Our original comparison is still the best: UT's Bass Concert Hall reconfigured as a 300-seat Tuscan-style villa out in the hill country of Bee Caves. Having already imported jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, George Benson, McCoy Tyner, and Ahmad Jamal, as well as such internationally renowned acts as Susana Baca, Jose Greco, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, director/booker Hartt Sterns and his long-tressed partner Iluminada have been busy in the just-over-a-year period the two-story, 5,000-square-foot palace has been open. With the first-floor Celebration Hall available for private gatherings, and every seat in the upstairs room a front-row treat - as well as a busy upcoming fall season (including Pat Metheny and Al DiMeola) - Austin's One World Theatre is just the place for an exotic and romantic getaway.
