Eric Johnson announces Summer Tour in support of 'Europe Live'

Starting in Des Moines on July 30 at Wooly’s and runs through August 16th at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Eric Johnson has announced a summer tour in support of his new album Europe Live. Recorded in venues across Johnson’s tour of Europe, Mascot Label Group’s Provogue Records will release Europe Live on June 24, 2014.

Confirmed dates:

Jul 30       Des Moines, IA                                                         Wooly’s

Jul 31       Milwaukee, WI                                                          Turner Hall

Aug 01     St. Charles, IL                                                           Arcada Theater

Aug 02     Columbus, OH                                                          Woodlands Park Street Saloon

Aug 03     Kent, OH                                                                    Kent Stage

Aug 05     Cincinnati, OH                                                          Taft Ballroom

Aug 06     Rochester Hills, MI                                                   Meadow Brook

Aug 07     Grand Rapids, MI                                                     Intersection

Aug 08     Evanston, IL                                                               SPACE

Aug 10     Minneapolis, MN                                                       Cedar

Aug 12     Kansas City, MO                                                        Knuckleheads

Aug 13     Omaha, NE                                                                 Waiting Room

Aug 14     Fort Collins, CO                                                          Aggie

Aug 15     Boulder, CO                                                                Fox Theatre

Aug 16     Denver, CO                                                                 Bluebird Theater

Eric Johnson - Europe Live

Europe Live's 14 tracks draw from throughout Johnson's career and include two new compositions: The mesmeric "Intro" that opens the set, and the rollicking rocker "Evinrude Fever" (that alludes to his love for water skiing and boating). His Grammy-winning instrumental "Cliffs of Dover" and Grammy nominated "Zap" are performed with fresh and vigorous energy, and he shows his ever-deepening skills as a singer on such numbers as his soaring, blues-tinged salute to his hometown, "Austin," and the airy and glistening "40 Mile Town." Johnson's lifelong love of jazz and more recent forays into playing it emerges on his stunning nine-and-a-half minute interpretation of John Coltrane's "Mr. P.C." on which bassist Chris Maresh and drummer Wayne Salzmann also step out with power. The song selection ranges from an acoustic guitar rendition of "A Song For Life" which he initially cut on his debut studio album to the ferociously funky "Fatdaddy" from his most recent release, Up Close. Johnson celebrates his side-project Alien Love Child with the hard-driving rock workout "Zenland," and the eleven-and-a-half minute multimodal suite "Last House On The Block." Originally released in 1996, the fan favorite "Manhattan" shines, while a gloriously cinematic rearrangement of "When the Sun Meets the Sky," titled "Sun Reprise" closes the set.

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Bastrop Jam 2014 to feature Eric Johnson, Rosie Flores and Erik Hokkanen

Bastrop Jam, May 3, 2014 

The Bastrop Jam is an annual event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bastrop County. The 2014 event, presented by St. David’s Bastrop Emergency Center, is set for May 3, 2014.

When? - May 3, 2014, from 7-10 p.m
Where? - On the patio behind Lakeside Professional building, 3101 Hwy, 71 East, Bastrop, Texas.
Ticket - $50 (http://bit.ly/1fcEEdE) or by contacting Prentiss Collins at (832) 984-7274 (*In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Bastrop Middle School cafeteria.)

Highlight

Bastrop Jam 2014 will feature Grammy-winning guitar legend Eric Johnson and his band, plus the ‘rockabilly filly’ Rosie Flores and Texas swing king Erik Hokkanen along with an all-star ensemble of musicians!

What's More?

Two guitars previously owned and autographed by Eric Johnson will be auctioned off at the event, along with an acoustic guitar signed by Willie Nelson. The winners will get their picture taken with Eric. SiriusXM Satellite Radio personality Dallas Wayne will be the host for the evening.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Bastrop County

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Bastrop County is a locally governed, nonprofit youth development agency working to empower all the youth of Bastrop County to become caring, productive, responsible citizens. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Bastrop County began in Bastrop in 1996 and launched an after-school program for the Smithville school district in 2011.

To date, the Bastrop and Smithville locations combined serve an average of 170 children per day, keeping them safe in a productive, supervised environment with a curriculum focused on growth and character development.

This summer, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bastrop County will introduce a new program in the Elgin school district, adding to the successful programs already in place in Bastrop and Smithville.

Information: Tickets are $50 and include a dinner catered by Elgin’s Southside Market and Barbecue. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.bastropbgc.net/events.html.

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Eric Johnson and Mike Stern live | The Paramount Theatre 2014 Spring Season

Eclectic Guitars with Eric Johnson and Mike Stern

Thursday, April 15th, 2014
Doors @ 7:00pm | Show @ 8:00pm

Venue

Paramount Theatre

713 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

Community: Downtown - 6th Street
View Map | Get Directions

Purchase Tickets Online Or call (512) 474-1221 to purchase tickets by phone

What's More?

Fender is partnering with the Paramount Theatre to provide an EJ Signature Stratocaster guitar to auction off at the show. The guitar will be autographed by Eric Johnson and the funds raised from this auction will go to support the historic Paramount Theatre, a 501-c-3 non-profit organization, which has been an iconic stage for live music since 1915.

Event Parking Information

Secure covered parking is offered to patrons at the One American Center parking garage, conveniently located one block from the Paramount at 600 Congress. Your $6.00 parking pass may be purchased at the garage entrance from the parking attendant (cash only). Garage hours and availability vary by event. For additional parking information, please click here.

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Eclectic Guitar - Eric Johnson and Mike Stern (April 16, 2014)

Event: Eclectic Guitar With Eric Johnson and Mike Stern Featuring Anton Fig and Chris Maresh
When? Wednsday, April 16th 2014
Where? The Granada Theater, Dallas, TX

Tickets - bit.ly/1h5vJHU (All Granada Shows are 14 and up)

Venue
Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Avenue
75206
Dallas, TX, US

Line-up
Eric Johnson
Mike Stern
Anton Fig
Chris Maresh

"Over the next 80 minutes Johnson and Stern, who were backed by veteran drummer Anton Fig and bassist Chris Maresh, displayed their individually unique prowess on the guitar, reaffirming their place as two of the finest guitar players you will hear anywhere.

Taking turns in the spotlight, Stern often made his way to Johnson’s side of the stage while throwing a fist in the air as a symbol of his admiration for Johnson’s guitar solos. Both Johnson and Stern displayed a visual intensity that virtually melded them with their instrument."

Granada Theater - www.granadatheater.com
Granada Theater Facebook - www.facebook.com/GranadaTheater

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All ATX - a celebration of Austin musicians | KLRU Video

The best of Austin musicians perform in celebration of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM). Featuring Christopher Cross, Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton, Eric Johnson, Charlie and Will Sexton, Marcia Ball, Van Wilks and Malford Milligan, Carolyn Wonderland and Guy Forsyth, Monte Montgomery, Shake Russell, Quiet Company, Suzanna Choffel and the All ATX band.

More about All ATX concert here.

Eric Johnson (Guitarist): Eric Johnson, Christopher Cross and many more come together to support HAMM

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Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour with Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Dweezil Zappa, Billy Cox and more

Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour (March 11 to April 3, 2014)

The Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour will feature Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society), Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa, Los Lobos’ stalwarts Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo, Eric Gales, Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Johnson, Bootsy Collins, Mato Nanji (Indigenous), and Ana Popovic. The rhythm section includes bassist Billy Cox, the only player, apart from Jimi Hendrix himself, who was part of both the Band of Gypsys and the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Chris Layton, the drummer who, along with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, was a founder of Double Trouble.

The Experience Hendrix Tour, which pays tribute to the iconic work of the legendary Jimi Hendrix had its inception in 1995. Presented by BandFuse: Rock Legends, the 2014 tour will start in Dallas on March 11 and conclude on April 3 in Detroit with the possibility of more dates being added in the future.

“Jimi often spoke of his concept of ‘Electric Church’ and using music to connect directly with people. Every day we see how Jimi’s musical legacy continues to transcend generational and cultural boundaries. It’s our continuing mission to do all we can to celebrate what he’s given us and to keep his music in the forefront. The Experience Hendrix tour does that with brilliant musicians who love Jimi, electrifying the stage with his music and sound,” Janie Hendrix, President of Experience Hendrix LLC said in a press release.

"I can’t wait to go on it. Eric Johnson’s gonna be on it, Eric Gales, Kenny Wayne Shepherd. There’s just a bunch of badass guitar players on this thing and I’m a fan of all the guys so it’s just gonna be fun watching the guys jam up there every night and getting up there myself and jamming." - Zakk Wylde

Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour Dates

March 08 - Shawnee, OK - Grand Event Center
March 09 - Midland, TX - Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
March 11 - Dallas, Texas - Verizon Theater
March 13 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
March 14 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
March 15 - Ames, Iowa - Stephens Auditorium
March 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
March 18 - Louisville, KY - Whitney Hall
March 19 - Charleston, WV - Clay Center
March 20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Theater
March 21 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater
March 22 - Atlantic City NJ - Harrahs
March 23 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
March 25 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater
March 27 - Hampton, NH - Casino Ballroom
March 28 - Albany, NY - Palace Theater
March 29 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theater
March 30 - Washington, D.C. - Lincoln Theater
April 1 - Buffalo, NY - Center of Arts
April 2 - Northfield, Ohio - Hard Rock Theater
April 3 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
April 4 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
April 5 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
April 6 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
April 8 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theater

More about Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour - Jimihendrix.com
More about tickets, artists and other information - Experiencehendrixtour.com

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Eric Johnson - Trademark (live, 1983-2006)

Eric Johnson - Trademark with Vinnie Colaiuta and Jeff Berlin (1983)


Eric Johnson - Trademark (1984)


Eric Johnson - Trademark with Bill Maddox and Chris Maresh (2001)


Eric Johnson - Trademark, Live at the Groove (2006)

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Shawn Lane playing Eric Johnson's "Trademark" (1988 & 2000)

Shawn Lane with The Willy's playing "Trademark" by Eric Johnson at The Stage Stop in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1988.


Shawn Lane plays "Trademark" by Eric Johnson with Barry Bays on Bass, Tommy Priakos on Keys, and Chip LeVerne on drums, at the Poplar Lounge in Memphis, on August 25, 2000

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Shawn Lane (1963-2003)
(Photo by Carl Johan Grimmack)

A fan of Shawn Lane says, "Seeing a master like Shawn playing other artist's songs only begins to show me how much this man loved music."

More about Shawn Lane on Wikipedia

Click Here to listen to Eric Johnson & Shawn Lane play "Spanish Castle Magic" (by Jimi Hendrix) at B.B. Kings Blues Club, Memphis, Tennessee, on August 13, 1993.

Click Here to read an article on Shawn Lane by Souvik Dutta.

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Eric Johnson with Carole King (1980-1982)

Carole King - One To One

Eric Johnson appeared on Carole King's "Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King" album in 1980, "One To One" album in 1982 and the TV concert One To One where he was featured on both piano and guitar. He also toured with her in Europe in April that same year.

Carole King 1982 TV concert ONE TO ONE features -

Eric Johnson on Guitar
Mark Hallman on Guitars, Background Vocals
Reese Wynans on Keyboards,
Christopher Dennis on Percussion,
Charles Larkey on Bass
Steve Meador on Drums
Robert McEntee on Guitar & Background Vocals
Richard Hardy on Horns & Flute

The set list is as follows -

Jazzman,Tapestry, Locomotion, Lookin' out for Number One, Take Good Care Of My Baby, It Might As Well Rain Until September, Smackwater Jack, Hey Girl, One Fine Day, Chains, Up On The Roof, I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away, It's A War, One To One,
Natural Woman, You've Got A Friend.

Carole King's One to One album features -

Carole King on Vocals, Piano
Eric Johnson on Guitar
Mark Hallman on Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocals
Reese Wynans on Keyboards
Danny Kortchmar on Guitar
Robert McEntee on Guitar
Charles Larkey on Bass
Steve Meador on Drums
Christopher Dennis on Percussion
Richard Hardy on Flute, Saxophone
Louise Goffin on Background Vocals

The list of the tracks -

One to One(King, Cynthia Weil), It's a War, Lookin' Out for Number One, Life Without Love(Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Warren Pash), Golden Man, Read Between the Lines, (Love Is Like A) Boomerang, Goat Annie, Someone You Never Met Before (Goffin, King), Little Prince.

One to One - TV concert

Lookin' Out For Number One - TV concert

Full concert

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Eric Johnson - Venus Isle (live in 1997)

Eric Johnson - Venus Isle live at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1997


Eric Johnson - Venus Isle live at La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, 1997

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Eric Johnson - photography by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.

Eric Johnson at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, June 27, 2012. Photos by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.

Eric Johnson at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, June 27, 2012. (Photo by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.)

Eric Johnson at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, June 27, 2012. (Photo by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.)

Eric Johnson at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, June 27, 2012. (Photo by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.)

Eric Johnson at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, June 27, 2012. (Photo by Joseph C. Tremain Jr.)

Post by Eric Johnson (Guitarist).

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The Ultimate Musician's Fantasy Camp with Joe Perry, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson

Ultimate Musician's Fantasy Camp (February 13 to February 16, 2014) 

The Ultimate Musician's Fantasy Camp - Guitar legends Joe Perry, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson will lead this one-of-a-kind camp for guitar zealots — sharing their experience, techniques, riffs, tone tips, and creative concepts in real-world band settings, seminars, and other events. Best of all, you get to play side-by-side with these icons and see their magic up-close-and-personal.

When? - February 13-16, 2014
Where? - Las Vegas, Nevada
Registration - http://bit.ly/1aGFDMi

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More - http://www.rockcamp.com/guitar-player.php

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Eric Johnson and Tristan Mackay - Ain't No Sunshine - Live at City Hall, Salisbury

Eric Johnson and Tristan Mackay

Eric Johnson and Tristan Mackay playing 'Ain't No Sunshine', a song by Bill Withers on April 8th, 2013 at City Hall, Salisbury.

Tristan Mackay (guitar, vocals) - https://twitter.com/Tristan...
Eric Johnson (guitar) - http://facebook.com/Guitari...
Chris Maresh (bass) - http://www.chrismaresh.com
Wayne Salzmann II (drums) - http://www.waynesalzmann.com

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