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Fans of Grammy Award-winner Norah Jones woke up to a lot of exciting news today, as the singer-songwriter set an October 7th release date for her new album Day Breaks, which will see her return to the piano roots that first popularized her in 2002 with songs like “Don’t Know Why” and “Come Away With Me.” The album will feature 9 original tracks and 3 covers of songs originally written by Neil Young, Duke Ellington, and Horace Silver. It will be released under the classic American jazz label Blue Note  and will feature renowned musicians like saxophonist Wayne Shorter and organist Dr. Lonnie Smith.

On Wednesday, Jones released the dates of her upcoming tour, during which she will perform 25 shows in the U.S. and Europe. Among these is an December 10th performance at Boston’s Orpheum Theater, which will be the tour’s final show. While the fan presale is currently underway, the general public sale will start on Friday, August 12th at 10:00 AM.

To top it all off, she also released a video for the album’s first single, “Carry On,” a lovely, slow piano ballad that implores, “Let’s just forget, leave it behind, and carry on.” The video depicts Jones singing and playing piano while over her shoulder, an older couple dances romantically in the kitchen. Watch the video below.

Norah Jones Day Breaks Tour Dates

Aug. 10 – Denver, CO., Ellie Caulkins Opera House

Aug. 11 – Boulder, CO., Fox Theatre & Cafe

Sep. 23 – Denton, TX., Oaktopia

Oct. 18 – Vancouver, BC., Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Oct. 19 – Seattle, WA., Benaroya Hall

Oct. 20 – Portland, OR., Keller Auditorium

Oct. 25 – Los Angeles, CA., Greek Theatre

Oct. 27 – Santa Barbara, CA., Santa Barbara Bowl

Oct. 28 – Oakland, CA., Paramount Theatre

Nov. 8 – Milan, Italy, Teatro degli Arcimboldi

Nov. 9 – Padua, Italy, Gran Teatro Geox

Nov. 11 – Lyon, France, L’Amphitheatre

Nov. 12 – Lille, France, Theatre Sebastopol

Nov. 14 – London, England, London Palladium

Nov. 15 – Paris, France, Salle Pleyel

Nov. 16 – Bordeaux, France, Theatre Femina

Nov. 18 – Madrid, Spain, Auditorio A – Palacio Municipal de Congresos Campo

Nov. 21 – Paris, France, L’Olympia

Nov. 28 – Kingston, NY., Ulster PAC

Nov. 29 – New York, NY., Beacon Theatre

Dec. 2 – Philadelphia, PA., Academy of Music

Dec. 3 – Washington, DC., Lincoln Theatre

Dec. 8 – Providence, RI., The VETS

Dec. 9 – Portland, ME., State Theatre

Dec. 10 – Boston, MA., Orpheum Theatre