Brad Mehldau launches a ten-day, seven-city European tour with fellow pianist and longtime friend Kevin Hays at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, tonight. Mehldau and Hays, whose collaborative album with composer/arranger Patrick Zimmerli, Modern Music, was released on Nonesuch in September 2011, then head to the Continent for performances in Vienna, Zagreb, and Zurich; return to the UK for a show at Birmingham Town Hall; and close out the tour in Paris and Porto, Portugal.
The album Modern Music features pieces written by each of the three musicians, Mehldau, Hays, and Zimmerli, as well as works by Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, and Philip Glass, performed by the two pianists in arrangements by Zimmerli. The Guardian calls it a "fascinating session" that's "full of surprises." The New York Times says the pianists bring "a high sheen to some choice material." Click here to hear clips from the album and to order a copy today.
Mehldau continues on the European road in March for a month-long tour of Mehliana, his duo project with drummer Mark Guiliana, then returns to the United States for a run of duo dates with fellow Nonesuch artist Chris Thile. See below for all of the currently scheduled tour dates. For additional details and ticket links, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
BRAD MEHLDAU DUO TOURS
with Kevin Hays
Feb 14 |
Royal Northern College of Music |
Manchester, UK
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Feb 15 |
Konzerthaus |
Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Feb 16 |
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall |
Zabreb, CROATIA
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Feb 20 |
Zürich Neumünster |
Zürich, SWITZERLAND |
Feb 21 |
Birmingham Town Hall |
Birmingham, UK
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Feb 23 |
Salle Pleyel |
Paris, FRANCE |
Feb 24 |
Casa da Musica |
Porto, PORTUGAL
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Mehliana (with Mark Guiliana)
Mar 6 |
Roma Cultural Center |
Antwerp, BELGIUM
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Mar 7 |
Ancienne Belgique |
Brussels, BELGIUM
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Mar 9 |
Trafó House of Contemporary Arts |
Budapest, HUNGARY
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Mar 10 |
Lucerna Music Bar |
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC |
Mar 11 |
Village Underground |
London, UK
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Mar 13 |
Howard Assembly Room |
Leeds, UK |
Mar 15&16 |
Blue Note |
Milan, ITALY |
Mar 17 |
Den Atelier |
Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
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Mar 19 |
Dokkhuset |
Trondheim, NORWAY |
Mar 20 |
Club Alexandra |
Molde, NORWAY
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Mar 21 |
National Jazzscene |
Oslo, NORWAY
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Mar 22 |
Park Hotel Vossvangen |
Voss, NORWAY
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Mar 24 |
Jazzclub Fashing |
Stockholm, SWEDEN
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Mar 26 |
Teatro Micaelense |
San Miguel, PORTUGAL |
Mar 27 |
Centro Cultural de Belem |
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Mar 29 |
La Comete |
Chalons en Champagne, FRANCE |
with Chris Thile
Apr 9 |
Bowery Ballroom |
New York, NY |
Apr 11 |
Carolina Theatre |
Durham, NC
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Apr 12 |
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center |
College Park, MD
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Apr 13 |
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center |
Great Barrington, MA
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Apr 14 |
Berklee Performance Center |
Boston, MA |
Apr 16 |
Bijou Theatre |
Knoxville, TN
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Mar 18 |
Hilbert Circle Theater |
Indianapolis, IN |
Mar 19 |
Symphony Center |
Chicago, IL |
Mar 20 |
Paramount Theatre |
Austin, TX
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