April 20, 2007 at 5:55 pm · Filed under Paul Simon
According to TicketMaster, the concert honouring Paul Simon upon his receipt of the first annual Gerswhin Prize for Popular Song will feature a number of new and familiar faces to Paul Simon fans. Held in Washington on May 23, and broadcast on PBS at the end of June, the concert will feature:
Yolanda Adams, Marc Anthony, Dixie Hummingbirds, Jerry Douglas, Art Garfunkel, Phillip Glass, Alison Krauss, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lyle Lovett, Stephen Marley, James Taylor and Buckwheat Zydeco. Paul Simon is listed as a performer and presenters will include Billy Collins, Bob Costas and Lorne Michaels.
The Gershwin Prize is being inaugurated by the Library of Congress. Information on tickets, which start at $150, is available here.
In 1993, Simon & Garfunkel joined Neil Young for a benefit show supporting the Children’s Health Fund, a charity co-founded by Paul Simon in the 1980s. At the end of Young’s opening set, Simon & Garfunkel joined him for a pair of hauntingly beautiful performances, both Neil Young classics.
April 5, 2007 at 12:21 pm · Filed under Paul Simon
It seems rumours of a Simon summer swing through Europe might be on the mark. This website lists Paul Simon as a performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, though a date has not been determined. Earlier reports pegged Simon at a Rome music festival on July 13th, though nothing has been confirmed yet. Stay tuned. Here’s hoping the cost will stay below five figures.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, a couple of the producers of “Little Miss Sunshine” are working on a film named after the Simon & Garfunkel song that was featured in the recent film “Garden State.” Seth Gordon is set to direct “The Only Living Boy In New York“:
Helmer Seth Gordon is teaming with “Little Miss Sunshine” producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa to direct “Only Living Boy in New York” for Columbia Pictures. The “Sunshine” pair will produce the coming-of-age drama through their Bona Fide Prods. shingle.
Penned by Allan Loeb (”Things We Lost in the Fire”), the story centers on a recent college graduate who is seduced by his father’s mistress.
John Fogel will serve as an executive producer.
Sony’s Doug Belgrad and Jonathan Krauss are shepherding the project for the studio.
Berger and Yerxa’s sleeper hit “Sunshine” became a critical and boxoffice success, nabbing two Academy Awards. The pair’s recent credits include Todd Field’s “Little Children” for New Line Cinema.
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Gordon’s credits include this year’s Slamdance hit documentary “The King of Kong,” which followed diehard video game fans competing to break world records playing classic arcade games. Picturehouse will distribute the film, and New Line Cinema acquired the feature remake rights, which Gordon also will direct.
Gordon is repped by Endeavor, Brillstein-Grey and attorneys at Archer Norris.
April 2, 2007 at 11:02 pm · Filed under Paul Simon
From a post to the Google group “YOUNGANDWEALTHY”:
Date Apr 23, 2007 6:00PM
Location New York, NY USA
Cost 1,250.00
Dress business formal (jacket & tie)
Address Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 West 34th Street, New York City.
Details We Are Family Fifth Annual Celebration Monday, April 23rd 2007
We Are Family Foundation Celebration will honor music legends Dionne Warwick, Paul Simon and New York Mercantile Exchange Chairman Richard Schaeffer. Tommy Hilfiger will host and co-chair the gala with Gibson Guitar Corporation Chairman & CEO Henry Juskiewicz. Guests will be presented with an unforgettable evening kicking off with a VIP reception hosted by the Gibson Foundation and Keys for a Cause™ presented by Tiffany & Co. The evening will continue with cocktails, dinner, award presentations, a live auction hosted by actor/comedian Orlando Jones and musical performances by Paul Simon, Dionne Warwick, Nile Rodgers & CHIC - plus others to be announced. The We Are Family Foundation was founded by music legend Nile Rodgers as a result of the tragic events of September 11th and is dedicated to promoting a universal message of hope through cultural education. Individual tickets available: $1,250. Tables available: $10,000 – $50,000. Dress: Chic attire. The evening will begin with a VIP reception at 6:00pm, cocktails at 6:45pm and the awards ceremony and dinner begin at 7:30pm. Ticket Inquiries: Devin Cox at We Are Family Foundation, 212.397.4333 ex. 304. PR Contact: Erin Ryder at 5W Public Relations, 212.584.4291.
April 1, 2007 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Paul Simon
On the heels of their successful outings in North America and Europe in 2003 and 2004, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel announced today their studio reunion. The pair will draw on South African influences, which Simon first explored (apparently, it was revealed, on Garfunkel’s advice) in the mid-1980s. Additionally, the duo plan to split the songwriting duties.
“Now that our friendship has been repaired,” said Simon, “the next logical step was heading to the studio. We found that with Citizen [of the Planet], that worked, so we decided to try an album together. Artie has been giving me some great tips with the lyrics.”
The pair will head to South Africa to record later this month.
