The album, due out on January 11, 2005, will be Metheny's first distributed by the eclectic Nonesuch label. The move, prompted by a reorganization at Warner Brothers, Nonesuch's parent, reunites Metheny with Nonesuch president Robert Hurwitz, who helped to produce his albums at ECM in the 1970s and 1980s. "The wide-ranging musicality of what he's got going on over there makes it a perfect fit for what I aspire to myself as a musician," Metheny said.
On February 18, 2005, the Pat Metheny Group will open a world tour in support of the album in Toronto. Tour dates are listed below (European stops have not yet been announced).
February 18, 2005
Toronto, Canada
Hummingbird Center
February 19
Detroit, Michigan
Fox Theatre
February 20
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Theater
February 21
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pabst Theatre
February 22
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Orchestra Hall
February 25
Vancouver, Canada
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
February 26
Portland, Oregon
Roseland Theater
February 27
Seattle, Washington
Paramount Theater
March 1
Davis, California
Mondavi Center, UC Davis
March 2
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
March 4
Universal City, California
Universal Ampitheatre
March 5
San Diego, California
Spreckels Theater
March 6
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Center For The Arts
March 8
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kingsbury Hall, University Of Utah
March 9
Denver, Colorado
Paramount Theater
March 11
St. Louis, Missouri
The Pageant
March 12
Kansas City, Missouri
March 13
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Nokia Live
March 17
Clearwater, Florida
Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 18
Boca Raton, Florida
Mizner Park Amphitheatre
March 19
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
House Of Blues Orlando
March 20
Atlanta, Georgia
Symphony Hall
March 22
Richmond, Virginia
Landmark Theater
March 23
Norfolk, Virginia
Chrysler Hall Theater
March 24
Purchase, New York
Artscenter
March 25
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Tower Theater
March 28
Washington, D.C.
Lisner Auditorium
March 29
Washington, D.C.
Lisner Auditorium
March 30
New Brunswick, New Jersey
State Theatre
April 1
New York, New York
Beacon Theatre
April 2
New York, New York
Beacon Theatre
April 18
Nagoya, Japan
Koseinenkin Hall
April 19
Hiroshima, Japan
Astale Plaza Hall
April 20
Osaka, Japan
Koseinenkin Hall
April 21
Tokyo, Japan
Forum A
April 22
Tokyo, Japan
Forum A
April 26
Seoul, Korea
LG Arts Center
April 27
Seoul, Korea
LG Arts Center
April 28
Seoul, Korea
LG Arts Center
April 29
Seoul, Korea
LG Arts Center
April 30
Seoul, Korea
LG Arts Center