Iconic folk-blues legend Taj Mahal, performing with The Taj Mahal Trio, will headline a fall tour celebrating the global influence of American blues music as seen from three very diverse points of view and three international points of origin. The Harlem-born artist will be joined by legendary South African guitarist/vocalist Vusi Mahlasela and Fredericks Brown, a soul/R&B band that features Taj’s daughter, Deva Mahal, who hails from New Zealand. This tour, conceived and produced by Columbia Artists Management, will be the first time these artists have performed all together on one stage. Tickets are on sale now for the run, which will kick off on October 4 in Napa, CA – the first of four California dates – and continue east, wrapping up in Fairfield, CT on November 16.
“I am really excited about the World Blues Tour,” said Taj Mahal. “It is not every day that three artists from different worlds, but who speak a common language, come together for a tour. This used to happen a lot in the 60’s and 70’s but not as much today. It should be real fun and you can bet filled with many surprises.”
“WORLD BLUES” FEATURING TAJ MAHAL AND VUSI MAHLASELA WITH FREDERICKS BROWN – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
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October
4 – Napa, CA @ Napa Valley Opera House
5 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
6 – Malibu, CA @ Smothers Theatre – Pepperdine University
7 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Reynolds Hall – Smith Center for the Performing Arts
11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Music Theatre – Musical Instrument Museum
12 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theatre
13 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
15 – Logan, UT @ Ellen Eccles Theatre – Cache Valley Center for the Arts
16 – Logan, UT @ Ellen Eccles Theatre – Cache Valley Center for the Arts
17 – Idaho Falls, ID @ Colonial Theatre
19 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
22 – Columbia, MO @ Jesse Auditorium – University of Missouri
23 – Tulsa, OK @ Chapman Music Hall – Tulsa Performing Arts Center
24 – Manhattan, KS @ McCain Auditorium – Kansas State University
25 – Omaha, NE @ Peter Kiewit Concert Hall – Holland Performing Arts Center
26 – Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theatre
27 – Overland Park, KS @ Yardley Hall – Johnson County Community College
30 – Toronto, ON @ Koerner Concert Hall – Royal Conservatory of Music
November
1 – Buffalo, NY @ Center for the Arts – SUNY Buffalo
2 – Schenectady, NY @ Proctors
3 – Great Barrington, MA @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
4 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
5 – Binghamton, NY @ Osterhout Concert Theatre – Anderson Center for the Arts
6 – St. Johnsbury, VT @ Fuller Hall – St. Johnsbury Academy
8 – Keene, NH @ Colonial Theatre
9 – Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House
10 – Union, NJ @ Enlow Recital Hall – Kean University
12 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Memorial Hall – Chapel Hill
13 – Richmond, VA @ Carpenter Theatre
14 – Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center for the Arts
15 – Fairfax, VA @ Center for the Arts – George Mason
16 – Fairfield, CT @ Kelley Theatre – Quick Center for the Arts
