This just in… Burt will be appearing in Las Vegas at Harrah’s, May 8-10.

Jazz vocalists Ian Shaw & Claire Martin will be performing stylish reworkings of Bacharach favourites & lesser-known songs along with selections from their current albums and duets of jazz classics at London’s Studio I from through April 5, 1998. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are £9/ £6 (concs)

Scott Bassin wrote to say that he’s gotten word of a new tribute record from Australia, “To Hal and Bacharach-who’s who of new Australian artists performing their songs.” No track listing yet. Anyone know any details?

And finally, I’m going to be in New York for the April 8th “Bacharach: One Amazing Night” tribute concert. Whoo hoo! I haven’t been to New York in 10 years, so I’d love to hear from any New York Burt fans with suggestions of cool things to see or do in Gotham.

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