Donald Fagen & The Nightflyers Take Flight

From the foot of Mount Belzoni, we’ve got news from independent station WJAZ that Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen is set to debut a new project this summer. Donald Fagen & The Nightflyers will head across the U.S. in August and September.

Although Fagen has done a few solo dates here and there and performed with The Dukes of September, he hasn’t played a full-fledged headline tour since 2006. That was the year he released Morph the Cat.

The new project is named after his debut solo album, 1982’s The Nightfly.

With Fagen leading the group on keyboard and vocals, the Nightflyers includes Connor Kennedy (guitar, vocals), Lee Falco (drums, vocals), Brandon Morrison (bass, vocals) and Will Bryant (keyboards, vocals). An announcement notes that Fagen and the quartet have been working together the past few years near his home in Woodstock, N.Y.

The setlist for the tour will feature selection from Fagen’s solo catalog, Steely Dan hits and “some swell surprises.”

John Davisson – Donald Fagen of Steely Dan
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, Fla.

Here’s the routing:

Aug. 3 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Aug. 4 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Aug. 8 – Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater
Aug. 9 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug. 11 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Aug. 12 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 – Montgomery, Ala., Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
Aug. 16 – Atlanta, Ga., Symphony Hall – Woodruff Arts Ctr.
Aug. 17 – Wilmington, N.C., Wilson Center
Aug. 19 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Tivoli Theatre
Aug. 20 – Nashville, Tenn., Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Aug. 22 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
Aug. 23 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Theatre
Aug. 25 – Northfield, Ohio, Hard Rock Live
Aug. 26 – New Buffalo, Mich., Four Winds Casino
Aug. 28 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Aug. 29 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
Aug. 31 – Salina, Kan., The Stiefel Theatre For Perf. Arts
Sept. 2 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
Sept. 3 – San Antonio, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Sept. 12 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sept. 13 – Seattle, Wash., Paramount Theatre
Sept. 15 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
Sept. 16 – San Francisco, Calif., SF Masonic

An American Express card member presale begins April 25 at 10 a.m. local time. General onsales for most dates begins April 28. Tickets for San Antonio go on sale May 5 and Portland’s onsale is May 15.

Donald Fagen & The Nightflyers also appear at the Yokohama Blue Note Jazz Fest in Japan this September.

Click here to check out Steely Dan’s upcoming itinerary.