Donal Fox & Harry Connick, Jr. to Play Tanglewood, 8/31

Tanglewood is the place to be for Labor Day Weekend. This Saturday, August 31, the Lenox, MA facility hosts two shows: DonAl Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project at 1:00PM in Seiji Ozawa Hall, and Harry Connick, Jr. at 7:00PM in the Koussevitzky Music Shed.

DonAl Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project
Tanglewood -Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, MA
$18.00 - $53.00
Saturday, August 31, composer, pianist and innovator DonAl Fox will perform his Scarlatti Jazz Project. Mr. Fox and his quartet will bring their unique amalgam of jazz, Latin, and classical music to Ozawa Hall for this 1 p.m. performance. Mr. Fox is internationally acclaimed as composer, pianist, and improviser in both jazz and classical music. His numerous awards include a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition, and a fellowship from the Bogliasco Foundation, and he is a three time nominee for the CalArts/Alpert Award in the Arts. Mr. Fox recently premiered his Monk and Bach Project at Jazz at Lincoln Center, his orchestra piece, "Hear De Lambs A-Cryin'," commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra for The Spiritual Project, and the world premiere of his piano concerto Peace Out for Improvised Piano and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra. He is returning to Tanglewood for the first time since 2010. Ticket for DonAl Fox's Scarlatti Jazz Project range from $18 to $53 and can be purchased at www.tanglewood.org, by calling 888-266-1200, or at the Tanglewood Box Office.

Harry Connick, Jr. - Every Man Should Know Tour
Tanglewood - Koussevitzky Music Shed
Lenox, MA
$29.50 - $99.50
Harry Connick, Jr.'s meteoric rise in the world of music was only a prelude to a multi-faceted career. This pianist, vocalist, composer, band leader, actor, and philanthropist has received awards and recognition for his live and recorded musical performances, and for his achievements on screens large and small as well as the Broadway stage. Throughout his stellar career, Harry Connick, Jr. has earned three Grammy awards, two Emmy Awards, and two Tony nominations, and spearheaded efforts to help rebuild his hometown of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. This performance with his band will be in support of his new album release EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW , a collection of original songs that touches on some of Harry's deepest feelings about life and love. Tickets for Harry Connick, Jr., range from $29.50 to $99.50 and can be purchased at www.tanglewood.org, by calling 888-266-1200, or at the Tanglewood Box Office.

All Day Lawn Pass will allow concert goers to enjoy the Scarlatti Jazz Project on the lawn at 1 p.m. and remain through the Harry Connick, Jr. Shed concert at 7 p.m.

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