Highlights will include performances at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in Ireland and the 40th Umea International Jazz Festival in Sweden, as well as a Halloween performance in London to finish the run. Before jumping the pond, the Tulsa-based trio (Brian Haas on keys, Reed Mathis on guitars and Josh Raymer on drums) are set to play their final east coast shows of 2008, including legendary jazz venue, The Blue Note, in New York City. It will conclude a banner year for JFJO whose latest studio album was widely praised by publications like DownBeat, The Village Voice and San Francisco Weekly, while a relentless touring schedule featured stops at Newport Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center and the The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
Upcoming JFJO dates are:
October 4 / Coalessece Festival / Eureka Springs, AR
October 5 / Oklahoma State Fair / Tulsa, OK
October 8 / Regattabar / Boston, MA
October 9 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, PA
October 10 / The Blue Note / New York, NY
October 16 / Oxidant / Berlin, Germany
October 18 / SJU Jazz Podium / Utrecht, Netherlands
October 21 / Jazz I Malmo / Malmo, Sweden
October 23 / Glen Miller's Caf / Stockholm, Sweden
October 24 / 40th Umea International Jazz Festival / Umea, Sweden
October 26 / Guinness Cork Jazz Festival / Cork City, Ireland
October 27 / Matt & Phred's / Manchester, England
October 28 / The Jazz Bar / Edinburgh, Scotland
October 29 / Colchester Arts Centre / Colchester,UK
October 31 / Charlie Wright's International / London, England
December 31 / Blank Slate / Tulsa, OK
For more information contact All About Jazz.
