Norah Jones Tickets Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and occasional actress. Norah Jones' career was launched with her massively successful 2002 debut album Come Away with Me, a contemporary pop album with a sensual, plaintive sound that combined genres including soul, folk, jazz and country. The album sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and received eight Grammy Awards, including Norah Jones's award as Best New Artist. Her second album, Feels like Home, was released in 2004 to high sales. Norah Jones' latest album, Not Too Late, was released in early 2007 and feature the single "Thinking About You". Norah Jones Tickets available now! ShowTimeTickets.com specializes in tickets for all tour venues. Norah Jones Tickets continued. Loading...

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Norah Jones was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in New York City, New York, but later changed her name officially to Norah Jones at age 16. She is the daughter of the Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones, and is the half-sister of musician Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar's daughter from his second marriage. Norah Jones spent her childhood with her mother, who moved to Dallas, Texas, when she was just four.

Norah Jones was a lounge singer before recording any official songs. She played with numerous artists and bands including Wax Poetic and the Peter Malick Group. Norah Jones performed quite frequently with guitarist Charlie Hunter in 2001 and appeared on Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album in a duet with Andre 3000 in 2003. While she is best-known for her sultry, yet powerful, vocal style, often compared to that of Billie Holiday or Nina Simone, her abilities as a jazz pianist have likewise been celebrated. In January 2003, Norah Jones appeared as a guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on NPR performing jazz standards including "September in the Rain" and "I Can't Get Started", and later that year she appeared with McPartland again at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, performing more standards such as "Lover Man" and "Walking My Baby Back Home". She has performed at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in both 2004 and 2005.

Her debut album, Come Away with Me, debuted in February 2002 and was instantly celebrated for its blending of mellow, acoustic pop with soul and country. It hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with single "Don't Know Why" claiming number one on the Top 40 Adult Recurrents in 2003. Norah Jones makes a quick appearance in the 2002 movie Two Weeks Notice playing the piano and singing "Nearness of You" at the fundraiser. Throughout 2002 and 2003, Norah Jones appeared on stages, globally, for her first tour with the Handsome Band, travelling throughout Asia, America, Europe and Australia. The tour was received with numerous sell-out concerts and positive critical acclaim.

Her second album, Feels like Home, was released in February 2004. Rather than repeat the softer, jazz mood of Come Away with Me, Norah Jones' second album was influenced by country music. Within a week of its release, Feels like Home had sold over a million copies, making it the highest-selling album in the history of Blue Note Records. She toured globally again, to promote the album with the Handsome Band, and the addition of backing singer Daru Oda. Time magazine listed Norah Jones among the most influential people of 2004.

Norah Jones received three awards at the Grammy Awards of 2005, including "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" for her collaboration with Ray Charles on the song "Here We Go Again". She personally earned her eigth Grammy and eleventh overall for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for her song "Sunrise". That year, Norah Jones appeared on the self-titled record by Amos Lee. Norah Jones also collaborated with the Foo Fighters on their 2005 record In Your Honor, singing vocals with Dave Grohl on "Virginia Moon". The song was nominated for a "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" in 2006.