Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Return To Forever’s lineup of keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White have announced a tour that will represent their first extensive engagement together in 30 years.
The foursome will play more than 50 dates across North America and Europe, featuring primarily classic music from their albums. Beginning in Austin, Texas, on May 29, the group will swing across the U.S. and Canada in June, cross the Atlantic for July dates in Europe from Lithuania to London, then return to the States for an East Coast run.
The tour will include outdoor festivals such as the Montreux Festival, the Montreal International Festival, Spain’s San Sebastian Festival, France’s Nice Festival and the Freihofer’s Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York.
A Return To Forever anthology, compiled from the albums Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery and Romantic Warrior, will also be released to coincide with the tour. This collection, which was produced by founding RTF members Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, is the first to include music from all these albums in one double-CD package.
Tour dates include:
May 29–30: Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas
May 31: Verizon Wireless Center, Houston
June 1: Nokia Theater, Grand Prairie, Dallas
June 3: Paramount Theatre, Denver
June 4: Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City
June 6: Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore.
June 7: Britt Music Festival, Medford, Ore.
June 8: The Paramount, Seattle
June 9: The Centre in Vancouver For Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia
June 11–12: The Grand At The Regency Center, San Francisco (2 shows each night)
June 13: Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
June 14: Dodge Theatre, Phoenix
June 17: Fox Theatre, St. Louis
June 18: Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Neb.
June 19: Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn.
June 20: The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
June 21: Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Detroit
June 22: Murat Theatre, Indianapolis
June 24: The Plain Dealer Pavilion, Cleveland
June 25: Sony Centre, Toronto
June 26: Ottawa Jazz Festival/Confederation Park, Ottawa
June 27: Pelletier Hall/Place Des Arts, Montreal
June 28: Freihofer’s Jazz Festival, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
More info: return2forever.com
Jim Rotondi was acclaimed for his wide, round trumpet tone, remarkable virtuosity and assured swing.
Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
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