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The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents American singer/songwriter Spencer Day for two nights. Band members are TBA. Set times on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm, doors open at 6:00pm Tuesday and 5:30pm Wednesday.

The New York Post named Spencer Day one of the “10 musicians to watch in 2010.”

Hailed by critics as a vital contributor to the New American Songbook, Concord recording artist Spencer Day’s velvet baritone and timelessly modern songwriting have drawn comparisons to Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright and Harry Connick Jr. A restless wanderer amid the expansive and diverse landscape of American music, Day seamlessly blends elements of musical theatre, cabaret jazz, blue-eyed soul and pop to create compositions equally at home on Tin Pan Alley, a Brill Building studio, or the Blue Note stage, but suffused with a contemporary aesthetic all his own. Day’s third full-length record, Vagabond, was released by Concord Records in September of 2009. Featuring 13 all new songs, including the single “Til You Come To Me”, and collaborations with Yair Evnine, Jon Evans and Scott Amendola, the album cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century whose creative voice is distilled from the best elements of the previous one.

A prolific and insightful songwriter, Day has produced more than 50 tunes and recorded two well-received albums, Introducing Spencer Day (2004) and Movie of Your Life (2005). The song “Movie of Your Life” won the San Francisco Academy of Arts’ 2005 competition for best original song. A champion of the great American songbook, Day has performed at many venues and events singing memorable songs made popular by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin and more recently; Harry Connick Jr. and Michael Bublé. Apart from covering the standard crooner repertoire, Spencer keeps his sets fresh by including unique interpretations of more contemporary music that includes The Beatles, Billy Joel and Norah Jones, all of which are done with his signature flare and style.

Spencer’s easy-listening voice, versatile piano playing, unpretentious original compositions and charming personality have earned him acclaim from coast to coast. “I want to create a passionate fusion of all the musical styles that have inspired me,” Day says. “As I grow as an artist, I hope to continue paying homage to the great artists who have shaped my style and sensibilities. I want to create music that is smooth and sophisticated but teeming with raw emotion and fire under the surface. It is in life’s contradictions where the most beautiful things are created.”

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