Jon Wirtz - "Tourist" CD Album Party at The Soiled Dove Underground

Two and half years after the release of his first record, the anxiously awaited second album from Jon Wirtz, entitled "Tourist," will be released in Denver on April 13, 2013. Featuring some of the region's top musicians, including Grammy winning/platinum producer John Macy, Stephen Malloy Brackett (aka Brer Rabbit of the Flobots), and Dan Schwindt (The Motet, Kyle Hollingsworth Band) among many others, "Tourist" spans the full range of style and emotion. In fact, even months before the album's release, one song was already selected from a nationwide pool to be included on a national compilation CD for "Sing For The Trees" foundation (selected by Rolling Stones/Allman Brothers keyboardist Chuck Leavell), while another song was used as the soundtrack for an award winning short film...

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Two and half years after the release of his first record, the anxiously awaited second album from Jon Wirtz, entitled "Tourist," will be released in Denver on April 13, 2013. Featuring some of the region's top musicians, including Grammy winning/platinum producer John Macy, Stephen Malloy Brackett (aka Brer Rabbit of the Flobots), and Dan Schwindt (The Motet, Kyle Hollingsworth Band) among many others, "Tourist" spans the full range of style and emotion. In fact, even months before the album's release, one song was already selected from a nationwide pool to be included on a national compilation CD for "Sing For The Trees" foundation (selected by Rolling Stones/Allman Brothers keyboardist Chuck Leavell), while another song was used as the soundtrack for an award winning short film. Folk, jazz, funk, R&B, funk, progressive, and even gospel arrangements ranging from solo piano up to a sextet result in a stellar sophomore effort sure to satisfy a wide range of listeners. Come have your mind blown for an incredible evening of music, celebrating the release of Jon Wirtz's "Tourist."

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