- Concord, CA
- Praise & Worship Leader
- Contact for rates
Jess Ford
Overview
Jess Ford leads with or without her band at Churches, Conferences, Baptisms and Revivals. She sings songs we all know and love as well as her original music (available on Multitracks and Streaming) In 2025 Jess was honored with a PrayzeFactor nomination for "Worship Leader Of The Year" and was nominated for a TSAI award for "Song Of The Year". Jess has garnered support: JesusFreakHideout, AStepFWD, LouderThanMusic, iHeart, TheChristianBeat, GospelCentric, TheZ, (link hidden), TennTexas, EARMILK, CLASH Magazine, CelebMix, and more. Her work has earned her many industry awards. Jess is a Clergy member through CLA and a Master Vocal Coach to 18 American Idols & 4 on The Voice.
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Price range: $300 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 15 - 120 minutes
What to expect
Jess will give you a very worshipful performance, lead by the Holy Spirit. She selects songs that not only show off her vocal range, bringing power and dynamics to the songs she sings, but she is engaged physically and loves lifting her hands to the Lord, when the moment is right, and the Church is in flow. You will always receive Jess prayed up, and with a giving heart for ministry.
About
Jess Ford is here to serve. Her debut single she just released in August 2024, called “My Strength Is In The Lord,” and it quickly made its way to radio and has done very well landing on 333 Spotify Playlists in just a couple weeks of its release. When Jess is not singing at Church she is a Master Vocal Coach and has helped 20 singers make their way to get their golden ticket on American Idol and do amazing on NBC The Voice. Her songs can be found on Multitracks and are being sung in Churches. She has garnered support from reputable online publications such as JesusFreakHideout, AStepFWD, LouderThanMusic, iHeart, NeverForNothing, TheChristianBeat, GospelCentric, EARMILK, CLASH Magazine, Wonderland Magazine, NOTION Mag, Magnetic Mag, Hotpress, Metal Magazine, Medium, Backseat Mafia, CelebMix, Son Of Marketing, VENTS Magazine, HMWL, Faze Magazine, and Decoded Mag and their her work has earned her countless awards, including the Hermes Creative Award (Platinum and Gold) along with multiple Telly Awards (Bronze, Silver and Gold). She has been honored with a Dove Family Film Award, Winners of the 2013 Best Song In an Animated Film, Winner of the Youth Excellence Award, Winner of the Alaska Film Festival Kodiak Award for “Best
Children’s Song In Film”, Winner of the USCAFA (United States Children’s Animated Film Award) Crystal Award winner for the song “I Do Believe”, Winner of the Dove Family Film Seal Award, Winner of the Pickleberry Award for ‘Best Family Film’ and ‘Best Score’ in an animated film for “I Can Fly.” They are the Winners of the Great Lakes Film Festival Award for ‘Best Animated Film,’ ‘Parents Choice Award’ and ‘Oregon Family Film Festival Crystal Award’. Jess and Duane wrote songs that were placed in a children’s animated film. One of the songs, “Waiting For Christmas Day,” was recorded by Grammy Award winner Linda Davis. One of Jess’s favorite accomplishments during her Nashville days is receiving the 2011 TSAI (Tennessee Songwriters Association Inc.) honorary “Hallman Award,” given only to a very elite group of music industry professionals. Even though these awards are very nice, Jess knows that her reward is in Heaven, and singing for congregations and at Churches is her deepest passion. "Singing for Jesus and his children is the most important thing I can do with my voice and that is where I feel my deepest passion to serve"
Additional booking notes
If you want an acoustic "un-plugged" worship experience we can do that. If you want a trio, we can do that "un-plugged or plugged in". We can also give you a full band experience, and an arena sound experience tracked with our band. Tell us what you want and we will make it work.
We do require a full sound system setup and a sound engineer so we can show up, plug in and play if you want a "plugged in band show"
Services offered
Upcoming booked events
July 2026
17
Friday
Higher Power ( Jess Ford Band) Foster City
7:00pm - 8:30pm
19
Sunday
West Valley Pres
9:30am - 10:30am
August 2026
02
Sunday
West Valley Pres
9:30am - 10:30am
30
Sunday
Redwood Church
10:30am - 11:30am
September 2026
11
Friday
Higher Power ( Jess Ford Band) Foster City
7:00pm - 8:30pm
November 2026
06
Friday
Higher Power ( Jess Ford Band) Foster City
7:00pm - 7:30pm
December 2026
11
Friday
Higher Power ( Jess Ford Band) Foster City
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Past booked events
June 2026
07
Sunday
West Valley Pres
9:30am - 10:30am
May 2026
01
Friday
Higher Power ( Jess Ford Band) Foster City
7:00pm - 8:30pm
April 2026
05
Sunday
Easter
All-day event
March 2026
08
Sunday
Worship Service
10:00am - 11:30am
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Woodside, CA
February 2026
22
Sunday
Worship Service
10:00am - 11:30am
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Woodside, CA
January 2026
17
Saturday
Prayer Vigil Hayward
All-day event
November 2025
30
Sunday
West Valley Pres
9:30am - 10:30am
Set list
Here is a short list of Origionals and Worship songs we cover
Originals
1. Overflow (new one coming Jan 2026)
2. My Strength Is In The Lord
3. Lord, I'm Ready
4. I'm The Woman At The Well (new one coming March 2026)
5. Holy Water
6. This is My Jesus
7. Lazarus (new one coming May 2026)
8. Immanuel (Messiah Is Born) for next November / December
Worship Covers
1. Holy Forever - F
2. Worthy - D
3. Beautiful Name - D
4. Reckless Love - A
5. Revelation Song - A
6. Oceans - D
7. Broken Vessels - Amazing Grace - F
8. In Your Freedom - Hillsong - F# pref but can do in G
9. It Is Well (with my soul) (Kristine You Make Me Brave) - G
10. Goodness Of God - F
11. Holy Holy Holy
12. King Of My Heart - A
and so many more
Influences and inspiration
Elevation, Bethel, Hillsong, Jesus!
Setup requirements
We require a full sound system and Sound Engineer if you want a plugged in Worship Band Experience.
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