Singer/songwriter Roberta Donnay has a wide variety of musical influences and a broad focus with the music she performs, from sharing the stage with Elvis Costello or Leon Russell, to her ongoing shows of 1920s and ‘30’s music with her group The Prohibition Mob Band, to her most recent CD, Blossom-ing, a collection of songs celebrating the music of vocalist/pianist, Blossom Dearie.

Blossom Dearie never had the name-recognition of some of her vocal contemporaries, like Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan, but she has always been a favorite with jazz musicians and a particular inspiration for Roberta Donnay. Donnay and Dearie share a similar vocal sound, something Donnay initially resisted but now embraces in this heartfelt tribute to one of her favorite singers.