Sharon Jones Spotify Session Live Square
It's been far too long since the radiant voice of Sharon Jones has graced our digital pages, and so it's with genuine joy that we bring you news of the Daptone Records headmistress's new performance, which was recorded live at the offices of Spotify. Backed by an all-star band that included The Tedeschi Trucks Band (the collective venture of married guitar wonder-couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks), blues guitar phenom Doyle Bramhall II and, of course, some of her trusty Dap Kings bandmates.
Billed as a "wake up" performance (it must be safe to assume this was a very early-in-the-day session), it packs more guitar talent than any streaming service would seemingly have bandwidth for. But then, Ms. Jones is the star of the show as always, and with fluid dance moves and nimble vocal bends the singer appears to have fully recovered from her frightening bout with cancer. The entire ensemble, meaning Sharon Jones & The Dapkings, Bramhall and the Tedeschi Trucks Band, are currently out on tour together under the heading Wheels of Soul. Check out a full list of tour dates for that must-catch bill below (tickets here), watch the supergroup perform "She Ain't A Child No More," and listen to their full live Spotify session, a true seven track treat, after the jump.
>>Watch Sharon Jones's Live Performance via Facebook Video.
Wheels of Soul Tour Dates:
June 19th - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
June 21st - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
June 23rd - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook
June 25th - Rochester, NY - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
June 26th - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
June 27th - Huber Heights, OH - The Rose Music Center
July 10th - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 11th - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 12th - Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater
July 15th - Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre
July 17th - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
July 18th - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre
July 19th - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
July 22nd - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 24th - Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
July 25th - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook T
July 26th - Readington, NJ - QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
July 29th - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 31st - Bridgeport, CT - Gathering of the Vibes
August 1st - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Concert Pavilion
August 2nd - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
August 4th - Lewiston, NY - Artpark Amphitheatre
September 11th - Arrington, VA - LOCKN' Festival
September 12th - Arrington, VA LOCKN' Festival
September 25th - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
September 26th - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
October 2nd - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
October 3rd - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
October 30th - Tempe, AZ - Monster Mash Festival
November 6th - Paris, FRA - Le Grand Rex
November 7th - London, UK - indigO2 at The O2
November 9th - Copenhagen, DNK - Amager Bio
November 11th - München, DEU - Circus Krone
November 13th - Stuttgart, DEU - Liederhalle
November 14th - Bochum, DEU - RuhrCongress Bochum
November 15th - Berlin, DEU - Tempodrom
November 17th - Utrecht, NL - Vredenburg
