Jess Novak (violin, guitar, vocals, piano, looping) works with Mark Nanni (formerly of Los Blancos) on piano, organ, accordion and vocals; Byron Cage (Tommy Castro, Joe Louis Walker) on drums; Anthony Saturno (Atkins Riot) on guitar and Billy Harrison (Atkins Riot) on drums, guitar, vocals and beatboxing to create a powerhouse sound. Her work is being played on radio stations worldwide (WTYT 960, D.C. Coast to Coast, Women of Substance Radio, IndieOutbreak) and written about at home and across the ocean (SEE PRESS). Novak has played such prestigious rooms as The Cutting Room (NYC), The Saint (Asbury Park) and Nectar's (Burlington, VT), opened the 23rd Annual Chenango Blues Festival (with headliner, Ronnie Earl) and shared stages with groups and artists including Devon Allman, Tas Cru, Jimmy Hall, Ghost Town Blues Band and members of Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band.    Novak released her solo debut album, Bad Habit, in December 2013. Her group, The Golden Novak Band, released their self-titled debut album in August 2014 and their follow-up, Rodeo, was released in October 2015. The Jess Novak Band released Inches from the Sun on November 5, 2016. The album won the Syracuse Area Music Award for "Best Pop" in 2017. The band released Live at Nelson Odeon in June 2017 and Fireworks & Fairytales in November of the same year.     Novak has played with projects spanning RESPECT: CNY Women in Music to Vinyl Albums Live to BeatleCuse, providing a strong musical background, easily adaptable to any situation or genre. She's been nominated for Best Female Vocalist in the Best of Syracuse competition three times and won Best Female Vocalist in Syracuse in 2018. Novak also placed third in the 2016 Country Showdown sponsored by WOLF 92.1FM. Her work spans hip-hop beats to throw-back soul to straight-up pop making for music that engages any listener.  ​ Novak was the cover girl for Syracuse Woman Magazine in September 2016. See it all here. ​ Two members of the Jess Novak Band have won the Indigo Productions Songwriter Series in Syracuse - Billy Harrison in March 2018 and Novak in July 2018.  ​ ____ ​   "Written and performed with the grace and skill of a seasoned veteran, Bad Habit is one you’ll want to get into." - c-ville.com ​ "There are those rare moments in music when the dynamics of sight and sound converge into a near-perfect storm. Then it rains down talent and a connection of musical and personal chemistry create something that is irresistible....Their music is a blissful shot of Americana blues-based soul music with...Novak writing material that is reminiscent of the kind of creativity and inspiration that came out of Stax or Muscle Shoals in their prime.…In the earlier days of American music, one of the major labels would have signed this band up for a lucrative deal faster than you could say Zephyr, Fairport Convention and Pentangle." - Terry Roland, No Depression    For more words from the press, click here.   Bad Habit, The Golden Novak Band, Rodeo, Inches From the Sun, Live at Nelson Odeon and Fireworks & Fairytales are available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and more.     Jess Novak is an ASCAP and Fishman artist.​​