Trombone Shorty has announced an April 28 release date for Parking Lot Symphony

Trombone Shorty has announced an April 28 release date for Parking Lot Symphony, his debut album for Blue Note Records. The album pre-order launched today along with the irrepressible first single “Here Come The Girls,” which is available now to download or stream. The album is a 12-track tour de force produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day) featuring 10 new original songs along with covers of Allen Toussaint (“Here Come The Girls”) and The Meters (“It Ain’t No Use”). True to its title, the album contains multitudes of sound—from brass band blare and deep-groove funk to bluesy beauty and hip-hop/pop swagger—and plenty of emotion all anchored, of course, by stellar playing and the idea that, even in the toughest of times, as he says, “Music brings unity.” 

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have also announced new tour dates including album release shows at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on April 24, and their annual Treme Threauxdown at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans on April 29 that will feature special guests including Andra Day and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The band is currently out on an extensive tour opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers including sold-out shows at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 7, 8 and 10. Trombone Shorty will also perform at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where he has inherited the festival’s prestigious closing set in the legacy of great New Orleans artists like the Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair. A summer co-headline tour with St. Paul & The Broken Bones will include a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on August. 30.  

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – 2017 Tour Dates:

March 3 – Lensic Performing Arts Center – Santa Fe, NM

March 7 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA 

March 8 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA 

March 10 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA 

March 11 – Montbleu Resort Casino – Stateline, NV

March 12 – Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA 

March 15 – Moda Center – Portland, OR

March 17 – KeyArena – Seattle, WA 

March 18 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC 

April 10 – Metro Theatre – Sydney, Australia

April 11 – 170 Russell – Melbourne, Australia

April 13-14 – Byron Bay Bluesfest – Byron Bay, Australia

April 22 – SweetWater 420 Festival – Atlanta, GA

April 24 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

April 29 – Treme Threauxdown @ Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, LA

May 7 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

June 2 – Dominion Arts Center – Richmond, VA

June 3 – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC

June 4 – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Wilmington, NC

June 6 – Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT

June 9 – Ocean City Music Pier – Ocean City, NJ

June 10 – Boarding House Park – Lowell, MA

June 11 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT

June 15 – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA

June 16 – Westbury Theater – Westbury, NY

June 17 – Aura – Portland, ME

July 2 – ESSENCE Festival – New Orleans, LA

August 4 – Newport Jazz Festival – Newport, RI

August 14 – Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT

August 16 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO

August 19 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR 

August 20 – Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, WA  

August 22 – Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA  

August 24 – Green Music Center – Rohnert Park, CA  

August 25 – Avila Beach Amphitheater – Avila Beach, CA  

August 26 – The Chelsea – Las Vegas, NV  

August 27 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA  

August 30 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA 

The track listing for Parking Lot Symphony is as follows:

1. Laveau Dirge No. 1

2. It Ain’t No Use

3. Parking Lot Symphony

4. Dirty Water

5. Here Come The Girls

6. Tripped Out Slim

7. Familiar

8. No Good Time

9. Where It At?

10. Fanfare

11. Like A Dog

12. Laveau Dirge Finale