We loved this Reuter’s piece by Phil Pullella about Mr. Bennett’s feelings about performing in Italy.
kd lang Interview
We wanted to post the link to an interview that kd lang did recently in Australia in conjunction with her performance at Hamar Hall in Melbourne. This is a two part interview; she talks about Tony Bennett in the first part.
Enjoy!
The European Tour Continues – July 2012
July 28 – Piazza Napoleone – Lucca Italy
https://twitter.com/camillaaisa/status/229691373719281664
https://twitter.com/LeonardoBoni7/status/229312697437655040
https://twitter.com/marinamacx/status/229374274031476736
July 27 – Monte Carlo Sporting Club – Monte Carlo, Monaco
July 22 – Starlight Festival – La Cantera de Marbella, Spain
https://twitter.com/Ayto_Marbella/status/227360562944802816
https://twitter.com/mangelesdiaz/status/227158767706439680
July 20 – Cap Roig Festival – Cap Roig, Spain
Check this You Tube video from Cap Roig:
July 17 – Kucukciftlik Park – Istanbul, Turkey
Here’s some ticket information.
https://twitter.com/BloombergHT/status/223124972393086976
July 15 – Cavea Auditorium – Rome, Italy
July 13- Jazz à Vienne Festival – Vienne, France
Jazz à Vienne Festival also has a blog. Can’t locate a twitter account, but many are using the #JazzAVienne hashtag.
Tweets from the performance:
https://twitter.com/awmelie/status/223885702440554496
https://twitter.com/LaCatastrofe/status/223903785234333697
https://twitter.com/LaCatastrofe/status/223891550265028609
July 11 – Montreux Jazz Festival – Montreux, Switzerland
Tweets starting to come in from the performance:
https://twitter.com/Hacamourai/status/223162999123361793
https://twitter.com/llplemouv/status/223152316751155201
https://twitter.com/GarnierJules/status/223140043064229888
https://twitter.com/Fluckskywalker/status/223136026619678721
https://twitter.com/MontreuxJazz/status/223137409305554944
Montreux Jazz Festival – Daily News 30.06.2012: bit.ly/MlG1Yb #mjf12 #WEmjf
— MontreuxJazzFestival (@MontreuxJazz) July 2, 2012
There is also a Montreux Jazz Festival blog.
July 8 – North Sea Jazz Festival – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Follow the North Sea Jazz Festival on Twitter @northseajazz
Here’s a review from De Telegraff. In Dutch.
Live tweeting from the performance:
@itstonybennett You’ll find that life is still worth whileIf you just smile… Great set today in North Sea! Congratulation Maestro!
— Agenda Concerti (@AgendaConcerti) July 9, 2012
Watching the wonderful Tony Bennett being rather wonderful. #NSJ12
— Lodewijk Schutte (@low) July 8, 2012
Photo: Standing ovation for Tony Bennett (Taken with Instagram) tmblr.co/Zkd9YyOx9wGg
— Gherry (@Gherry) July 8, 2012
July 7 – Queen Elisabeth Hall – Antwerp, Belgium
Here’s a review of the concert (in Flemish).
Live tweeting after the concert:
What a wonderful concert by Tony Bennett in Antwerp! I’m so glad I had the opportunity to meet Tony! #itstonybennett twitter.com/anschippers/st…
— Alexander Schippers (@anschippers) July 8, 2012
Mr. Tony Bennett was amazing! Will remember this forever!
— Valerie Dehaeck (@legallyblondev) July 7, 2012
Front row seats at Tony Bennett #legend twitter.com/thierrypirsoul…
— Thierry Pirsoul (@thierrypirsoul) July 7, 2012
Articles from the Het Laatste Niweuws and Wattedoen.be.
Going tonight to Tony Bennett in Antwerp! @itstonybennett
— Alexander Schippers (@anschippers) July 7, 2012
July 6 – L’Olympia – Paris, France
Live Tweeting After the Concert:
@itstonybennett en concert a l’Olympia, MAGIQUE… twitter.com/TWDAlexandre/s…
— Alexandre (@TWDAlexandre) July 6, 2012
La légende Tony Bennett à l’Olympia. Mémorable ! @itstonybennett twitter.com/cinedouard/sta…
— Edouard Brane (@cinedouard) July 6, 2012
The great Tony Bennett fb.me/1dmYvUOL7
— Stephane Martin (@smartinarpp) July 6, 2012
Ce soir, a dream coming true: Tony Bennett en concert à l’Olympia.
— Edouard Brane (@cinedouard) July 6, 2012
There’s a Facebook Meetup for the concert in Paris. Wish I could join!
Great Performances: Duets II Nominated for Emmy Award
The Year of Tony Bennett congratulates Tony Bennett on the nomination of the PBS Great Performances Duets II for an Emmy award for Outstanding Variety Special. An Emmy and a Grammy in the same season? Absolutely! Here’s a link to the news announcement from Reuters.
It’s been released on DVD and can be purchased at Amazon in regular DVD and Blu-Ray formats.
Congratulations to all of the artists on the DVD as well as the production crew.
Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett (available for preorder)
I checked to see if the DVD for The Zen of Bennett was available on Amazon.com a few weeks ago. I didn’t find the DVD, but what I did find was a listing for a new book by Tony Bennett: Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett, to be published by HarperCollins Publishers on November 20, 2012.
The book is available for pre-ordering at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
According to Harper, it will also be available as an audiobook. We are hoping that Mr. Bennett will be reading his own book.
We at The Year of Tony Bennett can hardly wait!