Joe Jackson To Fast Forward Through North America

Jackson will be bringing along bassist Graham Maby, Teddy Kumpel on guitar and Doug Yowell for the drums.

The tour will begin on June 16 and will run through July 15. These shows will take Jackson and his bandmates from Arizona and California up into British Columbia, across the continent to Ottawa and over to the East Coast and Ohio.

Fast Forward was recorded in four different cities with four different sets of musicians and features Jackson’s unique brand of upbeat songwriting with poignant and penetrating lyrics.

Jackson released his first album Look Sharp in 1979 with Joe Jackson Band, and featured punk, ska and pop influences. As his career progressed, he began incorporating more blues, classical, swing and jazz influences and his music has reflected these styles. He won his first Grammy for 1999’s Symphony No. 1 and has built a loyal audience while touring over his career.

Here are the dates:

June 16 – Scottsdale, Ariz., Scottsdale Ctr. For The Perf. Arts (Onsales start March 28)      
June 18 – San Diego, Calif., Spreckels Theatre  
June 19 – Riverside, Calif., Fox Performing Arts Center    
June 21 – San Francisco, Calif., Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre  
June 22 – Berkeley, Calif., The UC Theatre      
June 24 – Vancouver, Canada, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
June 25 — Victoria, Canada, Various Venues
June 27 – Calgary, Canada, Jack Singer Concert Hall (Onsales start March 26)
July 07 — Ottawa, Canada, Lebreton Flats Park
July 08 – Buffalo, N.Y., UB Center For The Arts
July 09 – Cleveland, Ohio, Trinity Cathedral
July 11 – Ridgefield, Conn., Ridgefield Playhouse
July 12 – Boston, Mass., The Wilbur
July 15 – New York, N.Y., Apollo Theater (Onsales start March 24)

       
General onsales start March 25, with a few exceptions marked above. More information is available at JoeJackson.com.