Touring Montreux Festival Features Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack
Montreux Festival on Tour, the first version of Switzerland’s 34-year-old Montreux Jazz Festival to tour the United States, opens on August 4 in Chicago. Al Jarreau , Roberta Flack, Joe Sample, David Sanborn and George Duke with his All Star Band will be among the artists on the bill.
In connection with the tour, a pay-per-view television program called “Montreux Sounds” is also planned.
Jarreau is the only singer in history to win best vocalist Grammys in three different categories (jazz, pop and R&B). Among Flack’s Grammys are Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song.”
The tour’s presenting sponsor is Oldsmobile Aurora. Traveling with the tour will be the Aurora/Montreux Gallery, a collection of posters created for past Montreux Jazz festivals. Well-known artists like Keith Haring and Andy Warhol created some of the posters; artists who have participated in the festival, including Phil Collins, created others.
August
4 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
5 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Theater
6 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
8 - Houston, TX - Arena Theater
10 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
11 - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland State Theater
12 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
14 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
15 - Boston, MA - FleetBoston Pavilion
17 - Cincinnati, OH - Arnoff Center
18 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
19 - Noblesville, IN - Deer Creek Music Center
24 - Virginia Beach, VA - GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
25 - Raleigh Hills, NC - Alltel Pavilion
26 - Trenton, NJ - Mercer County Waterfront Park
27 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park
28 - Tampa, FL - Performing Arts Center
30 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
September
1 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheater
2 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Entertainment Center
3 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
4 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau St. Michelle
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