2004
Art Garfunkel was interviewed for NBC's TODAY SHOW on March 25th to discuss his favorites in rock and roll. Jackson Brown, Moby, Lenny Kravitz and Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner participated as well.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra honored Art Garfunkel as their special guest on opening night at historic Boston Symphony Hall on May 11th.
The Simon & Garfunkel European Summer Tour ended in Rome on July 31st with the duo giving a free concert before a crowd of 600,000 at the Via dei Fori Imperiali, the relic-lined boulevard leading to the Coliseum. Hear more about "Citizen of the Planet" on the NPR Radio Interview.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rock, Rolling Stone magazine issued a special issue, The Immortals. A fiftieth anniversary tribute to the fifty most important performers in rock & roll history, by the artists they inspired. Simon and Garfunkel were selected with a tribute written by James Taylor, who wrote, "Art Garfunkel is one of those great, rare voices. I would know it anywhere at the drop of a hat, in half a bar. Art inhabits the songs like Louis Armstrong did you don't just get his version of a song, you get his take on it." Garfunkel was one of a select few who was asked to participate in the voting... he also wrote a tribute to Sam Cooke.
On November 6th, Art Garfunkel along with the Long Island Philharmonic performed before a sold out audience at a Gala celebrating the grand reopening of the newly renovated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Located in Brookville, NY on Long Island's Gold Coast (northern shore), the concert featured Art singing "The Boxer," a rare solo performance, as well as a magnificant vocal on "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her."
Art Garfunkel recorded "All I Know" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the NBC special, "Kristi Yamaguchi's Salute to American Music". The program aired on November 28, 2004 and again on January 8, 2005. Kristi Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic Gold medalist and four time World Pro Figure Skating Champion.
2004 Concert Tour Schedule
2005
January 17, 2005 Kim Cermak Garfunkel's New York nightclub debut in a one-night-only
performance was the place to be. The place being Au Bar. Kim
first performed as a back-up singer before being given her own solo spots
in husband Art Garfunkel's concert tour and has performed all over the
world including at Carnegie Hall and London's Palladium and has sung
with the New York Philharmonic. James Garfunkel and Kim Garfunkel Kim
were backed up by a great quartet-bass, guitar, piano and drums-with special
guest Juilliard violist Rozanna Weinberger and two vocalists. Her repertoire
included Billy Joel's "And So it Goes," Bob Dylan's "You Gotta Serve Somebody",
Paul Simon's "Bleecker Street," Stephen Sondheim's "Another Hundred People"
and Frank Loesser's "If I were a Bell" (from Guys and Dolls) among others.
Fabian Basabe, Justin Rockefeller, Ann Slater, Mark Newhouse, Peter Beard,
Cornelia and 
Martin Bregman, "Premier Magazine" editor Peter Herbst, Amy
Lumet, Ann Jones, "Entertainment Tonight's" Michelle Becker, Nicole Hambrow
(who flew in from London), and Kim's 14-year old son James and husband
Art Garfunkel were all in attendance. She received a standing ovation
from the sold out crowd.
Old Friends: Live On Stage, a deluxe double CD and DVD package capturing the historic 2003-2004 Simon & Garfunkel "Old Friends Tour" was released on Warner Bros. Records in the US and Sony BMG internationally. Along with the deluxe two CD and DVD edition, Old Friends: Live On Stage was released as a two CD set as well as in a DVD-only configuration.
James Garfunkel appears on the April 7, 2005 cover of Rolling Stone for feature "Children of Rock Growing Up In The Shadow of Legends"
Art writes a tribute to James Taylor as part of the April 21st Rolling Stone magazine's "The Immortals Issue."
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel performed together at Madison Square Garden on September 20th in "From The Big Apple to The Big Easy," a concert for long term relief and rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The duo sang Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and Mrs. Robinson.
• Rolling Stone Magazine quote about their performance:
"Simon and Garfunkel, one of the final acts at the Garden, were introduced by actor Paul Newman. "As tonight proves, music has a power all its own," he said. "In our most trying times, music has a healing power like a bridge over troubled water." Minutes later, Garfunkel and Aaron Neville traded verses on the aforementioned tune. "As many times as I've sung that song, I don't think it's ever meant as much to me as it does tonight," said Garfunkel. "
• New York Post about their performance:
"Even with all the Big Easy talent at Madison Square Garden singing to rebuild their homes and lives in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina, it was two Queens boys, grown old, who best captured the spirit of the night. Last night, emotions ran high and a spirit of giving flooded the Garden when New York treasures Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reprised their incredibly apropos classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
Rhino Entertainment and MSG Entertainment released a double-disc DVD of the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert on September 20, 2005 entitled, "From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans." The concert raised $9 million for long-term relief from the hurricane, and 100% of the net proceeds of the sale of the DVD are to benefit the victims. In addition to Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, featured artists include; Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews and others.
The Garfunkel Family announced the addition of a new baby boy, Beau Daniel, born October 5, 2005.
Art Garfunkel and Richard Perry (Producer of the Platinum selling album, Breakaway) were collaborating on a new studio recording. Art and Richard were working on musical arrangements and began recording vocals. The Breakaway album produced several classic Garfunkel recordings, including the mega-hit "I Only Have Eyes For You," "Disney Girls," "Looking For The Right One," "Rag Doll," "99 Miles From L.A.," as well as the title track.
2005 Concert Tour Schedule
2006
Art Garfunkel and Brian Dennehy appeared at Columbia on April 29th, for the 112th annual Varsity Show. Garfunkel, CC ’65, received the I.A.L. Diamond award, presented annually to a Columbia alumnus who has excelled in the performing arts, while Dennehy, CC ’60, opened the Sunday night show. This is the first year that the Diamond award, named for the Oscar-winning screenwriter and only alumnus to have written the Varsity Show for four consecutive years, was given to someone who had never participated in the show. Co-producer Grace Parra, CC ’06, said that Garfunkel, whom she called “a real legend,” would “jazz up the idea of the reception.” More than 150 Varsity Show alumni and other invited guests attended the ceremony before Saturday night’s show, where Garfunkel gave a speech.
Art is featured in Columbia University's 250 Celebration. Founded in 1754, Columbia University in the City of New York celebrated its 250th anniversary with events, symposia, publications, and insights into its history.
The Wildlife Trust held its annual Conservation Awards Gala and Auction in October at The Lighthouse located at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Wildlife Trust is an international conservation organization pioneering the innovative field of Conservation Medicine and is working to understand the links between ecosystems, wildlife and human health. Art was the honorary event chairmen with Virginia C. Mars and Lynn Sherr, correspondent on ABC TV’s 20/20 news show.
2006 Concert Tour Schedule
2007
ART released his 12th solo album, SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, on January 30, 2007 on Atlantic/Atco Records. For the album, recorded in Los Angeles and New York over the last year, GARFUNKEL rejoined forces with producer Richard Perry (Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Pointer Sisters, Harry Nilsson), who recorded GARFUNKEL’s 1975 platinum-selling BREAKAWAY album.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING is a musical celebration of material from the 20th century’s greatest songwriters, including Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Antonio Carlos Jobim and George Gershwin. “I’ve been loving this stuff all my life,” GARFUNKEL says. The album is the organic next chapter in GARFUNKEL’s life, as he reflects on fatherhood and the chaotic world we live in: “In this nervous world I want to soothe. It’s a great time for moderation, for thoughtfulness, for dialogue, for the great Exhale, for humor. A great time for a sweet sound, a visceral, charming, prayerful sound.”
In teaming with his friend and associate, Richard Perry, GARFUNKEL found a forum for his revered vocal style, recapturing the spirit of their BREAKAWAY sessions, which produced the hit “I Only Have Eyes For You.” “In a sense, Richard and I picked up where we left off. This album is Richard’s elegant production, it fits me good, and I am especially proud of it” says 
GARFUNKEL. “Some of the songs I brought in like ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ and Harold Arlen’s ‘Let’s Fall In Love.’ I had my favorites and he had his, like ‘Life Is But A Dream’ and ‘Quiet Nights.’ We both love Johnny Mathis and Chet Baker.”
GARFUNKEL says, “Before I chased the Beatles with our Simon & Garfunkel albums, before Buddy Holly, Doo-Wop, and the Everly Brothers, there was--for me, as a kid--Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and these beautiful songs.”
A&E's "Breakfast With The Arts" Monday (3/26) @ 6PM ET, Monday (3/26) @ 10PM ET, Tuesday (3/27) @ Noon ET, Thursday (3/29) @ 8PM ET, Saturday (3/31) @ 3PM ET and Saturday (3/31) @ 3PM ET
March 4th on BBC Radio 2 on the Johnnie Walker programme.
February 24th on David Jensen's show on Capital Gold (radio).
February 23rd on Radio Berlin-Brandenburg
February 19th on BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row."
February 18th on BBC2 Michael Parkinson show.
February 18th on BBC1's "Sunday AM With Andrew Marr."
February 12th XM Satellite Radio, America's no. 1 satellite radio service (featuring 68 commercial free music channels), assembled a small audience of friends and fans for a taping session at XM's New York City broadcast studios.
Art appeared on the American Idol UK program with host Cat Deeley. The program aired on ITV-1 / ITV 2 on Friday, April 20 at 8:30 PM; Sunday, April 22 at 1:05 PM and again at 7:30 PM and Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 PM
Listen to an interview Art did with David Jensen regarding his current tour. Available at the Capitol Gold website.
Art performed his first New York City concert in four years when he made a two-night stand at The Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz @ Lincoln Center Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14.
Art appeared on Artist Confidential. With humor, candor and intellect, Art and his band engaged the audience at XM's studio at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York for a remarkable hour of music, Q&A and insight into his history and future. XM’s “Artist Confidential The Loft XM 50Monday (3/26) @ 6PM ET, Monday (3/26) @ 10PM ET, Tuesday (3/27) @ Noon ET, Thursday (3/29) @ 8PM ET, Saturday (3/31) @ 3PM ET and Saturday (3/31) @ 3PM ET
A star-studded line-up of performers and presenters paid tribute to Paul Simon when he became the first recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Art performed "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Concert Gala was held May 23 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC and broadcast nationally.