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Hey all, Following on the huge success of the bands national Jazz Festival tour this past summer where they opened for the legendary Herbie Hancock, shared the stage with DJ Champion, headlined stages at the Victoria, Winnipeg and Montreal Jazz Festivals and capped it off with a well received late night performance at 10KLF, Moses Mayes swings back through Western Canada. Joining them on the tour will be Vancouver's Girl Nobody and Moses will be performing music from their recently WCMA nominated record Second Ring. And to add to the mix, Blue Quarter's very own Bitou Mirza will be on the kit to add his talented self to the funk fusion of Moses... Come dance and party with us here: Oct 19.07 Brandon, MB Suds (U of Oct 20.07 Saskatoon, SK Lydia's Oct 26.07 Fernie, BC Royal w. Girl Nobody Oct 27.07 Revelstoke, BC Regent Inn w. Girl Nobody Oct 28.07 Kelowna, BC Doc Willoughby's w. Girl Nobody Oct 30.07 Victoria, BC Element w. Girl Nobody Oct 31.07 Tofino, BC The Legion w. Girl Nobody Nov 1.07 Nanaimo, BC The Queen's w. Girl Nobody Nov 2.07 Vancouver, BC Railway Club w. Girl Nobody Nov 3.07 Nelson, BC Spirit Bar w. Girl Nobody Nov 6.07 Calgary, AB Hi-Fi Club w. Girl Nobody Nov 8.07 Canmore, AB The Hotel w. Girl Nobody Nov 9.07 Edmonton, AB Velvet Underground w. Girl Nobody Nov 10.07 Banff, AB Wild Bill's Saloon w. Girl Nobody More info can always been checked at www.mosesmayes.com or www.myspace.com/mosesmayes

Sorry about no Nanaimo this tour - the Jazz Festival's had originally gave our agency a great routing then they complete abandoned it so we we didn't end up with a great routing this summer and had to cut short on many dates across Canada. Don't worry! Our agency is already booking a fall national club tour to make up for such a short Summer tour. We'll also be unveiling a brand new set for the fall tour that you won't want to miss! Not saying this summer's set isn't great either ;-) As for June 23! Hell yeah...we peed our pants when we heard the news. Herbie is the reason we started this band and continue making modern funk fusion. And if your a fan of ours you know we've played countless covers of his over the years. Thanks for all your comments and enthusiasm all, we really look forward to playing as we did not do a national spring tour this year due to our commitments producing a record for Maiko Watson (great R&B from this lady, watch for that release!). Again, we'll be doing an extended club tour this fall and playing many dates on our favorite Canadian Island :-) On another note, sadly we won't be back at Evolve as they never asked us back :-( Protest this!!! ;-) - RPG of Moses Mayes

Following on the foot steps of their top20 campus record 'Second Ring', Moses Mayes takes their explosive mix of funk fusion and house on the road for their 'Second Ring' National tour which touches down on many of Canada's Jazz Festivals and clubs. Shows with Herbie Hancock, Wassabi Collective, Novillero, the Hummers, Andrew Spence and Vancouver's hippest underground venue the Doll House are all included in the tour. Moses’ new record Second Ring, produced by Jamie Shields (the New Deal), was released on Nov 7, 2007 to critical acclaim here in Canada and the UK. Make sure to check the record that "...shows that while the godfather of the genre may be gone, his legacy is alive and well. Fusing funk, disco, acid jazz and old-school hip-hop, Moses Mayes steps up and takes funk in a fun, contemporary direction." - Halifax Chronicle Herald You can buy Second Ring at iTunes, Napster and Emusic or visit www.mosesmayes.com and hit the link the Moses Mayes Store! Visit Moses Mayes Myspace Page or www.mosesmayes.com to hear tracks from the record. Second Ring Tour dates: June 21 Canmore Hotel- Canmore, AB June 22 Calgary Jazz Festival Auburn Saloon - Calgary, AB June 23 SaskJazz Besborough Gardens -Saskatoon, SK with Herbie Hancock June 24 Rose & Crown - Banff, AB June 25 Rose & Crown - Banff, AB June 26 The Royal on Baker - Nelson, BC June 27 The Royal on Baker - Nelson, BC June 28 Doc Willoughby's - Kelowna, BC June 29 The Doll House - Vancouver, BC June 30 Victoria Jazz Centennial Square - Victoria, BC July 2 Jazz Winnipeg Old Market Square Winnipeg, MB with the Hummers and Novillero July 5 Montreal, QC July 6 Maverick's - Ottawa, ON with Wassabi Collective July 7 Elmocambo - Toronto, ON July 19 10,000 Lakes Festival - Detroit Lakes, MN More dates are being added; make sure to check out www.mosesmayes.com or Moses Mayes Myspace Page for the latest. See you all on the dance floor!

Moses Mayes will be doing a short tour around their Canadian Music Week Showcase - hope you can all make it out. Mar 7.07 Guelph, ON Brass Taps - U of Guelph Mar 8.07 Ottawa, ON Maverick's Mar 9.07 Montreal, PQ Jello Bar Mar 10.07 Toronto, ON Canadian Music Week Showcase Drake Underground Make sure to check out Moses Mayes' new record 'Second Ring' which broke the National Campus Top20 charts! The new record is available everywhere through Fusion III Distribution, iTunes and Napster. You can also check out Myspace or CBC Radio3 to hear full length samples from the record. Thanks for all your support in 2006, we're looking forward to a busy 2007! For more on the band visit their official website at www.mosesmayes.com