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2015 US Summer Dates Announced

Apr 16, 2015

James and his All-Star Band have announced their 2015 US summer tour schedule! Beginning July 2 in Allentown, PA the 14-date tour will see James and the band travel across the US in support of his new album, Before This World (release date: June 16).

JamesTaylor.com ticket presales for 10 of these newly announced dates will begin Monday, April 20. Presale information for the remaining four shows will be provided as soon as it is confirmed. Full details including presale start times and links can be found on the Schedule page, along with the rest of his upcoming tour dates.

As a special offer for fans attending these new shows, a CD copy of Before This World is included with every pair of tickets! Fans participating in the JamesTaylor.com presales will receive instructions on how to take advantage of this offer after the presales have ended next week.

Remember: You will need to create a new, FREE, JamesTaylor.com account in order to participate in our ticket presales for these and all future concerts. To create your account now, please click here.

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Important Tickets Presale Information — Create Your Free JamesTaylor.com Account

Apr 13, 2015

This week, James will announce his 2015 All-Star Band summer tour schedule. As always, JamesTaylor.com will have a small allotment of tickets to offer fans on a first-come first -served basis as part of our exclusive ticket presales.

Staring today, you will need to create a new, FREE JamesTaylor.com account in order to participate in our ticket presales for these and all future concerts. To create your account now, please click here.

Please also remember: the ticket allotment provided to JamesTaylor.com for the fan presales is a very small number of tickets that sell out quickly — sometimes within the first 30 minutes. We apologize in advance for any frustration but our hope in offering the fan presale is that you will have advance opportunity to purchase great seats. Luckily, if you are unable to purchase tickets in presale, you will have a second chance during the public sale.

Watch your inbox this week for the tour announcement!

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Before This World, Coming June 16

Apr 7, 2015

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The wait is over! Concord Music is pleased to announce the release of James Taylor’s new album, Before This World, on June 16, 2015. Before This World is James’s first album of new songs since October Road, released in 2002.

Recorded primarily at TheBarn in Western Massachusetts, the 10-track album will feature James’s legendary Band: Jimmy Johnson, Steve Gadd, Michael Landau, Larry Goldings, Luis Conte, Andrea Zonn, Arnold McCuller, David Lasley and Kate Markowitz, as well as special guests Yo-Yo Ma and Sting. Kim and Henry Taylor provide background vocals on several songs.

Click here now to see a special video message from James!

Before This World will be available in a variety of formats, including digital, CD, Deluxe CD/DVD (including a 30-minute documentary, There We Were: The Recording of James Taylor’s ‘Before This World’), 180-gram vinyl (plus download card) and a Limited Edition Deluxe Book.

Pre-order now from the JamesTaylor.com Store, Amazon and iTunes. A new Before This World T-shirt and iPhone case are also available in the Store. Pre-orders from JamesTaylor.com and iTunes include an instant download of “Today Today Today”.

James and his band will tour North America this summer in support of the new album. Fans who purchase two or more tickets will receive a CD copy of Before This World, to be mailed on release date, June 16. Stay tuned for more information about tour dates and venues plus the CD promotion coming very soon!

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Before leaving for Europe…

Mar 10, 2015

Before James headed overseas for the European tour, he spent many of his last days in The Barn working on the new album. The weather outside was frigid…

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Steve Gadd at 70

Feb 13, 2015

James’s longtime drummer Steve Gadd turns 70 this spring. Steve and his fellow James Taylor Band-mates are celebrating by releasing a new Steve Gadd Band album, 70 Strong. The follow-up to his 2013 release, Gadditude, the new album once again features guitarist Mike Landau, pianist Larry Goldings, bassist Jimmy Johnson and on trumpet Walt Fowler.

Click the image below to watch an interview with Steve plus see cool rehearsal footage and more about the album.

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A message from James

Jan 9, 2015

As our visit to Paris approaches, in anticipation of our French tour this March, we have followed, with a heavy heart, the dreadful unfolding of events in Paris. We are moved by the outpouring of compassion, across the world, by all people of conscience.

It is hard to put in words how deeply we feel the connection with the victims of this tragic injustice, with their families and loved ones.

May their suffering not be in vain. May it serve to remind us all of the precious liberties for which they have been so cruelly sacrificed: freedom of speech, of the press and the rule of law.

May what was intended to tear us apart rather bind us together.

— James Taylor

Je serai à Paris bientot dans le cadre d’une tournée en France qui aura lieu en mars. J’ai le coeur lourd après avoir suivi les évènements bouleversants qui se sont déroulés à Paris. Nous sommes tous profondément touchés par les témoignages de compassion et de condoléances venant de partout dans le monde et de la part de tout etre de conscience.

Les mots ne suffisent pas pour exprimer le lien que je ressens avec les victimes de cette injustice ainsi qu’avec leur familles et leurs proches.

Ensemble, nous ne pouvons qu’espérer que leur souffrance ne sera pas pour rien, qu’elle servira à nous rappeler de toutes les libertés si précieuses pour lesquelles les victimes ont perdu leur vie: la liberté de l’expression, de la presse et la priorité de la loi.

Je ne peux qu’espérer également que cette tragédie, qui avait pour intention de nous éloigner des uns des autres, puissent nous rapprocher.

— James Taylor

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