Alphonso Johnson and Jazz Is Dead Announce Winter Tour
Jazz Is Dead has announced a new set of tour dates for 2023 that will begin a celebration of the Grateful Dead tribute act’s 25th anniversary. It will also coincide with the 50th anniversary of the album Wake of the Flood. As such, they’ll perform Dead tunes from that record as well as other favorites.
The current lineup of the band includes Steve Kimock, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Pete Lavezzoli, and Alphonso Johnson. The bassist, known for his work with everyone from Weather Report and Santana, co-founded the band in 1998. He also performed in Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir’s solo projects in the ’80s, as well as the Dead spinoff band The Other Ones.
Jazz is Dead will kick off with a string of dates in California before heading into the Midwest. After a week on the East Coast, they’ll wrap things up in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, on January 28th.
Jazz Is Dead 2023 Tour Dates:
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | The Coach House | Capistrano, CA |
| Jan 11 | The Canyon | Montclair, CA |
| Jan 12 | The Canyon | Agoura, CA |
| Jan 13 | The Regency Ballroom | San Francisco, CA |
| Jan 15 | The Paramount | Denver, CO |
| Jan 17 | Celebrity Theatre | Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 19 | Barrymore Theatre | Madison, WI |
| Jan 20 | Des Plains Theatre | Des Plaines, IL |
| Jan 21 | The Arcata | St. Charles, IL |
| Jan 22 | The Agoura | Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 24 | The Wilbur | Boston, MA |
| Jan 25 | The Keswick Theatre | Glenside, PA |
| Jan 26 | Tarrytown Music Hall | Tarrytown, NY |
| Jan 27 | The Palladium at Times Square | New York, NY |
| Jan 28 | Penns Peak | Jim Thorpe, PA |
