OZOMATLI Announce New Spring and Summer Tour Dates

Three-time Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles-based band Ozomatryannounces exciting spring and summer tour dates, including weekly residencies at Venice West, Venice, California every Thursday through April. The funk, salsa, jazz, reggae, and hip-hop-influenced band recently celebrated his 25th anniversary by releasing his ninth studio album. keep marching, to much fan and critical acclaim. As the Los Angeles Daily News observed, “New music is filled with songs that touch on the musical genres that define the city…”

listen To keep marching now

Marching On’s 11 songs are a unified blend of the members’ influences and ideas. Or, as founding members Jiro Yamaguchi and Uri explain, “You drive down Sunset Boulevard, you turn off the stereo, roll down the windows, and you’ve got salsa, cumbia, meringue, hips, everything. I listen to all the music that comes out of the car, hop, funk, whatever, that crazy blend going on between those dissonant chords is Ozomatri, right?”

tracks from keep marching The soulful groove of ‘Mi Destino’ featuring B-Real (Cypress Hill/Prophets of Rage) and vocalist Gaby Moreno, and the maraca-shaking single ‘Sacude’ featured on KCRW’s ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ It is included. In addition to freestyle dance party tunes, “Fellas,” featuring the ladies of cult jam fame Lisa Lisa and J.J. It’s a song about traveling to East to beach.

Produced by David Garza (Fiona Apple), Marching On features six Ozo core members: Asdru Sierra (lead vocals, trumpet, keyboards), Raul Pacheco (lead vocals, guitar), Willy (Wil- Dog) Abers (bass, vocals), Justin Polly (rap, vocals, percussion), Ulises Bela (sax, melodica, clarinet, guitar, rekindt, keyboards, vocals), Jiro Yamaguchi (drums, percussion), and the aforementioned special guest.

Ozomatri on tour
March 30, 2023 – Waco, TX – Pavilion at Carlene Bright Arboretum
4/06/23 – Venice, CA – The Venice West
April 13, 2023 – Venice, CA – The Venice West
April 15, 2023 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
April 20, 2023 – Venice, CA – The Venice West
April 22, 2023 – Winter Park, Colorado – Spring Bash + Splash
April 25, 2023 – Phoenix, Arizona – Musical Instrument Museum
April 26, 2023 – Phoenix, Arizona – Musical Instrument Museum
April 27, 2023 – Venice, CA – The Venice West
5/04/23 – Destin, FL – Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation 28th Annual Concerts in the Village Series
May 27, 2023 – Monterey, CA – California Roots Festival (with Chali 2na & Cut Chemist)
May 28, 2023 – Bakersfield, CA – Lightning in a Bottle Festival (with Chali 2na & Cut Chemist)
June 24, 2023 – Piercy, CA – Summer Arts & Music Festival
10/06/23 – Umatilla, Oregon – Rock the Rocks Festival