Coming straight off a stint at the Vanguard with Brad Mehldau, the über-rhythm-section of Jeff Ballard (drums) and Larry Grenadier (bass) is rejoining postbop saxophonist Mark Turner to tour Europe as Fly.
Fly released one self-titled disc (pictured) on Savoy in 2004, about which JazzTimes critic Aaron Steinberg raved, “If your ears are starved for innovative jazz that blends punchy sax lines and dense, wild, worldbeat-flavored bass and drum rhythms, let this newly formed trio with an amazing pedigree fill the bill.”
Below are dates and locations for the European tour, as well as info on stateside gigs planned for Jan. 2007. Fly also plans to release a second album sometime next year.
October 21
Salle Astree de Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne (Lyon), France
October 22
Le Cheval Blanc
Schiltigheim (Strasburg), France
October 23
Kulturhaus am Karlstorbahnhof
Heidelberg, Germany
October 24-25
Sunside
Paris, France
October 26
Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal
Antwerp, Belgium
October 28
Aula der Staatlichen Fachoberschule
Memmingen, Germany
October 29
Auditorium F. Melotti
Rovereto, Italy
October 31
Vortex
London, England
November 1
Vetjysk Musikkonservatorium
Esbjerg, Denmark
November 2
musikcafen
Aarhus, Denmark
November 3
Jazz House
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 5
Jazz Festival Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia
November 6
Porgy and Bess
Wein, Austria
November 7
Kosovelov Dom
Sezana, Slovenia
January 17-20
Jazz Bistro
St. Louis, MO
January 23
Yoshi’s
Oakland, CA
January 24-28
Jazz Bakery
Culver City, CA
