New York (Top40 Charts/ Jann Klose Official Website) - Jann Klose will be opening for Renaissance 2009 on their 40th Anniversary Celebration this October. The tour will be taking place in theatres and performing arts centers in the Northeast U.S. There are a total of nine shows. Headliner Renaissance features long time Renaissance members - singer
Annie Haslam and guitarist Michael Dunford.
Jann has had a professional friendship with Annie, who saw and heard him perform at a record release party for a benefit album, SERENITY HOUSE, in September 2007. The following year the two collaborated, along with Renaissance's original keyboardist John Tout, and Jann's band for a sell-out show at the Sellersville Theater, in Sellersville, PA.
Jann's album, REVERIE continues to build momentum. The record has already become a critical favorite in regional America and is - as the LA Weekly states - becoming "a minor hit," heard on over 115 radio stations worldwide, including Sirius XM Radio in the U.S., the BBC in the U.K. and most recently, Prambors Radio in Indonesia.
Since the release of REVERIE, Jann has also opened for Jonathan Edwards, The Strawbs, Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root and performed with Rosanne Cash, Marty Stuart and Roger McGuinn at the Martin Guitar 175th anniversary concert. (He'll be opening for Marshall Crenshaw at the Sellersville Theater, in PA on October 24.)
Jann and his band supported Elliott Murphy on tours of the East and West Coast. The two are planning on more shows together later this year. Jann recently returned from a European tour, which included his second run of dates in the U.K. and Germany as well as Georgia, France and Ireland for the first time. In addition to radio airplay and extensive touring - over 100 shows in 2008 alone, Jann and his band have been receiving positive press for REVERIE:
"The first thing that's totally unmistakable about Jann Klose is that voice - which is just light years beyond that of the typical singer/songwriter...a sound that is classy, distinctive and often irresistible." - The Springfield Republican, Advance Newspaper Wire Service
"Klose wins over the listener with his soaring voice, which may well be a staple of chamber pop for a long time to come." - The Washington Post
"Born in Germany and raised in Africa, Jann Klose brings an element of world music to his adult-contemporary pop-rock. His latest record Reverie offers songs of thoughtful introspection and longing. Rich arrangements feature orchestral strings, jazzy horns and old-world accordion in addition to the standard bass, drums and guitar. Highlights include the melancholy 'Mother Said, Father Said' and Latin-flavored 'Clouds.'" - Performing Songwriter
CONFIRMED JANN KLOSE TOUR DATES FALL 2009:
September 18 Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY
September 19 Cafe Bocca, Poughkeepsie, NY
September 24 Harvest Cafe, Hudson, MA
September 25 Sully's, Hartford, CT
October 1 FODfest at Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, NY
October 2 Local 121, Providence, RI w/ John Fuzek
October 4 FODfest at City Winery, New York, NY
October 6 Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis, MD w/ Renaissance
October 8 German House Theatre, Rochester, NY w/ Renassiance
October 9 The Concert Hall, New York, NY w/ Renaissance
October 11 Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA w/ Renaissance
October 12 The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA w/ Renaissance
October 13 The Egg, Albany, NY w/ Renaissance
October 14 Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA w/ Renaissance
October 16 South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange, NJ w/ Renaissance
October 17 Xanadu Theater at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ w/ Renaissance
October 18 Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival, Beacon, NY
October 24 Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA w/ Marshall Crenshaw
November 5 Clear Conscience Cafe, Cambridge, MA
November 16 Uncommon Ground on Devon, Chicago, IL
November 17 and 18: 12th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert, Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL
November 20 The Boom Room, Warren,OH
November 21 TBA, Zanesville, OH
December 5 Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY w/ Elliott Murphy
