Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh and his band, Phil Lesh and Friends, are on tour, co-headlining with the Allman Bros. Band.
Phil Lesh and Friends perform updated versions of songs from the Dead’s vast library.
Complete tour details are available on the band’s web site.
Return To Forever, featuring Stanley Clarke on bass, Chick Corea on piano, Al Di Meola on guitar and Lenny White on drums, has just announced dates for their upcoming tour. Every RTF fan I know is going nuts with the news (including me).
The tour is is scheduled through August 2008… here are the dates through June:
May 29, 2008 Austin, TX
May 30, 2008 Austin, TX
May 31, 2008 Houston, TX
June 1, 2008 Dallas, TX
June 3, 2008 Denver, CO
June 4, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT
June 6, 2008 Portland, OR
June 7, 2008 Medford, OR
June 8, 2008 Seattle, WA
June 9, 2008 Vancouver, BC
June 11, 2008 San Francisco, CA
June 12, 2008 San Francisco, CA
June 13, 2008 Los Angeles, CA
Here’s the video announcement from the group:
Source: Return2Forever.com
Michael had to cancel a recent show due to a bout with pneumonia. We wish him a speedy recovery!
Michael is doing a live online masterclass, in conjunction with Bass Player Magazine, on Wednesday March 12 us at 9 pm Eastern/6 pm Pacific. See Bass Player Magazines’s site for more details.
Here’s the rest of the concert schedule:
March 13
Performing with singer-songwriter John Gorka
Electronic House Expo
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
March 28-30
Instruction and solo performances
Gerald Veasley’s Bass Bootcamp
Part of the Berks Jazz Fest, Reading, PA
March 31 at 7pm
Performing with guitarist David Cullen
Gerald Veasley’s JazzBase
Sheraton Reading Hotel, 1741 Paper Mill Road, Reading, PA 19610
April 11 at 9:30pm
Improvised music with percussionist Mika Scott and others
Dance Jam
Western Sky Studio, 2525 8th Street, Berkeley, CA, 510-594-4021
May 15 at 8pm
Solo bass
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
1111 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94702, (510) 548-1761
also appearing: Jeff Schmidt, Jean Beaudin, Dave Grossman
May 20-24
Performances to be announced
Acoustic Guitar International Meeting
Fortezza Firmafede, Sarzana (SP), ITALY
May 27
Solo Master Class
Music Academy International
12 Avenue du XXe Corps, BP 637 - 54010 NANCY CEDEX, Tel: 03 83 39 70 70
May 28
Solo Master Class
Basscool
Lille, FRANCE
May 29
Solo performance
Le Triton
11, Rue du Coq Français, 93260 Les Lilas, France, Paris, FRANCE, Tel: +33 1 49 72 83 13
May 30
Solo performance, details to be announced
Bordeaux, FRANCE
May 31
Solo performance
Rock et Chansons
Talence, France
June 27-29
Solo performance and instruction
New Hampshire Bass Fest
Manchester, NH
July 5
Accompanying singer-songwriter John Gorka
Mariposa Folk Festival
Tudhope Park, Orillia, ON, CANADA
July 17
As part of the Perry Mills Project, and solo performance
Third Thursday Jazz Series
Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA
July 18
Solo performance
Nissi’s
2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, CO 80026, 303-665-2757
Sept. 27
Solo performance
Details to be announced
Guatemala City, GUATEMALA
Oct 24
Solo performance
Godfrey Daniel’s Coffeehouse
7 East Fourth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1601, (610) 867-2390
Oct 25
Solo and with guitarists Rudy Perrone and William Ackerman
Workshop 1pm, Concert 8pm
Five Towns Music College
Dix Hills, Long Island, NY 11746
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Solo performance
Euro Bass Day
Verona, ITALY, tel: 045 8205716
Michael Manring has just announced his newest tour schedule.
Tue. Nov. 6: Yoshi’s, Oakland, CA
Thu. Nov 8: Musician’s Institute, Hollywood, CA
Fri. Nov. 9: McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
Thu. Nov. 29: Cactus Cafe/U of Texas, Austin, TX
Fri. Nov. 30: Paramount Theatre, Abilene, TX
Sat. Dec. 1: Jefferson Freedom Cafe, Fort Worth, TX
Sun. Dec. 2: Solo House Concert, Dallas, TX
Sat. Jan 26, 2008: Noe Valley Music Series at Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco, CA (also appearing: bassists Yves Carbonne and Edo Castro)
Jazz bassist Reuben Rogers and his group will perform at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 8pm.
Bassist Scott Colley replaces Marc Johnson in John Abercrombie’s Third Quartet shows, November 5th and 6th at The Dakota, in Minneapolis.
John Patitucci is on the road, with a variety of bands and line-ups, including his own Trio.
And one we missed, worth repeating…
Lee Rocker, bassist for The Stray Cats, performed solo at the House Cafe in Delkalb, Illinois. Check out what he and the band have been up to.