Pink Martini extends tour into fall

Twelve-member lounge-music ensemble Pink Martini has lined up some new dates on its upcoming headlining tour, which includes several live recording sessions with full orchestras.

The Portland, OR-based outfit kicks off the outing May 15 and 16 in San Antonio, TX, supplemented by the San Antonio Symphony. Two weeks later, the group returns to Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for a run of three live recording sessions with the Oregon Symphony.

After traveling throughout North America during June and early July, the group returns home to the West Coast in early fall for a Sept. 19 appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, followed by a Sept. 27 show in San Diego. Full details are included below.

The self-described "little orchestra" continues to support its third album, 2007's "Hey Eugene!" The set features 12 tracks sung in the group's typical polyglot style, with lyrics in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese, as well as the outfit's first Arabic-language track. The title cut can be heard at Pink Martini's MySpace page.

Pink Martini was founded in 1994 by classically trained pianist Thomas Lauderdale. A year later, the Harvard grad recruited his classmate, vocalist China Forbes, and the ensemble eventually grew from a quintet to a 12-piece.

The group made its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 and has since performed its diverse repertoire with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and the US, according to its website.

TOUR DATES
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May 2009
15, 16 - San Antonio, TX - Lila Cockrell Theater
21 - Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
31 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

June 2009
1, 2 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
6 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art
7 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
9 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap
11 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
12 - Boston, MA - Boston Opera House
13 - Burlington, VT - Discover Jazz Festival
15 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
16 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
18 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall
19 - Toronto, Ontario - Roy Thomson Hall
21 - Chicago, IL - Ravinia Festival
23 - St. Paul, MN - O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine's
25, 26 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
27 - Spokane, WA - Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox

July 2009
7, 8 - Montreal, Quebec - Montreal Jazz Festival

September 2009
19 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
27 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay

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