Tickets to Steely Dan at PPAC on Sale 4/25

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of STEELY DAN will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Sunday, September 7 at 7P. Tickets are $59.50, $87.50, and $125; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).

At "Jamalot Ever After," concertgoers can expect an evening of the same high-level of musical excellence which, on recent tours, garnered raves from fans and critics alike:

"Everyone gathered Friday evening was a believer - and they were treated to something close to rapture." -The Los Angeles Times

"(STEELY DAN is) a latter-day jazz big band tweaking a cherished repertory... freed from studio permanence, reveling in the road." - The New York Times

"The songs are the thing, and what songs they are (Steely Dan) dipped into pretty much every facet of their vast and rich repertoire, serving up an 18-tune set distinguished by its muscularity, finesse and chopsmanship." - The Globe & Mail

"This was different. This was live. This was vibrant. This was a cascade of color carried along by Fagen, Becker, eight brilliant supporting musicians and three superb backing vocalists." - The Chicago Sun-Times

Onstage, Donald and Walter will be joined by those same eight "brilliant" supporting musicians: Keith Carlock on drums, Freddie Washington on bass, Jim Beard on keyboards, Jon Herington on guitar, Michael Leonhart on trumpet and keys, Jim Pugh on trombone, Roger Rosenberg on baritone saxophone and Walt Weiskopf on saxophone, along with three "superb," soulful songbirds: La Tanya Hall, Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery and Cindy Mizelle. Together, they will treat audiences to selections from The Dan's extraordinary four-decade catalog, rich with infectious tunes, bodacious harmonies, irresistible grooves, and sleek, subversive lyrics, punctuated by blazing solo work and rich ensembles.

STEELY DAN has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits such as "Reelin' in the Years," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "F.M.," "Peg," "Hey Nineteen," "Deacon Blues," and "Babylon Sisters," culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977's groundbreaking Aja). They reunited in the early '90s, launching a string of sold-out tours. In 2000 they released multi-Grammy winner (including "Album Of The Year") Two Against Nature, and released its acclaimed follow-up Everything Must Go in 2003. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Visit www.steelydan.com and https://www.facebook.com/SteelyDan for updated tour news and information on STEELY DAN.

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