Danny Long And Judy Roberts at The Nash

3pm – 5pm. Danny Long headlined in Chicago, toured nationally, released an album on Capitol Records and inhabited the showrooms of Las Vegas prior to moving to Phoenix in 1980. Danny held fort at Remington’s Lounge in Scottsdale for more than two decades. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of tunes from the Great American Songbook, interpreting tunes by such masters as Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and Rodgers and Hart. Danny also has an extensive repertoire of wonderful obscure and novelty tunes, and several songs co-written with former local newspaper man, P...

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3pm – 5pm. Danny Long headlined in Chicago, toured nationally, released an album on Capitol Records and inhabited the showrooms of Las Vegas prior to moving to Phoenix in 1980. Danny held fort at Remington’s Lounge in Scottsdale for more than two decades. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of tunes from the Great American Songbook, interpreting tunes by such masters as Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and Rodgers and Hart. Danny also has an extensive repertoire of wonderful obscure and novelty tunes, and several songs co-written with former local newspaper man, P. J. Erickson. The Chicago Tribune awarded pianist/singer Judy Roberts the title “Chicago’s Favorite Jazz Woman.” Yet she is also recognized as a worldwide jazz star thanks to the success of her international recordings and concert performances. From the Midwest to her new hometown Phoenix to Singapore, Judy is best known for her fun-loving approach to an eclectic and extensive repertoire, her hard-swinging piano playing, her ability to combine lush and sensitive vocals with rapid-fire scat singing, and for her unique ability to communicate with her audience in a relaxed and intimate style. A multiple Grammy nominee, Judy’s twenty-plus album/CD releases include the “The Other World,” whose hit single Señor Blues was number one on the jazz charts and in radio airplay; the album “Trio,” with Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton; the song Twilight World, co-written with piano diva Marian McPartland (on whose NPR show “Piano Jazz” Judy has guested twice); and her international hit rendition of Dave Frishberg’s My Attorney Bernie. Read more about Judy at judyroberts.com. Together Judy and Danny’s musicality and wit create an entertaining and provocative performance that harkens back to the days of sophisticated piano lounges and cabarets. Their two-piano show will go great with a bottle of wine from the new Nash bar! Admission: $15 General, $12 Seniors (60+), $10 JiA Members, $5 Students w/ ID, JiA Lifetime Jazz in AZ members & youth under age 12 admitted FREE. www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

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