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Pink Martini's long-awaited sophomore release, "Hang On Little Tomato", Follow up to the bands 650,000 unit sold debut, "Sympathique"

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Portland, OR - Somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is the 12-piece Pink Martini. The group's much-anticipated second album, Hang on Little Tomato, arrives in stores on October 19, 2004.

Part language lesson, part Hollywood musical, the Portland, Oregon-based “little orchestra" was created in 1994 by Harvard-graduate Thomas M. Lauderdale to play at political fundraisers for progressive causes such as public broadcasting, clean water, libraries, civil rights and affordable housing.

In the years following, Pink Martini has gone on to perform its multi-lingual repertoire on concert stages, in smoky clubs and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe (including France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland and Monte Carlo), Greece, Turkey, Taiwan, Lebanon and the United States.

Pink Martini's debut album, Sympathique, was released on the band's own independent label, Heinz Records (after Lauderdale's dog Heinz) and has sold over 650,000 copies worldwide. Nominated for “Song of the Year" and “Best New Artist" in France's Victoires de la Musique awards, Sympathique has gone Platinum in France and Gold in Greece.

Hang on Little Tomato, Pink Martini's second album, features mostly original songs written by the band and its extended family. Drawing on themes articulated in the first album, Hang on Little Tomato is the result of the group's diverse collaborations and inspirations. Drawing from an advertisement for Hunt's Ketchup in a 1964 issue of LIFE magazine and a dance sequence in the 1950 Italian film Anna, Pink Martini's sophomore release includes songs in French, Italian, Japanese, Croatian, Spanish and English.

Building its legacy through word of mouth, high-profile symphony dates, fashionable private events and prominent placement in film and television, Pink Martini has returned. Hang on Little Tomato is every bit the new album fans have been longing for.

Pink Martini Tour Dates:
October 19 & 20, 2004 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR (release concerts)
October 25, 2004 - 11:15 am live on KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic," Los Angeles CA
November 15-30, 2004 - Paris, France and tour of Europe
December 13, 2004 - Sun river Music Festival, Bend OR
December 31, 2004 - New Year's Eve at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles CA
January 20, 2005 - with the Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle WA
January 22, 2005 - with the Kansas City Symphony, Midland Theater, Kansas City
January 27-30, 2005 - with the Ft. Worth Symphony, Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth TX
February 25 & 26, 2005 - with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Civic Center Music Hall
April 21, 2005 - New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ
April 22, 2005 - War Memorial, Trenton NJ
April 23, 2005 - New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ
May 27 & 28, 2005 - with the Austin Symphony, Palmer Events Center, Austin TX

Pink Martini and Heinz Records are distributed in North America by NAIL Distribution, a division of the Allegro Corporation.

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