Frank Shiner

The arc of Frank Shiner’s musical artistry swings in that special place where his lifetime of experiences in singing and acting are able to breathe together and tell a story. “As a student of Shakespeare,” Shiner explains, “as a student of language, the
song is a play, and the lyric is the most important thing to me. If a pretty sound comes out after that, it’s a bonus, never the goal.”

Shiner is that rare performer whose delivery evokes a certain classiness associated with Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Mel Tormé. Yet Shiner is lyrically rooted in the generation that belongs to Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, and Randy
Newman, just a few of the composers whose work is showcased by the singer.

"Frank Shiner sings these songs as if he wrote them. He sings with a maturity and a truth that comes from living and loving deeply and fully."
-NPR

"His performances at New York's best nightclubs have critics wearing out their thesauruses to find new superlatives."
-Bloomberg Radio

"His music is generating buzz around the country."
-The Journal News

"Just when you thought that Josh Groban and Michael Buble held the patent on amazing voices, along comes Frank Shiner to shatter those preconceived notions."
-The L.A. Examiner