Tony DeSare

DeSare was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1976.[1] He began playing the piano as a young child, and had public performances in his late teens.[1] He kept performing locally during his studies at Ithaca College.[1]

DeSare moved to New York in 1998 and played in a hotel, then performed in an off-Broadway musical.[1] He met guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, who helped his career develop.[1]

DeSare's debut album, Want You, was released by Telarc in 2005.[1] The material included standards, covers of lesser-known pieces, and originals.[2] It peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard jazz albums chart.[3]

DeSare's 2007 release Last First Kiss also included originals and standards, from Prince's "Kiss" and Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move" to "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" and "How Deep Is the Ocean?"[4] It was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday[5] and reached No. 8 on the Billboard jazz albums chart.[3]

Telarc released Radio Show, which included standards and DeSare's originals, around 2009.[6] A Christmas album, Christmas Home, was released by AJD around 2016.[7]

• Want You (Telarc, 2005)
• Last First Kiss (Telarc, 2007)
• Radio Show (Telarc, 2009)
• PiANO (AJD, 2013)
• Christmas Home (AJD, 2015)
• Lush Life (with Tedd Firth) (AJD, 2019)