Earl Klugh For You - Pollstar News

The guitar master firms up his touring plans with multi-nighters in New York, Seattle and Oakland as Earl Klugh takes to the highway in support of his new album scheduled to drop later this month.

Photo: John Davisson

Crossroads Guitar Festival, Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.

A class act since emerging as a class-A guitarist almost 40 years ago, Klugh never fails to amaze. Along with his own work, Klugh has played with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Jimmy Buffett, Chick Corea and others. Safe to say, an evening experiencing Klugh in concert is one that will remain in the ol’ memory vault for months and even years to come.

Due out July 30, Klugh’s HandPicked includes 16 solo and duet recordings featuring guest guitarists Vince Gill and Bill Frisell along with ukulele wiz Jake Shimabukuro.

“In the earlier part of my career, I was busy touring and playing with a six and seven-piece band,” Klugh said. “But I think it’s important from time to time to step back and reexamine some things. So I thought it was the ideal time because I ran into several of my guitar friends over the last couple of years. And it got me to thinking – maybe I can include some duets in my next project.”

Here are Klugh’s upcoming tour dates:

July 30 to Aug. 4 – New York, N.Y., The Blue Note
Aug. 10 – Steamboat Springs, Colo., Strings Music Festival
Sept. 6 – Wilmington, Del., Schwartz Center
Sept. 12 to 15 – Seattle, Wash., Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Oct. 3 – San Francisco, Calif., Yoshi’s SF
Oct. 4 to 5 – Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s Oakland
Oct. 6 – Catalina Island, Calif., Catalina JazzTrax Festival
Oct. 12 to 19 – San Diego, Calif., Smooth Jazz Cruise
Nov. 7 to 9 – Kiawah Island, S.C., Earl Klugh’s Weekend Of Jazz

Some dates are already on sale. Visit EarlKlugh.com for more information.