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NATALIE COLE PLAYS THE APOLLO FRI., NOV 10TH: Her First Concert in the World famous Venue in Over 20 Years
(New York, NY) - The Apollo Legends Series sponsored by JP Morgan Chase invites you to spend an evening with the ever versatile and ever elegant Natalie Cole in her first concert at the world famous Apollo Theater in over 20 years.
Over the course of her amazing 30 year career, Natalie Cole has done it all, altering musical styles with the greatest of ease, beginning with R&B and moving on to find success in the arenas of Pop, Jazz and Adult Contemporary music.
With her latest Verve Records release Leavin' signifying her return to her R&B roots, Ms. Cole will give the Apollo audience a special treat, performing songs from the highly anticipated album and showcasing her consummate artistry.
Don't miss Ms. Natalie Cole returning to R&B and to the Apollo Theater on Friday, November 10th, 8pm. Tickets are $75 and are available through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (212) 307-7171, www.ticketmaster.com.
With her distinctive vocals, musical fluidity and enduring connection to her fans, Natalie Cole's iconic status is undeniable and the release of her 20th studio album, Leavin' (released on September 26th), marks an impressive milestone for the star. Leavin' is a recording that returns Ms. Cole to her musical roots in R&B and is led by a remake of the 1972 #1 Billboard R&B single and Aretha Franklin smash "Day Dreaming". An eclectic mix of Pop, R&B and Rock tracks, Leavin' mixes Ms. Cole's stunning vocals with a list of classic songs from the likes of Fiona Apple, Aretha Franklin, Sting and others, as well as a new song, "5 Minutes Away," a writing collaboration between Ms. Cole, the album's co-producer Dallas Austin and keyboardist Chanz Parkman.
Ms. Cole's Apollo appearance is part of the Leavin' Tour, her first full contemporary club tour in nearly two decades. The hits, "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," "I've Got Love On My Mind," and "Unforgettable," as well as "Day Dreaming", are sure to be highlighted during this performance for what is promised to be as an intimate, rocking evening with Natalie Cole. Ms. Cole will be backed by a 7-piece band including Chris Johnson (drums), James Manning (bass), Agape Jerry (guitar), Chanz Parkman (keyboards), Gail Deadrick (keyboards and music director) and backing vocalists Traci Brown and Marcellina Hawthorne.
Natalie Cole, daughter of legendary jazz great Nat King Cole, began her professional singing career at the age of eleven at Los Angeles' Greek Theater. Growing up around her father and his contemporaries, a young Natalie was exposed firsthand to the music of artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington and went on to forge her own path in the music world. Her first album, Inseparable, released in 1975, earned her two Grammys, including Best New Artist. She went on to have several major best-selling albums, among them Natalie, which went gold in 1976, Unpredictable and Thankful, both of which achieved platinum sales in 1977. However, it was her 1991 release of Unforgettable…With Love that rocked the music world, selling an amazing 14 million copies worldwide and earning seven Grammy awards. Performing songs first made famous by her father, she fulfilled a lifelong dream of recording a duet with him by incorporating his original recording of the title track in with her song. Unforgettable…With Love confirmed her royal lineage as one of the most elegant, gutsy interpreters of American popular song and soon her audience expanded to include jazz and traditional pop aficionados. Subsequently, she released the equally impressive Take a Look in 1993 followed by 1996's Stardust, which featured the Grammy-winning version of "When I Fall In Love", a duet with her father.
In 1999, Elektra Records released Snowfall on the Sahara, which showcased Ms. Cole on an array of pop songs, and The Magic of Christmas, a collection of holiday standards performed with the London Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Cole completed her tenure with Elektra in 2000 with the release of a Greatest Hits Volume, which was issued to coincide with the publication of the singer's autobiography, Angel on My Shoulder. The book made its appearance on several national best-seller lists and NBC adapted the book for a television film called The Natalie Cole Story directed by actor/director Robert Townsend. Ms. Cole (who was a co-producer on the film) won an NAACP Image Award for her appearance in the acclaimed biopic. Currently, Natalie Cole is signed with Verve Records and continues to record and perform.
About The Apollo Theater
Since introducing the first Amateur Night contests in 1934, the Apollo Theater has played a major role in the emergence of innovative musical genres including jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, soul and hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis, Jr., James Brown, Bill Cosby, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and countless others began their road to stardom on the Apollo's stage. Based on its cultural significance and architecture, the Apollo Theater received state and city landmark designation in 1983 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Apollo Theater Foundation was established as a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation in 1991 and is dedicated to the preservation and development of the Apollo Theater. The historic venue hosts major concerts and special events and continues its tradition of discovering future stars with its weekly installment of Apollo Amateur Night every Wednesday night and with the syndicated television show, Showtime at the Apollo, which is taped at the theater and airs weekly in over 150 markets nationwide. Harlem is Manhattan's third most popular tourist destination and the Apollo remains Harlem's top attraction, drawing 1.3 million visitors annually.
The world famous Apollo Theater, "where stars are born and legends are made" ™ is located in the heart of Harlem at 253 West 125 Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (7th Ave.) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (8th Ave.). For further information about the Apollo Theater, visit the website at www.apollotheater.com.
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source:
Nina Flowers
PR Coordinator
Apollo Theater
nina.flowers@apollotheater.com
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