MUSIC NEWS - Experience Hendrix, the fourth edition of the biennial concert tour that features all-star line ups of music greats as they pay homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix will get underway next in early March, 2010 with performances across the country.
Featured artists who will perform the music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix include some of the best known in contemporary rock and blues, and include Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Aerosmith's Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble’s Chris Layton, along with bassist Billy Cox.
Cox, who first befriended Hendrix when the two were in the 101st Airborne Division of U.S. Army, played in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys and performed with Hendrix at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival. Cox recently commented, "It's a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it was in the 1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is." Joe Satriani remarked, "I finally get to pay tribute to my hero the right way, on stage with an amazing, once in a lifetime, line up of musicians!" Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos are also performing at selected Experience dates.
As has happened at past Experience Hendrix tours, special guests are expected to sit in at many of the concerts, making the dates that that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans. Past special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana.
Experience Hendrix Tour 2010 Itinerary-
March 2010
4 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theater (1)
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater (1)
6 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint @ Hard Rock (1)
7 - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theater (1)
9 - Fresno, CA - Table Mountain (1)
10 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater (1, 2)
12 - Reno, NV - Silver Legacy (1, 2)
14 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre (1, 2, 3)
16 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater (1, 2, 3)
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater (1, 2, 3)
18 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater (1, 2, 3)
20 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre (2, 3)
21 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater (2, 3)
23 - Akron, OH - Civic Theatre(2)
24 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre (2)
25 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater (2)
27- Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre (2)
1 = David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas appearing, 2 = Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph appearing 3 = Susan Tedeschi appearing