Following the release of ‘River: The Joni Letters,’ "an intimate reinvention" (NY Times, 9/9/07) of Joni Mitchell songs, jazz master Herbie Hancock (http://www.herbiehancock.com) will embark on a brief tour of West Coast venues this November. In addition to band members Vinnie Colaiuta, Nathan East and Lionel Loueke, Hancock will be joined by young singing sensation Sonya Kitchell. Kitchell will handle vocal duties for performances of songs appearing on the album, a tribute to Hancock’s friend and fellow music icon Joni Mitchell. The concert tour, which will include songs spanning Hancock’s illustrious five-and-a-half decade career, will makes stops in California, Arizona and New Mexico.
West Coast tour dates include:
11/8/07 – Fairfield Center for the Performing Arts – Fairfield, CA
11/9 John Van Duzer Theater – Arcata, CA (Humboldt State University)
11/10/07 – Nob Hill Masonic Center – San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Jazz Festival)
11/11/07 – Campbell Hall – Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB)
11/16/07 – Orpheum Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
