ALBUM LAUNCH AT NEW YORK'S VILLAGE VANGUARD JAN. 11-16
On January 11, 2011, Joe Lovano Us Five will release Bird Songs, an exploration of the Charlie Parker songbook and the Grammy-winning saxophonist's 22nd album for EMI's Blue Note Records (the release of which will mark his 20th year on the label). Lovano will launch the album with a week-long engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City (January 11-16), and an NPR Live At The Village Vangaurd session that will be webcast on the NPR Music website and broadcast on WBGO at 9:00pm ET on January 12. See below for a list of Lovano's 2011 tour dates.
Bird Songs Tracklisting:
On January 11, 2011, Joe Lovano Us Five will release Bird Songs, an exploration of the Charlie Parker songbook and the Grammy-winning saxophonist's 22nd album for EMI's Blue Note Records (the release of which will mark his 20th year on the label). Lovano will launch the album with a week-long engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City (January 11-16), and an NPR Live At The Village Vangaurd session that will be webcast on the NPR Music website and broadcast on WBGO at 9:00pm ET on January 12. See below for a list of Lovano's 2011 tour dates.
Bird Songs Tracklisting:
- Passport
- Donna Lee
- Barbados
- Moose The Mooche
- Love Man
- Birdyard
- Ko Ko
- Blues Collage
- Dexterity
- Dewey Square
- Yardbird Suite
Tour Dates:
- Jan. 11-16—Village Vanguard—New York, NY (Us Five)
- Jan. 22—Science Center Theater—Blue Bell, PA (John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet)
- Jan. 27—Schwab Auditorium—Park, PA (John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet)
- Jan. 28—Music Center at Strathmore—North Bethesda, MD (John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet)
- Jan. 29—Grand Opera House—Wilmington, DE (John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet)
- Jan. 30—Swyer Theater—Albany, NY (John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet)
- Feb. 18-19—Tanna Shulich Hall—Montreal, Quebec (solo)
- Feb. 22—Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola—New York, NY (Playing Our Parts Benefit)
- Mar. 4—Impart Arts Center—Wroclaw, Poland (Us Five)
- Mar. 11—Blue Note—Milan, Italy (Us Five)
- Mar. 12—Sala Concerti Del Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi—Torino, Italy (Us Five)
- Mar. 13—Club Kiff—Aarau, Switzerland (Us Five)
- Mar. 14—Moods—Zurich, Switzerland Moods (Us Five)
- Mar. 24—Wackerhalle—Burghausen, Germany (Us Five)
- Mar. 25—Ronnie Scott's—London, UK (Us Five)
- Apr. 2—Folly Theater—Kansas City, MO (Us Five)
- Apr. 4-5—Dakota Jazz Club—Minneapolis, MN (Us Five)
- Apr. 7-10—Jazz Showcase—Chicago, IL (Us Five)
- Apr. 21-22—Rialto Theater—Atlanta, GA (solo)
- Apr. 28-May 1—Jazz Alley—Seattle, WA (Us Five)
- May 2—Kuumbwa Jazz Center—Santa Cruz, CA (Us Five)
- May 3—Yoshi's—Oakland, CA (Us Five)
- May 5—Tribeca Performing Arts Center—New York, NY
- May 20—Philadelphia Museum of Art—Philadelphia, PA
