Jesse Appelman grew up playing mandolin, spending his whole life picking bluegrass, Brazilian choro, new acoustic, and beyond. He has toured and appeared with folks like the Sam Grisman Project, Mark Schatz, Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick, Keith Little, Scott Nygaard, and more. A native of Palo Alto, California who resides in Oakland, the 43-year-old father recently decided to “take the plunge” and commit to music as his full time job. 

As an educator, Jesse has worked with students of all ages and levels at the California Bluegrass Association Summer Music Camp, Walker Creek Music Camp, David Grisman and Mike Marshall’s Mandolin Symposium, California Brazil Camp, and currently teaches private lessons at Manning Music.