STEVE Winwood, the Hammond organist who kept Traffic moving, is on the road next week.

After the success of last year's European and American tours, the Birmingham blue-eyed soul veteran will play old hits and new material at York Barbican Centre in his only Yorkshire gig of an eight-date tour.

Showcasing his latest album, About Time, Winwood is touring with the musicians who accompanied him on last year's live shows. The band includes Joes Neto and Santana and Traffic drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr, from the About Time recording sessions, plus saxophonist and flautist Randall Bramblett and percussion player Edson 'Caf' da Silva.

The tour coincides with next week's re-launch of About Time by Sanctuary Records. Originally released last June, Winwood's first studio album for six years was produced by Winwood himself and recorded live in the studio to retain the energy and sense of immediacy.

The revamped and repackaged album has three bonus tracks, including concert versions of the Traffic classic Dear Mr Fantasy and Timmy Thomas's Why Can't We Live Together, recorded in Northampton, Massachusetts, on last year's American tour. In addition, there is a re-working of Voodoo Chile, originally recorded by Winwood, Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell, and here performed by Winwood with Reyes Jr and Neto.

In York, Winwood will be picking highlights from a career that has taken him from Traffic to the Spencer Davis Group and Blind Faith and onwards to solo success, not least with the Grammy award-winning album Back In The High Life.

After the tour, Winwood will travel to the United States to attend two ceremonies. On March 15, Traffic will be inaugurated into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in New York, and the following day Winwood will pick up a lifetime achievement award at the Fourth Annual Jammy Awards, to mark his status as "the Godfather of the Jam Scene in the USA".

All seats for Wednesday's show have sold out but standing tickets are still available at £22.50 on 01904 656688 or the credit card hotline 08712200260.

Updated: 15:15 Thursday, February 26, 2004