Dream Theater keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess will be hitting the road for a pretty extensive North American tour touring with nothing his fingers, some of his amazing iOs toys, and for the first time, Jordan will be performing pieces on the electric guitar. Anyone who follows Jordan on his social media platforms have probably seen him practicing away and posting videos of him shredding the living daylights out of his Strandberg guitar.
Jordan had the chance to warm up the ol’ digits with two shows so far: June 7th in Seattle, WA and June 12 in Portland, OR. Jordan had this to say about the shows so far:
“After two months of touring with the band, it was a great feeling to walk out on to the stage with just me, Geoshred, and my guitar.”
This tour is going to be a real treat for fans of Jordan Rudess. He will be visiting a lot of cities for the first time as a solo performer and will be delivering unforgettable evenings of music to all in attendance.
Each show on the “An Evening with Jordan Rudess” will feature a format that is part concert and part seminar. In addition to playing Dream Theater medleys, Rudess, whose last solo release came last year with Rockestra, will also be sharing with audiences the different technologies he uses to create music, such as GeoShred. The goal with this format is to share his process for composing and performing through the lens of his exploration of musical tech.
The Dream Theater material he will perform will be apart of what Rudess calls “Bach to Rock”, which tells the story of his journey from a classical background as a young prodigy at the Juilliard School of Music to a career as a rock keyboard icon. “Bach to Rock” will be performed at the new locations listed below.
At other stops, he will instead be performing “A Road Home”, a collection of solo piano covers and original material composed recently.
Jordan Rudess Summer 2022 Tour Dates
June 25 – Colorado Springs, Colo. @ Lulu’s Downstairs
June 26 – Ft. Collins, Colo. @ The Armory
July 6 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Dakota
July 8 – Chicago, Ill. @ City Winery
July 9 – Kent, Ohio @ Kent Stage
July 10 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ The Ludlow Garage
July 11 – Richmond, Va. @ Tin Pan
July 13 – Washington, D.C. @ City Winery
July 14 – Annapolis, Md. @ Rams Head On Stage
July 16 – New York City, N.Y. @ City Winery
July 17 – Ardmore, Pa. @ Ardmore Music Hall
July 21 – Old Saybrook, Conn. @ Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
July 22 – Natick, Mass. @ Center for the Arts
July 23 – Rockport, Mass. @ Shalin Liu
July 24 – Ridgefield, Conn. @ Ridgefield Playhouse
July 28 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Neighborhood Theatre
July 31 – Austin, Texas @ State Theatre
Aug. 3 – Nashville, Tenn. @ City Winery
Aug. 4 – Atlanta, Ga. @ City Winery
Aug. 6 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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