Solo piano & vocals
A self-contained, flexible show for cocktail lounges, wineries, supper clubs, resorts, breweries, and rooms where connection matters.
Part piano show. Part late-night lounge. Part controlled train wreck.
Pull up a chair.
Pour somethin’ honest.
Frankly Jack is a live piano show with grit, wit, timeless songs, and enough room left in the evening for something real to happen.
Michigan based • Built for memorable rooms
01 / The show
Not background music.
Not a request machine.
Jack Rivers blends classic rock, soul, country, pop, timeless standards, and original songs into a piano-led show that reads the room without losing its own voice. There are sing-alongs, left turns, laughter, and stories that make an audience lean in instead of merely looking up.
02 / From the record shelf
From the forthcoming album “Then You”
Bourbon
Blurred
“Bourbon Blurred” is about the things people carry quietly, held close to the chest because honesty can feel dangerous when vulnerability has been misunderstood before.
Sometimes it takes a dim room, a little bourbon, and the right person before the truth finally finds its way out.
Press play. Pour accordingly.
The man at the piano
Jack Rivers
A working musician, songwriter, storyteller, and bar-room philosopher, Jack built Frankly Jack around one simple idea: give people more than a playlist. Give them a night they can feel.
Frankly, Jack
Grit, grace & a good pour
Somewhere between the first chord and the last call, strangers become part of the story.
03 / Made for the room
From the first drink
to the last note.
Private occasions
Weddings, member events, company gatherings, and celebrations shaped with the room, the audience, and the reason everyone came together.
“Familiar enough to bring ’em in.
Honest enough to make ’em stay.”
04 / Shows
Come find me.
Pull up a chair somewhere along the road. Public Frankly Jack dates are listed below.
AUG19The Wine GrottoPlymouth, MI5–8 PMAUG20Luna Lux LoungeJackson, MI6–8 PMAUG22Cork & BarrelAngola, IN6–9 PMAUG27Blind TigerFort Wayne, IN7–9 PMAUG28Flamingo Beach Grille & BarTipton, MI7–10 PMAUG29The RanchAnn Arbor, MI5–7:30 PMAUG30Two Lakes TavernManitou Beach, MI4–7 PMSEP06Doyal’s Irish PubPlymouth, MI5–8 PMSEP09Kora Brew HouseBryan, OH6–8 PMSEP10Luna Lux LoungeJackson, MI6–8 PMSEP17The Hills Pour & ForkHillsdale, MI6–9 PMSEP18The Oaks TavernJonesville, MI8–11 PMSEP19Flamingo Beach Grille & BarTipton, MI7–10 PMSEP25Gauci Golf ResortOnsted, MI6–9 PM
Dates and times can shift. Follow Frankly Jack on Facebook for the latest road notes.
05 / Stay awhile
More songs.
Less algorithm.
Follow the road, catch a video, grab a shirt, or join Jack’s list for occasional show news and whatever honest trouble comes next.
06 / Booking
Let’s give the room
something to remember.
Based in Michigan and available for select venues, private events, destination weekends, and regional runs throughout the Midwest.
franklyjack810@gmail.com 517.607.8307Start a conversationSomewhere between
luck & trouble.