atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Christmas can't come early enough for the brass at Tony Bennett's record label, now that the indefatigable crooner has finally heeded their requests for another holiday album.
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Tony Bennett records his first holiday CD in forty years since his 1968 release of "Snowfall, " and this latest project, "Tony Bennett: A Swingin' Christmas Featuring The Count Basie Big Band' is destined to become an annual favorite of the season. Featuring 11 tracks, Tony swings such classics as "I'll Be Home for Christmas, " "Winter Wonderland, " "Santa Claus is Coming to Town, " and the CD introduces...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
WHITMAN - Watching Joseph Farias dancing on roller skates to Tony Bennett's "Stepping Out," at Carousel Family Fun Center on Sunday morning, I had two thoughts.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
First Tony Bennett Holiday Album in 40 Years, TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS FEATURING THE COUNT BASIE BIG BAND - Available Everywhere Oct. 14. (PRNewsFoto/RPM Records/Columbia Records)
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
City by the Bay San Francisco Tuesday 30th September 2008We are in a plane flying at about 34000 feet towards Honolulu airport Hawaii. We didnrsquot leave our hearts in San Francisco like Tony Bennett in the famous old song but we did love it It is a city with a lot of heart and soul and a distinct ambience all of its own. We have been to so many towns over the last month that all look
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
See the jump for a copy of the interview that I did with him before that March concert in Orlando.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The arena, a fine addition to the area's musical landscape, is framing its first anniversary celebration around Tony Bennett's performance tonight. Special guests will mark the occasion with champagne and black-and-gold cupcakes before the performance. It has been an impressive...
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
We pay tribute to the late actor Paul Newman with a look back at some of his recent pictures. Pictured along with Newman in the gallery below include: wife Joanne Woodward, Kevin Bacon, Quincy Jones, Julia Roberts, Robert Redford and Tony Bennett. Newman leaves behind his wife of over fifty years and five children. WHAT [...]
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
"A day after Stephen Harper complained that the arts community is 'a bunch of people at a rich gala,' his wife has pulled out of a ritzy soiree at Ottawa's National Arts Centre... The sold-out show will feature Pinchas Zukerman and the NAC orchestra - who perform for free - followed by Tony Bennett and his band. The gala is expected to raise well over $500,000 for the NAC's National Youth and Education...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
During his four-day gig at Georgetown's Blues Alley, pianist Monty Alexander is certain to offer up songs from his latest release, "The Good Life," a 12-track CD celebrating the songs of vocal icon Tony Bennett.
NextBillion.net (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Like Tony Bennett , I once left (a bit of) my heart in San Francisco. That was in 2004, at Eradicating Poverty Through Profit , the first major conference to discuss market-based approaches to poverty alleviation – the "bottom of the pyramid" idea. Now, nearly four years later, I am again heading west for a conference – one with the same sort of potential to change the way we think; this time, about...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Music News: Exploring the Arts charity event bows in N.Y. -- In the heart of the battered financial sector, at the grand former bank that is now Cipriani Wall Street, a charity banquet unfolded in high style Tuesday with nary a word about the country's economic crisis.
Fabsugar (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
John Mayer suited up and grabbed his guitar to perform at Susan and Tony Bennett's Exploring the Arts Gala, a fundraiser for school music programs, in NYC last night. Whoopi Goldberg played hostess for the evening and immediately pegged John as her new crush after his performance. John's Summer tour may be over , but he was happy to participate in the charity event, saying ,"There's 12-year-old John...
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
John Mayer returns to his apartment after shopping in New York City, then looks dapper as he goes out for the Susan and Tony Bennett’s Exploring the Arts (ETA) gala on Tuesday night. Bennett’s non-profit Exploring the Arts organization supports arts education in public schools, and was able to raise $1.2 million through the event. John Mayer [...]
Try JM (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
By Mark Dagostino and Jessica Haralson Make room for one more on the John Mayer bandwagon! After the singer's rousing, three-song performance at Tony Bennett's Exploring The Arts Gala in Manhattan Tuesday night, emcee Whoopi Goldberg took to the stage smiling like a teenaged girl. "Oh my God! How cute is John Mayer?" The View host, 52, said to the cheering crowd, which included Gayle King, Regis Philbin,...
