JEFF KOLLMAN Announces New Digital Singles, Upcoming Live Schedule
March 11, 2014, 10 years ago
Continuing his recent digital output, LA-based guitarist JEFF KOLLMAN (BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, COSMOSQUAD, ASIA feat. JOHN PAYNE, GLENN HUGHES) has announced the release of two new singles, 'In The Hills Of Granada' and 'Another Rainy Saturday', which will be available March 17th via iTunes and other outlets.
Video of warmup runs for both songs are posted below:
States Kollman: "So, after living in Southern California for more than 15 years already, I'm finally getting around to naming a song after the neighborhood I've been living in all this time. Go figure! 'In the Hills of Granada' is an acoustic blues track inspired by the old school finger-style blues players. You could say it's a bit dark and ominous sounding, amplified by the baritone tuning I'm using on this one. 'Another Rainy Saturday' is a solo acoustic piece with a pretty, melancholy sort of vibe. Funny enough, it only rained like two major downpours in six months in L.A. but it was enough to inspire a song."
On the live front, Kollman has a packed schedule of local, national and international shows coming up, gigging with his progressive trio, Cosmosquad, Chad Smith (of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS fame) led all-stars, the Bombastic Meatbats, blues rockers BLEEDING HARP, jazz contemporaries TIZER, and fellow Asia feat. John Payne member Erik Norlander's THE GALACTIC COLLECTIVE, before heading out on a tour of Japan with vocalist Eikichi Yazawa in November and December.
The full JK live itinerary reads as follows:
March
15 - Ireland's 32 - Van Nuys, CA (with Bleeding Harp)23 - Baked Potato - Studio City, CA (with Bleeding Harp)
29 - Capetown Jazz Fest - Capetown, South Africa (with Tizer)
April
11 - WinchesterMusic Hall - Lakewood, OH (with Erik Norlander)13 - NJProghouse - Roxy & Duke's Roadhouse - Dunellen, NJ (with Erik Norlander)
19 - Baked Potato - Studio City, CA (with Cosmosquad)
25 - Baked Potato - Studio City, CA (with Bombastic Meatbats)
26 - Alva's - San Pedro, CA (with Cosmosquad)
May
9 - CherokeeArtsCenter - Canton, GA (with Erik Norlander)25 - Jacksonville Jazz Fest - Jacksonville, FL (with Tizer)
29 - Jazz Under The Stars, Aliante Casino - Las Vegas, NV (with Tizer)
29 - Ireland's 32 - Van Nuys, CA (with Bleeding Harp)
30 - Spaghettini - Seal Beach, CA (with Tizer)
June
26 - Levitt Pavilion - Pasadena, CA (with Tizer)27 - Ireland's 32 - Van Nuys, CA (with Bleeding Harp)
July
12 - LakeMission ViejoPark - Mission Viejo, CA (with Bleeding Harp)September
26 - Brea Jazz Fest - Brea, CA (with Tizer)
