Tony Bennett swings into fall/winter

Tony Bennett is staying busy with a new holiday album and North American tour dates through December.

Next on the legendary crooner's itinerary is a Sept. 12 performance in Los Angeles, which he'll follow with a steady string of shows throughout the US and Canada. Multiple dates are booked in Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlantic City and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Details are included below.

Bennett, who celebrated his 82nd birthday last month, continues to back his latest album, "Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1," which surfaced a year ago and remains in the Top 10 on Billboard's jazz albums chart. The set has the singer putting his characteristic touch on 20th Century American classics that he recorded from the '50s through the '90s.

The record follows 2006's Grammy-winning "Tony Bennett: Duets/An American Classic," for which the singer paired up with superstars including Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Bono and Billy Joel, to name a few.

Bennett's next offering, "A Swingin' Christmas" featuring the Count Basie Big Band, is due Oct. 14.

Bennett has sold more than 50 million albums and earned 15 Grammys over six decades, according to a press release. He and his wife, Susan, are also busy raising money for their Exploring the Arts organization, which supports arts education in public schools.

TOUR DATES
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September 2008
12 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
14 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
19, 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton
27 - Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
30 - Orlando, FL - UCF Arena

October 2008
4 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Arts Center
9, 10 - Niagra Falls, Ontario - Fallsview Casino Resort
16 - Clearwater, FL - Coachman Park
17 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
24 - Richmond, British Columbia - River Rock Casino Resort
25 - Coquitlam, British Columbia - Red Robinson Show Theatre
27, 28 - Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center

November 2008
6, 7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Casino
8 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
21, 22 - Atlantic City, NJ - Harrah's Resort
28, 29 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton

December 2008
4 - Westbury, NY - Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury
14 - Buffalo, NY - University of Buffalo Center for the Arts


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