Grammy winner John Mayer has teamed up with drummer Steve Jordan (Bruce Springstreen, Rolling Stones) and bassist Pino Palladino (the Who, Jeff Beck) to form the John Mayer Trio.

“Steve and I had been doing sessions together, and we were scheduled to do the Tsunami Aid benefit,” Mayer recalls. “So Steve said, ‘I know who we can get — Pino Palladino.’ I said, ‘I’d love to play with Pino.’ Pino came and we rehearsed Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Bold as Love’ for the benefit. And something happened that I had hoped my entire life would happen, which is that thing about how a band got together for the first time, and everyone in the room just knew there was something special. When it became me, Steve and Pino, it became this whole different thing. That set me off on a writing streak; the challenge was, ‘Here’s this great band — now what are you gonna do with it?’ So I went and wrote from a whole new place. So it became a band.”

The trio already performed together at this years Grammy Awards, but fans who want to see them in action again will get a chance as the group will embark on a North American tour this Fall. They will perform with such greats as The Rolling Stones, Ray LaMontagne and Joss Stone, with more acts to be announced. No Canadian dates have been scheduled at this time.

Complete tour details:

9/6 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
9/7 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
9/10 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
9/11 San Diego, CA House of Blues
9/13 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
9/14 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
9/15 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
9/17 Denver, CO Fillmore
9/19 Kansas City, MO Uptown
9/21 Chicago, IL House of Blues
9/22 Chicago, IL House of Blues
9/23 Minneapolis, MN Quest
9/24 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
9/26 Nashville, TN Ryman
9/27 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
9/28 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
9/30 Orlando, FL House of Blues
10/1 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
10/3 Washington DC MCI Center (with Rolling Stones)
10/4 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
10/6 New York, NY The Beacon
10/10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia (with Rolling Stones)
10/11 Boston, MA Avalon
10/12 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia (with Rolling Stones)






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