New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Diana Krall's 'Quiet Nights' Tour is off to an impressive start in her homeland of Canada, with critics lionizing the chart-topping jazz artist's "lush, melodic" show, "excellent band" (Globe and Mail, 5.15.09), raving that her "distinctive pipes sound even better live," and stunning "warmth, expressed as she punctuated songs with anecdotes and humour throughout the show" (Vancouver Sun, 5.13.09).
When the tour - featuring songs from Krall's new album 'Quiet Nights' (Verve) - begins its 49-date run in the US on June 5 in Waterbury, CT, audiences can expect a "flawlessly executed performance from all concerned. Krall's breathy, sultry vocals were in fine form," and her piano playing both "stylish and impeccable" (Winnipeg Sun, 4.23.09). Supporting Krall onstage "with near-telepathic skill and style" is drummer Jeff Hamilton, guitarist Anthony Wilson and bassist Robert Hurst. "Hamilton's gently swinging beats were the picture of understatement, Wilson's energetically burbling solos and sleek chords were a joy to behold, and Hurst's thick, massive basslines had the crowd in awe" (Winnipeg Sun, 4.23.09).
Krall has also just announced that the US leg of the 'Quiet Nights' Tour will also include special performances with a full orchestra in Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Highland Park, IL and Lenox, MA in addition to the previously announced dates at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
'Quiet Nights' is Krall's "gorgeous, Brazilian-inspired" (Dallas Morning News, 3.31.09) twelfth album, which debuted at No 3 on the Billboard Charts - a career best for the GRAMMY-winning artist.
DIANA KRALL 'QUIET NIGHTS' TOUR DATES:
June 5 - Waterbury, CT - The Palace Theater
June 6 - York, PA - Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
June 7 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center For the Performing Arts
June 9 - Utica, NY - Stanley Theater for the Performing Arts
June 10 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
June 12 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand at Foxwoods - MGM Grand Theater
June 13 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion w/ orchestra
June 14 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center
June 16 - Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 17 - Vienna, VA - The Filene Center
June 19 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center For the Performing Arts
June 20 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Spa Resort - Event Center
June 21 - Portsmouth, VA - nTelos Pavilion Harbor Center
June 23 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall w/ orchestra
June 24 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall w/ orchestra
June 26 - Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan - Hill Auditorium
June 27 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Pavilion w/ orchestra
June 28 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
June 30 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre
July 2 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
July 3 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook - US Cellular Pavilion
July 4 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood w/ orchestra
July 7 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park Center
July 8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
July 10 - Greenville, SC - Peace Center For the Performing Arts
July 11 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater w/ orchestra
July 12 - Nashville, TN - Schermerhorn Symphony Center
July 31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
August 1 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center
August 2 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Center For the Arts
August 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
August 7 - Rancho Mirage, CA - Agua Caliente Casino
August 8 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theatre @ Palms Casino
August 9 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino - Starlight Theater
August 10 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
August 12 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall w/ orchestra
August 13 - Livermore, CA - The Concerts at Wente Vineyards
August 15 - Reno, NV - Peppermill Reno Hotel Casino - Tuscany Ballroom
August 16 - Murphys, CA - Kautz Ironstone Vineyards Theater
August 18 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
August 19 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
August 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl w/ orchestra
August 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl w/ orchestra
August 23 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
August 25 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
August 26 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion
August 28 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
August 29 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
August 30 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
*All performances are with a quartet unless otherwise indicated.
