Steven Blane is a Pop-Americana Jazz infused Singer-Songwriter in the style of Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Roy Orbison.
He plays guitar, ukulele, and piano and self-produces his work. He gigs frequently in NYC.
He is also a NYC photographer and relishes wandering about the city he loves and snapping pics of whatever.
During this Corona Virus Pandemic, he has been journaling his experiences. One of his lyrics was featured in an article in Vanity Fair.
Among his most recent releases are songs related to the pandemic including aa cover of Neil Young's "After the Goldrush,” He released a song version of Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” and Alfred Noyes' classic poem "The Highwayman," as well as a Passover EP, and an inspirational pop ballad called "Fly Again."
Blane just released a five-song acoustic EP entitled "Dancing With The Angles." And he releases a new song/video each week.
He also produced a brand new album, entitled “Sweet Dreams” which features eleven tracks of chill electro jazz-infused pop.
In 2019 he also released a Hanukkah EP as well as a brand new Christmas song, First Christmas. The six-song EP entitled “Hanukah” features Blane on ukulele and vocals. Blane also recently released a single titled "First Christmas." Steven's 2019 album is entitled “I Walk Alone. It’s comprised of eleven songs in a retro 1960’s Pop-Rock style written and produced by Steven. He has been a resident artist at Shrine in Harlem, NYC. He is also a Rabbi and Cantor.
Blane’s 2019 album, “I Walk Alone,” is an album comprised 60’s Rock & Roll, jazz tinged story songs that Blane wrote and produced. He played all the instruments, recorded, mixed and mastered everything.
The Huffington Post wrote, “Stylistically, Blane fits in the Americana category. But there’s more going on in his music than simply Americana. There’s a pop influence in there, along with a 1950’s rock vibe that gives his sound a unique signature. It’s much different from the usual run-of-the-mill stuff most bands turn out today."
Of Blane’s previous recent album “So New York,” Seattle PI wrote, "So New York is grand! The album is full of vintage jazz/pop aromas giving off tantalizing wisps of elusive familiarity similar to the heady music of the '40s and '50s. Steven Blane's voice is deliciously deluxe, full of lush tones."
In 2018, Steven produced an album entitled "Motel Blue." That album was recorded in Nashville and produced by Blane. It features amazing Rachel Horter on many of the songs, fantabulous fiddler Ross Holmes, bassist Kevin Hailey and drummer Frank Levatino. “I’m so proud of that album. It’s organic- everything done in one take.”
Prior to that, Steven released four other albums including "I Confess" which was produced by White Heart core member Billy Smiley and recorded in Nashville, and his Lake Worth, Florida recorded-in-a-shed album, "The Shed Sessions.” Both received excellent reviews and airplay on Radio Stations across the country.
Steven is also a Cantor and a Rabbi and leads High Holiday Services at The Bitter End in NYC. He is founder and Dean of JSLI and Rabbi of Sim Shalom.
