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Beloved Oregon-based Pink Martini's new track “The Butterfly Song” premieres on The Huffington Post. Listen/share the song here: bit.ly/2eYVbHa. The song appears on their ninth studio album, Je dis oui, out November 18 via Heinz Records.

 The Public Ticket Sale Day for the 25th anniversary season of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be Today, October 1.

World renowned "Little Orchestra" PINK MARTINI returns to Sydney to pair up with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a fantastic party of a concert.

Pink Martini, the internationally celebrated "suave salon orchestra" (New York Times) will be returning to British shores this Autumn for a series of spectacular shows that fuse their unique blend of jazz, world music, cabaret, lounge and 1940-50s film music. The tour, which starts in Bristol on October 21st, takes in cities including London, Oxford, Liverpool, Gateshead, Glasgow, York and Manchester, and coincides with the release of their new album, Je Dis Oui.

 The Public Ticket Sale Day for the 25th anniversary season of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be Saturday, October 1.

The 15-piece 'little orchestra' Pink Martini will bring their infectious blend of classical, jazz, Latin and pop to Sydney when they return to perform three concerts with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House next month.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) has announced 16 new events and performances for 2016-2017, featuring world-class performances in music, dance, comedy, speakers and family entertainment.  Tickets will be available to members of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts beginning Monday, May 23, 2016 and on sale to the general public on Friday, June 3, 2016 at noon. Tickets and memberships may be purchased online at lutherburbankcenter.org, by phone at 707.546.3600 or in person at the box office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa (open daily, 12 - 6 p.m.).

Tony Bennett, Pink Martini, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and Dick Hyman were announced today as concert additions to the 2016 Gilmore Keyboard Festival. These performances round out The Gilmore's schedule for the upcoming Festival scheduled for April 26 - May 14, 2016.

Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world - crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop - Thomas Lauderdale founded Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for political fundraisers for causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, the environment, libraries, public broadcasting, education, and parks. More than 20 years later, Pink Martini still tours the world, singing in 22 languages at opera houses, concert halls, film festivals, museums, and fashion shows. This performance of the biggest little orchestra around will feature lead singer China Forbes.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents a special engagement with the internationally acclaimed 12-piece 'little orchestra' Pink Martini tonight, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. featuring chanteuse, Storm Large, in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Tony Bennett, Pink Martini, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and Dick Hyman were announced today as concert additions to the 2016 Gilmore Keyboard Festival. These performances round out The Gilmore's schedule for the upcoming Festival scheduled for April 26 - May 14, 2016.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents a special engagement with the internationally acclaimed 12-piece "little orchestra" Pink Martini on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. featuring chanteuse, Storm Large, in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents a special engagement with the internationally acclaimed 12-piece 'little orchestra' Pink Martini on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. featuring chanteuse, Storm Large, in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Spread throughout intimate venues in Savannah's historic district, the 2016 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) lineup covers folk, traditional, popular, serious and studied music by renowned artists from across the globe.

On August 7, Pink Martini performed with New York Pops at its inaugural summer series at its new home, Forest Hills Stadium. The genre-defying Portland, Oregon-based band features lead singers China Forbes and Storm Large, alongside bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and several other instrumentalists.

On August 7, Pink Martini will perform with New York Pops at its inaugural summer series at its new home, Forest Hills Stadium. The genre-defying Portland, Oregon-based band will feature lead singers China Forbes and Storm Large, alongside bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and several other instrumentalists.

Evoking Rita Hayworth, a spot lit Jennifer Sheehan weaves through 54 Below towards the stage, long dark hair cascading above a body-skimming white gown replete with twinkling sequins. “I'll build a stairway to the stars . . .,” (Mitchell Parish/Matt Malneck/Frank Signorelli) she sings with stunning vocal clarity and investment that might conjure a Ziegfeld Girl. In her new show, Stardust: A Night in the Cosmos, Sheehan welcomes the “dreamers, romantics, stargazers, astrophysicists, and Trekkies” with “songs that flicker like the street lamps of eternity” with lyrics featuring stars, moons, and rose-colored hope. It's an appealing theme and one that suits the artist's fetching performance and transition from ingénue into a more mature cabaret entertainer.

Just how amazing is the music made by Pink Martini? Well, judging from their recent appearance on New Year's Eve December 31 at Walt Disney Concert Hall - and this was not their first NYE appearance in this venue - pretty awesome! How many other orchestras do you know that play such a mix of genres; classical, jazz and pop...and in so many different languages within the same program? Pink Martini is unique in that respect and they know how to rivet and hold an audience spellbound for 100 minutes.

Each holiday season the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the annual Deck the Hall holiday concerts. Beginning tonight, December 16, performances featuring an eclectic array of artists bring the joy of the season to concert goers of all ages.

Highly-anticipated special guest ensemble Pink Martini joins Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen and the Utah Symphony in Abravanel Hall this weekend, December 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. for a holiday show that brings music, magic and excitement from around the world right to our doorstep.