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Saratoga Bound: Phil Collins performs June 12-13 at the Historic Mountain Winery with his big band. Big names fill the roster for Performing Arts Series at Montalvo and the Winery By Michael S. Gant PHIL COLLINS, Vince Gill, Gladys Knight, Wynton Marsalis and Bill Cosby are among the scores of big-name performers set to appear in Saratoga this summer as part of the 43rd Performing Arts Series, which includes shows at both Villa Montalvo (in the Carriage House and the Garden Theater and on the Front Lawn) and the Historic Mountain Winery. Other highlights of the crowded schedule, which kicks off in April and runs all the way into 1999, include the Art Farmer Quintet, Ray Davies, Bela Fleck, Roomful of Blues, Leon Russell, Judy Collins and John Hiatt (all at Montalvo); and Huey Lewis and the News, Tom Jones, David Sanborn, Robert Cray, Smokey Robinson, Boz Scaggs and Dave Brubeck (at the winery). Of special interest this season is the expanded classical lineup at the intimate Carriage House Theater. The Moscow Chamber Orchestra (April 29) and Juilliard String Quartet (May 8) will be followed in the fall by Jean Phillippe Collard (Oct. 9), violin virtuoso Kennedy (who used to be more modestly known as Nigel Kennedy; Nov. 24), the Kronos String Quartet (Jan. 22, 1999), the renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (March 3, 1999) and the Takacs String Quartet (March 23, 1999). The piece de resistance, at least for opera fans, will be a recital by diva Frederica von Stade (Aug. 14) at the Garden Theater. Ticket sales start April 19. If you're on the mailing list, you can order ahead of that date; it's still possible to get on the list by sending a request to Villa Montalvo, P.O. Box 158, Saratoga, CA 95071. For details, call 408/961-5858. Remember, not all acts have been confirmed; so always call ahead to check. As the season progresses, Metroactive will provide previews, reviews and links for the big shows, so keep coming back. At the Historic Mountain Winery (1,750 seats) June 4-7: Chris Isaak (not yet confirmed) June 11: Mary Chapin Carpenter June 12-13: Phil Collins and his big band June 14: Africa Fete June 17: Craig Chaquico and Acoustic Alchemy June 24-27: Huey Lewis and the News June 28: Tom Jones July 1: The Mavericks July 2: Junior Brown and the Kentucky Headhunters July 7-8: Vince Gill July 11: David Sanborn July 12: Dave Koz July 17-18: Robert Cray July 19: Gregg Allman and Friends July 21-23: Pat Metheny July 24-26: Smokey Robinson July 29: Gladys Knight July 30-31: Boz Scaggs Aug. 1-2: Boz Scaggs Aug. 5: Fourplay with Larry Carlton, Bob James and Nathan East Aug. 6-8: The Doobie Brothers Aug. 9: Michael Franks and Rick Braun Aug. 12: Spyro Gyra and Earl Klugh Aug. 14-15: The Temptations and the Four Tops Aug. 17-20: Kenny Loggins Aug. 24-25: Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang and Todd (not yet confirmed) Aug. 27: Trinity Dance Sept. 12: Noche de Mariachi Sept. 18: Women in the Blues, with Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball and Tracy Nelson; plus the Fabulous Thunderbirds Sept. 20: Dave Brubeck Sept. 26-27: Los Lobos (not yet confirmed) Villa Montalvo Carriage House (300 seats) April 5: Great Day in Harlem show with the Art Farmer Quintet April 9: The Battlefield Band April 16: Blind Boys of Alabama April 24: Paco Pena April 26-28: Ray Davies April 29: Moscow Chamber Orchestra May 3: Frog and Toad by the Omaha Children's Theater May 8: Juilliard String Quartet May 10: The Bobs May 14: Bela Fleck May 20: Del McCoury Band May 21: Natalie MacMaster May 22: Leon Caldero (Trinidad Steel Band) May 27: Roomful of Blues May 31: Peter Rabbit by Theaterworks, USA June 26: Greg Brown June 28: Egberto Gismonte Sept. 3: Nnena Freelon and Alison Brown Sept. 17: Dee Dee Bridgewater Oct. 8: Acapella Showcase with SoVoSo, House Jacks and +4db Oct. 9: Jean Philippe Collard Oct. 22: Swing Fever and Clark Terry Oct. 23-25: Scary Stories with Brenda Wong Aoki and Jackie Torrance Nov. 6: Jim Jarret in Vincent Nov. 8: The Jungle Book by Tears of Joy Theater Nov. 15: Babes in Toyland by the American Family Theater Nov. 19-20: Laser Vaudeville Nov. 24: Kennedy (formerly known as Nigel Kennedy) Nov. 29: Ramona Quimby Dec. 6: Emanuel Ax Jan. 22, 1999: Kronos Quartet Jan. 30, 1999: Animal Crackers March 3, 1999: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields March 23, 1999: Takacs String Quartet Villa Montalvo, Garden Theater (1,150 seats) June 5: Laurie Anderson June 10: Al Jarreau June 11-12: Wynton Marsalis June 14: Keiko Matsui June 19: Leon Russell June 25: Canadian Brass July 2: The Fisherman & His Wife by Missoula Children's Theater July 9: Kitaro July 12: Joanie Bartels July 17: Christopher Parkening July 21: Judy Collins and Roberta Flack (not yet confirmed) Aug. 14: Frederica von Stade Aug. 16: Bill Cosby Aug. 18-19: Manhattan Transfer Aug. 21: Grover Washington Jr. and Nicholas Payton Aug. 26-27: Harry Belafonte Aug. 28: Michael McDonald Sept. 2: Bruce Cockburn Sept. 10-11: Dave Koz and David Benoit Sept. 23: The Nylons and the Persuasions Sept. 24-25: The Rippingtons Sept. 27: John Hiatt Sept. 30: Jimmy Cliff (not yet confirmed) Oct. 11: James Galway Villa Montalvo, Front lawn (2,000 seats) June 21: Guitars and Saxes with Richard Elliott, Johnathan Butler, Marck Antoine and Kirk Whalum Aug. 23: KFOG Festival with John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite and Charles Brown Sept. 12: KKSF Jazz Festival with Boney James, Brian Culbertson and the Braxton Brothers. Sept. 13: KKSF Jazz Festival with Joe Sample, Bamboo Forest and Joyce Cooling. Sept. 20: The Righteous Brothers (not yet confirmed) [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]