E55 - Jeff Spence

Piano Barbarians

Steve sits down with veteran traveling piano man Jeff Spence who is currently performing nightly on the NCL Epic. Steve and Jeff do a bit of shop talk about balancing music with comedy, but focus mainly on some of Jeff's great stories from his years of performing. Tune in to hear all about Jeff, from his first piano bar gig playing japanese singalongs in Texas, to his jazz studies with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans. Towards the end of the episode both Steve and Jeff get philospohical about the emotional cache that piano bar entertainers access on a regular basis at work. A fun episode for sure, get it in your ears!