COLBY BESERRA (voice) and DAN LIPTON (keyboards) create jazz-pop arrangements of songs you know and songs you should. Originally inspired by the Tony Bennett / Bill Evans collaboration, these modern “song worshippers” deconstruct great songs, re-arranging them with strong, inventive musicality. They perform as a duo or with a band at house concerts, listening rooms, piano bars, private parties, corporate events, rock venues & jazz clubs across the US.

Jukebox Saloon Vol. 2, their 2019 album on Yellow Sound Label, finds Beserra and Lipton anchoring a cohort of Chicago and NYC musicians with special guests harmonica master HOWARD LEVY (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones), Downbeat Rising Star on trombone NATALIE CRESSMAN (Trey Anastasio Band), Grammy-winning jazz violinist ZACH BROCK (Snarky Puppy), singer JO LAMPERT (Transparent Musicale Finale, tune-yards) and oud player HARVEY VALDES (The Band's Visit). Vol. 2 tackles songs by Gillian Welch, Lionel Richie, Gram Parsons, Stone Temple Pilots, Shelby Lynne, George Michael and The Police. 

In 2020, they embarked on a new, ongoing project called #InstantJukebox, covering songs on the day they're released. They've put the Jukebox Saloon stamp on brand new songs by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Noah Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Brandy Clark, The Strokes and more.

Admired for their eclectic taste and musical versatility, Beserra and Lipton have a deep repertoire of songs across artists, genres and decades. Check out the Jukebox Saloon ARTIST LIST for a partial glimpse of the wide range of music on offer.

DAN LIPTON is one of New York City’s most in-demand pianists, who plays in Broadway orchestras and on concert stages around the world. He’s performed with Sting, Audra McDonald, John Lithgow, Duncan Sheik, Kelli O'Hara, BD Wong, Brian d’Arcy James, Martha Plimpton and Ethan Hawke, appearing on Late Show with David Letterman, CBS This Morning, Today and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Ravinia, Kennedy Center and The White House.

COLBY BESERRA is a fixture in the Chicago and Houston music scenes as a singer, bandleader and guitarist. He has sung with country legend Faith Hill, pop star Seal and The Chicago Zappa Collective. He wrote and performed a song for the movie The Guardian (starring Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner) and was music director for the acclaimed WBEZ “Under Cover” series on Chicago Public Radio.