Carl Verheyen, recognized as “One Of The World’s Top 10 Guitarists” by Guitar Magazine, as well as guitarist for music legends Supertramp, will bring his three-member Carl Verheyen Band on a June tour of North America, stretching from Chicago and Toronto down to Florida. And in September the CVB will play the western coast of the US. This comes after the band’s European Festival tours in 2015 and the recording of a new release called The Grand Design.

The Carl Verheyen Band’s tour will be a rare chance for audiences to experience a powerful mix of blues, rock, jazz and even country from three world-class musicians in comparatively intimate venues. The Grammy-nominated Verheyen is joined by renowned bassist Dave Marotta, who has also performed with Phil Collins, Neil Diamond, Bruce Hornsby, Gino Vanelli, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. Marotta has also played bass on dozens of widely known movies and TV shows, ranging from American Idol to CSI. Ace drummer John Mader has performed or recorded with Booker T. Jones, Steve Miller, Pat Benatar, Patti Austin, Albert King, Randy Newman, and Bonnie Raitt. He has also played drums for several Tony Award-winning musicals, including Disney’s The Lion King, Rent, Mamma Mia, and the world premiere of Wicked.

The Grand Design Tour 2016

June
4 - Newport, KY - Southgate House         
5 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
6 - Cleveland, OH - Nighttown
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - PGH Winery
8 - Detroit, MI - The Token Lounge
9 - Buffalo, NY - Sportsmens Tavern
10 - Toronto, ON - Rockpile          
12 - Montreal, QC - Divan Orange
14 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
15 - Cambridge, MA - Regattabar  
17 - Schenectady, NY - Van Dyck
18 - New Hope, PA - Havana
19 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Saint
20 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall            
22 - Raleigh, NC - The Pour House Music Hall
23 - Jacksonville, FL - Mudville Music Room  
24 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery (with Andy McKee)
25 - Largo, FL - Largo Cultural Center

July
3 - Agoura, CA -Bogies (Record Release Concert with special guests)

Verheyen’s 40+ years of solo, band, and studio guitar work have progressed to where hardly a day goes by during which anyone with access to music, movies, or television doesn’t hear him. As a first-call studio guitarist, Verheyen is the guitar behind some of the most popular TV shows (Seinfeld, Frazier, Cheers, Happy Days, LA Law, Married with Children, among others) and movies (Star Trek, The Usual Suspects, Ratatouille, The Negotiator, hundreds more) of all time.  In addition to his duties as Supertramp’s guitarist, he has performed and recorded with a who’s-who of music giants, ranging from the great BB King, to Joe Bonamassa, Cher, Brad Paisley, Christina Aguilera, The Bee Gees, and hundreds of others.

Verheyen provided one-on-one guitar lessons for John Fogerty, members of Maroon 5 and System Of A Down and was a featured soloist at the Academy Awards, playing live to a TV audience of more than 67 million. For the past 30 years he’s performed in arenas in the 20,000 seat range with Supertramp. He has released 13 of his own CDs, mixing band music with solo efforts such as his 2015 recording Alone, a solo acoustic improvisational release. His newest recording called The Grand Design was released in May of this year.

“This is the first time since in 4 years that my own band will tour the East and West Coast in the same year because of our busy schedules. So the three of are excited to re-connect with audiences there,” said Verheyen. “Dave, John and I love playing more intimate venues and we look forward to bringing our music and energy to both longstanding and new fans.”