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A Love Supreme at 60: Thoughts on Coltrane’s Masterwork
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
New Orleans supergroup Los Hombres Calientes, featuring trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and percussionist Bill Summers, is preparing for a world tour this summer.
Dates for shows this summer are:
June 16: Jacksonville, Ore., Britt Music Festival
June 18-19: St. Paul, Mn., The Dakota
June 20: Calgary, Alberta, Calgary Jazz Festival
June 21: Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton Jazz Festival
June 22: Vancouver, B.C., du Maurier International Jazz Festival
June 23: Victoria, B.C., JazzFest International
June 24: Seattle, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
June 25-26: Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s
June 27: Los Angeles, Temple Bar
June 29: Saskatoon, SK, Delta Bessborough
June 30: Toronto, Toronto Jazz Festival
July 1: Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival
July 3: Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival
July 12: Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 13: Philadelphia, Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center
July 20: Sioux Falls, S.D., Jazz & Blues Festival
July 29-Aug. 4: Japan, Madarao Festival
Aug. 9: San Jose, Calif., San Jose Jazz Festival
Aug. 17: Norfolk, Va., Town Point Park
Aug. 24: New Haven, Conn., New Haven Jazz Festival
Sept. 14: Charlotte, N.C., TBA
Sept. 22: San Antonio, Texas, Jazz S’Alive
For more information, go to www.basinstreetrecords.com.
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