Piano player seeks female singer to develop a “cocktail lounge” duo

Princeton NJ

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Who? Me: I’m a really, really good-and-versatile piano player interested in developing a “cocktail lounge” duo. You: Well, it’s a grown-up thing, so we’re talking age 50 or over as a best fit. That said, if you’re under 50 but this advert really speaks to you, then just forget I said anything about age. What? American standards (e.g., “The Man that Got Away” and other torch songs); Broadway (e.g., “On a Clear Day” and other leading lady songs); 1950s/60s/70s pop songs (“The Look of Love” and other Bacharach/David type stuff); Country ballads (“Crazy” and other Patsy Cline type stuff); and Blues/jazz (“God Bless the Child” and other Billie Holiday type stuff). When, Where, How? My imagination is that at first, the focus would be on just playing at home for a few months to develop and hone a couple of sets. Then, if things align comfortably, playing out in the central New Jersey area. Home base is Princeton and can rehearse here or, if you have a piano, there. Why? Because we can, because it’s joyful, because talent is best expressed, and because life is too short (or, perhaps too long) to just think about work all the time.