Come inside the rehearsals of Steve Kimock at the big red barn with woo wizard Bernie Worrell, drummer Wally Ingram and Reed Mathis…and also get a glimpse of the band live at Brooklyn Bowl w/ additional members Andy Hess & John Morgan Kimock — Spring Tour 2012!

Steve Kimock is hitting the road this spring for his first large-scale tour in two years. Along for the ride will be Bernie Worrell on keys, drummer Wally Ingram, and bassists Andy Hess and Reed Mathis. The band will be launching new material as well as celebrating Kimock’s rich catalog of music over 30 years in the making. Fan Club tickets are on sale now for 5/9-5/12. All remaining shows go on sale Friday 3/23 at 10AM est. Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

• 5/9 – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest Café*
• 5/10 – Fairfield, CT – StageOne*
• 5/11 – Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl*
• 5/12 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall*
• 5/14 – Boston, MA – Middle East **
• 5/15 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground **
• 5/16 – Buffalo, NY – The Tralf **
• 5/18 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom **
• 5/19 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge **
• 5/20 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House **
• 5/21 – Bloomington, IN – Bluebird **
• 5/22 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In **
• 5/24 – Orlando, FL – Plaza Theatre **
• 5/25 – Tampa, FL – Ritz Ybor **
• 5/26 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse **
• 5/27 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
• 5/29 – Charleston, SC – Pour House Music Hall **
• 5/30 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle **
• 5/31 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater **
• 6/1 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre **
• 6/2 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage **
• 6/3 – Harrisburg, PA – Abbey Bar **
• 6/4 – Washington, DC – Howard Theatre  **part of DC Jazz Fest

*with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Reed Mathis
** with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess

Jam Cruise 11 will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on January 7, 2013 and return on January 12, 2013, with port stops in the Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, and a stop at Coco Cay, a Private Island in the Bahamas. The MSC Poesia remains home to Jam Cruise 11, where venues like the Zebra Bar, the Teatro Carlo Felice and the Pigalle feel like home to returning guests. Cabins go on sale to the public Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at noon EST. Anyone who pre-booked will be able to book a cabin prior to the general on sale according to their assigned booking time beginning on May 8, 2012 at www.jamcruise.com.

The Jam Cruise 11 Artist Lineup: moe., Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, funky METERS, Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Big Gigantic, Steel Pulse, JJ Grey & Mofro, Lettuce, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Steve Kimock with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess, ALO, Tea Leaf Green, Breakestra, Medeski, Skerik, Deitch, The Soul Rebels, W R D (Walter, Roberts & Deitch), Greensky Bluegrass, Hot Buttered Rum, The Motet – Funk is Dead!, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, The Pimps of Joytime, MarchFourth Marching Band, BoomBox, ZOOGMA & more!

Steve Kimock with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess will be playing a run of shows out West before heading to Fuji Rock Fest in Japan.

Summer Tour Dates
7/18 Harlow’s Nightclub – Sacramento, CA
7/19 El Rey Theatre – Chico, CA
7/20 Crystal Bay – Tahoe, CA
7/21 Fillmore, SF, CA
7/22 Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA
7/25 Sainte Rocke – Hermosa Beach, CA
7/28 Fuji Rock Fest – Japan

Tickets on sale Friday, May 11, 10AM PST.

Click here for more info on Steve Kimock: http://www.kimock.com/

Steve Kimock, along with his band (with Wally on drums), will head to Japan this summer to play the infamous Fuji Rock Festival in Japan as a headlining artist on the Field of Heaven stage, July 28th. Other acts include Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Buddy Guy, Elvin Bishop, Ernest Ranglin, Galactic, Jack White, Explosions in the Sky, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and many more.

Touring several times in Japan in the early 2000′s and appearing at Fuji Rock in 2003, Kimock very much looks forward to returning to Japan.

After the tragic Tsunami last year, he recorded several pieces honoring Japan, including a video ode to Japan at the Relix offices in NYC and an impromptu “Love for Japan Jam“ at an SK&F show in Sebastopol, CA on the night after the Tsunami. For more info visit Fuji Rock Festival.

Prior to going to Japan, Kimock and his band will make a stop in the Bay Area, so stay tuned for show announcements!

JECONTE RECORDING WITH ANDERS OSBORNE, WALLY INGRAM & MORE! – DOCKSIDE STUDIOS LOUISIANA

JeConte is in the studio with New Orleans singer songwriter and rocker Anders Osborne working on his forthcoming release ‘Down by the Bayou’ this April. This album is tied to a new series of music that JeConte is working on for his film series Search for the Soul. Mali Blues is the first in the series of locational based collaborative projects for ‘Search for the Soul.’ This record will unite Cajun/N’awlins Swampy Blues with NorCal Rock’n’ Roll and weave together JeConte‘s passion for Louisiana and The Bayou. JeConte, Anders Osborne, Wally Ingram, Mattey Cohen, Chris Haugen, Carl Dufrene and some ‘soon to be announced’ major guests will be in Louisiana at Dockside Studios in early April to work on this new and exciting release. Look for the single featuring JeConte & Anders ‘Down by the Bayou’ coming out this summer on Youtube and the full album release later in 2012…