August 26 is the official release date of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s Race Riot Suite. The music which was written and arranged by the band’s lap steel guitarist Chris Combs, tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa race riot. In addition to the core JFJO lineup of Combs, Brian Haas (piano), Jeff Harshbarger (bass) and Josh Raymer (drums), the group adds a five-piece horn section. Race Riot Suite also features Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Peter Apfelbaum (tenor and baritone saxophone), Jeff Coffin (tenor saxophone), Mark Southerland (tenor saxophone) and Matt Leland (trombone). In turn, when the group takes to the road in September to support the album, Bernstein, Apfelbaum and Mark Southerland will appear on numerous dates in various incarnations.

Prior to then, JFJO will perform a pair of local shows in the band’s home base of Oklahoma.

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Tour Dates

Aug. 26 – The Deli – Norman, OK
Sept. 14 – All Souls Church – Tulsa, OK *free show
Sept 16 – Crosstown Station – Kansas City, MO *w/ Hearts of Darkness
Sept. 20 – Knotty Pine – Victor, ID
Sept. 22 – White Rabbit – Seattle, WA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Sept. 23 – White Rabbit – Seattle, WA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Sept. 24 – Goodfoot – Portland, OR *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Sept. 27 – Jambalaya – Humboldt, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark SoutherlandSept 28 – Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Sept 30 – Hopmonk – Sebastopol, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Oct. 1 – Boom Boom Room – San Francisco, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Oct. 5 – Univeristy of California – San Diego, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Oct. 6 – The Mint – Los Angeles, CA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland
Oct. 13 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct. 14 – Lilly Pad – Boston, MA *w/ Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct. 15 – Downright Music & Art – Collinsville, CT *w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland

Oct 18 – Jazz Standard – New York, NY *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct 19 – Jazz Standard – New York, NY *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct. 20 – Lilly Pad – Boston, MA *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland

Oct. 21 – The Falcon – Marlboro, NY *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct. 22 – Tritone – Philadelphia, PA *w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, & Mark Southerland
Oct. 26 – Dover Brickhouse – Dover, NH *w/ Mark Southerland
Oct. 27 – Tritone – Philadelphia, PA *w/ Mark Southerland
Oct. 29 – Lilly Pad – Boston, MA *w/ Mark Southerland
Nov. 3 – New Earth Music Hall – Athens, GA *w/ Mark Southerland
Nov. 4 – McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square – Charlotte, NC *w/ Mark Southerland
Nov. 11 – Five Spot – Atlanta, GA
Nov. 13 – Bear Creek Music Festival – Live Oak, FL
Nov. 18 – Northeastern State University – Tahlequah, OK