New Album & Video Release AMPLIFY (released 8/23)
The Lao Tizer Band
Lao Tizer - keys (former "Best New Jazz Artist" nominee, Down To The Bone, Special EFX)
Elliott Yamin - Vocals (American Idol)
Maiya Sykes - Vocals (The Voice, Postmodern Jukebox)
Eric Marienthal - sax (GRAMMY® winner, Chick Corea, The Rippingtons)
Karen Briggs - violin (Yanni, Chaka Khan)
Chieli Minucci - guitar (GRAMMY® nominee, Special EFX)
Danny Janklow - sax (MONKestra, Shelea)
Anthony Crawford - bass (Erykah Badu, Alan Holdsworth)
Cheikh N’Doye - bass (Baaba Maal, Mike Stern)
Munyungo Jackson - percussion (GRAMMY® winner, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock)
Gene Coye - drums (GRAMMY® winner, Larry Carlton, Stanley Clarke)
RECENT CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS
The Iridium - NYC
Middle C Jazz - Charlotte, NC
SFJAZZ - San Francisco, CA
Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival - Los Angeles, CA
Cancun Jazz Fest
Judson’s Live - Orlando
The Funky Biscuit - Boca Raton, FL
Lou Lou’s Jungle Room - San Diego
Libretto - Paso Robles, CA
The Dakota - Minneapolis, MN
Hollywood Bowl
Punta Gorda Jazz & Wine Fest
Oxnard Performing Arts Center
Telluride Jazz Festival
Dazzle Jazz - Denver
Palmdale Amphitheater
Blues Alley
Martinique Jazz Fest - Martinique, Fort de France
Nile Gold Jazz Safari - Kampala, Uganda
The Smith Center - Las Vegas, NV
JZ Club - Shanghai, China
Fraze Pavilion
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Cape Town International Jazz Fest
KL International Jazz Fest
Jazz Alley
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Metropool Popodium - Hengelo, Holland
Jazzclub Rorschach - Switzerland
Bakersfield Jazz Fest
Norfolk Jazz Fest
Levitt Pavilions
Pensacola Jazz Fest
Live Proberaum - Zulpich, Germany
Torrance Cultural Arts Center
Centenary Stage Company
Casselberry Latin Jazz Fest (headliner)
Freeman Stage
John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival
Jarasum International Jazz Festival - Seoul, South Korea
The LEAF Festival - Asheville, NC
SOUTH - Philadelphia
Jazz Under The Stars - Albuquerque, NM
Elkhart Jazz Festival
Longs Park Summer Music Series - Lancaster, PA
Washington Park Summer Fest - Porland, OR
Philharmonic Hall - Vladivostok, Russia
Jazz'SAlive - San Antonio, TX (Headliner)
Nightfall Concert Series
Sunset Jazz Series - Wiggins Waterfront Amphitheater - Camden, NJ
Atlanta Jazz Festival
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival
Willingboro Jazz Fest
Harbor Park Jazz, Rhythm & Blues Festival
Waterfest - Oshkosh, WI
Utah Arts Festival
Providencia Jazz Festival - Santiago, Chile
Duck Jazz Festival (headliner)
Richmond Jazz & Music Fest
Dubai Jazz Fest
Barbados Jazz Fest
Java Jazz Festival - Jakarta, Indonesia
Playboy Jazz Fest
Hartford Jazz Fest (headliner)
Yoshi's
Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den
Ramshead On Stage
Anthology
Clearwater Jazz Holiday
Dell Music Center
Berks Jazz Fest
Clifford Brown Jazz Fest
Spaghettini Jazz Club
Sundays In The Redwoods - Oakland
Hub City Jazz Fest - New Brunswick, NJ
Atlas Performing Arts Center - Washington, DC
Red Cat Jazz Festival
Jazz On The Plazz - Los Gatos
Garth Newel Music Center
Baltimore Museum of Art Jazz In The Garden
Uptown Jazz & Blues Fest - Lafayette, IN
Lake George Jazz Weekend
Genuine Jazz
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild - Pittsburgh
SOB’s - NYC
One World Theater
Main Street Arts Fest - Fort Worth
Art Porter Foundation’s “A Work of Art”
Derby City Jazz Fest
Silver Spring Jazz Fest
- and many more -
DOWNLOAD PRESS PHOTOS
THE LAO TIZER BAND will be on tour throughout 2025 in support of AMPLIFY
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Insel
photo coutesy of Harold Smick)