L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jack Johnson, Oct. 12 (Sat.) Gibson Amphitheatre Backstreet Boys, June 26; Magneto, May 2 (Fri.); Tony Bennett, Sept. 24 (Mon.) Hollywo... more info

ContactMusic — Jazz pianist JOHN BUNCH, who accompanied singers BENNY GOODMAN and TONY BENNETT, has lost his battle with skin cancer.Bunch died from melanoma in New York City on 30... more info

All About Jazz — Not all singers who came up in the 1950s became Tony Bennett or Sarah Vaughan. Some were popular only in their local towns. Some lacked talent or didn't have enough charisma. Some fell in with lousy record labels or the wrong crowd. Some were short o... more info

All About Jazz — John Bunch, a jazz pianist whose elegant style led to prominent sideman posts with Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett as well as an accomplished solo career, died on Tuesday in Manhattan, where he lived. He was 88. His death, at Roosevelt Hospital, was... more info

All About Jazz — Russ Lorenson returns to San Francisco with his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, for five weeks beginning May 27th at The Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Performances are... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: as he releases the American SongbookTony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3, 1926) is a legendary American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Raised in New York he has gone on to sell an incredible ... more info

Guardian Music — 50 Cent assures the ladies that there's more to him than just money, the Drums prove they are this year's Black Kids, and Florence and the Machine's Channel 4 ident heads to the charts50 Cent – Do You Think About Me?He might be loaded beyond y... more info

All About Jazz — CHICAGO, IL - Ava Logan, "A jewel of a vocalist" as Harry Porterfield of CBS 2 Chicago calls her, returns to the Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie in an all new performance "Lena Horne And Friends" Saturday, March 20 at 8 p.m. Ava Logan,... more info

All About Jazz — Vocal/bass duo? Amazing! Jon and Lynn perform soulful re-inventions that express the essence of the American Songbook, 60's Pop and contemporary jazz. Jon Burr, acoustic bass virtuoso, has worked with Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Stephane Grappelli, B... more info

MTV.com News — 'It was so hot in that room,' guitarist recalls about recording session.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Harper Orianthi Photo: MTV News With celebrities from Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett to Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne getting ... more info