Jesse Harris

E610029

album composer guitarist human record producer singer-songwriter song

Jesse Harris is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for writing Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning hit “Don’t Know Why.”

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Jesse Harris canonical	17

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6496760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jesse Harris
Context triple: [45th Annual Grammy Awards, songOfTheYearSongwriter, Jesse Harris]

A. Jesse Andrews
Jesse Andrews is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for writing the young adult novel "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" and co-writing its film adaptation.
B. Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter is an American actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in series like "Parenthood" and "Joan of Arcadia."
C. Jesse Woods
Jesse Woods is an American singer-songwriter known for his atmospheric, folk-influenced indie music.
D. Scott Oake
Scott Oake is a Canadian sportscaster best known for his long-running work as a rinkside reporter and host on national hockey broadcasts.
E. Daniel Kraus
Daniel Kraus is an American author and screenwriter known for his dark fantasy and horror works, including collaborations with Guillermo del Toro such as the novelization of The Shape of Water and the source material for Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jesse Harris
Target entity description: Jesse Harris is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for writing Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning hit “Don’t Know Why.”

A. Jesse Andrews
Jesse Andrews is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for writing the young adult novel "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" and co-writing its film adaptation.
B. Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter is an American actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in series like "Parenthood" and "Joan of Arcadia."
C. Jesse Woods
Jesse Woods is an American singer-songwriter known for his atmospheric, folk-influenced indie music.
D. Scott Oake
Scott Oake is a Canadian sportscaster best known for his long-running work as a rinkside reporter and host on national hockey broadcasts.
E. Daniel Kraus
Daniel Kraus is an American author and screenwriter known for his dark fantasy and horror works, including collaborations with Guillermo del Toro such as the novelization of The Shape of Water and the source material for Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	album ⓘ composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ song ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ Grammy Award for Record of the Year ⓘ Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ
composer	Jesse Harris ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
genre	bossa nova ⓘ folk music ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith	Bright Eyes ⓘ Madeleine Peyroux ⓘ Melody Gardot ⓘ Norah Jones ⓘ Willie Nelson ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
lyricist	Jesse Harris ⓘ
notableWork	Aquarelle ⓘ Cosmo ⓘ Don’t Know Why ⓘ Feel ⓘ Mineral ⓘ Sub Rosa ⓘ The Secret Sun ⓘ Watching the Sky ⓘ While the Music Lasts ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ
performer	Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Jesse Harris ⓘ Norah Jones ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

45th Annual Grammy Awards → songOfTheYearSongwriter → Jesse Harris ⓘ

Don't Know Why → composer → Jesse Harris ⓘ

subject linked to: Don’t Know Why

Don't Know Why → lyricist → Jesse Harris ⓘ

subject linked to: Don’t Know Why

Don't Know Why → originallyWrittenBy → Jesse Harris ⓘ

subject linked to: Don’t Know Why

Don't Know Why → originallyPerformedBy → Jesse Harris ⓘ

subject linked to: Don’t Know Why

Blush → producer → Jesse Harris ⓘ

Don’t Know Why → composer → Jesse Harris ⓘ