Salvador Santana Kicks Off West Coast Tour in Support of Newly Released Solo Debut "Keyboard City"

Salvador Santana is kicking off a run of dates in support of his solo debut, Keyboard City, released last month via Various Music/Quannum Projects. The keyboard mastermind will be sharing the stage with UK funk transplants The New Mastersounds. Following a string of shows in Colorado, the tour will head up the West Coast, from San Diego to Seattle, finishing off at Neumo's on Thursday, March 18. Santana and The New Mastersounds will kick off another leg of touring in the South on April 17 at the Earth Day Festival in Asheville, NC. Aside from his extensive keyboard set-up, Santana will be backed by a four piece band (keys/trumpet, bass, drums and horns/percussion).

Salvador Santana co-wrote and co-produced the wonderfully eclectic Keyboard City with none other than Money Mark (Beastie Boys), certainly a name which has come to be synonymous with keyboard playing. Keyboard City has also spawned collaborations with the legendary GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan and Dan Deacon, both of whom remixed the title track.

Easy going and humble, Salvador exudes the Bay Area vibe. He began playing the drums at age three -- sitting on his father's lap, controlling the snare and tom, while Carlos worked the hi-hat and kick drum -- but his true love was discovered when he began taking piano lessons when he was six. Later, he studied at San Francisco's heralded School of the Arts before attending Cal Arts in Valencia, CA. His education, passion and lineage has turned Salvador, now 26, into a monster on the keys.

With Keyboard City, Salvador Santana emerges as his own musical force to be reckoned with. The keyboard-centric live show will be a sight to see, not unlike the truly fantastic album packaging for Keyboard City!

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Fri, Mar 5: Avon, CO @ Agave
Sat, Mar 6: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Mon, Mar 8: Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
Wed, Mar 10: Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Thu, Mar 11: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Fri, Mar 12: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Sat, Mar 13: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sun, Mar 14: Sebastopol, CA @ Hopmonk
Mon, Mar 15: Crystal Bay, NV @ Tahoe Biltmore Breeze
Wed, Mar 17: Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
Thu, Mar 18: Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
Sat, April 11: Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits
Sat, Apr 17: Asheville, NC Earth Day Fest
Sun, Apr 18: Roanoke, VA @ Blue 5
Tue, Apr 20: Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Wed, Apr 21: Black Mountain, NC @ Pisgah Brewing
Thu, Apr 22: Knoxville, TN @ Barley's Tap Room
Fri, Apr 23: Nashville, TN - Rites of Spring Festival
Sat, Apr 24: Chattanooga, TN @ 412 Market
Sun, Apr 25: Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
Tue, Apr 27: Valdosta, GA @ Blazers Tavern
Wed, Apr 28: Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
Thu, Apr 29: Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
Fri, Apr 30: New Orleans, LA House of Blues (Late Night)