Words and Sounds Tour was an American concert tour by R&B/neo soul

Neo soul

The term neo soul was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell...

 singer, Jill Scott

Jill Scott

Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...

 in 2001. The Words and Sounds tour kicked off on January 27, in Atlanta, GA through the end of February.
By the spring Jill Scott ended her headlining tour during the winter, she was invited to join rock singer Sting on his US tour. Scott was featured as Sting's opening act for his itinerary of shows for the month of May. Jill Scott was hospitalized for an illness a day after the tour kicked off on May 5, in D.C. She was treated and released with orders to rest for a week, as she would miss the first few shows. She soon recovered and joined Sting on May 15, when the tour arrived in Madison, WI at the Kohl Center.

The tour was later packaged as a two disc CD-set entitled Experience: Jill Scott 826+.
The show on Aug. 26th was recorded in Washington, D.C. at DAR Constitution Hall.
Disc One includes the actual concert, while Disc Two showcases new material including poetry spoken to music known as "Thickness".

Set list

1. "Jilltro"
2. "A Long Walk
   A Long Walk (Jill Scott song)
   "A Long Walk" was the second single released in 2001 by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from her debut studio album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. The song peaked at no. 9 on Billboards R&B Singles chart.-Tracklisting:...
   
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3. "Love Rain" (Suite)
4. "Slowly Surely"
5. "One Is the Magic #"
6. "Brotha"
7. "Do You Remember"
8. "Gettin' In the Way
   Gettin' In the Way
   "Gettin' In the Way" was the first single released 2000 by American R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, off her debut studio album on Hidden Beach label, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. The song was her first charting UK single, which peaked to number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and...
   
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9. "Honey Molasses" (select dates)
10. "It's Love"
11. "The Way
    The Way (Jill Scott song)
    "The Way" is the third single released in 2001 by American R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from the debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 on Hidden Beach. The song was her second charting top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaked at 60 on Hot 100 chart, and...
    
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12. "Said Enough" (select dates)
13. "Thickness" (select dates)
14. "Fatback Taffy/ (Band Introduction)"
15. "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
    He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
    "He Loves Me "He Loves Me "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat" was the fourth single released by American R&B/Soul singer Jill Scott and from her debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. The song was released as a single in support of Scott's live album, Experience: Jill Scott 826+. A music...
    
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Band

• Musical Director/Keyboards: Pete Kuzma
• Erik Tribbett: Drums
• James Mason: Purcussion
• Thaddaeus Tribbett: Bass
• Matt Cappy: Trumpet
• Jeff Bradshaw: Trombone
• Background Vocals: Carol Riddick, Vivian Green
  Vivian Green
  Vivian Green is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:Green was born May 22, 1979 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she...
  
  , Monique Harcum

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
January 27, 2001	Atlanta, GA	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	The Tabernacle
January 29, 2001
January 31, 2001	Baltimore, MD		Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
February 1, 2001
February 3, 2001	Atlantic City, NJ		Tropicana Casino
February 4, 2001	Boston, MI		The Avalon
February 9, 2001	Norfolk, VA		The Boathouse
February 12, 2001	Oakland, CA		Paramount Theater
February 16, 2001	San Diego, CA		Belly Up
February 17, 2001	Las Vegas, NV		House Of Blues
February 22, 2001	Los Angeles, CA		Universal Amphitheater

• On tour with singer Sting

When Pop icon Sting kicked off his world tour in May, Jill Scott joined the tour as supporting act for the May itinerary. Scott resumed her own headlining tour in July with shows scheduled through the summer.

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 15, 2001	Madison, WI	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Kohl Center
May 16, 2001	Peoria, IL		Civic Center Arena
May 18, 2001	Chicago, IL		Allstate Arena
May 19, 2001	Auburn Hills, MI		Palace of Auburn Hills
May 20, 2001	Rochester, NY		Blue Cross Arena
May 22, 2001	Wilkes-Barre, PA		First Union Arena
May 23, 2001	Philadelphia, PA		First Union Center
May 25, 2001	Portland, ME		Cumberland Civic Center
May 26, 2001	Boston, MA		Fleet Center

Second leg

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 22, 2001	Hampton, VA	United States	Jazz Festival
July 4, 2001	Philadelphia, PA		Welcome America! Festival
July 5, 2001	New Orleans, LA		Louisiana Superdome
July 17, 2001	Chicago, IL		Chicago Theater
July 18, 2001
July 20, 2001	Cincinnati, OH		Coors Light Festival
July 21, 2001	Indianapolis, IN		Indiana Expo
July 22, 2001	Minneapolis, MN		Orpheum Theater
July 25, 2001	Seattle, WA		The Pier
July 27, 2001	Berkeley, CA		Greek Theater
July 28, 2001	Los Angeles, CA		Greek Theater
July 29, 2001	Phoenix, AZ		Celebrity Theater
July 31, 2001	Denver, CO		Fillmore Auditorium
August 2, 2001	Dallas, TX		Bronco Bowl
August 3, 2001	Houston, TX		Arena Theater
August 5, 2001	Nashville, TN		Ryman Auditorium
August 6, 2001	St. Louis, MO		The Pageant
August 8, 2001	Clarkston, MI		DTE Energy Music Theater
August 9, 2001	Cleveland, OH		State Theater
August 11, 2001	Newark, NJ		NJ Performing Arts Center
August 12, 2001
August 14, 2001	Boston, MA		Fleet Pavilion
August 15, 2001	Baltimore, MD		The Pier
August 17, 2001	Richmond, VA		Landmark Theater
August 18, 2001	Newport, VA		Harbor Center
August 19, 2001	Greensboro, NC		Greensboro Coliseum Complex
August 22, 2001	Charlotte, NC		Ovens Auditorium
August 23, 2001	Atlanta, GA		Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 25, 2001	Washington, DC		DAR Constitution Hall
August 26, 2001
August 29, 2001	Toronto, ON	Canada	Molson Amphitheater