Boz Scaggs has just added a five-night stand at New York City's Blue Note for his upcoming fall tour. Scaggs kicks off his 20-date tour on September 2nd in Regina, Saskatoon and wraps up his trek on November 20th in Annapolis, Maryland.
The latest addition to Scaggs' band is Toto keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, who's joining Scaggs on tour while Toto's on hiatus: "A new musician I'm really excited about playing with, a fellow named Greg Phillinganes who is something of a Ferrari of a musician -- who I've wanted to work with for many years -- who I'm getting together with as an arranger. And he's playing keyboards. So, there will be constant revamping and rearranging of a number of things, and we're adding a number of things to the repertoire."
Phillinganes was discovered back in the mid-1970s by Stevie Wonder and was part of Wonder's touring band Wonderlove from 1976 to 1981. Phillinganes was also the primary keyboardist on Michael Jackson's albums Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad. Throughout the 1980's Phillinganes worked primarily with Eric Clapton, and since 2004 has recorded and toured as part of Toto.
Boz Scaggs tour dates (subject to change):
September 2 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina Show Lounge
September 6 - Bethlehem, PA - Zoellner Arts Center
September 9 - Beverly, MA - North Shore Music Theatre
September 10 - Morristown, NJ - The Community Theatre At Mayo Center For The Performing Arts
September 12 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
September 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Northern Lights Theater
September 14 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
October 11 - Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts
October 12 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Ridge
October 12 - Phoenix, AZ - JW Marriott At Desert Ridge
October 30, 31 - Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
November 1, 2 - Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
November 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 - New York, NY - Blue Note
November 20 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
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