Tony DeSare (born 1976) is an American jazz and soul singer, pianist and songwriter.
Tony DeSare | |
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| Born | 1976 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Labels | Telarc, AJD |
| Website | www |
Early life
editDeSare was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1976.[1] He began playing the piano as a young child, and had public performances in his late teens.[1] He kept performing locally during his studies at Ithaca College.[1]
Later life and career
editDeSare moved to New York City in 1998 and played at the Marquis Hotel, then performed in an off-Broadway musical Our Sinatra.[1] He met jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, who helped develop his career.[1]
DeSare's debut album, Want You, was released by Telarc in 2005.[1] The material included jazz standards, covers of lesser-known pieces, and original songs.[2] It peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard jazz albums chart.[3]
DeSare's 2007 release Last First Kiss also included originals and standards, from Prince's "Kiss" and Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move" to "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" and "How Deep Is the Ocean?"[4] It was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday[5] and reached No. 8 on the Billboard jazz albums chart.[3]
Telarc released Radio Show, which included standards and DeSare's originals, around 2009.[6] A Christmas album, Christmas Home, was released by AJD around 2016.[7]
Discography
edit- Want You (Telarc, 2005)
- Last First Kiss (Telarc, 2007)
- Radio Show (Telarc, 2009)
- PiANO (AJD, 2013)
- Christmas Home (AJD, 2015)
- Lush Life (with Tedd Firth) (AJD, 2019)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Collar, Matt. "Tony DeSare". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Tony DeSare: Want You". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tony DeSare: Chart History". billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Tony DeSare: Last First Kiss". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Jazz Singer Tony DeSare's 'Last First Kiss'". NPR. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Bouchard, Fred (June 2009). "Tony DeSare: Radio Show". DownBeat. Vol. 76, no. 6. p. 70.
- ^ Hadley, Frank-John (December 2016). "Yuletide Joy". DownBeat. Vol. 83, no. 12. p. 84.