Billy Stritch: My Year with Tony Bennett
Celebrating 100 Years of an Icon

An intimate evening of music, memories, and a remarkable friendship.

Award-winning pianist, singer, and musical director Billy Stritch takes audiences behind the scenes of an extraordinary chapter in his career: the year he spent at the piano alongside the legendary Tony Bennett.

In My Year with Tony Bennett, Stritch combines unforgettable songs from the Great American Songbook with warm, funny, and deeply personal stories from his time touring with Bennett. From their first engagement together in West Virginia to their final performance in San Francisco, Billy offers a rare glimpse of Tony Bennett the artist, the entertainer, and the man behind the legend. Featuring Bennett favorites including “For Once in My Life,” “This Is All I Ask,” and “Watch What Happens,” the evening is filled with the sophisticated musicianship, effortless charm, and storytelling that have made Stritch one of the most sought-after performers and musical collaborators of his generation.

Accompanied by a trio and enhanced by personal photographs from his time with Bennett, Stritch brings audiences into a world few ever had the opportunity to experience firsthand.

Billy Stritch has been a presence on the New York and national nightclub scene for nearly four decades. He began his career in Houston where we formed the vocal trio Montgomery, Plant and Stritch. The group performed all over New York and Europe from 1983 until they parted ways in 1990. That same year, Billy started his solo performing career. He is perhaps best known for his 25-year position as musical director and pianist for Liza Minnelli and has also toured with Linda Eder, Melissa Manchester, Marilyn Maye, Linda Lavin, and the late Tony Bennett among many others. His 1993 composition “Does He Love You” won the Grammy award and was recently recorded by Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton garnering another Grammy nomination in 2023. Billy was named Outstanding Musical Director for the fourth time by Broadway World and his 2022 birthday show at New York’s famed Birdland Jazz Club was named Outstanding Vocal Jazz Engagement of the year. During 2020-21, Billy presented his own livestream show “Billy’s Place”, a series of 65-hour long concerts, now archived on his Billy Stritch YouTube channel. He has recorded numerous solo albums, and his most recent release “Billy’s Place” (Club44 Records) is available on all the streaming platforms and at his website billystritch.com.