- Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is the keyboardist of American pop rock band Maroon 5.
- This group was formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while its members were still in high school.
- The original members of the band were: Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, they signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World, in 1997.
- After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and the members attended college.
- In 2001, the band regrouped, with James Valentine added to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the name: Maroon 5. (From Wikipedia.com)