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been a song slamming a message of WAKE UP ALREADY down the throats of the many hounds of excess in the U.S. There was a very well written and equally well played piano interlude that smacked of a showdown combining the ability of Billy Joel and Elton John. It was like blending the piano prowess of Only The Good Die Young by Joel with Crocodile Rock by John. But again, this was only one Dan Manjovi delivering the goods of the Piano and Rocket Man combined. Tonight, Manjovi captivated his enthusiastic and supportive audience song after song.

Best of Intentions again demonstrated Billy Joel's influence as well as demonstrating Dan's passionate piano playing. Make no mistake about who Dan's influences are as Manjovi never rests on the coattails of those legends but instead carves out a style and sound that clearly identifies him as an individual artist. In his song Celebrity, Dan tackles the modern day era celebrity that people seem to so easily gain for doing sometimes nothing worth celebrating. Does the word Celebutante ring any bells? Next on the set-list came Daddy Long Legs and East of the Sun. My personal fav of these 2 was the youthful, playful and fun Daddy Long Legs more so because of the blistering piano work played by Manjovi. Dan ended his set with I Fall Down and Things'll Get Better.

Dan Manjovi is an accomplished guitarist, piano man, singer, songwriter, and voice teacher who has appeared with the likes of John Mayer, Nellie McKay, Donna Summer and Grace Hightower-DeNiro. Manjovi has performed at famed NYC hotspots like Bitter End, The Cutting Room, The Triad Theatre and the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival ASCAP Music Lounge. Check out Dan's website at www.danmanjovi.com to catch this Renaissance man in the act!

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