September 20, 2023
Joshua Redman is embarking on an extensive Fall tour that will bring the acclaimed saxophonist across the United States and Europe behind the release of his stunning new Blue Note debut where are we, which MOJO called “a graceful triumph of understated virtuosity” in a rave 4-star review. Redman has also released a riveting live video of one of the album’s highlights “Chicago Blues”—a mash-up of Count Basie’s “Goin’ to Chicago” with Sufjan Stevens’ “Chicago”—featuring vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade.
The band kicks off the tour tonight at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California and will be making upcoming appearances at SFJAZZ in San Francisco (Sept. 21), 92NY in New York (Sept. 27), ICA in Boston (Sept. 29), and The Kennedy Center in Washington DC (Oct. 3). Redman’s European tour begins on Oct. 29 and will include concerts in Warsaw, Zurich, Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna, Athens, Milan, London, Paris, and Stockholm. See below for a full list of tour dates or visit joshuaredman.com.
One of Redman’s most compelling albums to date, where are we is a spellbinding musical journey across the United States of America that is his first-ever album to feature a vocalist. Redman also invited four other friends to contribute to the portraits of their native cities: guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel (“Streets of Philadelphia”) and Peter Bernstein (“Manhattan”), trumpeter Nicholas Payton (“Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?”), and Joel Ross (“Chicago Blues”). where are we is available now on Blue Note Store exclusive color vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and all digital formats. Watch Redman discuss the story behind the music on the latest episode of “First Look” with Blue Note President Don Was.
JOSHUA REDMAN – TOUR SCHEDULE:
Sept. 20 – Kuumbwa Jazz Center – Santa Cruz, CA
Sept. 21 – SFJAZZ – San Francisco, CA
Sept. 22 – Bing Concert Hall – Stanford, CA
Sept. 27 – 92NY Kauffman Concert Hall – New York, NY
Sept. 29 – ICA / Barbara Lee Theatre – Boston, MA
Sept. 30 – ICA / Barbara Lee Theatre – Boston, MA
Oct. 1 – Shalin Liu Performance Center – Rockport, MA
Oct. 3 – The Kennedy Center – Washington DC
Oct. 6 – Blumenthal Performing Arts Center – Charlotte, NC
Oct. 7 – Blumenthal Performing Arts Center – Charlotte, NC
Oct. 29 – Klub Stodola – Warsaw, Poland
Oct. 31 – JazzOnze+ Festival – Pully, Switzerland
Nov. 1 – Jazznojazz Festival – Zurich, Switzerland
Nov. 2 – Palau de la Musica Catalana – Barcelona, Spain
Nov. 4 – Teatro Massimo – Cagliari, Italy
Nov. 6 – Columbia Theatre – Berlin, Germany
Nov. 8 – Wiener Konzerthaus – Vienna, Austria
Nov. 9 – Megaron – Athens, Greece
Nov. 10 – Blue Note Milano – Milan, Italy
Nov. 11 – Blue Note Milano – Milan, Italy
Nov. 12 – EFG London Jazz Festival – London, UK
Nov. 13 – La Seine Musicale – Paris, France
Nov. 14 – Prinzregententheater – Munich, Germany
Nov. 17 – Stockholm Konsethus – Stockholm, Sweden
The track listing for where are we is as follows:
Side A
- After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)
Lyrics written by Joshua Redman, Music written by Joshua Redman and Woodie Guthrie
- Streets Of Philadelphia
Written by Bruce Springsteen
- Chicago Blues
Written by Count Basie, James Rushing, Sufjan Stevens
Side B
- Baltimore
Written by Gabriel Kahane
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Written by Jimmy Webb
Side C
- Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
Written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter
- Manhattan
Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
- My Heart In San Francisco (Holiday)
Written by Joshua Redman, Douglass Cross, George Cory, Thelonious Monk
- That’s New England
Written by Joshua Redman, Charles Ives, James Sinclair
Side D
- Alabama (intro)
Written by John Coltrane
- Stars Fell On Alabama
Written by Frank S. Perkins and Mitchell Parish
- Alabama
Written by John Coltrane
- Where Are You?
Written by Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
