Jazz greats Kamasi Washington & Herbie Hancock announce 2019 tour dates


Kamasi Washington

Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington are venturing out on tour together this summer. The jazz greats will hit the road this July, kicking off a co-headlining North American tour, which will consist of 10 dates.

Washington & Hancock will begin with a show at Vienna, Virginia’s Wolf Trap on July 30. The duo are both slated to perform at the Newport Jazz Festival, prior to making stops in Philadelphia, Toronto & Detroit. They have a tentative Chicago date in August, followed by stops in Denver, Seattle and Portland, and will close things out later in the month with a show at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.

Washington released Heaven and Earth and The Choice to critical acclaim back in 2018 followed by his short film As Told To G/D Thyself, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. According to NPR, Hancock’s next album-in-progress will feature Washington along with Terrace Martin, Flying Lotus and rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Tickets for Hancock and Washington’s co-headlining tour go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 12.

Kamasi Washington & Herbie Hancock 2019 Tour Dates:
07/30 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
8/2-8/3 – Newport, RI – Newport Jazz Festival
08/04 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
08/06 –Toronto, Ontario – Roy Thomson Hall
08/07 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
08/08 – Detroit, MI – Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
08/09 or 08/10 (TBC) – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
08/14 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
08/16 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor
08/17 – Portland, OR – Oregon Zoo
08/23 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre