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: Sample/Crawford Tour
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Europe - Summer 2006 - Part 1
 
Mark outside of the Gran Hotel Las Rozas in Madrid. Bassist Nick Sample. The venue in Madrid: Campo de Futbol Municipal. Brian Blade setting up his drums. Joe Sample's trio opened for Wayne Shorter. Brian Blade, John Patitucci and Danilo Perez sound checking. Awesome! A self-portrait in the evening. Joe Sample! Nick Sample on his way to the stage. Paul Mitchell (Tour Manager), Nick, Mark and Joe behind the stage. Who are these folks? Just about to go on stage. This is the first performance on the tour. The trio performs as the sun sets in Madrid. This photograph was taken by the monitor engineer. Randy Crawford joins us on stage. She's unbelievable! Pat Rains (Joe's Manager) and Paul Mitchell. Mark being greeted by Brian Blade and John Patitucci after the show. The view from my hotel room in Tenerife. This was the concert hall in Tenerife. It looks like a spaceship. It's called the Auditorio de Tenerife. Mark outside the concert hall. Nick hangin' out backstage. Arriving via Ferry in Las Palmas. A bit of a bumpy ride. Mark at the Hotel Reina Isabel in Las Palmas. A self-portrait of Mark in Rotterdam. The Northsea Jazz Festival took place in Rotterdam at the Ahoy Convention Center for the first time. It's usually held in Den Haag. Drummer David Garabaldi (Tower of Power) and Mark backstage in Karlsruhe (Germany). The Tower of Power rockin' the house! A rest stop in Austria. This photo was taken at 7:30am. A self-portrait of Mark outside the rest stop. The tour bus. Mark in Graz. Mariatrost Basilica. This is a big tourist attraction in Europe. It was only recently given the highest honour for a Catholic church, the title basilica. Schlossbergplatz. Mark and Nick about to make the climb. Mark enjoying a panoramic view of Schlossberg. Nick didn't make it. Just kiddin'. Nick made it. The big blue structure is the Grazer Kunsthaus. It was designed by renown architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier. It is nicknamed It's time for dinner in Graz. Pat Rains, vocalist Johnatha Brook and Joe Sample enjoying the surroundings. Randy Crawford relaxing. Graz at night. This photo was taken around 11:30pm. The Kasemattenbuhne (casemate stage) in Graz. This venue used to be a prison 500 years ago. Mark standing at his Yamaha Definitive Custom drums. Mark after sound check. The view from the dressing room. Glockenturm (Bell Tower). This tower was built in 1588 and is lovingly called Imst, Austria. A random concert poster. A self-portrait outside the Romantik Hotel Post.

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