Singer Songwriter Danny Polaris sings in a dark room holding a microphone close, wearing a black vest, all lit with red light

Danny Polaris is a Welsh singer-songwriter drawing inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Adele, Elton John and Amy Winehouse,

He sings Jazz Standards, Jazz and Pop Originals and Classic House Vocals.

Video for my song Bethnal Green, filmed in Bethnal Green ;)

4 songs in different jazz styles with AJ Brinkman (February 2024)

Tenderly

I Can't Go Near You (original, in the style of Cole Porter)

Satin Doll (Latin style)

Stars (original, jazz-pop)

The Classic House Live Band

Danny Polaris and his trio (keys, guitar, drums) "The BAND," perform live versions of classic 90s/00s House and Dance tracks.

Some are slowed down into bluesy ballads, others are given a Bossa Nova or Cuban twist and some are kept at a Classic House speed for dancing!

Touch Me by Rui Da Silva, live at Das Gift

A mash-up of Nothing Going On But The Rent (Gwen Guthrie) with Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (1991 Remix)

Full band rehearsal of "Touch Me" at Noisy Rooms, Berlin.

Example set list (with links)

Touch Me (In The Morning)
Nothing Going On But The Rent /
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Lola's Theme
Love Sensation
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Baby Make Your Move / Shined On Me
Come On Make A Move On Me
Music Sounds Better With You
Praise You / You Got The Love
Sight For Sore Eyes
World Hold On

The Kiss, live at Das Gift, Berlin

The Kiss, live at Home, Berlin

Original jazz/pop/folk with a queer twist

Danny's EP Storm Clouds mixes jazz, pop and folk with four songs about love, loss, addiction, obsession and self-discovery.

Live version of title track, Storm Clouds

Storm Clouds live recording with Satchel Fisher (keys), Berlin, February 2023.

New tracks in development

First session working out the chords for new track Shards, with keys player Satchel Fisher

PERFORMANCES

BERLIN

Das Gift, Renaté, Monster Ronson's, Haus Zenner, Tucker, Suicide Circus, Funkhaus, Gaswerksiedlung, B-flat, Pornceptual, Silver Future, Zig Zag Jazz Club, Monarch, West Germany Bar, Birgit, Club der Visionaere, Tipsy Bear, The Bode Museum

LONDON

Ronnie Scott's, Tate Modern (Turbine Hall), Ministry of Sound, Fire, Beyond, Shadow Lounge, Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT), London Pride, The Book Club, The Glory, The Cambria, Vogue Fabrics, Dalston Superstore, Clapham Street Party, Winterville, As One In The Park

WORLD

block9 (Glastonbury), Secret Garden Party(UK), Mikey’s (LA), Metropolitan (Brooklyn), Cabaret Berlin (Barcelona), La Machine du Moulin Rouge (Paris), Hard Rock Cafe (Copenhagen), Lords (Miami Beach), Miami Beach Pride, Stockholm Pride, Copenhagen Pride, Cardiff Mardi Gras, Northern Pride (Newcastle), Swindon Pride.

Contact

Write to me
itsdannypolaris@gmail.com