Jim Van Slyke
The Sedaka Show

After headlining sold out celebrated appearances on concert stages and night clubs around the globe over the last few years, the recent critically acclaimed success of Jim Van Slyke's latest showcase, The Sedaka Show, has taken him to a new plateau in his career.

After seeing the show himself, Neil Sedaka gushed, “I had the great pleasure of seeing Jim Van Slyke perform a revue of my songs. It blew me away! The voice, the stage presence, the thought and preparation that went into the cabaret were all superb. I’ve seen many singers over the years do my songs, but I think Jim has the potential of becoming an important artist. His performance exceeded my expectations. I can sincerely say that he would be a treat for any venue given the chance.”

Ranking with Neil Sedaka’s personal endorsement, other career highlights for Jim include his solo performance at The White House and being a featured performer for President Clinton's 1997 Inaugural Ball.

Jim has toured throughout the United States and Europe and is always received enthusiastically whether he is performing with just a trio, at the piano or in front of a full orchestra. Singing the Great American Songbook favorites Jim has fronted several magnificent big bands including extensive tours with an official USO show. He has been presented at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage as a featured artist and has performed with The Washington National Opera under the artistic direction of Placido Domingo. In addition Jim made his Solo European Concert Debut with one of Germany’s premier National Symphony Orchestras singing an evening of Opera Arias and classic American Musical Theatre standards.

In 2006 Jim received a prestigious ASCAP Songwriters' Award for the self penned title track of his stunning debut album, “Open Road”. Jim’s critically acclaimed album (on the LML Music Label) was named to the Official 2006 Grammy Award Ballot for Best Pop Vocal Album alongside such artists as Billy Joel, Audra McDonald, Justin Timberlake and John Mayer.

When not on stage Jim spends his time as a vocal coach in the Washington DC area and New York. His reputation as a nationally recognized vocal coach has grown as rapidly over the years as his presence as a performing artist. Having taught at colleges and universities Jim is in high demand as a teacher, coach and clinician. Student credits include Broadway, National Tours off Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, award winning recording and cabaret artists and even the Radio City Rockettes.