Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes returns with two new singles, “Marching Band,” featuring Jamaican-American singer/saxophonist Masego, and “Tioga Pass,” featuring longtime collaborator and bass guitarist Rocco Palladino, both from his upcoming debut solo album, Black Classical Music, due September 8. You can watch visualizers for both tracks here. The arrival of new music is paired with the announcement of Dayes’ month-long US autumn tour, starting in Brooklyn on November 16.
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes returns with two new singles, “Marching Band,” featuring Masego, and “Tioga Pass,” featuring Rocco Palladino, both from his upcoming debut solo album, Black Classical Music, due September 8 via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music, and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings and in the US on Nonesuch Records. You can watch visualizers for both tracks below. The arrival of new music is paired with the announcement of Dayes’ month-long US autumn tour, starting in Brooklyn on November 16; details below and at nonesuch.com/on-tour.
“Marching Band” features vocal and instrumental contributions from esteemed Jamaican-American singer/saxophonist Masego, weaving delicate harmonies between Dayes’s intricate drum work and layered instrumentation.
“Tioga Pass” additionally enlists the help of longtime collaborator and bass guitarist Rocco Palladino. “A family trip in the heart of Yosemite national park,” Dayes says of the song. “Tioga Pass was one of the views that remained clear in my mind. Rocco’s bassline and Charlie Stacey's synth instantly take me back to that moment. This is an ode to that time I guess, and to my mother who would bring us to these beautiful locations. We worked with the incredible Chineke! Orchestra for strings and the song felt complete.”
| Jul 25 | Music Box | San Diego, CA |
| Jul 26 | Ventura Music Hall | Ventura, CA |
| Jul 29 | Blue Note Jazz Festival | Napa, CA |
| Nov 16 | Warsaw | Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 17 | Royale | Boston, MA |
| Nov 18 | Union Transfer | Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 19 | Irving Plaza | New York, NY |
| Nov 21 | El Club | Detroit, MI |
| Nov 22 | Thalia Hall | Chicago, IL |
| Nov 24 | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta, GA |
| Nov 25 | Neighborhood Theatre | Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 26 | City Winery | Nashville, TN |
| Nov 28 | The Showbox | Seattle, WA |
| Nov 30 | Revolution Hall | Portland, OR |
| Dec 3 | Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 4 | Crescent Ballroom | Phoenix, AZ |
| Dec 6 | Cervantes' Masterpiece | Denver, CO |
| Dec 8 | Oasis Wynwood | Miami, FL |
| Dec 12 | Tipitina's | New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 13 | Rise Rooftop | Houston, TX |
| Dec 14 | Empire Garage | Austin, TX |
| Dec 15 | Studio at the Factory | Dallas, TX |
| Dec 17 | Fine Line | Minneapolis, MN |
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