The “cowboy jazz” band Cow Bop is doing another Route 66 Challenge tour, from Chicago to Los Angeles starting May 12. Cow Bop has done two other Route 66 tours for charity.
It says on the band’s Web site:
Not willing to rest on the laurels of their past trips, they are once again proving their commitment to music and the future of our culture. Unlike previous trips (where the band departed with a mere $100 and no scheduled gigs, playing, begging and bartering their way to the West Coast), this time they’ll be playing concerts along with spontaneous troubadour-style “hits” and celebrating the release of their new CD, “Route 66,” along the 2,500-mile journey. All proceeds from per-mile pledges, concerts and street performances will ensure that music performance remains a vital part in lives’ of young people.
Proceeds will go to the Jazzmasters Workshop, a music outreach program for kids. There’s a donation button on the Route 66 Challenge main page.
Band member Bruce Forman also told me that the band will maintain a blog and post a few videos during the tour. Gig venues and other details about the tour will be forthcoming on the challenge site.
Those two look awfully familiar….
Anyone interested in more info on Cow Bop, Jazz Masters Workshop or the Route 66 Tour can check out our official blog:
https://playroute66.blogspot.com
or, check out Cow Bop or Jazz Masters’ wesbsite:
https://www.cowbop.com
https://www.jazzmastersworkshop.org