JEFF DERSHIN signed his first recording contract with Mercury Records at the age of 18. Educated at SUNY Binghamton, Juilliard and West Chester University, Jeff has spent 3 decades as an entertainer and teacher.

He has toured Europe as keyboardist with the seminal rock/fusion band “Sweet Smoke,” accompanied Pat Benatar and Patty Smyth, served on the faculties of public and private schools, directed musical plays both in schools and off- Broadway, and has written original music (traditional and electronic) for theater dance and film.

Jeff Dershin is currently performing both as a keyboard soloist and band-leader in and around the Philadelphia metropolitan area, while keeping up with a busy teaching schedule at his studio in beautiful Bucks County.

One of our most popular performers, Jeff Dershin plays a wide range of music (cool jazz, the great standards, to more contemporary.) Jeff is available as a duo with Piano and Upright Bass, or Piano and Sax. The trio includes pianist/vocalist Jeff Dershin, along with Upright Bass, and Sax.