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On tour
Yes
Followers
14,379
Category
Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Concerts
Feb
08
Rahway, NJ
Rahway
Tickets
Feb
13
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
13
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
14
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
14
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
15
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
15
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
16
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
16
Washington, DC
Washington
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Feb
20
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta
Tickets
Feb
22
The Funky Biscuit
Boca Raton
Tickets
Feb
26
Raleigh Improv
Cary
Tickets
Mar
07
New Haven, CT
New Haven
Tickets
Mar
18
Namib Internatiional Jazz Fest
Cape Town
Tickets
Apr
05
Iridium
New York
Tickets
May
16
Middle C Jazz
Charlotte
Tickets
May
17
Middle C Jazz
Charlotte
Tickets
May
18
Middle C Jazz
Charlotte
Tickets
About Marion Meadows
Marion Meadows
Born in West Virginia, saxophonist Marion Meadows – whose ethnic mix is Native American, African American and Caucasian – he grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, where he began playing clarinet and studying classical music at eight years old. His passion for different types of music led him to appreciate numerous jazz musicians, including Stanley Turrentine, Sidney Bichet, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins, and he naturally gravitated to the soprano sax in his high school years. Fortunately for the smooth jazz fans who have embraced his sweet and funky soprano sound over the last decade, Meadows decided to take a few very important trips to Europe during his junior and senior years. He had dreamed of being either a veterinarian or zoologist, and assumed he would enroll in college as a pre-med major. Playing the sax was just a hobby until he saw the way audiences reacted to him and his student cohorts in Holland, Italy and Austria.
“The first trip was with my high school band and the second was a graduation gift to me and a few other guys playing over there in a big band setting,” he says. “It was exciting seeing positive newspaper articles about my playing in Italy, receiving all sorts of accolades and feeling the excitement of interaction with the crowd. It was a tremendous rush, and lit the fire.”
After studying jazz with Anthony Truglia, Meadows attended Berklee College of Music, where he majored in arranging and composition. He later went to the SUNY Purchase School for the Arts, where he studied under Ron Herder. “I got a lot of sideman jobs in college, and I have always said I got a graduate degree playing clubs,” adds Meadows, who perfected his craft studying with Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman and Eddie Daniels. “Not long after I finished school, (well-known jazz drummer) Norman Connors recorded my song ‘Invitation’ and then asked me to join his band. I later produced his Passion album with him. Things just fell into place.”
Meadows first hit the airwaves in 1991 with For Lovers Only, but his career really began one day in the late ‘80s at New York’s Grand Central Station. He had been a sideman with Connors for three years with only vague notions of eventually going solo. Then one day, as the oft-told story goes, he was waiting for a train, pulled out his horn and began playing under the huge dome. His sweet sound caught the attention of fellow traveler, TV composer Jay Chattaway, who was so impressed that he hooked Meadows up with legendary keyboardist Bob James. James signed Meadows to a deal with his TappanZee label, and though Meadows’ first recording went unreleased, the experience put him on the road to his eventual success.
Meadows hooked up with numerous artists and musicians and became a well known sideman in his own right, recording or performing over the years with Brook Benton, Eartha Kitt, Phyllis Hyman, Jean Carne, The Temptations, Michael Bolton, Angela Bofill, Will Downing and Native American flute player Douglas Spotted Eagle, among many others. In the late ‘80s, Meadows stretched his usual pop/jazz boundaries as a member of a New York avant-garde band called the Aboriginal Music Society. He was performing in Japan when he got the call that RCA Records was interested in signing him to a solo deal, based on his first album which he had recorded and financed himself. Meadows became a staple of the smooth jazz format with his subsequent recordings, which include Keep It Right Here (1993), Forbidden Fruit (1994) and Body Rhythm (1996).
After moving from his home in Connecticut to Phoenix, Arizona, Meadows signed with Heads Up International and released Another Side of Midnight (1999). A contemporary tribute to city life, his label debut was considered by critics to be his strongest work to date. His subsequent heads Up discography has been equally successful on an artistic as well as commercial level: Next To You (2000), featured a mix of R&B-influenced jazz coupled with sensual Latin rhythms; In Deep (2002), a neo-soul blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop, brimmed with sophisticated arrangements and impressive tenor/soprano playing; Players Club (2004) paid tribute to Meadows’ fellow musicians with a seamless mix of contemporary jazz and soulful R&B. All four Heads Up recordings have been well received by his ever-growing, always loyal fans. Dressed To Chill, scheduled for release on May 23, 2006, is the latest chapter in Meadows’ satisfying tradition of cool sophistication.
“I’ve been involved in a lot of projects, both my own and group efforts,” says Meadows, “and my main objective is to keep growing as an artist and engage the fans who have invested so much emotion in my music and my career. Aside from that wonderful sense of live communication, the real magic for me happens in the studio when I put on those headphones and begin to play. That’s where the ideas just start to flow. Everything else in my musical life comes out of that moment.”
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What fans are saying
Danny Cabine
Awesome as usual ❤️❤️❤️
Every time I've seen him he puts on a show to remember!!!
Thank you Marion ❤️
Hilton Garden Inn Flint Downtown
Flint, MI
Jul 30, 2023
Anonymous
Great Show. Came into audience and entertained guest with the great sound of his horn.
Tri-C Metropolitan Campus
Cleveland, OH
Apr 21, 2024
Charles
That was an unexpected combo platter. Two of my favorites sharing the stage. Great show!!!
Bishop Arts Hotel
Dallas, TX
Nov 25, 2024
Stan
Loved the entire show. Brian Simpson was awesome. The entire band showed out.
Bishop Arts Hotel
Dallas, TX
Nov 25, 2024
Bob
Great show, he and his band were awesome !High energy! Very cool place!
Funky Biscuit
Boca Raton, FL
Sep 23, 2018
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Marion Meadows Tour Cities
Rahway, NJ
Washington, DC
Boca Raton, FL
Charlotte, NC
Cape Town, South Africa
New York, NY
Cary, NC
New Haven, CT
Atlanta, GA
Frequently Asked Questions About Marion Meadows
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Marion Meadows on tour?
Yes, Marion Meadows is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Marion Meadows concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Marion Meadows tour
is scheduled for 18 dates across 9 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2025-2026 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Marion Meadows scheduled to play?
Marion Meadows is scheduled to play 18 shows between 2025-2026. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the Marion Meadows tour start?
Marion Meadows’s tour starts Feb 08, 2025 and ends on May 18, 2025.
They will play 9 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Rahway at Union County Performing Arts Center and their next upcoming concert
will be in Washington at Blues Alley.
What venues is Marion Meadows performing at?
As part of the Marion Meadows tour, Marion Meadows is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2025 Tour Dates:
Feb 08 - Rahway,
NJ @ Union County Performing Arts Center
Feb 13 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 13 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 14 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 14 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 15 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 15 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 16 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 16 - Washington,
DC @ Blues Alley
Feb 20 - Atlanta,
GA @ St James Live Atlanta
Feb 22 - Boca Raton,
FL @ The Funky Biscuit
Feb 26 - Cary,
NC @ Raleigh Improv
Mar 07 - New Haven,
CT @ John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 18 - Cape Town,
South Africa @ MSC Jazz Cruise
Apr 05 - New York,
NY @ Iridium
May 16 - Charlotte,
NC @ Middle C Jazz
May 17 - Charlotte,
NC @ Middle C Jazz
May 18 - Charlotte,
NC @ Middle C Jazz