MUSIC

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts presents Eddie Vedder.Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 7:30pm. ADDED SHOW: Monday, April 23 at 7:30pm! Eddie Vedder will be bringing his ukulele to Jones Hall as part of his 13 city tour featuring his new album Ukulele Songs. Oscar-winning Swell Season/ Frames singer/songwriter Glen Hansard will be the opening act on all dates.

Originally scheduled for April 22 and 23, these shows have been postponed until  November 12 and 13 due to nerve damage in the artist's right arm. Previously purchased tickets will be honored.

Eddie Vedder is the lead singer and lyricist for the band Pearl Jam. He has also been involved in other music outside of Pearl Jam, and released his first solo album, a soundtrack to the movie ‘Into the Wild’ in September 2007. In the 1980s Vedder sang with several Southern California rock bands, most notably Bad Radio, but rose to fame only after moving to Seattle in 1990 and joining Pearl Jam.

In addition to playing with Pearl Jam, Vedder has performed and recorded with numerous well-known artists, including Bad Religion, Fastbacks, Neil Finn, Jack Irons, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cat Power, R.E.M., Supersuckers, Mike Watt, Wellwater Conspiracy, The Who, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, U2, and Neil Young. On Pearl Jam records he uses the pseudonym “Jerome Turner” for his non-musical (usually design and artwork) functions. He has also sometimes used the pseudonym of “Wes C. Addle” (“West Seattle”).

Many front men in the 1990s and early 2000s have been influenced by Vedder’s deep vocal range and singing style, including the front men of Creed, Puddle of Mudd, and early Nickelback, among others.