WHO: Norah Jones with special guest M. Ward

WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland

WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15

TICKETS: $49.50, reserved seating, all ages. They are available at PortTix, 20 Myrtle St., Portland; by calling 842-0800; and online at www.porttix.com and www.livenation.com. There is a four-ticket limit.

GO ON SALE: at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14

Sultry sensation Nora Jones will perform in April at Merrill

PORTLAND – Multi-Grammy Award winner Norah Jones, known worldwide for her signature style, will perform April 15 at Merrill Auditorium. The talented singer, songwriter and pianist, will make the stop while on tour in support of her new album, “Not Too Late,” her third outing for Blue Note Records.

The 13-track album features, for the first time, Jones singing a full assortment of her own compositions that examine the depths of emotion with subtle levity and probe the mindset of living in a troubled world.

Produced by Lee Alexander, longtime bassist in Jones’ band, who also shares songwriting credit on many of the tracks, “Not Too Late” displays a self-assured maturity, with songs ranging in tempo and style while also maintaining the fundamental signature of her heartfelt delivery.

Jones burst on the pop music scene with her debut, “Come Away With Me,” released by Blue Note in 2002. No one could have anticipated how much the then-22-year-old’s sultry and alluring music melding jazz, country, blues and folk would resonate around the globe. The album of originals and covers has sold almost 10 million copies in the United States and more than 20 million worldwide – and swept the Grammy Awards in 2003.

The album established Jones as a star destined for a long career of pop music artistry. She proved to be an original with a singular voice that’s fragile, inviting and bittersweet, with equal measures of wistfulness and reverie.

Two years later, Jones followed up with “Feels Like Home,” another engaging and heartfelt album that, like her first, was a perfect blend of originals by Norah and her bandmates and well-chosen covers. “Feels Like Home” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, selling more than 4 million copies in the United States and more than 10 million worldwide.

“Not Too Late” stands as the next step in the artistic evolution of Norah Jones.