Nearly Dan

The demands of the music of Steely Dan are high, both in technical proficiency and in preserving the sarcastic, knowing attitude originally conceived. Nearly Dan excels on both fronts, fusing together the chops of 12 diversely-talented artists (with backgrounds in jazz, rock, R&B, country, and swing) into a veritable butcher’s shop window of precisely cut bass lines; surgical, highly reminiscent guitar solos; a biting yet sophisticated horn section and richly marbled beats. Nearly Dan coolly presents their own arrangements of those masterpiece compositions such as the bouncing “Reelin’ In the Years,” the sorrowful, karmic circularity of “Do It Again,” or the funny but mortified “Peg.” Satiate your hunger for music with depth when Nearly Dan takes the stage.

The 12 members of Nearly Dan have shared the stage with celebrities of world renown, such as Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, Olivia Newton John, Huey Lewis, Tower Of Power, Tito Puente, Natalie Cole and Gladys Knight.

“You are AMAZING!!! My mouth hurt from smiling so much throughout your entire show!!” – Francine T.

“I was BLOWN AWAY. I was amazed a band could capture Steely Dan’s smooth energy and sound so flawlessly. I found myself thinking after listening to Home at Last and a few other songs, “whoever manages these arrangements has to be a perfectionist”…. – Rachel J.

“Saw your show last night and was absolutely blown away!! Not only the extraordinary musicianship but the interaction among the band members and the crowd was just flat out remarkable.” …. – TL McD.

“Absolutely stunning. Y’all cover the songs, but you are not a cover band. True to the original, but with a fresh twist.” …. – Boyd and Lara J.

“Great show by Nearly Dan tonight! It’s not every band that will bring tears to your eyes because of how good they are.”…. – April W.