— Jonathan Long —

A Timeless Tenor Elegance in Every Note

Experience the artistry of a world-class performer whose voice has graced Carnegie Hall, Broadway, and beyond.

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BIOGRAPHY

A Life in Music—From Carnegie Hall to Broadway and Beyond

Jonathan Long is a native of Baltimore, Md. He studied music at Peabody Conservatory and Indiana University and studied voice with Ms. Eileen Farrell and Mr. Walter Cassel. He has been tenor soloist here at the Community Church of New York for the past 30 years. He sang his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall in 2003.


His diverse career began singing and dancing at Radio City Music Hall with Sandy Duncan, Marge Champion and Bill Erwin; Off –Broadway as “Jinx” in Forever Plaid;’Candy is Dandy’ with Ed Hermann for Lucille Lortel at the White Barn Theater; ‘Afternoon Operetta’ director Donald Pippin, lead vocalist at the famed Roseland Ballroom with the Allen Russell Big Band; featured vocalist for the Long island Pops at Tilles Center for the Arts; entertainer for the Canadian Government in Alberta, Canada; sang and danced at the Aladdin and Flamingo Hotels in Las Vegas; featured singer for the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame awards honoring Mr. Frank Sinatra; a principle actor in television commercials for Nabisco with Sandy Duncan and Jason Alexander. He has performed his show “Tenor Moments” for the Distinguished Artist Series of Long Island and the Metropolitan Room in NYC.

REVIEWS

Glowing Praise for a Voice That Captivates

“Jonathan Long proves himself to be an elastic singer, capable of everything from classic jazz to lush ballads” 


Jason Ankeny

All Music Guide

“Jonathan Long delivers an hour of some of the most enjoyable singing you’re likely to hear, in a program unapologetically free of ”concept” or artifice. His ringing tenor is a beautiful instrument, and he employs it with intelligence, impressive, seeming effortless technique."


Roy Sanders, Bistro Awards  

The Metropolitan Room, NYC

“Breathtakingly clear vocals - exquisitely rich with all the emotions of a superb actor, Jonathan envelops the audience and warms your heart.”


Jodi B. Katzman,

Talent Coordinator of United Cerebral Palsy Telethon

“Mr. Long achieves an amazing combination of poetic lyricism and glorious sound with enthusiastic and passionate interpretation of whatever he sings.”


David Schaefer,

President & CEO Schaebur Music

“ Mr. Long’s lyric tenor is reminiscent of several Irish tenors to note - a voice that brings to the music many beautifully colorful shadings and infectious warmth – his passionate delivery comes right from the heart.”


John Hoglund,

Back Stage

“Mr. Long has performed with top Canadian talent before distinguished audiences to enthusiastic acclaim”


Dr. James D. Horsman, former Deputy Premier of the province of Alberta, Canada

“Jonathan Long proves himself to be an elastic singer, capable of everything from classic jazz to lush ballads” 


Jason Ankeny

All Music Guide

“Jonathan Long delivers an hour of some of the most enjoyable singing you’re likely to hear, in a program unapologetically free of ”concept” or artifice. His ringing tenor is a beautiful instrument, and he employs it with intelligence, impressive, seeming effortless technique."


Roy Sanders, Bistro Awards  

The Metropolitan Room, NYC

MEDIA

Jonathan Long’s Finest Moments

‘All the Things You Are‘ by Jerome Kern, Gerald A. Brown piano
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