announces

 

TONY BENNETT IN CONCERT

With Special Guest Antonia Bennett

“We aren’t likely to see a recording career like this again.” - The New York Times

 

“…his voice is still a technical marvel, and no one else on Earth can make a lyric written

 

eight decades ago sound as natural as a conversation at a coffee shop.” - New York

Magazine

 

March 21, 2019 at 8 p.m.

 

Tickets: $75, $95, $145 & $175*

 

John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall

 

 

Part of the 2018-2019 Live at Knight Series

 

Supported by South Florida BMW Centers and Café Bustelo

 

MIAMI, FL December 3, 2018 – The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@ArshtCenter) is proud to present 19-time Grammy Award-winning legend TONY BENNETT on March 21, 2019 as part of its 2018-2019 Live at Knight series. With worldwide record sales in the millions, and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, TONY BENNETT is a musician who touches the hearts and souls of audiences with his legendary vocals and charming stage presence. His long list of achievements, spanning more than 60 years, includes multiple Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, making this artist a true international treasure. His signature tunes, such as “Steppin’ Out with My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” form part of the fabric of American music culture.

Tickets to TONY BENNETT IN CONCERT are $75, $95, $145 & 175* and will be available to Arsht Center Culturist members beginning December 10 at noon EST and to the general public beginning December 14 at noon EST. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center Box Office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

At the age of 92, TONY BENNETT is not slowing down and his latest recording, with long-time friend and musical colleague, Diana Krall, Love Is Here To Stay topped the jazz charts upon its debut. The album celebrates the music of the Gershwins and includes the jazz standard, “Fascinating Rhythm,” which Bennett and Krall perform as a duet. The inclusion of the song on the new album, was the impetus for a Guinness World Record title for TONY BENNETT, who in 1949, under his stage name of Joe Bari at the time, made his very first recording of the Gershwin standard.

Recently, the Library of Congress presented Bennett with The Gershwin Prize marking the first time that an interpretive singer has been honored. The event was broadcast on PBS Nationally and featured tribute performances by Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Gloria Estefan and many others. His signature song, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” was inducted this year in the National Recordings Registry. Bennett’s sixth book, Tony Bennett: On Stage and In The Studio, was recently published and provides an insightful look into Tony’s illustrious recording career highlighted by an extensive array of photographs, memorabilia, and artwork.

 

TONY BENNETT’s daughter, ANTONIA BENNETT has been touring with her father and will open the performance with a collection of jazz/pop standards. Antonia Bennett is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music.

For more information, please visit www.tonybennett.com.

*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Visit www.arshtcenter.org for up-to-date information.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council and the City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency, as well as the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The Adrienne Arsht Center also receives generous support from individuals, corporations and local, state and national foundations.