as a second instrument in 1993. Finding a home in Vancouver's nascent underground dance scene, Jess DJ'd many parties and clubs in Vancouver, including residencies at spots like The Chameleon, The World and the Sugar Refinery, and even a memorable appearance on Muchmusic's Electric Circus. Jess was a founding member of Q, an innovative live quartet informed by the aesthetic of electronic dance musics, like house, drumnbass and breakbeat. Fearless improvisors, Q was infamous for t... more...