"Svítání (which means “dawn”) is highly pastoral...Its protagonist is having an epiphany, inviting curious listeners to assemble crucial sonic clues. A flourish of harp strings brings us into a new day (hence the title), where the mystery is sure to be solved. At the end, timpani signals victory, only to bring us back to where it all began — delicate strings and a single keyboard stroke.”

"My goal is always to make good music and be true to myself. I want to make music that comes from my soul because that’s when it is most authentic and convincing."

"I believe risk taking is the key to being a successful artist. Playing it safe is the worst thing you can do as an artist – the best art comes out of trial and error. I have always been an an ambitious individual who is not afraid to take risks, and this has served me well as both a composer and a performer."

"Jessup's 'The Mississippi at Midnight' is the ethereal middle movement from a 2021 three-part set titled Astronomia. All three movements use as springboards poems about astronomy by Walt Whitman, with 1848's 'The Mississippi at Midnight' a textbook example of the poet's preoccupation with the spiritual in nature.”

“Best is the eerie wonder of Christopher Jessup’s 'The Mississippi at Midnight': barely two minutes long, and lovely.”

“Christopher Jessup’s Astronomia: I. 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer' opens the listen with The Kühn Choir of Prague’s harmonic voices interacting with much warmth and beauty in the uplifting climate.”

“Astronomia I. 'When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer' by Christopher Jessup opens this installment. It is a fine example of sagacious use of not-too-strident dissonant chords, well designed and extremely well sung by the Kühn Choir of Prague and firmly guided by the conductor Lenka Navrátilová.”

“The playful Suite For Viola and Piano has the pair illustrating a dynamic, collaborative appeal that’s both tense and bright in the Christopher Jessup original.”

"Well timed keys in a sparse environment that builds into a lively landscape of booming drums and uplifting strings."

"I like to step into the shoes of the composer, envisioning what state of mind he/she was in while writing the composition. This enables me to give a convincing performance of the piece."

“With splendid flourishing moments of a masterful performance, Jessup embraces the energy of the piece beautifully, and thus this manifestation is a delight not to be missed.”

“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.”

“Every once in a while, a classical pianist comes along with the ability to breathe new life and vigor into a field that has been rigorously excavated. Christopher Jessup is one of those pianists.”

“Gifting an immediate sense of story, colour and purpose, Christopher Jessup‘s self-titled EP comprises six compositions.”

“Jessup represents a balance of exuberance and his own musical instincts that is continuously appealing.”

“Mr. Jessup’s playing is refined and eloquent in all of the styles he presents here. It is refreshing to witness the first act of a career which does not seem to indulge in virtuosic daredevilry, and although the artist is still searching for his special strength in a varied program overflowing with creative ideas, it may be safe to assume that he will sidestep pure athleticism as he gains wider recognition. His exquisite pacing is never beat-bound, he listens intently for balance and sound quality, and he is not afraid to pull the tempo along as the architecture of each piece unfolds. 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.”

“The Juilliard graduate has recently released a new album of piano solo music titled The First Movements which also includes one of his own compositions as a bonus track. In a unique move, he decided to record only the first movements of a selection of pieces – and with good reason.”

"Recently graduated from Juilliard, composer-pianist Christopher Jessup is Charlotte Hawkins' Young Classical Star."

“Historically, it has been the innovators who have dared to be different who have kept all of the arts alive and evolving, and I find Jessup's approach both refreshing and inspiring.”

“Jessup’s delicate and moving take on Ravel’s Sonatine feels authentically new as it elevates the listener and their imagination to greater plains.”

“Jessup is in a league of his own.”

“Mr. Jessup is a very fine musician with a high standard of technique that is always in service to the composer. He has a brisk, clean approach to the instrument, coupled with a sense of the overall musical architecture in mind.”

“His Mozart brims with energy without ever distorting the classical proportions of the music.”

“Connecticut State Senate President Bob Duff was inspired to introduce a bill to ban trophy hunting after he attended a fundraising concert last fall to benefit the advocacy organization Friends of Animals. The concert featured a piece by pianist Christopher Jessup, who wanted to make people aware of the dangers to animals like Cecil the Lion."