Jazz titans Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington will team up for a North American co-headlining tour this summer.
Their initial run of dates, starting July 30 in Vienna, Va. and ending Aug. 23 in Berkeley, Calif., should go on sale to the general public this Friday.
Hancock will spearhead a band that includes: Lionel Loueke on guitars, Terrace Martin on alto saxophone and synthesizers, James Genus on electric bass, and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. Their set list will combine Hancock favorites and material from a highly anticipated forthcoming album. Washington has been mixing it up and touring steadily with either or his own band or a variety of collaborations since his breakthrough LP, 2015’s The Epic.
Dates
7/30/19 – Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap
8/4/19 – Philadelphia, PA, The Met
8/6/19 – Toronto, ONT, Roy Thompson Hall
8/7/19 – Huber Heights, OH, Rose Music Center at The Heights
8/8/19 – Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
8/9 or 10/19 (TBC) – Chicago, IL, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/14/19 – Denver, CO, The Mission Ballroom
8/16/19 – Seattle, WA, Marymoor
8/17/19 – Portland, OR, Oregon Zoo
8/23/19 – Berkeley, CA, The Greek Theatre
