Art Garfunkel
Saturday March 14 at 8 PM / Roy Thomson Hall
$89.50 - $39.50 - Call 416-872-4255 or online at www.roythomson.com
or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office
Although it has been 35 years since "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was recorded, Art Garfunkel's image and signature vocal remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music. His "beautiful countertenor," as Neil Strauss described Art's voice in The New York Times, is clear and resonant, surely one of the finest instruments in all of popular music, and a time-honored friend to a world of listeners.
Art collaborated with childhood friend Paul Simon, and they started performing as Simon & Garfunkel at the height of the folk music boom in late-1963. Within a year they were signed to Columbia Records, who paired them with producer/engineer Roy Halee. Simon & Garfunkel maintained a tireless pace in the recording studio and on the road, reaching a wide and loyal international audience.
From 1964 to 1970 they recorded a groundbreaking string of classic albums, most notably "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Cecilia," "El Condor Pasa," and "My Little Town." Simon & Garfunkel won five Grammy awards together in the '60s and '70s. In 1990, Paul and Art were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also released a series of successful solo albums.
Garfunkel's career and interests have branched out into acting (Catch-22, Carnal Knowledge, Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession, Good to Go and Boxing Helena), and long-distance walking world-wide, including across Japan, the US, and Europe, starting in Ireland and heading east towards Istanbul. Art says he is "not a treadmill guy... this is my way of getting exercise."
In 2003, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel accepted the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award and performed "Sound of Silence" to open the live broadcast. Paul and Art decided the time was right for a reunion and announced a worldwide tour that would continue into 2004. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel performed together at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2005 in "From The Big Apple to The Big Easy," a concert for long term relief and rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The duo sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Homeward Bound" and "Mrs. Robinson." The concert raised $9 million for long-term relief from the hurricane.
Art Garfunkel released his 12th solo album, Some Enchanted Evening in January 2007. The CD is a musical celebration of material from the 20th century's greatest songwriters, including Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Antonio Carlos Jobim and George Gershwin.
