YELLOWJACKETS EMBARK ON NEW CHAPTER WITH LATEST PROJECT, "A RISE IN THE ROAD," AVAILABLE JUNE 25 ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS

 

YELLOWJACKETS 

EMBARK ON NEW CHAPTER WITH LATEST PROJECT, 

 A RISE IN THE ROAD, 

 AVAILABLE JUNE 25 ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS

 Debut Project With New Band Member - 
Bassist Felix Pastorius

 Album Features Special Guest 

Ambrose Akinmusire on Three Tracks

  

Stream Tracks from A Rise In The Road

, the Yellowjackets' second Mack Avenue Records offering, is indeed an appropriate title for a time-honored jazz ensemble that has never been fearful of facing newer musical horizons, not to mention the myriad challenges of life itself. Throughout their storied 32-year history, the Yellowjackets have undergone numerous lineup changes, never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment. Keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip, the dual cornerstones of the group's 21 previous recordings, were responsible for a sizable chunk of the Yellowjackets' catalogue. Yet despite those shifts, Ferrante and Haslip, along with saxophonist Bob Mintzer (23-year member) and drummerWilliam Kennedy (14-year member, spread out between two different time periods), soldiered on with a professionalism that has resulted in 17 GRAMMY® nominations-with two wins-countless sold-out tours, and worldwide critical acclaim. 

 March 28 / Nefertiti Jazz Club / Goteburg, Sweden

March 29 / Fasching JazzKlubb / Stockholm, Sweden

April 9 - 13 / Marian's Jazz Room / Bern, Switzerland

April 23 - 27 / Birdland / New York, NY

May 22 - 23 / Jazziz Nightlife / Boca Raton, FL

May 25 / Jacksonville Jazz Festival / Jacksonville, FL

June 25 / Rochester Jazz Festival / Rochester, NY

July 5 / Syracuse Jazz Festival / Syracuse, NY

July 6 / Windsor Jazz Jam / Windsor, CT

July 7 / Blue Mountain Jazz / Blue Mountain, Canada

July 19 / Highland Theater / Albuquerque, NM
July 20 / One World Theater / Austin, TX
July 21 / Dosey Doe / Woodlands, TX
August 4 / Hartwood Acres Amphitheater / Pittsburgh, PA
August 16 - 17 / Sculler's Jazz Club / Boston, MA
August 18 / Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA
August 31 / Tuscumbia Country Club Festival / Green Lake, WI
September 25 - 28 / Jazz at the Bistro / St. Louis, MO
October 3 / Kuumbwa / Santa Cruz, CA
October 4 / Gallo Center PAC / Modesto, CA
October 19 / Tversted Jazzy Days / Tversted, Denmark
October 27 / TBA / Katowice, Poland
November 9 / Lawrence University Jazz Series / Appleton, WI
  

A Rise In The Road - Track Listing & Personnel

1. What The Lady Dances (Bob Mintzer)
2. Civil War (Bob Mintzer)

3. Can't We Elope (Russell Ferrante)

4. An Informed Decision (Russell Ferrante)

5. Longing (Russell Ferrante)

6. Thank You (Bob Mintzer)

7. Madrugada (William Kennedy)

8. An Amber Shade (Russell Ferrante)

9. (You'll Know) When It's Time (Russell Ferrante)

10. I Knew His Father (Bob Mintzer)

Russell Ferrante - Piano, Keyboards

Bob Mintzer - Sax

William Kennedy - Drums, Keyboards

Felix Pastorius - Bass

Special Guest:

Ambrose Akinmusire   

- Trumpet on 3, 4, 8

 

Yellowjackets · A Rise In The Road

Mack Avenue Records · Release Date: June 25, 2013

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