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Jazz Singer Tony DeSare Celebrates the Music of Mercer
Fort Lauderdale, FL – 2009 marked the centennial of the renowned lyricist, Johnny Mercer. Mercer collaborated with some of the century’s greatest songwriters and wrote the lyrics to some of the most popular songs of the Great American Songbook. Some of Mercer’s best songs come alive as the jazz/singer/songwriter/pianist, Tony DeSare, performs with his jazz trio for the Gold Coast Jazz Society. The performance will occur on Wednesday, March 10 at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The jazz show begins at 7:45 pm. Single tickets are $35 and $40 and student tickets are $12 with student ID. Purchase tickets through the Broward Center Box Office at 954-462-0222 or online at www.goldcoastjazz.org or www.browardcenter.org. A pre-concert Jazz Riff jazz talk will be given by WXEL FM radio personality, Stu Grant, at 7:00pm in the theater before the show. If you love the music of the swing and big band era, this is a show not to miss.
Singer, pianist and songwriter Tony DeSare -- whose third CD Radio Show was recently released by Telarc Records -- has won critical and popular acclaim from his concert performances throughout the United States as well as Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. In early 2009, launched an international tour with three weeks at the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room in New York, two weeks in London, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, Seattle, St. Louis and Palm Beach. "With his dark hair, bright brown eyes and toothpaste smile that rarely fades," raved The New York Times, "DeSare is one of the most promising young male performers. He is a Sinatra acolyte in his early 30s who sings Prince as well as Johnny Mercer." According to USA Today, "DeSare belongs to a group of neo-traditional upstarts stretching from Harry Connick Jr, to Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum. DeSare covers old and newer pop and jazz standards without smothering or over-thinking the material." His takes on classic standards and sophisticated original compositions have earned him a reputation as one of country’s hottest young singer/pianists. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets Tony apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and at the same time blends seamlessly with the Great American Songbook. Tony has the capability to glide from a standard by George Gershwin to a contemporary classic by Bob Dylan or Phil Collins to one of his inventive original songs with ease. Go to www.tonydesare.com for more about this artist.
Tickets are still available for the March 10 performance. The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz music through a mainstage concert series, free community concerts, jazz education programs and other events. Go online www.goldcoastjazz.org for more information about the Gold Coast Jazz Society or call 954-524-0805.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – 2009 marked the centennial of the renowned lyricist, Johnny Mercer. Mercer collaborated with some of the century’s greatest songwriters and wrote the lyrics to some of the most popular songs of the Great American Songbook. Some of Mercer’s best songs come alive as the jazz/singer/songwriter/pianist, Tony DeSare, performs with his jazz trio for the Gold Coast Jazz Society. The performance will occur on Wednesday, March 10 at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The jazz show begins at 7:45 pm. Single tickets are $35 and $40 and student tickets are $12 with student ID. Purchase tickets through the Broward Center Box Office at 954-462-0222 or online at www.goldcoastjazz.org or www.browardcenter.org. A pre-concert Jazz Riff jazz talk will be given by WXEL FM radio personality, Stu Grant, at 7:00pm in the theater before the show. If you love the music of the swing and big band era, this is a show not to miss.
Singer, pianist and songwriter Tony DeSare -- whose third CD Radio Show was recently released by Telarc Records -- has won critical and popular acclaim from his concert performances throughout the United States as well as Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. In early 2009, launched an international tour with three weeks at the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room in New York, two weeks in London, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, Seattle, St. Louis and Palm Beach. "With his dark hair, bright brown eyes and toothpaste smile that rarely fades," raved The New York Times, "DeSare is one of the most promising young male performers. He is a Sinatra acolyte in his early 30s who sings Prince as well as Johnny Mercer." According to USA Today, "DeSare belongs to a group of neo-traditional upstarts stretching from Harry Connick Jr, to Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum. DeSare covers old and newer pop and jazz standards without smothering or over-thinking the material." His takes on classic standards and sophisticated original compositions have earned him a reputation as one of country’s hottest young singer/pianists. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets Tony apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and at the same time blends seamlessly with the Great American Songbook. Tony has the capability to glide from a standard by George Gershwin to a contemporary classic by Bob Dylan or Phil Collins to one of his inventive original songs with ease. Go to www.tonydesare.com for more about this artist.Tickets are still available for the March 10 performance. The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz music through a mainstage concert series, free community concerts, jazz education programs and other events. Go online www.goldcoastjazz.org for more information about the Gold Coast Jazz Society or call 954-524-0805.
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