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Following the release of his Blue Note debut, The Magic Hour, Wynton Marsalis will tour with his quartet for the first time since the late ‘80s.
The album—its title refers to what Marsalis believes, for children, is the hour before they go to bed and, for adults, the hour after the children fall asleep—will hit stores on March 9. Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves make guest appearances.
The eastern-U.S. tour runs from April 1–28 and features Marsalis on trumpet, Carlos Henriquez on bass, Ali Jackson on drums and Eric Lewis on piano.
The Wynton Marsalis Quartet on tour:
April 1: University Park, Pa.; Penn State
April 2: Tarrytown, N.Y.; Tarrytown Music Hall
April 3: Brookville, N.Y.; Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
April 4: Bethlehem, Pa.; Moravian College
April 15: Princeton, N.J.; McCarter Theatre
April 16: Lewisburg, Pa.; Bucknell University
April 17: Royal Oak, Mich.; Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 18: Crystal Lake, Ill.; Raue Center for the Arts
April 20: Grand Rapids, Mich.; Devos Hall
April 22: Columbus, Ohio; Weigel Hall, Ohio State University
April 23: Mentor, Ohio; Mentor School’s Fine Arts Center
April 24: Johnstown, Pa.; Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
April 25–26: Philadelphia; Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
April 27: Northampton, Mass.; Calvin Theater
April 28: Boston; Symphony Hall
For more information, visit www.wyntonmarsalis.com
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