Diana Krall: The Quiet Nights Tour 2009 Comes to Providence Performing Arts Center June 14

Award-winning pianist and singer Diana Krall will play a one-night only performance at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 7:30P, in celebration of her latest album, Quiet Nights, a Brazilian bossa nova-influenced jazz collection. A recording artist for over 16 years, Krall has released such hit albums as The Look of Love, The Girl in the Other Room, and From This Moment On.

Tickets for DIANA KRALL: THE QUIET NIGHTS TOUR 2009 go on sale to the general public this Saturday, March 7 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office window at 220 Weybosset St. in downtown Providence, by phone at (401) 421-ARTS, or online at www.ppacri.org. Ticket prices are $65.50, $57.50, $52.50, and $35.50; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge. Patrons may purchase tickets at the Box Office window and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS on Monday - Friday, 10A - 5P, and Saturdays 10A - 2P; patrons may purchase tickets online at www.ppacri.org any time.

Diana Krall was born in Nanaimo, Canada, to a musical family - her father is a stride-style pianist and serious record collector - and she grew up absorbing music that guided her future growth. She attended Berklee School of Music in the early 1980s, and then moved to Los Angeles where she continued her studies with bassists Ray Brown and John Clayton, drummer Jeff Hamilton and pianist Jimmy Rowles; Rowles convinced the young pianist to focus on her singing as well. By 1990, Krall relocated to New York City and began performing with a trio, and in 1993, she released her debut album on a small Canadian independent label.

In 1999, Krall signed to Verve, and her career took off when When I Look in Your Eyes won a GRAMMY® for Best Jazz Vocal and became the first jazz disc to be nominated for Album of the Year in twenty-five years. In 2002, The Look of Love was a #1 bestseller in the US and a five-time platinum album in Canada. 2004's The Girl in the Other Room, was her first to focus on her own songwriting (with six tunes co-written with husband Elvis Costello); 2005's Christmas Songs proved one of the season's best-sellers; and 2006's From This Moment On was an upbeat, critical success that coincided with the birth of her twin sons.

Quiet Nights, the latest release from Krall, is influenced by Brazil's bossa nova wave (literally "new bump" or "new way" in Portuguese), the widely popular musical style, based on the country's traditional samba rhythms, that began in the sidewalk cafes of Rio in the early 1960s. With its hypnotic, swaying beats, sultry melodies, and new, exciting harmonies, this musical style leaves room for Krall's jazz improvisation.

For more information about PPAC's 2008/2009 season, visit www.ppacri.org.

 

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