Marcus Roberts Confirms Spring/Summer 2009 Tour Schedule, Including Jazz At Lincoln Center Dates, July 7-12

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - World-renowned Jazz pianist and pioneering composer Marcus Roberts has confirmed a series of performances for the Spring/Summer of 2009. Marcus continuously tours with The Marcus Roberts Trio, backed by Jason Marsalis (drums) and Roland Guerin (bass). They will be augmented on this tour by everyone from high school jazz bands to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The Marcus Roberts Trio will perform work from the new record on selected dates. The tour wraps with multiple performances at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for Jazz At Lincoln Center, July 7th through July 12th. See below for complete details on each show.

On 'New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1,' Roberts interprets the work of jazz greats such as Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk. By crafting a sound and style entirely his own, Roberts reveals how these innovators inspired two great branches of jazz music.

Marcus Roberts - Spring/Summer 2009 Tour Schedule

3.26.09 - 3.27.09 - Savannah, GA
Savannah Music Festival (w/ high school Jazz bands)

3.28.09 - Savannah, GA
Savannah Music Festival, Performing the Gershwin Songbook (w/ Sebastian Knauer)

3.29.09 - Reston, VA
Reston Community Center (Marcus Roberts Trio)

4.2.09 - 4.4.09 - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Symphony (w/ The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Spano)

4.5.09 - Savannah, GA
Savannah Music Festival, Performing Gershwin's Concerto in F (w/ The Marcus Roberts Trio & The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

4.9.09 - Livermore, CA
Livermore Performing Arts Center (Marcus Roberts Trio)

4.11.09 - Chico, CA
California State University: Laxson Auditorium (Marcus Roberts Trio)

4.25.09 - La Jolla, CA
La Jolla Music Society: Birch North Park Theater (Marcus Roberts Trio)

5.8.09 - Chicago, IL
Jazz at Symphony Center, Performing Deep in the Shed: A Blues Suite (w/ Jason Marsalis on drums, Roland Guerin on bass, Marcus Printup on trumpet, Ronald Westray on trombone, Wess Anderson on saxophones and Steven Riley on tenor saxophone)

7.7.09 - 7.12.09 - New York, NY
Jazz @ Lincoln Center: Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Marcus Roberts Trio)

Marcus Roberts is a pioneering jazz pianist, composer and arranger. The breadth and depth of his work, from original compositions to acclaimed interpretations, has earned him several top charting albums on the Billboard Jazz Top 10, multiple nationally recognized awards and appearances on such top media outlets as Charlie Rose and Nightline. Marcus Roberts continues to make innovative contributions to the jazz community, tours regularly with The Marcus Roberts Trio and is a dedicated educator at the School of Music at Florida State University.