Tour Dates for Lionel Loueke | 2010
LIONEL LOUEKE ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES
IN SUPPORT OF HIS NEW ALBUM MWALIKO,
TO BE RELEASED BY BLUE NOTE ON FEB. 9
ANGELIQUE KIDJO, ESPERANZA SPALDING,
RICHARD BONA & MARCUS GILMORE
Lionel Loueke has announced a first run of tour dates in support of Mwaliko, his sophomore album for Blue Note Records which will be released on February 9, 2010. Mwaliko
(pronounced mwah-LEE-koh) is Swahili for “invitation,” and the album
comprises a series of searching, innovative, intimate duets with
special guests vocalist Angelique Kidjo, vocalist/bassist Esperanza Spalding, vocalist/bassist Richard Bona and drummer Marcus Gilmore, as well as three new tracks featuring his longtime trio with Massimo Biolcati on bass and Ferenc Nemeth on drums.
Originally from the small West African nation of
Loueke—who was recently awarded a 2009 USA Fellowship—has enjoyed a
meteoric rise over the past several years. Praised by his mentor Herbie
Hancock as “a musical painter,” he has appeared on numerous standout
recordings such as Hancock’s Grammy-winning River: The Joni Letters (2008) and Terence Blanchard’s Grammy-nominated Flow (2005). Loueke’s 2007 Blue Note debut, Karibu, established him as a one of the brightest new stars on the scene, and prompted The New York Times to declare him “a startlingly original voice” and “one of the most striking jazz artists to emerge is some time.”
LIONEL LOUEKE – 2010 TOUR DATES
Feb. 18-21 – Jazz Showcase –
Feb. 25-28 – Jazz Standard –
Mar. 8 – Blues Alley –
Mar. 11 – Regattabar –
Mar. 13 – Kennesaw State University –
Mar. 25 –
Mar. 26 –
Apr. 6 –
Apr. 7-10 – Mondavi Center @ UC Davis –