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PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts


By Julie Hoffman


originally published: 07/04/2023


PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Tori Amos performed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Sunday, July 2nd and photographer Julie Hoffman was on hand to take photos. Tow'rs was the supporting act.

Amos is touring in celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan.

Ocean to Ocean received widespread acclaim by fans and media alike, earning support from Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, Stereogum, SPINNPRPBS NewsHour Weekend, and many others. The record debuted at #2 on the Billboard Current Alternative Albums Chart and #6 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart, marking her tenth “Top 10” appearance.

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

The album is Amos’ most personal work in years – bursting with warmth and connection, with deep roots in her earliest song writing. As communities around the world suffered the loss of life, live music, travel, and much at all to observe, Tori had a difficult time during the pandemic. She descended to an emotional state lower than she had been to for a long time - but the depths became creative, forcing a return to the kind of introspection she recognised from her debut album Little Earthquakes.

The album is an expression of kinship and love, of emotional and geographical dislocation. It explores environmental concerns, the restraints of the pandemic for those on the cusp of adulthood, empowerment, loss & healing delivered with Tori’s trademark urgency and passion.



 
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Amos recently released her new graphic novel Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough album, Little Earthquakes. Released in partnership with Z2 Comics, the project is a sequel to her first graphic novel, Comic Book Tattoo. The book demonstrates the lasting influence of Amos’ debut album, which established her iconic thematic voice, as well as her live intensity behind the keys, with unflinching lyrics and songs that would inspire generations of artists and musicians. The graphic novel demonstrates her lasting influence with 24 stories inspired by the 12 songs on the album, as well as 12 ‘B-sides’ that accompanied the album.

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

Tow'rs opened the night. The band from Flagstaff, Arizona was originally a group of strangers who found each other through a deep love for music & story telling. Over the years they have become a family. Through thei music, they explore the questions that haunt them, the pain that marks them, and the hope that redefines everything for them.

Here are some photos of Tow'rs from the night.

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts

Count Basie Center for the Arts is located at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Julie Hoffman is a concert and live event photographer with a background in broadcasting. She started out in the newsroom at ABC News in NYC, and ended up as a Technical Director at Disney/ ABC TV studios in Los Angeles. She has since left broadcasting and moved back to the east coast, where she started up her photography business.

When she is not at a concert, she is shooting print/theatrical headshots out of her studio in Livingston, NJ. For more on her visit her website at www.juliehoffmanphotography.com or her Instagram accounts for Concerts/Live Events and Headshots.








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