Vaudeville

Phil and the Flying Leap twists and re-imagines music across multiple genres of classic American song ushering the Great American Songbook into the information age. Describing their sound as vaudeville folk, Phil and the Flying Leap are a perfect marriage between fireside storytelling and a return to the Golden Age big band with 21st century twist. They just released their debut single and lyric video for "Good Times," on YouTube (audio streaming on all platforms) and are poised to release their epic debut album Play the Part this November.
 

Phil and the Flying Leap re-weaves the tapestry of Western popular song, marrying early jazz, French chanson, Golden-Age musical theater, and bluesy, radio-ready Americana. Songwriter Phil Berman's lyrics usher the Great American Songbook into our hyper/dis-connected 21st century reality, crafting joyfully queer songs to navigate, question, and affirm the human heart in an increasingly absurd digital world.

We'll be releasing a brand-spankin', socially-distant, multiple-instrumentationalized NEW song off our upcoming NEW record just for you, Somerville! We'll be premiering it on our Facebook page at 4pm, tune on in!

Phil & the Flying Leap plays Americana Vaudeville originals to make you tap your toes and buy a one-way ticket to anywhere cheap. Somerville singer-songwriter Phil Berman blends influence from American roots, early jazz, musical theater, and indie folk to weave indelible pop tapestries to set your heart ablaze and your mind at ease. Dancing shoes optional, but encouraged.