Ari Hest
Independent singer-songwriter
Ari is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter who began his career as an independent artist in 2001. He built a loyal following touring the college circuit extensively between 2000 and 2003, after which he released two albums on Columbia Records, Someone To Tell (2004) and The Break-In (2007) all the while touring both in the U.S. and abroad with artists such as Martin Sexton, Suzanne Vega and Ani Difranco.
In 2008, Ari wrote, recorded and released a new song every Monday on his 52 project, and released Twelve Mondays in 2009, a collection of re-mixed fan favorites from 52. From 2010-16, Ari continued to tour relentlessly and released four other LP's: Sunset Over Hope Street (2011), The Fire Plays (2012), Shouts and Whispers (2015), and the Grammy-nominated Silver Skies Blue (2016), a duets album with Judy Collins. Ari released his ninth LP, Natural, in the spring of 2017. He is also half of the Bossa Nova inspired band Bluebirds of Paradise, a collaboration with Chrissi Poland.
Many of Ari's songs have appeared on TV and film - "The Path," "The Lincoln Lawyer," "Private Practice," "Army Wives" and "One Tree Hill" to name a few.
- Website:
- http://arihest.com