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Fourplay has announced a national tour in support of its ninth studio album, Journey.
Fourplay is keyboardist Bob James, bassist/vocalist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton and drummer Harvey Mason. The new album, their first all-digital effort, comprises nine originals and a cover of Sting’s “Fields of Gold.”
Fourplay on tour:
Aug. 21: Temecula, Calif.; Thornton Winery
Aug. 22: Los Angeles; Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 25: Saratoga, Calif.; Garden Theatre
Sept. 10: West Bend, Wis.; Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival
Sept. 11: St. Paul, Minn.; Fitzgerald Theater
Sept. 12: Marshall, Mo.; Crossroads Amphitheater
Sept. 13: St. Louis; The Pageant
Sept. 15: Cleveland; Playhouse Square Center
Sept. 16: Detroit; Detroit Opera House
Sept. 17: Columbus, Ohio; Promowest Pavilion
Sept. 18: Chicago; Chicago Theatre
Sept. 21: Austin, Texas; One World Theater
Sept. 22: Houston; Verizon Wireless Theater
Oct. 14: Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Rehoboth Autumn Jazz Festival
Oct. 15: Glenside, Pa.; Keswick Theatre
Oct. 16: Atlantic City, N.J.; Trump Marina – The Shell
Nov. 11: Jacksonville, Fla.; Florida Theatre
Nov. 12, 13: Atlanta; Georgia Institute of Technology
Nov. 14: Charlotte, N.C.; Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 15: Durham, N.C.; Carolina Theatre of Durham
Nov. 16: Washington, D.C.; G.W. Lisner Auditorium
Nov. 18: New York; Town Hall
Nov. 19: Huntington, N.Y.; Inter-Media Arts Center
Nov. 20: New Haven, Conn.; Southern Connecticut State University
Nov. 21: Palmerton, Pa.; Penn’s Peak
For more information, go to fourplayjazz.com
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