He was the wild one with the golden voice — but the songs tell a deeper story.
The Heart of Harry
An intimate live concert celebrating the songs of Harry Nilsson.
Composer and performer Ernie Savage presents a close-listening performance devoted to the fragile beauty and emotional depth hidden inside Nilsson's extraordinary catalog.
In this powerful solo performance for piano, guitar, and voice, Nilsson's most tender songs are brought back to life — stripped down, reimagined, and deeply felt.
A rare evening of truth, beauty, and melody.
The Concept
The Heart of Harry explores the emotional and deeply human songs of Harry Nilsson — music where sweetness and melancholy live side by side.
Songs such as:
Everybody's Talkin' · Without You · Gotta Get Up · Coconut
Remember · One · Spaceman · 1941
are reimagined through solo piano, acoustic guitar, and voice — performed within conversational distance of the audience.
Between performances, Ernie shares brief reflections on Nilsson's life, the era that shaped his music, and the remarkable musical imagination that made him one of the most distinctive voices of the singer-songwriter era.
About Ernie Savage
Ernie Savage is a New York–based composer, songwriter, and performer whose four decades of musical work span live performance, studio production, and composition for television.
He co-composed the theme for NBC's Early Today, heard nationwide for nearly a decade, and received the 2005 Promax Gold Award for Best Show Theme.
Savage held a residency at Sambucca Jazz Club in Houston (1998–2000). His live album Swing This received worldwide radio airplay and critical acclaim, and he and his band were routinely featured in the Houston Chronicle.
He curated and led a weekly Thursday night music series at New York's historic Friars Club that became a regular staple for entertainment professionals, including Sally Jesse Raphael, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Lisa Lampanelli and Jeff Ross.
His six-month Friday night engagement fronting his 10-piece big band at New York City's Carnegie Club was a sellout.
Performances for corporate clients include American Express, Deloitte, Coca-Cola, and Apple.
His studio production work ranges from pop and rock icons such as Stephen Stills and David Johansen to renowned chanteuses and recording artists such as Lisa Zane and Deanna Kirk.
The Experience
• 75–90 minute curated live performance
• Solo piano, guitar, and voice
• Limited to 8–10 guests
• Seated, salon-style listening
• Stories and musical context woven throughout
• Informal conversation after the final song
You are seated within a few feet of the performer.
The Setting
The Heart of Harry is hosted at
Michiko Studios
15 West 39th Street, 7th Floor
Between 5th and 6th Avenues
Steps from Bryant Park and the New York Public Library
The studio is an active working rehearsal space — simple and acoustically rich.
Why Only Eight to Ten Guests?
Because the setting is built for intimacy.
Eight to ten guests creates the feeling of a private gathering — like music in a family living room.
Direct connection. Shared attention. Emotional immediacy.
The songs unfold as they would among friends.
Take the journey through the heart of Harry.
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