My New Orleans Tour

My New Orleans Tour
Concert poster, April 5 at The Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, as part of the My New Orleans Tour
Tour by Harry Connick, Jr.
Start date	February 23, 2007
End date	March 20, 2008
Legs	4
Shows	74 in North America 17 in Europe 10 in South East Asia 5 in Australia 106 in Total
Harry Connick, Jr. tour chronology
My New Orleans Tour (2007-2008) A Holiday Celebration Tour (2008)

The My New Orleans Tour was a 2007 concert tour by American singer, pianist, and actor Harry Connick, Jr. backed by his big band. The tour promoted his albums Oh, My NOLA (My New Orleans) and Chanson du Vieux Carré. The first concert of the tour was on February 23, 2007 at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Florida. The first part of the tour took place in the USA and Canada. The second part of the tour was in Europe,^[1] and in 2008 the tour came to Asia and Australia.

One of the dates was the closing act at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, on May 6, 2007.^[2] Connick was also supposed to be part of a concert with clarinetist Alvin Batiste at the same festival, called "Marsalis Music honors Alvin Batiste & Bob French". However, Batiste died of an apparent heart attack only hours before he was to perform. The concert, that also included Branford Marsalis and Bob French, went on as planned, in memory of Alvin Batiste.^[3]

At the Montreal Jazz Festival, on June 30, 2007, Connick received the Ella Fitzgerald Award, "in recognition of the versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a jazz singer renowned on the international scene."^[4]

For the March 9, 2008 concert in Shanghai, China, an old set list had mistakenly been given to Chinese authorities when applying for permits to play in China. An hour before the concert, authorities showed up, and the old set list was found to contain songs that were considered inappropriate to perform, and a number of "safe" songs were added. Connick & co. revised the set list with current songs, but did not get approval. Connick's big band did not have the charts for the permitted songs on the old set list, so they often remained quiet through the concert. Connick issued a statement four days later, saying "Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was not able to give my fans in China the show I intended." The issue that China had with Connick's setlist, was likely to stem from a March 2 concert with Björk, who dedicated a song to Tibet at the end of her performance.^[5][6] (See Björk: "Declare Independence" live dedications)

Personnel

Band

[1]

• vocals, piano: Harry Connick, Jr.
• Trombone: Lucien Barbarin, Joe Barati, Jeff Bush, Dion Tucker
• Trumpet: Roger Ingram, Derrick Gardner, Mark Braud, Leroy Jones, Bijon Watson
• Bass: Neal Caine
• Alto saxophone: Charles "Ned" Goold
• Baritone saxophone: David Schumacher
• Tenor saxophone: Jerry Weldon
• drums: Arthur Latin

Band member Dion Tucker proposed to his girlfriend, on stage during the concert on April 21, 2007, in Radio City Music Hall, in New York, NY.[2]

Setlist (incomplete)

There are variations from concert to concert, and also a number of songs not named here, have been performed.

Songs performed most regularly, or quite often

• instrumental medley of classic tunes and Connick originals [3]
• "Come By Me" [4] (from his 1999 album Come By Me)
• "Let Them Talk" (from his 2007 album Oh, My NOLA)
• "Working In The Coal Mine" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "Hello Dolly" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "All These People" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "Yes We Can" (from Oh, My NOLA)
• "Basin Street Blues" [5] (from his 1988 album 20)
• "Didn't He Ramble" (from his 1992 album 25)

Harry Connick Jr at the Johnny Mercer Theater, Savannah, Georgia February 27, 2007. (Lucien Barbarin and Harry Connick Jr to the left, Mark Braud to the right.)

Other performed songs (1 or several times)

• "Dan Dan the Driving Man"[6] (new, unrecorded, about Dan who drives the tour bus)
• "On the Sunny Side of the Street" [7] (from his 1987 album Harry Connick Jr.)
• "Sweet Georgia Brown" [8] (from his 1979 album Eleven)
• "New Orleans" [9] (from his 2007 album Chanson du Vieux Carré)
• "Sugar Blues" [10] (unrecorded)
• "Do Dat Thing" [11] (from his 2007 album Oh, My NOLA)
• "St. James Infirmary Blues" [12] (bonus track on his 1999 album Come By Me)
• "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" [13] (from his 2007 album Chanson du Vieux Carré)
• "It Had to Be You" [14] (from his 1989 album When Harry Met Sally...)

Tour dates

^[7][8]

North America (2007)

• February 23 Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, FL
• February 24 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
• February 25 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts - Knight Concert Hall, Miami, FL
• February 26 Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Orlando, FL
• February 27 Johnny Mercer Theater, Savannah, GA
• March 1 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC
• March 2 N. Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, SC
• March 3 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
• March 4 Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, North Carolina
• March 7 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
• March 8 Von Braun Center Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL
• March 9 BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL
• March 10 Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN
• March 11 Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY
• March 13 Tennessee PAC - Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, TN
• March 14 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
• March 15 Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
• March 16 Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
• March 17 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
• April 4 Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA
• April 5 The Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
• April 6 Milwaukee Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
• April 7 Morris PAC, South Bend, IN
• April 9 State Theatre, Cleveland, OH
• April 11 Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• April 12 Stranahan Theatre, Toledo, OH
• April 13 Shea's PAC, Buffalo, NY
• April 14 The Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, ON Canada
• April 15 John Labatt Centre, London, ON Canada
• April 19 Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI
• April 20 Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ
• April 21 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
• April 22 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY
• April 23 Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, NY
• April 25 Wang Theatre at Citi PAC, Boston, MA
• April 26 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY
• April 27 Chevy Theatre, Wallingford, CT
• Apr 28 Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD
• May 6 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
• May 8 Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX
• May 10 Bass Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX
• May 11 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
• May 12 Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX
• May 14 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM
• May 15 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
• May 17 Bayside Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
• May 18 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
• May 19 McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA
• May 20 Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
• May 22 William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, CA
• May 23 Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, CA
• May 24 Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
• May 25 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose, CA
• May 26 Sonoma Jazz Festival, Sonoma, CA
• May 27 Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Reno, NV
• May 29 INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA
• May 30 Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR
• Jun 1 Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland, OR
• Jun 2 Chateau Ste. Michelle, Seattle, WA
• Jun 3 Vancouver Centre for Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC Canada
• Jun 5 Idaho Center, Nampa, ID
• Jun 6 Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
• Jun 7 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
• Jun 15 Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT
• Jun 17 Kimmel Center - Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA
• Jun 19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON Canada ^[9]
• Jun 21 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
• Jun 22 Koka Booth Amphitheater, Cary, NC
• Jun 23 Peace Center, Greenville, SC
• Jun 24 Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
• Jun 25 Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
• Jun 27 Sovereign PAC, Reading, PA
• Jun 28 The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE
• Jun 30 Place des Arts/Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec Canada

Europe (2007)

• Oct 24 Schillertheatre, Berlin, Germany
• Oct 25 Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany (this date was cancelled)
• Oct 26 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Oct 28 World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands ^[7]
• Oct 29 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerp, Belgium ^[7]
• Oct 30 Le Grand Rex, Paris, France ^[10]
• Oct 31 Le Grand Rex, Paris, France
• Nov 3 Royal Albert Hall, London, England ^[7]
• Nov 5 Teatro Circo, Madrid, Spain
• Nov 6 Teatro Cervantes, Malaga, Spain
• Nov 7 Sala Multiusos, Zaragoza, Spain
• Nov 10 Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain
• Nov 13 RDS Main Hall, Dublin, Ireland ^[11]
• Nov 14 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland ^[11]
• Nov 16 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland ^[7]
• Nov 17 Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England ^[7]
• Nov 18 Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England ^[7]

South East Asia (2008)

• March 3 Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• March 4 Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• March 5 Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ^[12]
• March 7 Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore, Singapore ^[13]
• March 9 Changning Arena, Shanghai, China ^[14]
• March 11 Expo Theatre, Beijing, China
• March 13 Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, South Korea ^[15]
• March 15 Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines ^[14]
• March 17 Central World Covention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
• March 19 Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China ^[16]

Australia (2008)

• March 23 Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales ^[17]
• March 26 Palais Theatre, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
• March 27 Palais Theatre, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
• March 28 Royal Theatre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• March 30 Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

References

1. ^ Connor, Eric (June 18, 2007). "Connick brings it home". The Greenville News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=119E444595DCAA18&p_docnum=1&p_theme=gannett&s_site=greenvilleonline&p_product=GRNB. Retrieved 2007-06-22. 
2. ^ Connick Not Nevilles Closing Jazz Fest
3. ^ Foster, Mary (May 2007). "New Orleans clarinetist Batiste dies". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2007-05-06-927267078_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 
4. ^ Montreal Jazz Festival Awards Recipients
5. ^ "China Cracks Down on Connick?!". E!News. March 2008. http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=880fa916-b9e0-42f6-b955-e09f7d9dd075&entry=index. 
6. ^ "Connick Jr. concert restricted by China". NewsChannel 9 WSYR. 13 March 2008. http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=42c27088-90c4-4759-8850-efe8940ac041. 
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8. ^ "Tour". Harry Connick, Jr. official site on Sony BMG. 2007. http://www.hconnickjr.com/. 
9. ^ "Harry Connick, Jr. and his Big Band Concert Rescheduled to June 19". CCNMatthews. 2007. http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=645622. 
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11. ^ ^{a b} "Harry Connick Jr. announces Irish dates". Hotpress. June 22, 2007. http://www.hotpress.com/music/news/2931628.html. Retrieved 2007-06-22. 
12. ^ "Harry Connick Jr returns" (^{[dead link]} – ^{5, 2008&as_yhi=January 5, 2008&btnG=Search Scholar search}). New Straits Times Online. January 5, 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080110171222/http://www.nst.com.my/Saturday/National/2124808/Article/index_html. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 
13. ^ "Feast of music". The Star Online eCentral. December 31, 2007. http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/31/music/19868768&sec=music. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 
14. ^ ^{a b} "Tours". Marsalis Music. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071207160934/http://www.marsalismusic.com/tours-date.php. Retrieved 2008-01-07. 
15. ^ Ah-young, Chung (January 7, 2008). "Harry Connick to Go on Stage". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080118154757/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/01/143_16822.html. Retrieved 2008-01-07. 
16. ^ "Harry Connick Jr. Live in Hong Kong". Hong Kong Entertainment Nightlife Clubbing Music Guide. January 7, 2008. http://www.hkclubbing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4902&Itemid=2&mosmsg=Thanks+for+your+vote%21. Retrieved 2008-01-07. 
17. ^ "Harry Connick Jr announces Australian tour!". Access All Areas.net.au. January 29, 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080130173123/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EkpEVZZAulaXUqEKkd.php. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 

External links

• CBS 5's Liam Mayclem interview with Harry Connick Jr. on tour, May 24, 2007