Band Features Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, and Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey, Calif.; December 28, 2015; The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 will perform three Bay Area shows as part of their 28-show national tour. The band will appear on Sunday, January 24 at Cal Performances in Zellerbach Hall on the campus of UC Berkeley at 7pm, and on Monday, January 25 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz at 7 and 9pm.
Tickets can be bought at www.calperformances.org and www.kuumbwajazz.org.
Featuring Raul Midón on guitar and vocals; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; Nicholas Payton on trumpet; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; and Gregory Hutchinson on drums, the Bay Area shows are part of the tour’s 28 appearances in 17 cities in 10 states from January 14 – March 13, 2016.
Full dates, times and artist bios are available on montereyjazzfestival.org. Each of the shows will feature an assortment of classic jazz repertoire and original compositions by band members.
Members of the Tour have deep relationships with Monterey Jazz Festival and have a commitment to the cultivation of jazz audiences worldwide. Raul Midón has appeared at Monterey three times, in 2009, 2011 and 2015. Ravi Coltrane made the first of his three Monterey appearances in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father, John Coltrane, made his Monterey debut in 1960. Ravi also appeared at the Festival in 2013 and 2015. Nicholas Payton was the Festival’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and appeared again in 2015. Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, and Gregory Hutchinson have been recent performers on Monterey stages, both at the Monterey Jazz Festival itself, and as high school students at the Festival’s 45-year old student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival.
Musical Director Gerald Clayton, a scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival, made trio appearances at MJF in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.
“MJF on Tour in 2016 is our fourth national tour since our 50th Anniversary Tour in 2008,” said Tim Jackson, artistic director of Monterey Jazz Festival. “It’s a great way to spread the gospel of the Monterey Jazz Festival throughout the land! Our 2016 tour looks to be one our best, and without a doubt, will deliver incredible music by some of today’s finest jazz artists.”
About Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in the jazz world since 1958, celebrates the legacy of jazz, expands its boundaries, and provides opportunities to experience jazz through the creative production of performances and educational programs.
BAY AREA DATES:
Sunday, January 24, 2016, 7pm
Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 and up
Box Office: 510.642.9988
http://calperformances.org
Monday, January 25, 2016, 7 & 9pm
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320 Cedar St. Santa Cruz, 95060
Tickets: $35
Box Office: 831.427.2227
www.kuumbwajazz.org
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For more information please contact:
Timothy Orr
Marketing Associate
Monterey Jazz Festival
831.646.8670
[email protected]