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Vagabond marks Spencer Day’s first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. The 14-track album will be available in stores & online September 8th. “I wanted to create a musical hybrid,” says Day. “I’ve drawn from the Great American Songbook quite a bit in the past, but I really wanted to infuse this album with a more contemporary aesthetic, and also draw on some influences from the early ‘60s, like Burt Bacharach, Roy Orbison and Dusty Springfield. I wanted to create a sound that could stand alone and not be easily put into one category, but at the same time appeal to a broad range of listeners.” FULL BIO Spencer Day has enjoyed a musical career remarkable even for someone twice his age. He has appeared on national television four times and performed at some of the finest venues in the United States. His velvet baritone and original compositions have earned him acclaim from coast to coast. His voice inspires comparisons to Harry Connick Jr., and his compositions to those of Cole Porter, Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright. Critics call Spencer Day “the male counterpart to Norah Jones”; yet, Spencer’s musical style is all his own, fusing jazz, contemporary, and folk/country genres. Largely self-taught, Day’s work reveals the influences of composers from Gershwin to Lennon and McCartney. In his music, one can hear the vulnerability of Chet Baker or Jeff Buckley and the phrasing and swing of Ella Fitzgerald. “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.” A self-proclaimed perfectionist and workaholic, Day has been devoting himself to his career, and his hard work is paying off. In 2008, he will be a featured performer at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival and the Singapore Sun Festival. He is a perennial favorite in the Bay Area, headlining at Yoshi's, the Rrazz Room, the Great American Music Hall, and the Herbst Theatre. In New York City, Spencer received rave reviews in Time Out and Backstage magazines and performed to wildly enthusiastic audiences at the Town Hall, Joe’s Pub, the Jazz Standard, and the Canal Room.

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Spencer Day at The Green Room 42

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Spencer Day The Green Room 42 New York, NY May 18, 2018 In celebration of his seventh album, Angel City, singer/songwriter Spencer Day charmed the socks off a gracious audience at The Green Room 42. Day's greatness in both capacities lies in his ability to embody every song as if he were living it in real time. And while this comes across beautifully enough in the studio, in person one can feel those ...

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Jazz Crooner Spencer Day's New CD Receives Rave Reviews

Jazz Crooner Spencer Day's New CD Receives Rave Reviews

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

jny: San Francisco, CA - The music press worldwide is buzzing with excitement about the release of jazz/pop crooner Spencer Day's critically acclaimed CD Daybreak! Spencer Day is widely regarded for his original songs that blend compelling melodies, smart lyrics and lush arrangements. Audiences around the world have enthusiastically supported Spencer for over ten years at venues as diverse as Birdland in New York, the Hollywood Bowl, Jazz Alley in Seattle, the Pacific Rim Jazz Festival in Manila, the Kennedy ...

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Jazz And Pop Crooner Spencer Day Readies New CD "Daybreak" Featuring Both Standards And Originals

Jazz And Pop Crooner Spencer Day Readies New CD "Daybreak" Featuring Both Standards And Originals

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

Los Angeles, CA - Acclaimed singer/songwriter Spencer Day returns to his musical roots with his fifth full-length album Daybreak, and his first independent album in seven years. His past two albums were released on the legendary Concord/Jazz label. With Daybreak, Spencer has created an album of signature interpretations of well-loved songs from the 1960’s along with five brand-new compositions written in homage of these classic American tunes. There was a time, a sound, a feel, and a sensibility that defined ...

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Spencer Day TV Performance Online

Spencer Day TV Performance Online

Source: On Target Media Group

Spencer Day's appearance on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson is now online. Spencer performed his new single, “Til You Come To Me" from his new album and Concord Jazz debut, (Vagabond).

Out now, the new album draws from the 'Great American Songbook' and is infused with contemporary influences from artists like Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach.

About Spencer Day Spencer Day has enjoyed a musical career remarkable even for someone twice his age. He has appeared ...

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Spencer Day Releases Concord Jazz Debut

Spencer Day Releases Concord Jazz Debut

Source: On Target Media Group

The new CD from singer songwriter & pianist Spencer Day, Vagabond, hits stores today (CD & Digital) via Concord Jazz Records. Vagabond draws from the “Great American Songbook" and is infused with contemporary influences from artists like Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach, further cementing his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. In the past year alone, Spencer Day has also opened for Rufus Wainwright at the Napa Valley Opera House, and appeared ...

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Spencer Day Set for Concord Debut

Spencer Day Set for Concord Debut

Source: On Target Media Group

Next week, Concord Jazz will release Vagabond, the highly anticipated new album from singer songwriter & pianist Spencer Day.

Day's 14 track Concord Jazz debut draws from the 'Great American Songbook' and is infused with contemporary influences from artists like Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach, further cementing his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. In the past year alone, Spencer Day has also opened for Rufus Wainwright at the Napa Valley Opera House, and appeared at ...

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Vocalist-Songwriter-Pianist Spencer Day to Release Concord Jazz Debut "Vagabond" on Sept. 8th

Vocalist-Songwriter-Pianist  Spencer Day to Release Concord Jazz Debut "Vagabond" on Sept. 8th

Source: All About Jazz

(Beverly Hills, CA -- Concord Jazz has announced the release of Vagabond, the new album from up-and-coming vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day. Vagabond marks Days first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. The 14-track album will be available on September 8th. Spencer Day is an artistic vagabond, a modern-day musical nomad. Born in Utah, raised in rural Arizona and currently living in Los Angeles, Day has called many places home. He has wandered ...

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Spencer Day to Perform at the Jazz Bakery on January 25, 2009

Spencer Day to Perform at the Jazz Bakery on January 25, 2009

Source: Jim Goyjer Associates

Los Angeles, Calif., -December 21, 2008 – Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day (www.spencerday.com) will be performing on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the renowned Jazz Bakery, considered by LA Weekly as “the most prestigious jazz space in Los Angeles." Destined to become a big star is the sentiment of notable music reviewers throughout the United States. He is a perennial favorite at jazz venues in San Francisco and New York, and has been gaining a strong following throughout the country ...

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Spencer Day to Perform in Napa Valley and San Francisco

Spencer Day to Perform in Napa Valley and San Francisco

Source: All About Jazz

Singer/songwriter Spencer Day will be performing at the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa and in the Rrazz Room in San Francisco during December. Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day will be performing on Saturday, December 6 at the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa; on Monday, December 8 he is at Theater 39 on Pier 39 on San Francisco Bay; and from Tuesday, December 9, through Sunday, December 14, he will be playing at the Rrazz Room at hotel Nikko ...

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Singer/Songwriter Spencer Day Releases “A Better Way” a Free MP3 Highlighting the Importance of the Upcoming Election

Singer/Songwriter Spencer Day Releases “A Better Way” a Free MP3 Highlighting the Importance of the Upcoming Election

Source: Jim Goyjer Associates

Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day has just released a free single “A Better Way” to highlight the importance of the upcoming election in two weeks. A free mp3 download is available on his website. Spencer Day said, “Election Day is approaching very quickly, and I feel very passionately about the future of our country. The politics of fear and distrust is eroding our sense of a shared future and a common good. In the current climate it is more critical ...

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