PINK MARTINI Set for Atlanta Symphony Hall, 4/1

Pink Martini, a 12-member ensemble that performs an eclectic mix of world music, will return to Atlanta for the first time since their appearance at Chastain Park Amphitheatre in 2009 on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., at Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. The group's Atlanta performance is part of a larger national tour, which began in early February and will run through May.

Since its origination in 1994, Pink Martini has performed a variety of music that draws inspiration from music from all over the world - crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop.

"Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure," Mr. Lauderdale has said. "All of us in Pink Martini have studied different languages as well as different styles of music from different parts of the world. At one moment, you feel like you're in the middle of a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, and in the next moment, you're in a French music hall of the 1930s or a palazzo in Napoli. It's a bit like an urban musical travelogue."

Pink Martini's debut album Sympathique was released independently in 1997 on the band's own label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale's dog), and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for "Song of the Year" and "Best New Artist" in France's Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000. Pink Martini released Hang On Little Tomato in 2004, Hey Eugene! in 2007 and Splendor In The Grass in 2009. In November 2010 the band released Joy To The World - a festive, multi-denominational holiday album featuring songs from around the globe. All five albums have gone gold in France, Canada, Greece, and Turkey, and have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 10. See below or visit www.pinkmartini.com for further details.