John Patitucci Joins Chick Corea for Elektric Band Tour
The classic lineup of Chick Corea’s Elektric Band will be hitting the road once again this fall. Anchored by bass heavyweight John Patitucci, the band will also include guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, and drummer Dave Weckl.
“The group sort of reformed itself with everyone’s desire to play together,” Corea explains. “I thought it would be an interesting thing, to take some friends that have experienced the road, through six album projects and tours around the world, and come together again—with everyone healthy and doing well—to make a new creation. That’s not usually done. You get reunions, and this will be a reunion, but I’m sure it’ll be a new creation. So it snowballed and boom, now we’re booking the band.”
The tour kicks off with a 7-night, 14-show residency at Catalina’s Jazz Club in Los Angeles, California from August 17th to the 24th. Corea and crew will then head East in October with dates in Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Virginia, ending with a week of performances at New York City’s Blue Note Club.
Chick Corea Elektric Band 2016 Tour Dates:
Date | Venue | Location |
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Aug 17 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Aug 18 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Aug 19 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Aug 20 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Aug 21 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Aug 23 | Catalina’s Jazz Club | Hollywood, CA |
Oct 12 | Capitol Theatre | Clearwater, FL |
Oct 14 | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville, TN |
Oct 15 | The Carolina Theatre | Durham, NC |
Oct 16 | Wilbur Theatre | Boston, MA |
Oct 17 | The Birchmere | Alexandria, VA |
Oct 19 | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY |
Oct 20 | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY |
Oct 21 | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY |
Oct 22 | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY |
Oct 23 | Blue Note Jazz Club | New York, NY |
No Yoshi’s dates in Oakland??? ugh!
no Atlanta d8s