Steve March-Tormé
Mel Tormé, celebrated as one of the greatest jazz singers ever, was a true renaissance musician—excelling as a drummer, songwriter, and arranger. Revered by peers throughout his 60-year career, Tormé left an indelible mark on music. In 2025, to honor what would be Mel’s 100th birthday, his son Steve March-Tormé—an exceptional singer in his own right—presents “Tormé Sings Tormé – The Platinum Tour.” This dynamic show, featuring a ten-piece band, revisits classic arrangements by Mel and Marty Paich, including hits like “The Christmas Song,” celebrating its 80th anniversary. Steve weaves personal stories and insights into the performance, with an optional video presentation. A scaled-down version with a quartet is also available, but the full band experience captures the true essence of Mel’s legacy.
What people are saying…
“I had forgotten how wonderful falling in love was until last Friday night, when I attended the Steve March-Torme performance at the Cabaret Jazz Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s worth coming to Las Vegas just to see him and his musical jazz band. Because you will surely “fall in love.” The stage lights grew brighter and with an unassuming gesture to the band … BAM BAM BAM the evening took off the ground never to land until after the last standing ovation.”
JANICE MARIE WILSON/JETSETTERS MAGAZINE EDITOR
“Steve March-Tormé’s recent, sold-out performance at The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was, quite simply, an extraordinary musical event!
NAPLES SUN TIMES
“Steve March-Torme has a terrific set of ears and a nearly infallible sense of pitch, qualities that are rarer among jazz singers than one might think.” HOWARD REICH/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Like Dad, young March-Tormé also shows great writing skills as well as strong and true vocal chops.” PEOPLE MAGAZINE
“Steve March-Torme is more than a jazz singer-he’s a consummate entertainer. An exceptionally versatile artist . . .”
BERNARD BAUER/MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE
“Remarkable vocalist . . . a natural and brilliant performer.”
GLENN A. MITCHELL/ L.A. JAZZ SCENE
“March-Tormé performs the lovely Kern-Hammerstein song ‘The folks who live on the hill’ beautifully – on his own terms . . . and he segues from a wistful ‘The way you look tonight’ to a ferociously swinging ‘Lover come back to me’. TOM VALLANCE/CLASSICAL SOURCE.COM LONDON
Steve’s bandstand presence is full-on in that uniquely American way; he’s out front, moves well and looks smart, leaving nothing to chance. At the snap of a finger, he turned this colourful room into Las Vegas at show-time before moderating the tempo and making it the most intimate space in town. In the language of show business, he’s a class act. He’ll be back
again, that’s for sure.
PETER VACHER/LONDON JAZZ NEWS
“He gives it all he’s got and you can’t help but get the message that the guy can really put across a song. When you add up all the plusses this entertainer offers, the singing, the piano playing and related musical talents, his articulation, the charisma, it’s time that the general public “discovers” him, as did his audience on this special evening.”
BOB AGNEW—L.A. JAZZ SCENE MAGAZINE
“March-Tormé’s voice is seductive and effortless . . . his joyous sense of rhythm, the warmth with which he unfurls a ballad and the surprisingly nimble technique he displays, point to a singer coming into his own.”
DON HECKMAN—L.A. TIMES
“Second generation talent can be hit-or-miss. You can hit yourself if you miss this one . . . the guy is so personable, his voice so becoming and his performance so filled with élan, that he is always interesting . . .”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
“A stylish, intelligent singer, March-Tormé can not only put across the standards, but has written an impressive number of cleverly worded, tuneful songs-the kind that hardly anyone is writing anymore.”
READING EAGLE
“. . . a songwriter of exceptionally high caliber, showing that the talents he exhibited on his first album were just a hint of what he’s got to offer . . .
CABARET NEWS
” Mel Tormé must be grinning from ear to ear with pride as he looks down on the singing act of his son, Steve March-Torme. Each one is absolutely superb in both departments: singing and showmanship.”
ERIC STEVENS- SPLASH MAGAZINE
” . . . he brought something truly fresh to the stage . . . he thrilled a broad audience, diverse in age and demographics. I look forward to hearing him back in Detroit soon!”
CHRIS COLLINS-EXEC. DIRECTOR DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL
