New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The legendary saxophonist, composer, and jazz mystic Charles
Lloyd celebrated his 80th birthday on March 15, 2018 at his hometown venue,
Santa Barbara's Lobero Theatre, with an unprecedented grouping of musical friends including guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland, with special guests organist Booker T. Jones and bassist Don Was joining the ensemble midway. Lloyd's magnificent new album 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from The Lobero), out today, documents both the sights and sounds of that extraordinary concert. 8 arrives in a limited-edition deluxe box set that includes 3-LPs, 2-CDs, and a DVD of the full performance, along with a 96-page hardcover book and 2 photo prints that commemorate the first 8 decades of Lloyd's remarkable journey. The album is also in standard LP/DVD, CD/DVD, and digital versions that feature the concert's first set.
"Charles
Lloyd revels in the flow on a stellar live album 8: Kindred Spirits (Live at the Lobero)… Mr.
Lloyd has talked about identifying with his star sign (Pisces), and the importance of waterways to his life. When you hear him, you get it: His saxophone is too light to feel like a solid substance, but too graspable to be vapor. It's liquid, fast-moving and rerouting."—New York Times 'Critic's Pick'
"fascinating blends: of daring and elegance; of structural complexity and unfettered emotion; of accumulated wisdom and wide-eyed wonder… an octogenarian master, sounding vital as ever, distilling still further the clarity of his music."—Wall Street Journal
"8: Kindred Spirits (Live from The Lobero) is a multidimensional box set, and ranks as Lloyd's most expansive and elaborate dispatch to date… a stately, sagely status hums beneath the surface of the 2018 concert-and over the entire heady package… signature moods of Lloyd's musical persona make their way through the generous concert… serves to remind listeners of Lloyd's undiminished creativity."—DownBeat
CHARLES LLOYD - 2020 TOUR DATES:
March 20 -
Detroit Philharmonic - Detroit, MI - Charles
Lloyd & Gerald Clayton
March 22 - The Athenaeum - La Jolla, CA - Charles
Lloyd & Gerald Clayton
March 24 - MIM - Scottsdale, AZ - Charles
Lloyd & Gerald Clayton
April 13 - Lobero Theatre -
Santa Barbara, CA - Charles
Lloyd & The Marvels
April 17 - Flynn Center - Burlington, VT - Charles
Lloyd & The Marvels featuring Lucinda Williams
April 19 - Strathmore - North Bethesda, MD - Charles
Lloyd & The Marvels featuring Lucinda Williams
April 21 - Keswick Center - Glenside, PA - Charles
Lloyd & The Marvels featuring Lucinda Williams
April 23 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY - Charles
Lloyd & The Marvels
April 24 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY - Charles
Lloyd New Quartet
April 25 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
April 26 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
April 28 - The Dakota - Minneapolis, MN - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
May 31 - Healdsburg Jazz Festival - Healdsburg, CA - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
June 27 - Tri-C Jazz Festival - Cleveland, OH - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 5 - Love Supreme Festival - Sussex, UK - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 9 - Gărâna Jazz Festival - Gărâna, Romania - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 11 - Montreux Jazz Festival - Montreux, Switzerland - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 14 - Molde Jazz Festival - Molde, Norway - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 16 - Pori Jazz Festival - Pori, Finland - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
July 18 - Festival Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz - Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
August 8 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Oct. 28 - Kuumbwa -
Santa Cruz, CA - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Oct. 30 -
Earshot Jazz Festival - Seattle, WA - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov. 1 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov. 20 - Jazzdor - Strasbourg, France - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov. 24 - Philharmonie Luxembourg - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov. 25 - De Bijloke - Gent, Belgium - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov 27 - Flagey Hall - Brussels, Belgium - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Nov 29 - Elbe Philharmonie - Hamburg, Germany - Charles
Lloyd Kindred Spirits
Dec. 1 -
Pierre Boulez Saal - Berlin, Germany - Charles
Lloyd Sangam
Dec. 3 -
Pierre Boulez Saal - Berlin Germany - Charles
Lloyd Chapel Trio
Visit charleslloyd.com/calendar for more details.
