Starlight Duo The Starlight Duo is comprised of 2 acoustic musicians who know how to cast a spell. Playing songs from 1920-1980, they will transport you to a small Paris cafe one moment, then into a New York speak easy the next. They’ll even mix a little cafe with David Bowie and the Talking Heads. Dani is known for her velvety vocals and Perry for his thrilling jazz stylings on ukulele.

Starlight Duo The Starlight Duo is comprised of 2 acoustic musicians who know how to cast a spell. Playing songs from 1920-1980, they will transport you to a small Paris cafe one moment, then into a New York speak easy the next. They’ll even mix a little cafe with David Bowie and the Talking Heads. Dani is known for her velvety vocals and Perry for his thrilling jazz stylings on ukulele.

Dani Joy is a spellbinding singer-songwriter with a voice like velvet, offering Latin rhythms and vintage throwbacks. Perry Stauffer is a versatile multi-instrumentalist with a passion for Jazz and American roots music. They will be joined by local artist Miles Bolder on violin.

Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer Concert

Wednesday , April 2nd @ 7:00pm Dani Joy is a spellbinding singer-songwriter with a voice like velvet, offering Latin rhythms and vintage throwbacks. Perry Stauffer, co-founder of the Starlight Ukulele Academy, is a versatile multi-instrumentalist with a passion for American roots music. Together, they create a harmonious musical force, leaving an indelible mark on the music world through their performances and teaching.

Cost: $ 25.00

Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer will bring the ukuleles & bass, Miles will bring the violin. Together, we will spin a magical web of music to sway to as you drink your champaign with your favorite date. Jazz, folk, swing & 80's pop.

Message from Le Coupé website: Welcome to Le Coupe, Cozy Bar 3332. The name says it all. The coupe champagne glass is the bougie way to drink bubbly in a space about the size of a parisian chicken coop! What's a Cozy Bar? We are a very small champagne, wine bar and bottle shop! Space is limited so be prepared to get cozy! Sit and chat with a glass or grab a bottle to go...or for a gift.

August 1-4, 2024 at The Factory at Franklin and the Fairfield Inn & Suites-Cool Springs

ALOHA! E Komo Mai! Welcome to our inaugural Music City Uke Fest!

MCUF kicks off with Registration, Welcome, Opening Act & Jam Session/Open Mic at the Fairfield Inn hotel on Thursday evening, 8/1.

The festival kicks into high gear all day and all night on Friday 8/2 & Saturday 8/3 at The Factory at Franklin with kickin' Artists: Lil' Rev, Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer, Ukulele (Greg) Gent, Tiki Dave, Art Hopkins, and The Ukedelics. Workshops, Jam Sessions, Open Mic, and a new feature…Bandscramble will delight and excite you to play on with your ukulele! Enjoy shopping for everything ukulele from our Vendors and get your raffle tickets early for chances to win amazing prizes from our Sponsors!

Feel good festival wrap up on Sunday 8/4 morning with a Sing-a-long Jam Session/Open Mic and Closing Act will be at the Fairfield Inn hotel.

MCUF is also dedicated to support the Maui Food Bank, with 100% of donations going directly to feed those in need. We want to let folks know that though we are about 4500 miles away, we continue to stand strong with Maui in efforts to rebuild. It will be a long road to recovery, Maui remains in our hearts, and we send our love and Aloha! (Please check out the Maui Food Bank Charity tab, we even have a QR code for your generous contributions!) MAHALO!

Enjoy a Full Pass granting you access to both daytime workshops and the evening concert! Registration kicks off at 9 a.m., with one workshop session in the morning followed by two post-lunch sessions in the afternoon. While dinner arrangements are up to you, be sure to return by 6:30 p.m. as that's when the doors swing open for the concert.

Concert Sunday Jan 14 Workshops Monday Jan 15 (for SunCity residents only)

Hi friends,  We're having a sale!  Our brick-n-mortar shop Starlight Ukes (Portand, Or) is being transformed into a Winter Wonderland for a weekend-long open-house! We'll have a big sale going on for ukuleles, guitars, bartones, octaves, basses, strings, straps, charts, tuners, cases and more!  Sat & Sun of Black Friday Weekend 10am-7pm.  We'll begin the weekend by hosting an Open Mic across the street at Oregon Public House (NE Portland) on Black Friday Nov 24 @ 6:30pm.  Anyone who comes by the shop after 4pm Sat or Sun can enjoy a holiday nip & nosh with us! Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer

Purchase a Show Pass and get access to 4 days of evening entertainment!

Wednesday Night: Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer Cocktail Hour Concert About Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer

When you hear Dani Joy's velvet vocals, you’ll forget your worries and drift away on a cloud, through Latin rhythms and vintage throwbacks. Accompanied by Jazz virtuoso Perry Stauffer, these two are guaranteed to play on your heart strings in all the right ways. (Cash bar available)

15th annual Reno Ukulele Festival Oct 18-21 2023 October 18-21: 15th Annual Reno Ukulele Festival Start your musical journey at the 15th Annual Reno Ukulele Festival, a 4-day event held at the Nugget Casino & Resort near the biggest little city in the world, Reno Nevada. This family friendly festival features daily sessions of workshops, evening concerts, open mics, community performances, raffle and an abundance of shopping. Ukulele entertainers & world class ukulele instructors include Daniel Ho, Steven Espaniola, Victoria Vox, Jack Maher, Heidi Swedberg, Daniel Ward, Dani Joy, Perry Stauffer, Viggy K., Ukulollo, Julie Holloman, Moses Kamai, & Art Hopkins. Concerts & jams are hosted nightly and the concert Friday evening will take place in Reno’s famous Celebrity Showroom, a lavish stage with draping gold fabric which transports the guests to a Sinatra-esque era. For more music you can even join one of the regular midnight jams which organically form down the hallways of the festival floor and play joyously into the early morning hours. Reno Ukefest; an experience like no other. More info at www.RenoUkuleleFestival.com

Join Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer for an afternoon of vintage jazz classics, modern throwbacks and original tunes, all played through a romantic lens.

5pm Ukulele Workshop; Blues Vocabulary Blues Vocabulary – This is one of Dani’s favorites. In this class, I teach five or six blues riffs along with how when and where to apply them. The long-term goal of this class is to get people to the point where they can develop their own vocabulary. In order to make them easier to remember, each riff has a name, such as: The bunny hop

The minor bunny hop

The yodel

Fly me to the Moon

Three’s Company

This is a beginning intermediate class. It is helpful if the students are familiar with the Nashville number system and tablature.

6pm: Mood Swings Concert Moody Swings Genre: Disney meets David Bowie in 1930 When you hear Dani Joy's velvet vocals, you’ll forget your worries and drift away on a cloud, through Latin rhythms and vintage throwbacks. accompanied by Jazz virtuoso Perry Stauffer who’s talent is only exceeded by his incredible good looks, The Mood Swings are guaranteed to play on your heart strings in all the right ways. Instrumentation; Ukulele, Bass, Octave Ukulele, Baritone Ukulele Dani Joy & Perry Stauffer will interchange all instruments.