The love affair that began forty years ago with Tony Bennett and the city by the bay continues with a very special evening of song, TONY BENNETT'S WONDERFUL WORLD: LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Filmed at the famed Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill, the site of Bennett's first public performance in 1962 of his now renowned signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," this definitive concert showcasing Bennett's musical legacy airs on PBS stations nationwide in December 2002 (check local listings).

Filmed in front of a live audience, TONY BENNETT'S WONDERFUL WORLD: LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO is an unforgettable evening of Bennett's greatest hits and personal favorites. The ten-time Grammy winner, whom The New York Times recently described as being "at the top of his game," performs with a dynamic mix of exuberance and nuance and an assurance and mastery that has earned him his well-deserved legendary status. Bennett's superb touring quartet (Lee Musiker, piano; Paul Langosch, bass; Clayton Cameron, drums; and Gray Sargent, guitar) provide impeccable accompaniment to such Bennett classics as "Just in Time," "Because of You," "I Wanna Be Around," "Cold, Cold, Heart," and of course, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco, for which he received one of the evening's many standing ovations. Some of Bennett's personal favorites make for impactful moments including his version of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind;" "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" - a song his good friend Frank Sinatra encouraged him to add to his repertoire; as well as songs he dedicated to the performers he has admired - Judy Garland's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and Fred Astaire's "Steppin' Out."

Joining Bennett for a special selection of duets from their new CD, A WONDERFUL WORLD, is multiple-Grammy winner k.d. lang. The two, who first sang together on Bennett's MTV "Unplugged" special in 1994, perform the Armstrong classic, "What A Wonderful World," as well as "Exactly Like You" and an exquisite English language version of "La Vie en Rose."

Intercut with the live performances is on-location footage of Bennett at San Francisco's most famous sites -- The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the cable cars on Nob Hill -- as well as a very special moment filmed at Candlestick Park when the capacity crowd at the stadium sang "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."

TONY BENNETT'S WONDERFUL WORLD: LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO was produced by Jodi Hurwitz and directed by Larry Jordan. Danny Bennett is the executive producer and co-executive producers are Neil Mahrer and Roy Hammond. Supervising producer is Allen Kelman and editor is Mari Keiko Gonzalez. Audio was mixed by Dae Bennett and post production supervisor is Tony Faske. Audio supervisor is Mitch Maketansky and lighting designer is Stan Crocker. The production designer is Torben Torpsmith.

Produced by RPM Music Productions, Inc. in association with Automatic Productions and WLIW New York.

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