“Part singer, part stand-up, he walks a delicate line between semi-serious lyricism, comic timing and unexpectedly solid musical ability.” LOUD & QUIET
“A versatile guitarist, singer and songwriter” NPR
Join Emmy award-winning actor, director, singer/song-writer Jeff Daniels for an intimate concert experience full of original songs, personal stories from his stage and movie career that only he can tell - and plenty of smiles.
As versatile as he has proven, how could Daniels come so far in the acting world while creating a catalog of 400 original songs, and then find his way to stages of coffeehouses, concert halls - and for that matter, ably adapt to online performance? In Jeff Daniels' own words:
“ In 1976, I moved to New York City to become an actor. what I didn't plan on was being so influenced by so many Off-Broadway playwrights. In particular, Lanford Wilson, who would later go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his play Talley's Folly. Lanford taught me so much about the writing process, imagery, the love/hate relationship one has with such a solitary pursuit and the endless rewriting as you search for a better way to say it. In Hollywood, the joke is if you ask any actor what he really wants to do, he'll say, "Direct." Not me. I wanted to write. So I did. With a guitar in my hands."
Since 2000, Daniels has played music at such venues as The Birchmere, Club Passim, NYC's 54 Below and Birdland, City Winery in New York and Nashville, and numerous other venerable folk clubs, as well as opera houses and PACs across the U.S.. With his son's band, the Ben Daniels Band, he has toured both coasts. He's shared the stage with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Cheryl Wheeler, Christine Lavin, Keb Mo' and Bruce Hornsby. He performed at David Bromberg's 70th Birthday Bash at NYC's Town Hall. In 2012, the Martin Guitar Company began selling the OM Jeff Daniels custom Artist Edition Guitar. He also narrated their award-winning documentary, "The Ballad of the Dreadnaught."
** Following an hour of music, the audience is invited to stay for a 15-30 min. audience Q&A following the show. The questions will be reviewed, with some then passed along to Jeff for reply.
Stick around for a 15-30 min audience Q&A following the show. The questions submitted will be reviewed, with some then passed along to Jeff for reply.