His name might not be instantly familiar to rock fans, but saxophonist Karl Denson was once a member of Lenny Kravitz’s band and has been a touring member of The Rolling Stones since 2014.

Regarding his jazz and funk oriented day job, he co-founded the excellent jazz-funk band Greyboy Allstars and has recorded with Jack DeJohnette, Stanton Moore, Dave Holland and others, as well as maintaining a fairly prolific solo career with his own Tiny Universe.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe are set to release a new album ‘Gnomes & Badgers’ on March 8th.  Ahead of the album, they’ve released a new video for the track ‘Change My Way’, which has a very strong political message regarding the heritage of the USA and how its different cultures are essentially what makes the States great.

The band kick off a run of live dates today — full details can be found below, along with the new video clip.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Tour Dates

2/22  – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall +
2/23 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall ++
3/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
3/15 – San Diego, CA – The Music Box
3/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
3/20 – Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge
3/21 – Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge
3/22 – Homer, AK – Alice’s Champagne Palace
3/23- Homer, AK – Alice’s Champagne Palace
4/26 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
4/26 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
5/3 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater ^
6/14 – Bethel, NY – Mountain Jam
7/4 – Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival
7/5 – Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival
7/6 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival ^^
7/7 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival ^^
7/27 – Floyd, VA – Floydfest

+ w/ special guests Kung Fu
++ w/ special guests Urban Gorilla Orchestra
^ R.E.S.P.E.K.T. A Tribute to the Queen of Soul
^^ Eat a Bunch of Peaches