The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announced this morning that vocalist AJ Lambert, granddaughter of Frank Sinatra will perform with the Toledo Symphony on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 8PM at the Peristyle Theater as part of the KeyBank Pops Series.
“I’ve been a huge fan of Frank Sinatra most of my life,” says Zak Vassar, President & CEO of the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts. “And Only the Lonely remains one of Frank’s finest concept albums with songs like ‘Angel Eyes,’ ‘One for My Baby,’ and ‘Willow Weep for Me.’ It’ll be magical to recreate that original album, note-for-note, with Frank’s granddaughter and the Toledo Symphony.”
AJ Lambert, daughter of Nancy Sinatra and granddaughter of Frank Sinatra entered the music world at a very young age. In her early years growing up in Los Angeles, Lambert performed in several bands, both singing and playing bass. She later went on to study as a screenwriter at the University of Southern California while performing as a bassist, founding the Los Angeles-based band, Sleepington. After starting her band, Lambert produced her mother Nancy Sinatra’s self-titled 2004 record, co-writing the song “Bossman.” The two performed it together as part of a guest stint on the popular HBO television series, The Sopranos.
As her musical career took off, AJ Lambert developed a vested interest in reviving the art of song interpretation, the sole musical trait she feels she has in common with her grandfather, Frank Sinatra. Lambert released her original music on her first full length solo LP, Careful You (2019) which earned international success in both the US and UK. The album includes unique, poignant interpretations of songs by artists such as Spoon and TV on the Radio, as well as Frank Sinatra’s Sleep Warm, Ebb Tide, and more. In October 2021 she released Lonely Songs, an EP celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely.
AJ Lambert comes to Toledo for a one-night-only performance on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 8PM to perform an inspired recreation of Frank Sinatra’s iconic album, Only the Lonely.
HOW TO ATTEND:
What: Only the Lonely: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra
When: Saturday, February 26, 2022
Where: Peristyle Theater, 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo
In-person Ticket Cost: Tickets begin at $25
Livestreaming Ticket Cost: $19.99
More info: Visit toledosymphony.com, stop by the TAPA Box Office located at 1838 Parkwood Avenue, or call 419.246.8000, Monday-Friday, 9-5 PM.
For more information about Only the Lonely: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, please contact Vanessa Gardner, Director of Marketing & Communications at vgardner@artstoledo.com.
ABOUT TOLEDO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Toledo Symphony Orchestra is a community-supported organization of professional musicians and teachers who deliver quality performance and music education for all.
Formed in 1943 as The Friends of Music and incorporated in 1951 as the Toledo Orchestra Association, Inc., the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has grown from a core group of twenty-two part-time musicians to a regional orchestra that employs sixty-nine professional musicians who consider the Toledo Symphony their primary employer, as well as numerous extra players annually as repertoire demands.
On January 1, 2019, the Toledo Symphony and Toledo Ballet officially merged to form the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), a new non-profit organization dedicated to providing exceptional live music and dance performances and education for the region. This partnership promises to create new and invigorating programs, provide cost and revenue synergies in operations, and integrate the arts through shared educational missions.
The Toledo Symphony reaches more than 260,000 individuals annually through performances and education programs. The series concerts (Masterworks, Pops, Chamber) are the critical underpinning of the orchestra’s artistic mission and regularly draw people from 135 postal zip codes. Education programs, student performances, and community concerts are held in schools, neighborhood churches, performing arts centers, and community facilities throughout the region; many are offered at no charge or provided at a reduced fee to help expand participation.
