My Morning Jacket have built a deserved reputation as a stellar live band. Interestingly kicking off their next tour on 4/20, Jim James and crew will hit the road with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and will make a stop in New Orleans for Jazzfest.James joined PHJB to record two tracks for their forthcoming PRESERVATION: An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program, set to hit stores February 16th. Tour dates include:
04/20: Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theater
04/21: Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
04/23: Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park
04/24: New Orleans, LA @ Jazzfest
04/27: St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
04/28: Charleston, SC @ Family Circle
04/30: Raleigh, NC @ Koka Booth
05/01: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
05/02: Columbus, OH @ LC Outdoor Pavilion
The work with PHJB is just Jim James' latest collaboration as he recently completed a jaunt with the new style supergroup Monsters of Folk. Full My Morning Jacket Tour Dates here.