Perhaps with a nod to her legendary father, the great Ravi Shankar, pop music superstar Norah Jones, attired in an India-inspired sequined tiger on her green jacket, performed on Long Island’s East End to benefit the Montauk Lighthouse. You cannot beat this yearly event, especially for bringing together a warm community, contributing to the Montauk Historic Society, under the Montauk moon.

Opening for her, comedian, writer, and Montauk local Seth Herzog riffed on the venue meeting all of his criteria: one bathroom for a huge crowd, empty seats at the VIP section, and diversity. Yes, he could see many shades of white now filling in the beach chairs perched on a slope beside the legendary lighthouse. The part time Upper West Sider also wanted everyone to picture his NYC neighborhood: Bernie Sanders multiplied exponentially. Herzog nailed his description of Montauk, describing store signs: the Fudge Shop, Sloppy Tuna—all you needed was to evoke sex, he nodded to the 110 foot phallus standing over the charity event.

Then Jones took the stage singing her signature “What Am I to You?” Accompanied by a first-rate band she introduced songs from her 2024 Grammy winning album, “Visions.” This being the very tip of Long Island, surrounded by ocean, she sang from “Queen of the Sea: ““I Just Want to Dance,” slow moving and sexy, “Sunrise, Sunlight, ooh, ooh, ooh,” and “Come Away with me at Night.” At times on keyboards, and then on guitar, she’s a virtuoso musician, jazzy, and with Sasha Dobson providing additional vocals and guitar, the pair resonated girl power.

Dedicating her last bit to the ones leaving—ha, ha, I get it—one road baby—she sang Tom Waits’ “Long Way Home,” and saved one surprise for last: “Don’t Know Why,” complete with a shout out to Jesse Harris, its composer who waved to the crowd. The “one road baby” was a conga line of Norah Jones fans leading out of Montauk, or to the afterparty at Sole East.