John Hiatt and Taj Mahal To Play The Paramount

JOHN HIATT AND THE COMBO & TAJ MAHAL TRIO

Friday, September 18th
The Paramount Theatre
Tickets:$69.50, $59.50 and $44.50 RES
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Known for captivating crowds with his exceptional guitar performances and enthusiasm, John Hiatt is called “…one of rock’s most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years” by the Los Angeles Times, and continues to write brilliant character studies, with entertaining story lines, cunning lyrics and wry humor. Hiatt’s new album, “Terms of My Surrender” will be released July 15, 2015. It’s completely a band effort featuring his current group, which he calls simply the Combo, a tight-yet-loose unit from years together on the road —Doug Lancio on guitars, banjo and mandolin, Nathan Gehri on bass, Kenneth Blevins on drums, with keyboards from John Coleman on some of the tracks.

Composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and nine time Grammy nominee Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. His career began more than four decades ago with American blues – his early albums showing signs of the musical exploration that would become his hallmark – before his artistic scope began broadening to include music representing virtually every corner of the world, from West Africa and the Caribbean, to Latin America and the Hawaiian Islands.