Fresh off their April 30 performance at New Orleans Jazz Fest, Elvis Costello (pictured) and Allen Toussaint will tour this June and July in support of The River in Reverse, their collaborative album to be released by Verve Forecast on June 6. The tour includes appearances at Bonnaroo, Playboy Jazz Festival and Vancouver Jazz Festival.
The tour will feature the pair fronting the Imposters (Costello’s regular backing band) and Toussaint’s Crescent City Horns.
The schedule is as follows:
June 10 – Green Bay, WI – Oneida Casino
June 11 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
June 13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium (Summer Festival)
June 15 – Vienna, VA – Wolftrap
June 17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
June 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (Playboy Jazz Festival)
June 20 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theater
June 21 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
June 22 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
June 24 – Aspen, CO – Jazz Aspen
June 25 – Seattle, WA – Chateau St. Michelle
June 26 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum (Vancouver Jazz Festival)
June 28 – St. Paul, MN – O’Shaughnessy Theater
June 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Sun Fest
June 30 – Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion
July 3 – Montreal, PQ – Salle Wilfred
July 5 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
July 7 – Niagra Falls, ON – Casino
July 8 – Niagra Falls, ON – Casino
July 10 – New York, NY – Beacon Theater
July 11 – New York, NY – Beacon Theater
July 12 – Boston, MA – Fleet Center
For a track list and more information on The River in Reverse, check out JazzTimes.com’s March 24 report on the album.
For additional information on the tour and where to buy tickets, visit www.elviscostello.com.
