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JAMES TAYLOR AND HIS ALL-STAR BAND ANNOUNCE US TOUR WITH JACKSON BROWNE

January 23, 2020

JAMES TAYLOR AND HIS ALL-STAR BAND ANNOUNCE US TOUR

WITH JACKSON BROWNE

US Tour Dates with Jackson Browne:

5/15 New Orleans LA @ Smoothie King Center

5/16 Houston TX @ Toyota Center

5/18 Ft. Worth TX @ Dickies Arena

5/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center

5/22 Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena

5/24 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

5/25 Portland, OR @ Moda Center

5/27 San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

5/28 Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

5/29 San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena

6/10 Chicago, IL @ United Center

6/12 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center

6/13 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Center

6/15 Dayton, OH @ Nutter Center

6/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena

6/18 Hershey, PA @ Giant Center

6/19 Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

6/23 Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center Coliseum

6/24 Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum

6/26 Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center

6/27 Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum

6/29 Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center

6/30 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

7/7 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

7/8 Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health @ Jones Beach Theater

7/10 Camden, NJ @ BB&T Center

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“LOVE IS LOVE” FROM LET THE RHYTHM LEAD: HAITI SONG SUMMIT VOL 1

November 22, 2019

Let the Rhythm Lead comes out on January 31, 2020 from Artists for Peace and Justice via Arts Music

November 22, 2019: Today, Arts Music released the track “Love is Love” from the upcoming benefit album Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol 1, a collaborative project of songwriters Paul Beaubrun, Jackson Browne, Habib Koité, Jenny Lewis, Raúl Rodríguez, Jonathan Russell, and Jonathan Wilson, with members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik.

“Love is Love” is featured on the collection Let The Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1, out January 31, 2020.

Hailing from four different countries, interweaving North American Indie Rock with beats and percussion of Haitian Vodou, Spanish and Malian guitar, Tres Flamenco, with songs in English, Creole, Khassonké, Manding and Spanish, Let The Rhythm Lead celebrates the work of Artists for Peace and Justice in Haiti, and was recorded at their Artists Institute on the island’s southern coast, in the town of Jacmel.

Watch the video for “Love is Love” featuring Jackson Browne, Paul Beaubrun, Jonathan Russell and Jonathan Wilson via YouTube

Stream “Love is Love” HERE

“We wrote ‘Love Is Love’ in Haiti over three years ago – in November of 2016 – inspired by the beauty and resilience of the Haitian people, and the farsighted and soulful work of Artists for Peace and Justice in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake,” says Jackson Browne.

“I wrote it with David Belle, whose deep understanding of the people and the culture informed our group’s experience there. Love Is Love contains some of my immediate impressions of Haiti, but especially the spirit I saw there in the faces of families, children, and lovers, as they take on the challenges of rebuilding their country in the face of multiple disasters.

From the day we recorded Love Is Love in the Artist Institute Studio, I would see and hear students singing the refrain as they walked the halls to classes, both in English – Love Is Love, and in Creole – Lanmou se Lanmou. This is one of the best feelings you can get making music – to see people take your song into their lives. That this could happen there in Haiti is a source of great joy for me.

Our Haiti Song Summit project, Let The Rhythm Lead, carries the imprint of our indelible experience in Haiti as friends, and as musical voyagers.”

Let The Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1 Track listing:

Lapé, Lanmou (Peace and Love), written by Jonathan Wilson and Jenny Lewis
Love is Love, written by Jackson Browne and David Belle
Surrender, written by Paul Beaubrun and Jackson Browne
Under the Supermoon, written by Jenny Lewis
Let the Rhythm Lead, written by Raúl Rodríguez
Goddess at the Wheel, written by Jonathan Wilson
Koulandian, adapted by Habib Koité
Saving Grace, written by Jonathan Russell and Kathryn Everett
El Viajero, written by Raúl Rodríguez
Simbi Dlo, adapted by Paul Beaubrun
I Found Out, written by Jonathan Russell

ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE:

Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) is a non-profit organization that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty around the world. Our immediate goal is to serve the poorest communities in Haiti with programs in education, healthcare and dignity. We are committed to long-term, sustainable development in direct partnership with the Haitian people. Our model is simple: we believe in empowering local communities, fostering economic growth, and the power of education to change a nation.

For more information please visit:

www.apjnow.org

www.jacksonbrowne.com

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Songwriters Jackson Browne & Leslie Mendelson Release A Special Limited Edition Vinyl For Record Store Day Black Friday

September 9, 2019

THEIR SONG, “A HUMAN TOUCH,” WAS WRITTEN FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM 5B

All Proceeds From The Vinyl Sales To Be Donated To (RED) for AIDS Research

(Los Angeles. November 19, 2019). Songwriters Jackson Browne and Leslie Mendelson release their single “A Human Touch,” on a special limited edition vinyl for Record Store Day this November 29, 2019. The 12inch 180 gram LP is red vinyl with custom etching, in a gatefold package that includes a digital download card of an mp3 of the song and a link to the official music video. This special limited edition vinyl can be purchased on Record Store Day Black Friday at local record stores. Visit www.recordstoreday.com for details.

Browne, Mendelson and Steve McEwan wrote, “ A Human Touch,” for the documentary film 5B. Distributed by Verizon Media, 5B is the story of everyday heroes who took extraordinary action to comfort and care for the patients of the first AIDS ward in the U.S. Ward 5B nurses pioneered groundbreaking patients-rights practices including: changes to the definition of “family” for medical decisions, active support of same-sex partners and permission of visitation by pets. 5B is a story about empathy – a value that the subjects of the documentary recognized as so quintessentially human that they risked their lives to champion it.

Proceeds from the limited edition vinyl will be donated to (RED) www.red.org (RED) harnesses the power of people and companies to fight AIDS. Global Fund grants that (RED) supports have impacted more than 140 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing and care services.

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Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, The Mastersons, Thao Nguyen, David Pulkingham Unite To Stand With Families At U.S. Border

September 9, 2019

New York, NY – On the heels of a summer that saw the Trump administration ramp up its attacks against families seeking safety at the southern U.S. border, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) today announced “The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families,” with the first two concerts taking place on Tuesday, November 5 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., and on Wednesday, November 6 at The Town Hall in Manhattan.

Tickets go on sale at the Warner at 10 a.m. Friday, September 13, and at The Town Hall at noon that same day, with additional dates and venues to be announced throughout the coming year.

The nationwide tour will take place between fall of 2019 and summer of 2020, and reunites Grammy-nominated and award-winning musicians Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, and Steve Earle for the concert series to benefit WRC and its work on behalf of migrant and asylum-seeking families.

The Grammy-nominated and award-winning lineup for the fall dates include Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, The Mastersons, Thao Nguyen, and David Pulkingham. Note that not all artists will appear on all dates.

“I am thrilled to be teaming up again with the Women’s Refugee Commission,” said lead tour musician Emmylou Harris, a supporter of the organization. “They are on the front lines in advocating for the safety of displaced women and children. It is my honor to continue this important partnership and to bring my music friends along for another powerful tour in the coming year.”

WRC has a long history of documenting conditions for asylum-seeking women and children at the U.S. border and then advocating for their rights and protections. Since the Trump administration came into power, it has taken an even more robust leadership role in identifying human rights violations.

“The Women’s Refugee Commission believes strongly in the power of art and advocacy and we are proud to launch The Lantern Tour II,” said Sarah Costa, WRC executive director. “Music has long been an important part of advancing social change and we are thrilled to be partnering with such a spectacular group of talented musicians committed to social justice.”

Over the last year, the Trump administration has continued to separate families seeking safety at the U.S. border with Mexico, severely curtailed the ability to make asylum claims at the border, and sought to indefinitely detain migrant and asylum-seeking children in detention centers.

“WRC is on the front lines fighting back against the administration’s inhumane immigration policies,” said Costa. “We go into detention centers to hear directly from women and children about how these policies are devastating their lives. Right now, more then ever, we need voices from across the country speaking out in support of human rights, which is why this tour is so important. Together, we can make a difference.”

For more information visit TheLanternTour.org

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Just Announced: The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families

September 9, 2019

Just Announced: The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families

EXCITING NEWS: “The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families” is going nationwide with music legends Jackson Brown, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, and more! Proceeds go to WRC! Learn more at thelanterntour.org.

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