Tony DeSare
Acclaimed singer, pianist, and songwriter whose blend of vintage swing and modern pop is a natural fit for the symphony stage.
TonyDeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness, and robust musicality.Named a “Rising Star Male Vocalist” in DownBeat magazine, DeSare has garneredcritical and popular acclaim for concert performances throughout North Americaand abroad — from jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas, and appearanceswith major symphony orchestras including The Cleveland Orchestra, DallasSymphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, and Indianapolis Symphony. Hehas four top-ten Billboard jazz albums and has been featured on the CBS EarlyShow, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, and the Today Show; he has collaboratedwith Postmodern Jukebox and appears in Hulu's Godfather of Harlem performingthe Sinatra classic “That's Life.” An award-winning composer, he won first placein the USA Songwriting Contest, wrote the theme for the film My Date With Drew,and scored the Hallmark Channel's Love Always, Santa and Lifetime's A WelcomeHome Christmas. Tony DeSare is a Yamaha Artist.
