Jill Scott Is Every ‘Woman’

It’s been 16 years since Scott released her debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. Since then the Philadelphia native has won three Grammy Awards and dropped her fifth album, Woman, last year via Atlantic Records. Her style is smooth and soulful with insightfully honest lyrics.

Scott discussed on her website her formula for songwriting and how she provides a voice for many women: “I put myself in each woman’s place … and found that it became more about me, all of it, with the envy, the anger, the frustration, the loneliness, the joy, the passion and the rapture. And that’s what makes it juicy …”

Check out the routing below to catch this lady live.

July 10 – Rotterdam, Netherlands, Ahoy Rotterdam (North Sea Jazz Festival)
July 12 – Oeiras, Portugal, Jardins Marques De Pombal (EDP Cooljazz Festival)
July 14 – Ghent, Belgium, Ghent Jazz Festival Grounds (Ghent Jazz Festival)
July 16 – London, United Kingdom, Eventim Apollo
July 22 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
July 24 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Beach
July 27 – Houston, Texas, Revention Music Center
July 29 – Thackerville, Okla., WinStar Global Event Center
Aug. 2 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Aug. 5 – Hammond, Ind., The Venue At Horseshoe Casino
Aug. 7 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion (The Summer Spirit Festival)
Aug. 11 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Hall
Aug. 14 – Brooklyn, N.Y., The Amphitheatre At Coney Island Boardwalk
Aug. 16 – Portsmouth, Va., Portsmouth Pavilion
Aug. 24 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Tivoli Theatre
Aug. 28 – Albany, N.Y., Times Union Center
Aug. 30 – Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre
Oct. 23-30 – Miami, Fla., Norwegian Cruise Line – Norwegian Getaway (Capital Jazz Supercruise)

Select presales begin today. General onsales begin May 13. Check individual venues for details or visit JillScott.com for more information.