MINNEAPOLISRickie Lee Jones, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter whose creative restlessness has spurred a career spanning more than three decades, will play Hennepin Theatre Trusts Pantages Theatre with her band at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012. Named #30 on VH1s 100 greatest women of rock in 1999, the multi-talented artist easily blends folk, rock, jazz, soul and pop in an eclectic discography of more than a dozen albums. Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 9. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit www.HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787.

Her latest offering, Rickie Lee Jones in Stockholm, a concert film conceived and directed by Grammy-nominated director Ian McCrudden, was released in July 2011. Joness first album, Rickie Lee Jones, came out in 1979, became an instant success and led to a memorable television debut on Saturday Night Live performing her compelling hit Chuck E.s in Love, which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The accolades kept rolling in as she landed a spot on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine that summer and, in January 1980, secured five Grammy nominations, winning one for Best New Artist. Her second release, Pirates, (1981) further established the chart-topping musicians celebrated status, garnering outstanding reviews and leading to a second Rolling Stone cover.

On subsequent releases, she expanded beyond the careful eloquence of the folk tradition, venturing into music of her own creation and melding threads of folk, jazz and Motown R&B. In 1988, she was nominated for a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal for her rendition of Autumn Leaves on Rob Wassermanns Duets album. The following year, her duet with long time pal Dr. John on Making Whopee won them both a Grammy for Best Jazz performance. Over the past thirty years, the woman often referred to as the Duchess of Coolville has collaborated with artists ranging from Tom Waits and Leo Kottke to Ben Harper and Alison Krauss, achieving the respect of critics, peers and appreciative fans.

TICKET INFORMATION

Rickie Lee Jones and her band will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Hennepin Theatre Trusts Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Avenue, Mpls., 55403). Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 9, 2012 and range from $42.50 to $52.50 depending on seating preference. All prices include applicable facility fees. Additional service charges may apply. Tickets may be purchased in person at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55402), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Center.

Sarah Johnson | Public Relations Manager

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