Jazz
Artists Help Katrina Victims September
19, 2005 - Jazz Artists boast an impressive showing
in support of relief efforts to aid New Orleans and
the flood victims. Louisiana natives Harry
Connick Jr.
and Wynton Marsalis
participated in the first Hurricane Relief Telethon
mounted by NBC on September 2nd. Last week New York
City's jazz and blues community kicked off a weeklong
drive entitled "When the Saints go Marching In",
with proceeds from all participating New York clubs
and jazz bars going to the American
Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.More
May
31, 2005 - A single weekend was all it took for Harry
Connick Jr. and Wynton
Marsalis to record a new offering titled "Occasion".
The album will be released in June on the "Marsalis
Music" label. -
by Cheryl Philips
Harry
Connick Jr. Set to Sell Longines Watches May
26, 2005 - Harry Connick Jr. has beat
out both Richard Gere and Sean Connery as the most elegant man in the country
according to a survey by Swiss watch firm Longines. In doing so, Connick will
be the new spokesperson for the company. The survey asked "which celebrity
males had the most effortless style and grace." The Jazz crooner has now
signed a two year deal with Longines. He said, "Longines is one of those
quality brands that remains timeless. Partnering with them seemed the right thing
to do." - by John Beaudin
Smooth
Jazz Nominees at the Grammys December
8, 2004 - Looks like the sun won't set any time soon on Norah
Jones. The singer was nominated for five Grammys yesterday including nods
for Pop Vocal Album and Female Pop Vocal for her second CD "Feels Like Home."
The late Ray Charles was another multiple
nominee with seven (his album had 10 nominations) and the biggest artist heard
on Smooth Jazz radio was Alicia Keys with
eight nominations.
Read
more. Harry
Connick Jr,
1 Nomination
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Only
You" Harry
Connick Jr. Set To Release Two New DVD's September
28, 2004 - You may have noticed the music DVD section getting a little bigger
in your local CD or video store. It's fast becoming a lucrative way to push the
product and no one knows that better than Harry
Connick Jr. He's set to release two DVD collections in time for the holidays.
Both on Columbia Records, "Harry for the Holidays" and "Only You:
In Concert" will be out on October 19. The former features Connick with a
16 piece big band performing both classic and new Christmas songs and the latter
concentrates on 50's and 60's standards. Connick recently won an Emmy for Outstanding
Music Direction for his PBS special. Harry
Connick JR. Adds More Summer Dates May
5, 2004 - We heard a rumor that Harry Connick
Jr. actually saw the inside of his house once! This guy is busy! He's in the
movies, has a recurring role on Will & Grace but first and foremost he's a
musician. Connick just wrapped up his tour of theatres in April and already the
singer/pianist is gearing up for summer dates. The gigs running from June 1st
in Spartanburg, SC to September 4th in Lenox, MA will promote his Billboard top
5 album 'Only You' and the accompanying DVD live set recorded in Quebec. Connick
will appear in the John Grisham film 'Mickey.' Check out the tour dates.
Tour
Itinerary
June
2004 1 - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Auditorium 2 - Nashville, TN -
Grand Ole Opry 4 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium 5 - Charleston,
SC - Charleston Coliseum Oystershell 6 - Raleigh, NC - Regency Park Amphitheatre
9, 10 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre 11 - Lexington, KY - Rupp
Arena Theatre 12 - Memphis, TN - Live at the Garden 13 - Knoxville, TN
- Knoxville Auditorium 15 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium 24 -
Canandaigua, NY - Finger Lakes P.A.C. 25 - Binghamton, NY - Binghamton University
Events Center 26 - Portsmouth, VA - NTELOS Pavilion at Harbor Center 27
- Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for
the Performing Arts 30 - Boston, MA - FleetBoston Pavilion
July
2004 15 - Sun Valley, ID - Sun Valley Outdoor Pavilion
July 2004
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Abravanel Hall 17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks
Amphitheatre 20 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Music Hall 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge
Theatre 22 - San Diego, CA - Navy Pier 23, 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood
Bowl 25 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre 27 - Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheatre
28 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Theatre 30 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheatre
August
2004 13 - Newport, RI - Newport Jazz Festival 14 - Newport, RI - Newport
Jazz Festival (quartet - no vocals)
September
2004 4 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood 5 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood (quartet -
no vocals
Harry
Connick Jr. To Release Christmas Album September
26, 2003 - Christmas is bound to sound a little Jazzier this year with Harry Connick
Jr. set to release his second Christmas album "Harry for the Holidays."
Due in stores on Oct. 28, the sixteen song set will feature Jazzed up take of
"Frosty the Snow Man," "Blue Christmas," "Santa Claus
Is Coming to Town," "Silent Night" and more. Connick says he also
plans to add a few original Christmas tunes to the album. The singer/pianist kicks
off his Christmas tour with his big band in Austin, TX, on Nov. 10th. Connick
will also be a guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on November
26th, the "Today" show on December 3rd and a Dec. 4 appearance on "The
View." Connick's first Holiday album "When My Heart Finds Christmas"
was released in 1993. Tour
Itinerary
November
2003 10 - Austin, TX
- Bass Concert Hall 11 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
13 - San Antonio, TX - Municipal Auditorium 14 - Grand Prairie, TX - Next
Stage at Grand Prairie 15 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre 17 - Nashville,
TN - Ryman Auditorium 18 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre 20 - Raleigh, NC
- Memorial Auditorium 21 - Savannah, GA - Johnny Mercer Theatre 22 - Boca
Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre 23 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Performing
Arts Center 28, 29 - New York, NY - City Center
December 2003 1,
2 - Washington, DC - Kennedy Center 6 - Rochester, NY - Eastman Theatre
7 - Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Music Hall 8 - Detroit, MI - Opera House
9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center 11 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
12 - Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat
Theatre 15 - Saint Louis, MO - Fox Theatre 16, 17 - Chicago, IL - Chicago
Theatre 19 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center 20, 21 - Boston,
MA - Colonial Theatre 22 - Wallingford, CT - Careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center
Harry
Connick Jr. Returns To Traditional Jazz May
24, 2003 - Actor, singer and Pianist Harry Connick Jr. is going back to traditional
Jazz on his next album due out July 15th. "Other Hours - Connick on Piano,
Volume 1," will be a small ensemble instrumental album to be released on
Marsalis Music a new label formed by saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Throughout
his career Connick has touched on different sides of Jazz from pop standards to
big band but he says this new album represents where his head is at now. Most
of the tunes on "Other Hours" come from Connick's Tony-nominated score
for the Broadway musical "Thou Shalt Not." Also expect to hear a few
members of Connick's touring orchestra including tenor saxophonist Ned Goold,
bassist Neal Caine, and drummer Arthur Latin II. It's been a busy few years for
Connick who had a recurring role on TV's "Will and Grace."
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September
19, 2005 - Jazz Artists boast an impressive showing
in support of relief efforts to aid New Orleans and
the flood victims. Louisiana natives 
May
31, 2005 - A single weekend was all it took for 
May
26, 2005 - 
December
8, 2004 - Looks like the sun won't set any time soon on 
September
28, 2004 - You may have noticed the music DVD section getting a little bigger
in your local CD or video store. It's fast becoming a lucrative way to push the
product and no one knows that better than 
May
5, 2004 - We heard a rumor that 
September
26, 2003 - Christmas is bound to sound a little Jazzier this year with Harry Connick
Jr. set to release his second Christmas album "Harry for the Holidays."
Due in stores on Oct. 28, the sixteen song set will feature Jazzed up take of
"Frosty the Snow Man," "Blue Christmas," "Santa Claus
Is Coming to Town," "Silent Night" and more. Connick says he also
plans to add a few original Christmas tunes to the album. The singer/pianist kicks
off his Christmas tour with his big band in Austin, TX, on Nov. 10th. Connick
will also be a guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on November
26th, the "Today" show on December 3rd and a Dec. 4 appearance on "The
View." Connick's first Holiday album "When My Heart Finds Christmas"
was released in 1993.
May
24, 2003 - Actor, singer and Pianist Harry Connick Jr. is going back to traditional
Jazz on his next album due out July 15th. "Other Hours - Connick on Piano,
Volume 1," will be a small ensemble instrumental album to be released on
Marsalis Music a new label formed by saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Throughout
his career Connick has touched on different sides of Jazz from pop standards to
big band but he says this new album represents where his head is at now. Most
of the tunes on "Other Hours" come from Connick's Tony-nominated score
for the Broadway musical "Thou Shalt Not." Also expect to hear a few
members of Connick's touring orchestra including tenor saxophonist Ned Goold,
bassist Neal Caine, and drummer Arthur Latin II. It's been a busy few years for
Connick who had a recurring role on TV's "Will and Grace."
