THE MOONLIGHTERS have been a part of the New York City jazz and pop music scenes since 1998. Vocalist and ukulele player Bliss Blood conceived the Moonlighters as a combination of 1920's and early 1930's jazz along with 1920's Hawaiian guitar. Based around a core of harmonized vocal duets backed by warm acoustic instruments including Hawaiian lap steel guitar, ukulele, guitar and bass, they explore traditional and classic tunes with a unique, romantic approach that is appealing to listeners of all ages.

Their original songs encompass many styles of 20th Century jazz and pop: ragtime, swing, Hawaiian, country, blues, and even be-bop can be heard in their songs. The band lists among their influences Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, the Boswell Sisters, Sol Hoopii, King Bennie Nawahi, Annette Hanshaw, Al Bowlly, George and Ira Gershwin, and many more illustrious entertainers from the golden age of popular music, when tunes on the radio held appeal for every member of the listening audience.

The Moonlighters have played a huge variety of venues around the world from theatres to clubs to cabarets and even several stints aboard the Queen Mary II before the ship’s retirement in 2002.

Here is just some of what the press has been saying about the Moonlighters.

“Take your grandmother or your sweetheart; either will leave humming.” – The New Yorker

“…provides a perfect sort of escapism for crazed city folk.” – Time Out New York

“Sweet, sad, and more than a bit surreal…a sound you haven’t heard before” – The Village Voice