Emerging recording artist and recipient of the Timmy Award for “Best Singer,” Danny Nova will headline Carnegie Hall in New York City at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2008. Nova will perform songs from his recent first solo release, "Crushing the Stone" (2008, Future Now Music), as well as songs that are yet to be released. Nova’s contemporary stylings prominently feature his four-octave vocal range. He is both songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on all tracks on “Crushing the Stone.”
Nova will perform with an all-star band featuring drummer Liberty DeVitto (
Billy Joel); violinist Deni Bonet (REM, Sara McLachlan); keyboardist Andy Burton (
Ian Hunter, Robert Plant); cellist Peter Lewy; percussionist Kevin McIntosh (Parliamment Funkadelic); bassist Muddy Shews (Southside Johnny's Asbury Jukes); pianist Scott Treibitz; percussionist Sheik (Africa); guitarist
Peter Wood (Dramarama); and floutist Yukari. Nova will also be joined by special guest singer, the multi-talented Nirvana Savoury, recently voted #1 female voice of Toronto.
"We are gearing up for what is going to be a truly amazing night in a very special placew," says Nova. "It has been a life-long dream to perform at
Carnegie Hall and I am looking forward to sharing the passion I feel for music with New York City." He adds, "I'm also proud to be presenting a world-class line-up of accomplished musicians."
Tickets for An Evening with Danny Nova are $21 to $98 and are available through the
Carnegie Hall Box Office:
www.carnegiehall.org or 212-247-7800