"Best Friends" live

I'm willing to bet this is on Letterman in 1990. Thanks Krysia for the alert!

EDIT: fan Phil has a VHS of this labeled 1989-- wowza, remember tapes? ;) Thanks Phil.



And as a postscript to the "Astrud" clip, Peter White chimes in the forum there:
"That certainly is Richard Elliot on baritone sax- he was brought in just for the Carson show and I think that I may have even recommended him. By the way, did anyone notice Marc Antoine on guitar? He did that tour with Basia(1987 or 1988?) as I was on tour with Al Stewart at that time."

That's pretty sweet, I had no idea that was Richard Elliot!

Live video from a 2005 show

Bev Okin-Larkin shot these short but sweet gems live in San Antonio when Matt Bianco stopped there in 2005. New Day for You, Half A Minute. So cool, thanks Bev!

The tour is over but we aren't done yet

The fans did a fantastic job supporting Basia, Danny and Mark on their first US tour as Matt Bianco. We're sad to se it end, but you can reminisce or live vicariously through our gig reports, and keep coming back for more as they are added. Be sure to send your account in if you haven't already!

Awesome Arizona Republic review of the Phoenix show

All is definitely Coolsville with AR's Randy Cordova. Be sure to check out the photo slideshow.

Washington Post Birchmere concert review

The Birchmere show was a big hit with Mike Joyce from the Washington Post.

O'2L to open for Matt Bianco from April 5-16

For the first group of shows, the opening act will be O'2L. We love this group, like MB they have a really cool, barely classifiable sound and yes, they do have a song that recalls the Star Wars Cantina band. That's just how fun they are. And they have the classically-trained sauce, not to mention a former Megadeth member. We can't make this up. Check out their site to understand what we are talking about.

NEW SECTION: Gig reports from around the world!

Just in time for the London show this week, we've got a new section of the site ready to go. We hope that many of you out there who go to the upcoming shows will send in your account. Or why not remember a great show of the past? In any case, check here for more info.

Westbury on, Mountain Stage off, Puerto Rico added

The show at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury NY, cancelled due to the visa snafu, is back on: Friday April 15, 8:00pm. All tickets for the March show will be honored for this event, and tickets are now available for all!

The Mountain Stage show in West Virginia is now cancelled.

And the group will be travelling to Puerto Rico for a concert in San Juan! The date is April 23, and it will be at the Arena.

Shows cancelled due to visa snafu

Bureaucracy strikes again. The group explains more on their site, they're incredibly bummed too. Fear not, though, the other shows will go on as this issue should be sorted soon. Check your ticket vendor for return policy, usually they are refundable at the point of purchase.

Matt Bianco on Sirius

A reason to switch to satellite radio really really soon: Basia and the boys will be doing an in-studio performance on the Sirius station Jazz Cafe. It will be Saturday, April 23 at 10:00pm ET (7:00pm PST).

Matt Bianco ring in the New Year on Polish TV

Matt Bianco and Basia performed in her native Poland for the TVP network's New Years' show. Some photos here.