The Cookers have completed their third album, Believe, which will be released June 12 on Motema Music. The CD features original material from band members Billy Harper, Cecil McBee, George Cables and Billy Hart, as well as the Wayne Shorter composition “Free For All.”
The band has also announced several tour dates in support of the new CD, listed below.
The Cookers Tour Dates
June 14 Scullers Jazz Club Boston, MA
June 15 Polish National Home Hartford, CT
June 17 Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood, CA
June 20 and 21 Yoshi’s Oakland CA
June 22 Vancouver Jazz Festival Vancouver BC
June 26 and 27 Jazz Alley Seattle WA
June 28 Mount Vernon Country Club Golden, CO
July 28 Caramoor Jazz Festival Katonah, NY
The Cookers to Release Third Album, Plan Tour
'Believe' will feature new original compositions + Wayne Shorter cover