Leah, featured singer w/ Marrty & Elayne

Back at it with this crew at the Dresden tomorrow night 1/27! Come join us for a delightful night of jaaahhhzzzz. 10pm-1am, no cover! #thedresden #martyandelayne #lajazz

Thanks to another fan...

One for the Road w/ Marty and Elayne

Painted Birds

This song was written by John Reneaud.  It is a lovely song about loss.  John sings blues on Thursday/Friday with Marty & Elayne at midnight @ the Dresden in Hollywood California.

Performing @ the Dresden

Sophia will be our featured singer tonight.

New Year's Eve...

Marty & Elayne perform New Year's Eve @ the Dresden.

Holiday Greetings...

Nora Rothman w/ Marty and Elayne

Sinatra night in the lounge @ the Dresden.

Jackie as Featured Singer.

Matt Forbes

Matt Forbes, good time on Featured Singer night w/ Marty & Elayne 12.02.15.

Matt Forbes this week's Featured Singer

Featured Singer w/ Marty & Elayne 12.02.15.

Every Wednesday night Marty & Elayne invite a guest singer to join them for the evening.  This Wednesday Matt Forbes will be featured.

 Additional info on Matt Forbes @ http://www.facebook.com/MattForbesLive

Inventive photos...

S C H U D E

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Marty and Elayne have been the resident lounge act at the Dresden Room in Los Angeles for the last 18 years. I teamed up with Tamar Levine to photograph them in the side room of the Dresden.

©Ryan Schude and Tamar Levine

Hadley is our featured singer tonight 11.25.2015.

New offical URL for Marty & Elayne

New official Marty & Elayne @ martyandelayne.net

Webpage

 I expect to keep things rather simple... And we will be shifting the official Marty & Elayne over to a webpage rather than a blog so that this information will be more smartphone friendly.  Thank you for your support for Marty & Elayne, and, of course for your patience in this matter.  (link: Marty & Elayne (official page)

- John the maitre'd



(as of 11/22/15 the Offical Marty & Elayne site is up.  http://www.martyandelayne.net

Adrian Mustain will be our guest/featured singer this week.

Adrian Mustain.  Featured singer 11.18.15. 

Our music w/ drink mix @ the Dresden

Ms. Haag checked in to the Dresden...

120-dB Films with Marty and Elayne.

120dB Films interviewed Marty and Elayne last night @ the Dresden...  120dB Films had a crew in from New York last night to interview Marty and Elayne for their series on Interesting People in L.A.,. 


Cindi and her crew were lovely to work with.  I will post the URL once this project is complete    - John the maitre'd

Sean Patrick Gallagher - Featured Singer

Sean Patrick Gallagher

Feature Singer w/ Marty & Elayne at the Dresden 11/11/2015.

Longest running live act in Hollywood history...

Photo by Linda A. Rapka

After 34 years of marriage and 33 years at the Dresden, Marty & Elayne Roberts are still going strong
Holding the record as the longest running live act at the same venue in the history of Hollywood, Marty and Elayne Roberts have been playing live music at the Dresden Room’s Lounge five nights a week for the past 33 years. For all of those years, the married performing duo has been protected under a union contract — an all-too-rare occurrence on today’s live music scene. In April, Linda A. Rapka stopped by the Dresden to chat with Marty and Elayne about how they keep things fresh after more than three decades.

interview @ https://www.afm47.org/press/marty-elayne-a-dynamic-duo/

Upcoming video...

I'm working with Marty and Elayne on an archival video presentation.  This video will show an amazing range of success and Hollywood popularity experienced by this amazing musical duo.  I look forward to posting this video here on Marty and Elayne's official blog very soon.

Offbeat L.A. with Marty & Elayne!

Offbeat L.A.: Meet Marty & Elayne! A Video Trip to the Dresden Room in Los Feliz

video @ https://youtu.be/Rhfm2dbbjmY

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Nikki Kreuzer

Sometimes in Los Angeles the Santa Ana winds of change blow warm and caressing, taking one’s soul down a haunted memory lane in which the past comes softly knocking. At times like these the best medicine is a stiff drink in a dimly lit joint with crimson red leather booths; a place where time stopped ticking thirty or forty years ago. When the heart needs to be fed and elusive ghosts make themselves visible, it’s time to stop by the Dresden Room to see Marty and Elayne.

Mentioned in Meetup.com

The Dresden Room Presents Marty and Elayne

• Apr 5, 2014 · 8:30 PM
• Dresden Room

Remember the scene in Swingers where that old couple sings standards to a bunch of hipsters? That couple, Marty and Elayne, still sings Cole Porter songs to those hipsters at the Dresden Room, which is a supercool place to get a drink, relax and feel like you're in Rat Pack–era Vegas. The Dresden has been serving dinner and mixing drinks since 1954. It is the Hollywood place to be and be seen. It's Ok to come by yourself--you won't be by yourself for long!

via:  http://www.meetup.com/losangelesfreeconcerts/events/171703302/

Tom Petty Video featuring Marty and Elayne

Jerry from Boston

Featured Singer Night w/ Marty and Elayne.

Featured Singers @ the Dresden

Tonight was another wonderful Featured Singer Night.  Brittany and Andrew sounded lovely.  Bill was on Bass.  Gordon stopped by with his trumpet and sat in with us.  We even got John up at the end of the night to sing a couple songs.  It was a busy night.  But, it was a fun one!

So that you might swing

Los Angeles Times (portion of the David A Keeps story from 2004)  - "Marty and Elayne Roberts have given up their weekend evenings so that yours might swing. They are, of course, the beloved lounge duo at the Dresden in Los Feliz. It's a gig that has brought them a quirky renown, playing vermouth-dry versions of disco classics and romantic standards, jamming with celebrities from Flea to David Lynch to Julia Roberts. And, perhaps most famously, appearing in the movie "Swingers." Although their work is about helping other people enjoy the weekend, theirs is kicked back in a Rat Pack kind of way."

Marty & Elyane, and Dylan...

Some reviews of Marty & Elayne

SWING TIME MAGAZINE - - - "Marty and Elayne are Jazz musicians first.  They survived the turning of the trends, remained preferred favorites in Los Angeles, and, are the jewel in the crown of the Hollywood entertainment circuit.

LOUNGE - - - Catch the grooving, world famous Marty and Elayne.

DETOUR - - -  There is certainly something bewitching about the rapport Marty and Elayne (Accomplished jazz musicians, composers and recording artists) have with their public.

LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE - - - Marty and Elayne started playing to packed houses at the Dresden when their jazz CD began airing on FM Radio.

VOGUE - - - Marty and Elayne are refreshing real.

Lovely guests...

Jane of Dick and Jane Family Orchestra sang with Marty and Elayne this evening.  She (Jane) sounded amazing as always.  Yes, I sang a couple songs too.  As did the always lovely Adrian.  I've been around the Dresden and Marty and Elayne long enough to know they go above and beyond to support singers in Hollywood.  It was, yet, another lovely night at the Dresden because of their in-tune-ness.  They're simply entertaining...

 - John the Matire' d

"Smooth Jazz"

Marty and Elayne perform @ the Dresden Tues-Sat 9pm-1:15.  1760 N. Vermont, Los Feliz CA.

Last night @ the Dresden

"We had such a great crowd last night.  Thank you to everyone who came out to support us"  -  Elayne.

It was good to have P.J. back with us on bass last night.

Tuesday night and back in the house...

Marty and Elayne perform Tues-Sat 9pm @ the Dresden

Tuesday night is open mic night with Marty and Elayne in the lounge at the Dresden.  Bring a standard and your voice. 

with Tom Petty

Marty and Elayne in a Tom Petty music video

Marty and Elayne now have a Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/Marty-Elayne-555513581264725/timeline/

Marty and Elayne

Marty and Elayne perform @ the Dresden Tues-Saturday 9pm-1:15am
1760 N. Vermont, Los Feliz, CA.

Marty and Elayne continue to dazzle audiences with their tremendous enthusiasm, show biz finesse, and, endearing musical vigor.  They have been a huge part of the success of the Dresden room, a premiere Hollywood landmark for over sixty years.  The duo became inexorably associated with the Dresden Restaurant in 1982 after Dresden owner Carl Ferraro discovered them at the former Michael's, which was just around the block.  With a sometimes staccato-Sinatra voice, Marty drives his drum kit or upright bass while Elayne swings it with piano, synth, and/or flute if not scatting in a falsetto.  It is sheer, tight, talent - nothing like you'll see in their almost satirical appearance in the featured film Swingers.  The Dresden is lucky to have this dynamic musical duo five nights a week, along with all the talented guest musicians/singers that accompany Marty and Elayne in the Dresden lounge.

Marty and Elayne perform at the Dresden Tuesday through Saturday, 9pm until 1:15am.

-  John the maitre'd

 

Lounge Magazine review of Marty & Elayne @ the Dresden.  1760 N. Vermont, Los Feliz, CA.

Marty and Elayne Keepin' the Hollywood Crowd Happy...

Marty and Elayne Keepin' the Hollywood Crowd Happy...

The young Hollywood crowd in the bar last night was amazing!  Every time Elayne finished with some of her keyboard mastery, or Vince played a lively bass solo, or, of course, Marty performed a song (in particular New York New York) the intimate crowd responded wildly.  Also, several guest singers stepped up to the the mic and sang with flare and gained approval of the Marty and Elayne fans...  Gordon Bash was back with his horn, and also played some bass ending the night with the Ray Charles classic "Let the Good Times Roll."  Terri and Gabriel poured amazing drinks while Rachel w/ Edith tended the crowd.  It wasn't the most packed Thursday night I've ever seen, but, it was brilliantly intimate.  In my tenure at the Dresden, I would say I have observed that's a forte of Marty and Elayne's - making it special for the individual/individuals who join us for drinks and fun.  Tomorrow night is Friday, and, everyone is welcome.  Yes, Marty and Elayne will be performing.

-  John the maitre'd

Offbeat L.A.

Storage Wars

Jared on Marty and Elayne @ the Dresden...