Press
On Jessup’s composition Astronomia: “A fine example of sagacious use of not-too-strident dissonant chords, well designed, and extremely well sung by the Kühn Choir of Prague.”
— EarRelevant
On Jessup’s performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto, K. 459: “Taken at a rollicking pace, it’s an absolutely breathtaking performance, mature and considered, but also joyfully spontaneous with tasteful phrasing, impeccably nuanced dynamics, and an impressive sensitivity to the dramatic contrasts and rapid switches in pace and mood of this music.”
— Interlude
“His expert training in composition not only allows him the freedom to immerse himself directly into the character of each paragraph he utters, but also affords his audience a glimpse of a new actor in that panoply of composer-performers who have shaped the pianistic idiom through the eras.”