New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Trombone Shorty has announced an April 28 release date for Parking Lot Symphony, his debut album for Blue Note Records. The album pre-order launched today along with the irrepressible first single "Here Come The Girls," which is available now to download or stream. The album is a 12-track tour de force produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day) and featuring 10 new original songs along with covers of Allen Toussaint ("Here Come The Girls") and The Meters ("It Ain't No Use"). True to its title, the album contains multitudes of sound—from brass band blare and deep-groove funk to bluesy beauty and hip-hop/pop swagger—and plenty of emotion all anchored, of course, by stellar playing and the idea that, even in the toughest of times, as he says, "Music brings unity."
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have also announced new tour dates including album release shows at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on April 24, and their annual Treme Threauxdown at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans on April 29 that will feature special guests including Andra Day and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The band is currently out on an extensive tour opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers including sold-out shows at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 7, 8 and 10. Trombone Shorty will also perform at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where he has inherited the festival's prestigious closing set in the legacy of great New Orleans artists like the Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair. A summer co-headline tour with St. Paul & The Broken Bones will include a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on August. 30. For more tour details including ticket on-sale dates visit tromboneshorty.com/tour.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue - 2017 Tour Dates:
March 3 - Lensic Performing Arts Center -
Santa Fe, NM
March 7 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 8 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 10 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 11 - Montbleu Resort Casino - Stateline, NV
March 12 - Oracle
Arena - Oakland, CA **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 15 - Moda Center - Portland, OR **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 17 - KeyArena - Seattle, WA **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
March 18 - Rogers
Arena - Vancouver, BC **opening for Red Hot
Chili Peppers**
April 10 - Metro Theatre - Sydney, Australia
April 11 - 170 Russell - Melbourne, Australia
April 13-14 - Byron Bay Bluesfest - Byron Bay, Australia
April 22 - SweetWater 420 Festival - Atlanta, GA
April 24 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
April 29 - Treme Threauxdown @ Saenger Theatre - New Orleans, LA
May 7 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
June 2 - Dominion Arts Center - Richmond, VA
June 3 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC
June 4 - Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre - Wilmington, NC
June 6 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
June 9 - Ocean City
Music Pier - Ocean City, NJ
June 10 - Boarding House Park - Lowell, MA
June 11 - College Street
Music Hall - New Haven, CT
June 15 - Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg, PA
June 16 - Westbury Theater - Westbury, NY
June 17 - Aura - Portland, ME
July 2 - ESSENCE Festival - New Orleans, LA
August 4 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI
August 14 - Wilma Theatre - Missoula, MT
August 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater - Morrison, CO
August 19 - Edgefield - Troutdale, OR **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 20 - Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle, WA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 22 - Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 24 - Green
Music Center - Rohnert Park, CA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 25 - Avila Beach Amphitheater - Avila Beach, CA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 26 - The Chelsea - Las Vegas, NV **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 27 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
August 30 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA **co-headline with St. Paul & The Broken Bones**
The track listing for Parking Lot Symphony is as follows:
1. Laveau Dirge No. 1
2. It Ain't No Use
3. Parking Lot Symphony
4. Dirty Water
5. Here Come The Girls
6. Tripped Out Slim
7. Familiar
8. No Good Time
9. Where It At?
10. Fanfare
11. Like A Dog
12. Laveau Dirge Finale
