Jess Knaus was lucky enough to grow up playing classical and contemporary music since childhood, later developing her own jazz and groove inspired sound as she began to perform live, both covers and originals.
Jess has since been performing professionally across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley, Central Coast and Sydney since 2012. This time has seen her perform in an array of venues including The Basement (Sydney), the former Sydney Entertainment Centre, The Vanguard (Sydney), the former Notes (Sydney), Lizottes (Newcastle), venues up and down the coast and vineyards across the Hunter Valley.
With crisp vocals, a funky keys style, plenty of groove and over 300 songs in her repertoire Jess creates a relaxed and fun vibe for any event – a pub, wedding, dinner event, cafe or local event.
Sample Song List
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
A Little More Love – Olivia Newton-John
A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman
A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
A Whole New World – Aladdin
Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
Africa – Toto
Against All Odds – Phil Collins
Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All Night Long – Lionel Ritchie
All Of Me – John Legend
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
American Boy – Estelle
Angel – Sarah McLachlan
Angels – Robbie Williams
Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
April Sun in Cuba – Dragon
At Last – Etta James
Autumn Leaves
Baby Come Back – Player
Baby I Love Your Way – Big Mountain
Baby I Need Your Loving – Four Tops
Bad Case Of Loving You – Robert Palmer
Bag Lady – Erykah Badu
Belief – John Mayer
Believer – Smashmouth
Ben – Michael Jackson
Best Of My Love – The Emotions
Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Black and Gold – Sam Sparro
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
Blame It On The Boogie – Michael Jackson
Blank Space – Taylor Swift
Boots Are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra
Born To Try – Delta Goodrem
Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders
Brave – Sara Bareilles
Brother – Matt Corby
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Budapest – George Ezra
Burn For You – John Farnham
Buses And Trains – Bachelor Girl
Can We Talk It Over It Bed – Olivia Newton-John
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Candle In The Wind – Elton John
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue
Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran
Cats In The Cradle – Ugly Kid Joe
Chandalier – Sia
Change The World – Eric Clapton
Classic – MKTO
Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
Crazy For You – Madonna
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Dancing In the Street – Martha and the Vandellas
Dancing In the Moonlight – Toploader
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Daughters – John Mayer
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Dear Life – Delta Goodrem
Deeper Than The Night – Olivia Newton-John
Diamonds – Rihanna
Distance – Emily King
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
Don’t Feel Like Dancing – Scissor Sisters
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing – Stevie Wonder
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Drops Of Jupiter – Train
Easy Like Sunday Morning – The Commodores
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Even When I’m Sleeping – Leonardo’s Bride
Every Breath You Take – Sting and The Police
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Sting and The Police
Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears for Fears
Every Time You Cry – Human Nature with John Farnham
Faith – George Michael
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
Fernando – ABBA
Fields Of Gold – Sting
Fire And Rain – James Taylor
Fix You – Coldplay
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel
Forget You – Gnarls Barkley
Free Fallin – Tom Petty
Get Lucky – Pharrell feat Daft Punk
Get Outta My Dreams – Billy Ocean
Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Gravity – John Mayer
Green And Gold – Lianne la Havas
Green Light – Lorde
Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues – Elton John
Hakuna Matata – The Lion King
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Happy Anniversary – LRB
Happy – Pharrell
Havana – Camila Cabello
Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John
Heal The World – Michael Jackson
Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Heart Of Glass – Blondie
Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Help Is On It’s Way – LRB
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Hey Ya – Outkast feat. Andre 3000
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
Hold Back The River – James Bay
Hooked On A Feeling – Bjorn Skifs
Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton-John
Horses – Darryl Braithwaite
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
Hotel California – The Eagles
How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
Human Nature – Michael Jackson
Hurt So Good – John Mellencamp
I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
I Can’t Feel My Face – The Wknd
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley
I Feel Good – James Brown
I Go To Rio – Peter Allen
I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
I Have A Dream – ABBA
I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John
I Love The Nightlife – Alicia Bridges
I Love You Always Forever Donna Lewis
I Need A Dollar – Aloe Blacc
I Say A Little Prayer For You – Aretha Franklin
I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley
I Think You’re Amazing – George Michael
I Wanna Be The Only One – Bebe Winans
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
I Was Meant For You – Jewell
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
I’ll Be There – Jackson 5
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith
I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher
If Not For You – Olivia Newton-John
Ignition – R. Kelly
I’m Outta Love – Anastacia
Imagine – John Lennon
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
It’s Too Late – Carol King
Jessie – Joshua Kadison
Jolene – Dolly Parton
Just Hold On We’re Going Home – Drake
Just One Look – Doris Trey
Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Karma Chameleon – Boy George
Khe San – Cold Chisel
King Of Wishful Thinking – Go West
Kiss From A Rose – Seal
Kissing You – Desree
Knowing Me Knowing You – ABBA
Landslide – The Dixie Chicks
Last Christmas – George Michael
Lean On Me – Otis Redding
Leaving On A Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary
Lego House – Ed Sheeran
Let Her Go – Passenger
Let Me Be There – Olivia Newton-John
Let’s Fall In Love – Ella Fitzgerald
Let’s Get Physical – Olivia Newton-John
Like A Virgin – Madonna
Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meaghan Trainor & John Legend
Listen To The Music – The Doobie Brothers
Little Do You Know – Alex & Sierra
Livin On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Long Train Running – The Doobie Brothers
Love Foolosophy – Jamiroquai
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Lover Lover – Sonia Dada
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
Magic – Olivia Newton-John
Man I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
Manic Monday – The Bangles
Mercy – Duffy
Message In A Bottle – Sting & The Police
Moondance – Van Morrison
More Than Words – Extreme
More Than A Woman – The Bee Gees
Most People I Know – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
Mr Brightside – The Killers
My Girl – The Temptations
Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Never Tear Us Apart – INXS
Night Fever – The Bee Gees
No Love Dying – Gregory Porter
No Scrubs – TLC
Nutbush City Limits – Tina Turner
Oh What a Night – The Four Seasons
On The Sunny Side Of The Street – Louis Armstrong
One – U2
One Call Away – Charlie Puth
Only You – The Platters
Ordinary People – John Legend
Penny Lane – The Beatles
People Get Ready – The Impressions
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Piano Man – Bill Joel
Play The Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Please Mr Please – Olivia Newton-John
Pony – Ginuwine
Pressure Down – John Farnham
Pricetag – Jessie J
Private Eyes – Hall & Oates
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Remedy – Adele
Reminiscing – LRB
Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison
Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
Rich Girl – Hall & Oates
Right As Rain – Adels
Riptide – Vance Joy
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
Rosanna – Toto
Royals – Lorde
Runaway – The Corrs
Sacrifice – Elton John
Saturday In The Park – Chicago
Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams
Save The Last Dance For Me – Michael Buble
Send My Love – Adele
September – Earth Wind & Fire
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shallow – A Star Is Born
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
Shoop Shoop – Cher
Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Simply The Best – Tina Turner
Sing – Ed Sheeran
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves – Annie Lennox with Aretha Franklin
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Smooth Operator – Sade
Somebody I Used To Know – Gotye feat. Kimbra
Someone Like You – Adele
Somewhere Over The Raimbow – Judy Garland
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
Sorrento Moon – Tina Arena
Sorry – Justin Bieber
Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Space Oddity – David Bowie
Stand By Me – Otis Redding
Starman – David Bowie
Stay With Me – Jarle Bernhoft
Stay With You – John Legend
Stayin Alive – The Bee Gees
Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
Style – Taylor Swift
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch – Four Tops
Sugar – Maroon 5
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake
Summer Loving – Grease
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Summer Rain – Belinda Carlisle
Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
Sunrise – Norah Jones
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sway – Big Runga
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Take A Chance On Me – ABBA
Teardrops – Womack & Womack
Thank You For The Music – ABBA
That Don’t Impress Me Much – Shania Twain
That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly & Jerry Allison
That’s Freedom – John Farnham
The Look – Roxette
The Only One – Sam Smith
The Sweetest Taboo – Sade
The Tide Is High – Blondie
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
There’s A Kind of Hush – The Carpenters
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Thorn In My Side – Eurythmics
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
Titanium – Sia
To Love Somebody – The Bee Gees
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
Treasure – Bruno Mars
Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
Upside Down – Diana Ross
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Waiting On The World to Change – John Mayer
Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
Waterfalls – TLC
Waterloo – ABBA
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
We Are The Champions – Queen
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
What’s Love Got To Do – Tina Turner
When Doves Cry – Prince
Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Wish I Didn’t Miss You – Angie Stone
Wishes – Human Nature
With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
Xanadu – Olivia Newton-John
You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
You’re The Voice – John Farnham
You’ve Got A Friend – Carol King
You’ve Got The Love – Florence and the Machine
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
Your Love Is King – Sade
Your Song – Elton John