My New Orleans Tour

My New Orleans Tour

Tour by Harry Connick, Jr.
Concert poster, April 5 at The Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the My New Orleans Tour
Start date	February 23, 2007
End date	March 20, 2008
Legs	4
Number of shows	74 in North America 17 in Europe 10 in South East Asia 5 in Australia 106 in Total
Harry Connick, Jr. concert chronology

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. 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.^[2]

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."^[3]

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.^[4][5] (See Björk: "Declare Independence" live dedications)

Personnel

Band

• 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, New York.

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

Tour dates

Date[6][7]	City	Country	Venue
North America
February 23, 2007	Boca Raton	United States	Mizner Park Amphitheatre
February 24, 2007	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
February 25, 2007	Miami		Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts - Knight Concert Hall
February 26, 2007	Orlando		Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
February 27, 2007	Savannah		Johnny Mercer Theater
March 1, 2007	Ashville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
March 2, 2007	North Charleston		N. Charleston Performing Arts Center
March 3, 2007	Columbia		Township Auditorium
March 4, 2007	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
March 7, 2007	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
March 8, 2007	Huntsville		Von Braun Center Concert Hall
March 9, 2007	Birmingham		BJCC Concert Hall
March 10, 2007	Knoxville		Civic Auditorium
March 11, 2007	Louisville		Palace Theatre
March 13, 2007	Nashville		Tennessee PAC - Andrew Jackson Hall
March 14, 2007	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
March 15, 2007	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
March 16, 2007
March 17, 2007	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
April 4, 2007	Ames		Stephens Auditorium
April 5, 2007	Minneapolis		The Orpheum Theatre
April 6, 2007	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Theatre
April 7, 2007	South Bend		Morris PAC
April 9, 2007	Cleveland		State Theatre
April 11, 2007	Pittsburgh		Benedum Center
April 12, 2007	Toledo		Stranahan Theatre
April 13, 2007	Buffalo		Shea's PAC
April 14, 2007	Toronto	Canada	The Hummingbird Centre
April 15, 2007	London		John Labatt Centre
April 19, 2007	Providence	United States	Providence Performing Arts Center
April 20, 2007	Atlantic City		Borgata Event Center
April 21, 2007	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
April 22, 2007	Rochester		Auditorium Theatre
April 23, 2007	Schenectady		Proctors Theatre
April 25, 2007	Boston		Wang Theatre at Citi PAC
April 26, 2007	Syracuse		Landmark Theatre
April 27, 2007	Wallingford		Chevy Theatre
Apr 28, 2007	Baltimore		Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
May 6, 2007	New Orleans		New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 8, 2007	San Antonio		Majestic Theatre
May 10, 2007	Austin		Bass Performing Arts Center
May 11, 2007	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 12, 2007	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre
May 14, 2007	Albuquerque		Sandia Casino
May 15, 2007	Phoenix		Dodge Theatre
May 17, 2007	San Diego		Bayside Amphitheatre
May 18, 2007	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
May 19, 2007	Palm Desert		McCallum Theatre
May 20, 2007	Santa Barbara		Arlington Theater
May 22, 2007	Fresno		William Saroyan Theatre
May 23, 2007	Bakersfield		Rabobank Arena
May 24, 2007	San Francisco		Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
May 25, 2007	San Jose		San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
May 26, 2007	Sonoma		Sonoma Jazz Festival
May 27, 2007	Reno		Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
May 29, 2007	Spokane		INB Performing Arts Center
May 30, 2007	Eugene		Hult Center for the Performing Arts
June 1, 2007	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Hall
June 2, 2007	Seattle		Chateau Ste. Michelle
June 3, 2007	Vancouver	Canada	Vancouver Centre for Performing Arts
June 5, 2007	Nampa	United States	Idaho Center
June 6, 2007	Salt Lake City		Abravanel Hall
June 7, 2007	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 15, 2007	Mashantucket		Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Casino
June 17, 2007	Philadelphia		Kimmel Center - Verizon Hall
June 19, 2007[8]	Ottawa	Canada	Scotiabank Place
June 21, 2007	Vienna	United States	Wolf Trap
June 22, 2007	Cary		Koka Booth Amphitheater
June 23, 2007	Greenville		Peace Center
June 24, 2007	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
June 25, 2007
June 27, 2007	Reading		Sovereign PAC
June 28, 2007	Wilmington		The Grand Opera House
June 30, 2007	Montreal	Canada	Place des Arts/Montreal Jazz Festival
Europe
October 24, 2007	Berlin	Germany	Schillertheatre
October 25, 2007	Hamburg		Laeiszhalle Cancelled
October 26, 2007	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Theatre
October 28, 2007[6]	The Hague	Netherlands	World Forum
October 29, 2007[6]	Antwerp	Belgium	Queen Elizabeth Hall
October 30, 2007[9]	Paris	France	Le Grand Rex
October 31, 2007
November 3, 2007[6]	London	England	Royal Albert Hall
November 5, 2007	Madrid	Spain	Teatro Circo
November 6, 2007	Málaga		Teatro Cervantes
November 7, 2007	Zaragoza		Sala Multiusos
November 10, 2007	Barcelona		Palau de la Música
November 13, 2007[10]	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Main Hall
November 14, 2007[10]	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Waterfront Hall
November 16, 2007[6]	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
November 17, 2007[6]	Birmingham	England	Birmingham Symphony Hall
November 18, 2007[6]
Asia
March 3, 2008	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Petronas Filharmonik Hall
March 4, 2008
March 5, 2008[11]
March 7, 2008[12]	Singapore	Singapore	Mosaic Music Festival
March 9, 2008[13]	Shanghai	China	Changning Arena
March 11, 2008	Beijing		Expo Theatre
March 13, 2008[14]	Seoul	South Korea	Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
March 15, 2008[13]	Manila	Philippines	Philippine International Convention Center
March 17, 2008	Bangkok	Thailand	Central World Convention Center
March 19, 2008[15]	Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Australia
March 23, 2008[16]	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Opera House
March 26, 2008	St Kilda		Palais Theatre
March 27, 2008
March 28, 2008	Canberra		Royal Theatre
March 30, 2008	Perth		Kings Park

References

1. Connor, Eric (June 18, 2007). "Connick brings it home". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
2. Foster, Mary (May 2007). "New Orleans clarinetist Batiste dies". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
3. Montreal Jazz Festival Awards Recipients
4. "China Cracks Down on Connick?!". E!News. March 2008.
5. "Connick Jr. concert restricted by China". NewsChannel 9 WSYR. 13 March 2008.
6. "Harry Connick, Jr.'s tour information". Harry Connick, Jr. official site. 2007.
7. "Tour". Harry Connick, Jr. official site on Sony BMG. 2007.
8. "Harry Connick, Jr. and his Big Band Concert Rescheduled to June 19". CCNMatthews. 2007.
9. "Harry Connick, Jr. le 30 octobre 2007 - Paris - Le Rex". sazikadonf.com. June 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
10. "Harry Connick Jr. announces Irish dates". Hotpress. June 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
11. "Harry Connick Jr returns". New Straits Times Online. January 5, 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
12. "Feast of music". The Star Online eCentral. December 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
13. "Tours". Marsalis Music. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
14. Ah-young, Chung (January 7, 2008). "Harry Connick to Go on Stage". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
15. "Harry Connick Jr. Live in Hong Kong". Hong Kong Entertainment Nightlife Clubbing Music Guide. January 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
16. "Harry Connick Jr announces Australian tour!". Access All Areas.net.au. January 29, 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.

External links

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