Less tribute and more homage to jazz-influenced best-sellers Steely Dan, Nearly Dan is saviour to the legions of Dan fans. The band’s approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes, a testament to hours of rehearsal and a great deal of talent.

Forty-two years after the release of Steely Dan’s debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill, featuring the hits Do It Again and Reelin in the Years, ten-piece tribute Nearly Dan come to The Met playing all the Steely Dan favourites in a two-hour-plus performance.