Pat Metheny Unity Group, featuring Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, Metheny's longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, Ben Williams on bass, and multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi, has announced a tour of Asia and Australia for this October, featuring music from its debut album, Kin (←→), released this past February on Nonesuch Records. The tour begins at the Sejong Center in Seoul, South Korea, on October 5, then heads to Japan for a three-night run at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo and stops in Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe. The Unity Group then has a four-city tour of Australia, with stops in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Canberra, culminatnig at the Sydney Opera House on October 24. From there, it's up to Singapore for a show at the Esplanade Concert Hall on October 27.
In advance of the Australia tour, Pat Metheny will be a guest on ABC Jazz's Talking Jazz this Friday, August 1, at 2 PM. He speaks with ABC Jazz presenter Gerry Koster about the tour and the new album. Tune in then via abcjazz.net.au.
The Unity Group is currently in the midst of a US summer tour, performing at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight, before heading to the East Coast. The band is joined for most of the dates by special guest and platinum-selling artist Bruce Hornsby with Sonny Emory for what they've dubbed the Campfire Tour 2014. The North American tour resumes in November. See below for all of the currently scheduled tour dates; for additional details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
To pick up a copy of Pat Metheny Unity Group's Kin (←→), head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl order include a free download of the complete album at checkout.
PAT METHENY UNITY GROUP ON TOUR
Aug 7 |
Longwood Gardens* |
Kennett Square, PA |
Nov 19 |
Capitol Theatre |
Port Chester, NY |
Nov 21 |
The Space at Westbury |
Westbury, NY |
* w/Bruce Hornsby