Legendary jazz-rock duo Steely Dan announced a new summer tour entitled Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven. This year's tour, which kicks off in Seattle on July 2nd and concludes in Boston on September 28th, will showcase greatest hits and deep cuts alike with select cities featuring performances of complete albums and fan-voted set lists. Steely Dan masterminds Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have announced this year's program will also include special guests and an idealistic strategy for world peace. Acclaimed jazz artist Sam Yahel is on board as the tour's main support act.
For Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven, Fagen and Becker are back with their group of players, now dubbed the Miles High Big Band, and their backup trio, the Embassy Brats. The Band and the Brats include Keith Carlock (drums), Jon Herington (guitar), Freddie Washington (bass), Jim Beard (keys), Michael Leonhart, Walt Weiskopf, Roger Rosenberg and Jim Pugh (horns) plus background singers Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle and Catherine Russell.
Steely Dan North America 2011 Summer Tour:
July 2 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
July 3 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
July 5 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
July 6 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
July 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
July 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
July 12 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
July 13 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino
July 15 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
July 16 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
July 19 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
July 20 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo
July 22 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
July 23 - Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Brands
July 25 - Danbury, CT - Ives Center
July 26 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood
July 29 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand at Foxwoods
July 30 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
August 2 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 4 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
August 6 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park
August 7 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park
August 10 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
August 12 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
August 13 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
August 15 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
August 17 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
August 19 - Nashville, TN - The Woods at Fontanel
August 20 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
August 21 - Orange Beach, AL - Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
August 24 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
August 25 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
August 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
August 28 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
August 30 - Minneapolis, MN - MN State Fair
August 31 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater
September 3 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen
September 9 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
September 10 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
September 13 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
September 14 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
September 16 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
September 17 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
September 27 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre
September 28 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre
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