NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records announces the release of "Frontiers," the new album by world music guitar virtuoso
Jesse Cook, on March 18th, 2008.
Over the course of a dozen years and numerous best-selling albums, the skilled guitarist has explored the outer limits of popular music. In the past, Cook has blended African percussion, Cajun accordion, classical cello and pop vocals with his own rumba flamenco style to create a breathtaking, multi-textured global hybrid.
This latest release is complemented by collaborations with Egyptian-Canadian singer Maryem Tollar, Latin vocalist Amanda Martinex and Canadian songwriter Melissa McClelland. The album's 13 songs, among which is a brilliant interpretation of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," explore more personal frontiers for Cook. Cook wrote "Frontiers" while awaiting the birth of his first child. That sense of anticipation translated into Cook's most personal album yet.
For Cook, "Frontiers" is a reflection of how music, like life, is rich in discovery and constantly evolving. "It's all about new ground, personally and artistically," he says. "Rumba has come to be my house, it's where I live. But there's no limit to where you can take the music. The possibilities really are endless."
Cook will be headlining at the Dubai International Jazz Festival at the end of February. Immediately following, he will be kicking off a U.S. tour on March 7th, 2008. The confirmed tour dates are as follows with more dates still to come:
March 7 Corpus Christi, Texas Richardson Performance Hall - Del Mar College
March 8 Crockett, Texas Crockett Civic Center
March 9 Austin, Texas One World Theatre
March 13 Tampa, Florida Ferguson Hall at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
March 15 Lake Worth, Florida Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach Community College
March 18 Spartanburg, South Carolina Chapman Cultural Center
April 11 Huntington, New York Inter-Media Art Center
April 13 Newport News, Virginia Yoder Barn Theatre, Ferguson Center for the Arts
April 17 Wilmington, Delaware The Baby Grand
April 18 Easton, Pennsylvania State Theatre Center for the Arts
April 20 Annapolis, Maryland Rams Head On Stage
April 22 Boston, MA Scullers
May 9 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Jazz on the Vine - The Osthoff Resort
May 15 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts
May 16 Henderson, NV Henderson's Event Plaza
May 17 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
May 18 Newport Beach, CA Lexus Jazz Festival
For more information, including video content and streaming music, go to www.jessecook.com.
