The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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What To Do Until Your Next Live Tony Bennett Concert

If you’re like The Year of Tony Bennett, you’re waiting (somewhat impatiently) for your next live Tony Bennett concert. (Scroll to the bottom of the page to see how long The Year of Tony Bennett has to wait for their next concerts.)

As this is summer and we’re in a jazz festival state of mind, we’d like to draw your attention to a collection of videos from the Newport Jazz Festival in 2002 that are hosted on Wolfgang’s Vault.

This link will take to the page where you can choose from the many films available.

Enjoy! And remember: The Best Is Yet To Come!

Thanks to Wolfgang’s Vault.

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Tony Bennett on National Public Radio

I think NPR loves Tony Bennett, as they have archived a treasure trove of interviews.  Here are some of my favorites.

This story by Scott Simon, Tony Bennett’s Art of Intimacy, was played on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday on November 4, 2011 is a favorite of mine. It’s an extended interview that covers his vocal training right after the war, how he addresses singing at the age of 85, and some special words about the people he collaborated  with in Duets II. Good interview, nice clips from the album, and very nicely produced. Click here to listen.

In the same  time period, Tony visited the NPR studios and sang two songs, accompanied by Lee Musiker. Click here to view this small concert.

And an extended interview on World Cafe, also from Fall 2011. The discussion about the end about Tony’s relationship to painting and singing are well worth listening to.  Click here to listen.

He has appeared on Marian McPartland’s wonderful Piano Jazz show. Click here to listen. This show was  recorded in 2004.

And finally, an interesting story about creating a new arrangement of I Left My Heart in San Francisco with Bill Charlap in 2006. Click here to listen.

There’s more on NPR … Just navigate to www.npr.org and search for Tony Bennett. You wont’ be sorry!

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Thank You, Tony Bennett

The fact that I’ve started this blog means that I have a fair amount to say about Tony Bennett. I’ve said some of it already, and there’s a lot more to come.

But it comes down to this–thank you, Tony Bennett.

Thank you for making so many wonderful albums. Thank you for continuing to appear in concert. And for playing the West Coast often enough for me to see you in concert pretty often. Thank you for writing your books. Thank you for everything you mean to those of us who love your art and music.

Thank you for letting us share in that.

– Suzanne

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