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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; It was announced today that nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician, Norah Jones, will kick off her new tour at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 20.</p><p>Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the Kirby Center Box Office, by phone at (570) 826-1100 and online at www.kirbycenter.org. Ticket prices are $38, $58, and $68, plus fees.</p><p>A special Kirby members pre-sale will begin Friday at 10 a.m. Kirby members always buy first, so join today at (570) 823-4599, ext. 225.</p><p>Jones first emerged on the world stage with the February, 2002, release of &#8220;Come Away With Me,&#8221; her self-described &#8220;moody little record&#8221; that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 Grammy Awards and signaling a paradigm shift away from the prevailing synthetic pop music of the time.</p><p>Since then, Jones has sold more than 40 million albums, worldwide, and has become a nine-time Grammy Award winner. She has released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums &#8211; Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), The Fall (2009), and Little Broken Hearts (2012) &#8211; as well as two albums with her country collective, &#8220;The Little Willies,&#8221; and one with the Brooklyn-based &#8220;Puss N Boots.&#8221;</p><p>The 2010 compilation &#8220;Featuring Norah Jones&#8221; showcased the songstress&#8217; incredible versatility by collecting her collaborations with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Outkast, Herbie Hancock and Foo Fighters.</p><p>Little Broken Hearts, which was produced by Danger Mouse, presented the fascinating next step in the artistic evolution of one of the music world&#8217;s most consistently intriguing singer-songwriters.</p><p>Fans can expect to hear songs from across Norah&#8217;s entire catalog on the fall U.S. tour dates.</p><style>
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Norah Jones to kick off fall tour at Kirby Center