Where's Fred? Home fueling for fall

Next on Fred's calendar is the Nola Funk Fest, Oct. 16-19, where he'll be Artist-at-Large for the whole weekend. Click here for tickets and more information.

After that is a short tour Oct. 27-Nov. 2 of the New JBs with Martha High's Funky Divas, which will give fans in Atlanta, Baltimore and Philadelphia a chance to enjoy the experience that made its debut earlier this year on the West Coast.

(L-r) Kelley Jarrell, Fred, Martha High and Darliene Parker.

After that will be dates in Germany -- Mannheim, Munich and Dresden -- with his Generations Trio, featuring Leonardo Corradi and Tony Match.

(L-r) Leonaro Corradi, Fred and Tony Match, the Generations Trio.

The last tour of the year is with just the New JBs in the UK and Europe. Tickets are on sale now for Pau, France, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Utrecht and Frankfurt.

Looking back, Fred finished up his summer as a special guest of the Mobile Big Band at the Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama, where he was inducted into the Festival's hall of fame and given a key to the city.

Fred being inducted by Creola Ruffin, lead festival organizer.

Fred's busy July also featured participation in the International Trombone Festival in London, Canada, dates with the BT-ALC Big Band in New England, and a hit with his New JBs at The Freight in Berkeley, California.

Podcast interview with ITF president Carol Jarvis.

Performance with the ITF Jazz Allstars including Tony Da Luca on tenor sax.

ITF 2025 Festival host Denis Jiron of the University of Western Ontario with Fred.

Backstage at Jimmy's, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with the BT-ALC Big Band.