{"id":793,"date":"2025-12-15T16:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctolson.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:53:19","slug":"az-12-28-25-tony-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ctolson.com\/?p=793","title":{"rendered":"AZ 12\/28\/25 TONY Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My “The Last Crooner” concert is coming in a two weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year I love doing my TONY Bennett Tribute somewhere in AZ. This year it’s at the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro’Valley neat Tucson. My first time in this dual Theatre\/Music Hall venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m excited to Have a great group of players to bring you this book of music. Those who follow me over the decades know I’ve played solo shows on Keys and Guitars for decades. However, for this book of tunes of the Great TONY Bennett, I give up my playing and just focus on singing. I’ll do most the tunes from the ’74 TONY Bennett \/ Bill Evans Album. “My fav. piano and a voice” recording. Angelo Versace is an amazing pianist, and covers these Bill Evans voicing’s stunningly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Black is back on upright this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthur Vint is coming in on Drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know these three well in the Tucson Jazz community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And joining in with us this year is Andrew Gross, and amazing reed player from the Phoenix jazz scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two shows. One at 2PM and one at 6PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since this year we’ve passed Christmas I’m dropping all the holiday tunes except the one “A Child is Born”. This tune is the only Tony tune I’m aware of where Tony sang lightly in his head voice in spots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve only heard me sing many of these tunes alone on solo piano, this is at another level. Last year I saw a couple in Green Valley I know. They asked me where I’m playing. I said I just finished my TONY Bennett show last weekend. They responded, “Craig, we saw a great TONY Bennett show last week. They told me the theatre and I said….. “That was me”. They didn’t believe me until I showed them photos from my phone that were sent to me. Oh my, I guess I should dress up a bit more when not on stage:).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well I’ll look forward to seeing all the new folks who love the Gaslight Music Hall and can’t wait to do a few shows for you all. Tickets are available at. https:\/\/gaslightmusichall.csstix.com\/event-details.php?e=969<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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