Oct 23, 2024 10:10 AM
In Memoriam: Claire Daly, 1958–2024
Claire Daly often signed her correspondences with “Love and Low Notes.”
The baritone saxophonist, who died Oct.…
In support of her second album, Dreaming Wide Awake (Verve Forecast), vocalist Lizz Wright is planning a U.S. tour in June and July. Her performance at the World Financial Center Plaza in New York kicks off the 12-date trek.
Wright’s summer tour dates are:
June 14: World Financial Center Plaza, New York
June 15-16: Joe’s Pub, New York
June 18: World Café Live, Philadelphia
June 19: Ramshead, Annapolis, Md.
June 20: Birchmere, Alexandria, Va.
June 23: Club Café, Pittsburgh
June 24: Nighttown, Cleveland
June 25: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Satatoga Springs, N.Y.
June 27: The Ark, Ann Arbor, Mich.
June 28: Schubas, Chicago
July 1: Scullers, Boston
July 2: Club Soda, Montreal
Claire Daly, right, performs with tenor saxophonist George Garzone at Dizzy’s in 2023.
Oct 23, 2024 10:10 AM
Claire Daly often signed her correspondences with “Love and Low Notes.”
The baritone saxophonist, who died Oct.…
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