Tony Bennett scatters concert dates through spring and summer
After more than five decades in the music business, Tony Bennett is still taking his show on the road. The New York-born singer is set to play well over two-dozen concerts in the coming months.
Bennett will visit a mix of performing arts centers, casino showrooms and small amphitheaters.
Bennett's latest album is last November's "A Wonderful World," on which he and K.D. Lang duet on a collection of songs popularized by Louis Armstrong.
"Greats like Sinatra and Ella made albums saluting the best American composers," Bennett said in a statement. "So on my last several albums, my way has been to salute the great performers themselves. I enjoy doing that because it's a fresh approach, but it's also an excuse for me to sing some wonderful, wonderful songs."
T Bone Burnett, who picked up the 2001 Album of the Year GRAMMY® award for the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, produced the set. It was recorded in a series of marathon sessions over three days at the Harms Theater in Englewood, N.J., using all live instruments.
According to the album notes, the theater--which was once the site of vaudeville shows--was emptied out for the sessions except for the two singers, the producer and a 50-piece orchestra.
Late last year, Bennett released the concert DVD "Tony Bennett's Wonderful World: Live from San Francisco." The 90-minute concert--which includes a pair of duets with Lang--was filmed before a live audience at Nob Hill's Fairmont Hotel.
Bennett picked up his 11th GRAMMY award this year when "Playin' With My Friends: Tony Bennett Sings the Blues" took home a trophy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
April 2003
10 - Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center
11 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Amphitheater
13 - Jacksonville, FL - Metropolitan Park
15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Raymond F. Kravis Center, Dreyfoos Hall
19 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort
26 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Caesar's Tahoe
May 2003
1 - Albany, NY - Palace Theater
3 - Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown Festival
10 - Redbank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
17 - Reno, NV - Flamingo Hilton
23-26 - Las Vegas, NV - Paris Hotel
June 2003
6 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
7 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
11 - Rochester, NY - Eastman Theatre
13 - Montreal, Quebec - Windsor Station
14 - Nashville, TN - Swan Ball, Cheekwood Gardens
August 2003
22, 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
25 - Livermore, CA - Wente Brothers Winery
30, 31 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
September 2003
6 - Denver, CO - Boettcher Concert Hall
9 - Dayton, OH - Schuster Performing Arts Center
12 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
14 - Bridgewater, NJ - Commerce Bank Ball Park
19, 20 - Shreveport, LA - Hollywood Casino
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