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GRAMMY award-winning artist James Taylor to stage Manila concert

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Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p>International singer-songwriter James Taylor is coming to Manila for a concert. </p><p>As announced by Ovation Productions, the six-time GRAMMY award-winning artist, together with his all-star band, will hold a concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on April 8, 2024.  </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-18" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4uhZQTMAEp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A18%2C%22os%22%3A6102147.199999988%2C%22ls%22%3A4528371.599999994%2C%22le%22%3A4528683.900000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-18" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Titled ‘An Evening with James Taylor &amp; his All-Star Band,’ the concert kicked off its two-stop Asia Tour in Tokyo, Japan, with Manila, Philippines as its second destination. </p><p>An iconic name in the global music industry, James Taylor has popularized songs since the 1960s. Some of his hits included &quot;Fire and Rain,&quot; &quot;You’ve Got A Friend,&quot; &quot;How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You),&quot; &quot;Your Smiling Face,&quot; &quot;Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,&quot; and &quot;Carolina in My Mind,&quot; among many others.   </p><p>Having had 6 wins and 19 nominations from the GRAMMY Awards so far, he won his first award in 1971 as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for &quot;You’ve Got A Friend.&quot;</p><p>His other GRAMMY wins included Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for &quot;Handy Man,&quot; Best Pop Album for Hourglass, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for &quot;Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,&quot; Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for &quot;How’s The World Treating You,&quot; and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his 19th studio album American Standard. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-16" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5K2Hg1O3mQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A16%2C%22os%22%3A6081145.099999994%2C%22ls%22%3A4528371.599999994%2C%22le%22%3A4528683.900000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-16" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Likewise, James is also a Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer, inducted in 2000. </p><p>For his Manila concert, he will have Filipino artists Ice Seguerra and Noel Cabangon as his special guest performers. </p><p>A known actor and singer-songwriter since the &#x27;90s, Ice Seguerra received recognitions for his songs &quot;<em>Anong Nangyari sa Ating Dalawa?</em>&quot; and &quot;<em>Pagdating ng Panahon</em>.&quot; Noel Cabangon, for his part, is also an award-winning singer-composer, most notable for the song &quot;<em>Kanlungan</em>.&quot;</p><p>Concert tickets are priced at ₱12,500, ₱11,500, ₱10,500, ₱8,500, ₱7,500, ₱5,500, and ₱2,500 plus ticketing charges. They’re available at smtickets.com.</p>

<p>‘An Evening with James Taylor & his All-Star Band’ is happening on April 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p>

‘An Evening with James Taylor & his All-Star Band’ is happening on April 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena.