Ottmar Liebert Announces MORE 2017 North American Tour Dates
Flamenco-influenced guitarist Ottmar Liebert added several more dates to his North American tour. His touring lineup includes Jon Gagan on bass and Chris Steele on drums/percussion. A list of dates can be found below.
In 2016, Ottmar released Slow, a collection of songs that featured the guitarist minus his usual band setting. Regarding the album’s inspiration Liebert commented, “Sometime in 2015 I decided to record by myself, without the band, and that I wanted to create slow music. Love whispers while hate screams, and I decided to whisper so softly. I wanted to raise my guitar against the sound of billions of smartphones beeping with the latest news, mentions, likes, and comments, keeping us in a state of constant alarm. I made all of the music on this album with one guitar and one microphone.”
I tried to find a track from Slow to embed, but had no luck. Instead I embedded one of my personal favorites, a song called ‘Streelight’ from his 2008 album, The Scent of Light. The song also appears on his 2009 compilation album, Spanish Sun.
Ottmar Liebert is one of the few instrumental guitarists to achieve gold and platinum sales in the US. His debut album Nouveau Flamenco sold nearly 1.5 million in the US alone.
Ottmar Liebert 2017 North American Tour Dates
August
Aug 10 Maui, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Aug 11 Honolulu, HI Blue Note Hawaii
Aug 12 Honolulu, HI Blue Note Hawaii
Aug 13 Honolulu, HI Blue Note Hawaii
Aug 27 Temecula, CA Thornton Winery
Aug 29 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Aug 30 Phoenix, AZ MIM Theater
Aug 31 Phoenix, AZ MIM Theater
September
Sept 01 Pasadena, CA The Rose
Sept 02 Las Vegas, NV Sunset Station Casino
Sept 03 Ojai, CA Libbey Bowl
Sept 06 Oakland, CA Yoshi’s
Sept 07 Oakland, CA Yoshi’s
Sept 08 Folsom, CA Harris Center
Sept 09 Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theater
Sept 10 Paso Robles, CA Tooth & Nail Winery
Sept 12 San Diego, CA Music Box
Sept 13 Huntington Beach, CA Don the Beachcomber
Sept 14 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
Sept 17 Portland, OR Alberta Rose Theatre
Sept 18 Seattle, WA Triple Door
Sept 19 Seattle, WA Triple Door
Sept 29 Denver, CO Soiled Dove
Sept 30 Grand Junction, CO Avalon
