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Jim Brickman looks ahead to holidays and beyond

Published September 23, 2008 11:09 AM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

With a new album on the shelves, pianist/composer Jim Brickman [ tickets ] is getting ready for his 2008 holiday tour.

The performer will finish his current US outing this weekend and then head to Southeast Asia in late October. His holiday trek officially kicks off Nov. 28 in Thousand Oaks, CA, and covers nearly 30 US cities from coast to coast through Dec. 31. Beyond that, Brickman has also booked a host of shows through next summer. Stateside gigs are listed below and those overseas can be found at his website.

Brickman's new album, "Unspoken," surfaced earlier this month and snagged the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart. The set is the musician's first all-solo piano release since "No Words" launched his career 14 years ago.

Brickman recently told the Harrisonburg Daily News Record that "Unspoken" is about simplifying things.

"Even though I really think of myself as a songwriter and I love to collaborate with other people, I thought I'd go back to the roots, go back to the piano playing and really focus on what I think I do best--which is solo piano."

Brickman is known for past collaborations with guest vocalists including Martina McBride ("Valentine"), Sara Evans ("Never Alone") and ex-Lonestar member Richie McDonald ("Coming Home For Christmas").

Last year, the pianist released a pair of albums: "Homecoming," which features the McDonald collaboration and another with country singer/songwriter Victoria Shaw, and "Hope," an instrumental collection that continues Brickman's string of inspirational offerings.

The performer released his first album, "No Words," for Windham Hill Records in 1994. The song "Rocket to the Moon" from that disc became the first solo instrumental ever to be ranked on the Billboard charts, according to a press release.

Brickman has since racked up six gold and platinum album awards, a slew of Top 10 adult contemporary radio hits, a Grammy nomination, a Dove Award and several other honors.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

September 2008
25 - La Crosse, WI - Fine Arts Center
26 - Elgin, IL - Elgin Community College
27 - Cedarburg, WI - Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
28 - Eau Claire, WI - State Theatre

November 2008
15 - Frederick, MD - Weinberg Center
28 - Thousands Oaks, CA - Fred Kavli Theatre/Thousands Oaks Civic Arts
29 - Santa Barbara, CA - Granada Theatre

December 2008
1 - Spokane, WA - Fox Theatre
2 - Boise, ID - Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
3 - Logan, UT - Ellen Eccles Theatre
4 - Sioux Falls, SD - Washington Pavilion Husby PAC
5 - Des Moines, IA - The Civic Center
6 - Springfield, MO - Juanita K Hammons Hall
7 - Warrensburg, MO - Hendricks Hall
9 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theatre
10 - Madison, WI - Overture Center
11 - Kalamazoo, MI - Miller Auditorium
12 - Green Bay, WI - Weidner Center
13 - Aurora, IL - Paramount Theatre
14 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall
15 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
16 - Denver, CO - Symphony Hall
18 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
19 - Macon, GA - Macon Opera House
20 - Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium
21 - Hartford, CT - The Bushnell
22 - Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
23 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
26 - Cleveland, OH - Severance Hall
27, 28 - Boston, MA - Cutler Majestic Theatre
29 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
31 - Wilmington, DE - DuPont Theatre

January 2009
22 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Parker Playhouse
24 - Stuart, FL - Lyric Theatre

February 2009
4 - Rochester, NH - Rochester Opera House
5 - Pittsfield, MA - The Colonial Theatre
7 - Lebanon, NH - Lebanon Opera House
8 - Manchester, NH - Palace Theatre
11 - Mansfield, OH - Renaissance Theatre
12 - Tucson, AZ - University of Arizona
13, 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
19, 20 – St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall
28 - Fort Collins, CO - Lincoln Center

April 2009
15 - Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
17, 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Orchestra
19 - Manitowoc, WI - Capitol Civic Centre
21 - Cambridge, OH - Pritchard Laughlin Center

May 2009
8 - Saint Joseph, MO - Missouri Theatre
14 - Greenville, SC - Peace Center for Performing Arts

June 2009
6 - Kirkland, WA - Kirkland Performance Center

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