Kimmel Center Presents Opens 2005/06 Season with a Diverse Weekend of Extraordinary Performers
August 15, 2005
Tony Bennett
The Kimmel Center Presents 2005/06 season gets off to a spectacular start when legendary twelve-time Grammy Award-winning singer Tony Bennett makes his Kimmel Center Verizon Hall debut on the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 8pm.
An Evening With Tony Bennett is the first in the Mellon Jazz Fridays series of concerts, and is the only performance in the series to take place on a Thursday. All other concerts in the series will take place on Fridays. The next concert on the series features Chick Corea and Touchstone on October 14.
Other Opening Weekend performances include The Roots & Friends on Friday, September 16, and Solomon Burke with special guest MFSB Band on Saturday, September 17 in Verizon Hall.
Tickets for An Evening With Tony Bennett on September 15 are priced at $111, $91, $86, $76, $66 and $51, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999 or online. (Additional fees may apply).
Tony Bennett has achieved acclaim from critics and colleagues alike for his distinct domination of the American songbook. A twelve-time Grammy award winner and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Mr. Bennett continues to demonstrate his ability to bridge the generation gap, performing classics with a rare sense of timelessness and nuance. Mr. Bennett does not remain solely behind the microphone, but has also experimented in his own lyric-writing. Mr. Bennett’s November 2004 CD, The Art of Romance, marks the debut of Tony Bennett’s work as a lyricist, and proves that Mr. Bennett’s talent spreads well beyond his sultry voice.
In addition to lyric writing and singing, Mr. Bennett is also a dedicated and renowned painter, whose works have been exhibited around the world, including the Butler Institute of American Art and the National Arts Club in New York.
After over five decades of studio recordings and tours, Tony Bennett remains “. . .the best singer in the business,” as Frank Sinatra once stated. Tony Bennett’s magic, according to the New York Times, is dependent on his acute sense of artistry. “The repertory is indeed classic. . .But perhaps more important is his ability to convey a sense of joy, of utter satisfaction, in what he is doing.”
Tickets for An Evening With Tony Bennett on September 15 are priced at $111, $91, $86, $76, $66 and $51, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online, or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply). For group sales call 215-790-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning at 5:30pm for evening performances and 11:30am for matinees.
Sponsors of the 2005/2006 Kimmel Center Presents season include University of Pennsylvania Health Care System, Mellon Financial Corporation, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, and Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Mellon Jazz Fridays series
Thursday, September 15, 2005, 8pm
Verizon Hall
Tony Bennett, vocals
Lee Musiker, music director/piano
Clayton Cameron, drums
Paul Langosch, bass
Gray Sargent, guitar
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