Brad Mehldau Trio Tours US, Europe in Advance of "Blues and Ballads" Release

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The Brad Mehldau Trio—Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums—launches a tour of the United States and Europe ahead of the forthcoming album Blues and Ballads, due June 3. The tour begins with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston this Friday, followed by stops in Albany, Philadelphia, DC, Oberlin, and Chicago. The group then heads to Europe for shows in Italy, Belgium, Denmark, France, and Switzerland.

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The Brad Mehldau Trio—Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums—launches a tour of the United States and Europe ahead of the forthcoming album Blues and Ballads, due June 3. The tour begins with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, followed by stops in Albany, Philadelphia, DC, Oberlin, and Chicago. The group then heads to Europe for shows in Italy, Belgium, Denmark, France, and Switzerland.

See below for all of the currently announced Trio tour dates; for all the latest, as well as details on Mehldau's upcoming solo shows and his tour with a trio of a different sort (his Mehliana partner Mark Guiliana and guitarist John Scofield), visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Blues and Ballads is the Trio’s first new release since 2012’s Where Do You Start. As with that album, which was met with critical acclaim and earned the band and ECHO Jazz Award for Best International Ensemble, Blues and Ballads comprises interpretations of songs by other composers, this time with the focus on blues and ballads implied by the album’s title, including works by Cole Porter, Charlie Parker, Lennon & McCartney, and Jon Brion. The album is available for pre-order now at iTunes and in the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the album track "Little Person" now and of the complete album on release day.

BRAD MEHLDAU ON TOUR

Apr 15 Boston, MA
Apr 16 Swyer Theatre at The Egg Albany, NY
Apr 17 Asylum Hill Congregational Church* Hartford, CT
Apr 19 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
Apr 20 Sixth & I Synagogue  Washington, DC
Apr 21 Finney Chapel, Oberlin College & Conservatory Oberlin, OH
Apr 22 Symphony Center Chicago, IL
     
May 13 Teatro Comunale Di Vicenza - Ridotto Vicenza, ITALY
May 14 Theatre Le Forum Liege, BELGIUM
May 15 Musikkens Hus Aalborg, DENMARK
May 17 Le Theatre Saint Nazaire, FRANCE
May 18 L'Apostrophe  Pontoise, FRANCE
May 20 Salle Jean Cocteau Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
May 21 Salle Lino Ventura Athis-Mons, FRANCE
May 22 Musiksaal Stadtcasino Basel, SWITZERLAND
     
May 26 Koerner Hall* Toronto, ON
May 27 Place des Arts* Montreal, QC
     

* Brad Mehldau solo shows; all others are Brad Mehldau Trio dates

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