Grenoble Jazz Festival, Joe Jackson, Liz Phair,Robyn Hitchcock/Jill Sobule, Van Halen/Collective Soul

The 23rd edition of France's Grenoble Jazz Festival is set to kick off on March 14 arun until the 25of the same month. Big name jazz artists are interspersed wiindependents aunknowns on the streets of the town. Some of the bigger name artists are listed below for this jazz extravaganza.

March 14 R. Galliano, D. Humair, J.F. Jenny-Clark, M. Azzola
March 15 Martial Solal, Didier Lockwood
March 16 Italian Instabile Orchestra
March 17 Calvin Russell, Joe-Louis Walker
March 17 Hadra
March 18 Andre Ceccarell Trio "Jazz arouthe Beatles"
March 18 La Velle
March 20 Henri Texier "Azur" Quarted
March 21 Joe Zawinul "Special Trio"
March 22 James Blood Ulmer Blues Experience
March 23 McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson
March 24 H. Merrill, G. Peacock, R. Hanna aT. Clarke
March 25 Ray Barretto Sextet + "Steel aBrass"

Joe Jackson is still out on tour. Canadian dates are set as follows:

April 18 Montreal, St. Denis Theater
April 19 Toronto, Massey Hall
April 21 Winnipeg, Walker Theater
April 23 Calgary, Jack Singer Hall
April 25 Vancouver, Orpheum Theater

Liz Phair is out on tour supporting her Whip Smart album. Here are some more dates.

April 7 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
April 8 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
April 9 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
April 11 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theater
April 13 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
April 21 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
April 24 New York, NY Town Hall
April 28 Atlanta, GA Center Stage

Robyn Hitchcock will be out on tour, with opening act Jill Sobule, at the following locations:

March 25 Philadelphia, PA Tin Angel
March 28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
March 29 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
March 30 New York, NY Bottom Line
March 31 New York, NY Bottom Line
April 4 Piermont, NY The Turning Point
April 5 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
April 6 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
April 7 Boston, MA Tt The Bears
April 8 Boston, MA Tt The Bears
April 9 Amherst, MA Amherst College
April 11 Burlington, VT Toast
April 13 Cleveland, OH Tba
April 14 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
April 15 Chicago, IL Park West

Van Halen and opening act Collective Soul have taken to the road. Here's their tour dates:

March 11 Pensacola, FL Civic Center
March 12 Jacksonville, FL Coliseum
March 14 St. Petersburg, FL Suncoast Dome
March 17 Miami, FL Arena
March 18 Orlando, FL Arena
March 20 Tupelo, MS Coliseum
March 21 New Orleans, LA Uno Center
March 24 Dallas, TX Reunion Arena
March 25 San Antonio, TX Civic Center
March 26 Houston, TX Summit
March 28 El Paso, TX Special Events Buliding
March 29 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
March 31 Las Vegas, NV Thomas & Mack
April 1 Phoenix, AZ America West
April 2 San Diego, CA Sports Arena
April 4 Los Angeles, CA Forum
April 7 Oakland, CA Coliseum
April 8 San Jose, CA Arena
April 9 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena