Upcoming Releases: October 2017
Art Zoyd — 44 ½ : Live & Unreleased Works Box Set (12 CDs, 2DVDs, 2 Booklets)
Schnellertollermeier — Rights (LP and CD)
Raoul Björkenheim — Doors of Perception (CD)
The Ed Palermo Big Band — The Adventures of Zodd Zundgren (CD)
UPCOMING SHOWS
October 5 - Fallout Festival IV - Ant Hall - 2320 Caniff Ave - Hamtramck, MI
October 7-10 - Metro Gallery - 1700 North Charles Street - Baltimore, MD
Listen to : Say So
Raoul Björkenheim / eCsTaSy celebrate their new release on Cuneiform, Doors of Perception, out October 6, 2017!
October 4 - Tavastia Klubi - Helsinki, Finland
November 23 - RUSK Festival - Schauman Hall - Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, Finland
Listen to Raoul Bjorkenheim's Ecstasy:
November 18 - Jack London Revue - 529 SW 4th Ave - Portland, OR - w/ 1939 Ensemble
Listen to Swim:
Celebrating their Cuneiform release, A Night Walking Through Mirrors
May 2018 - Details TBA - European Tour
Listen to A Night Walking Through Mirrors:
Italy, Switzerland & Austria tour starts in Graz as part of John Hollenbeck's artist-in-residence at KLUG Jazz Institute
October 25 - KUGjazzlive! Orpheum - Orpheumgasse 8 - Graz, Austria
October 26 - @Jazzfest - Auditorium San Servolo - 30100 Venezia VE - Venice / San Servolo, Italy
October 27 - A Jazz Supreme - Sala Vanni - Piazza Del Carmine 14 - Florence, Italy
October 28 - Musikklub - Förrlibuckstrasse 109 - Zurich, Switzerland
October 30 - JazzCampus Club - Utengasse 15 - Basel, Switzerland
October 31 - Jazz Club Ferrara - Rampari di Belfiore 167 - Ferrara, Italy
November 1 - Un Tubo Jazz Night - SunTUBO - via Luparello 61 - Siena, Italy
Listen to Super Petite:
Stay tuned for an upcoming book:
John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet "Playbook"!
Empirical's radical musical experiment - bringing jazz directly to the public via Pop-Up Jazz Lounges - expands into Europe!
October 4 - Symphony Hall - Birmingham, UK
October 5 - "Curated by Empirical" Concert Series: Zhenya Strigalev's Stan-Dun-Dun - King's Place - London, UK
November 1-5 - Empirical Jazz PopUp at Alexa One - Alexanderplatz Station - Berlin - Germany
November 4 - Jazzfest Berlin - Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Berlin, Germany -
w/ Nels Cline Lovers & Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio
Listen to Connection:
Celebrating his 80th birthday with an international tour of big band performances!
October 19 - Michael Gibbs Directs the Chrome Waterfall Orchestra w/ Bill Frisell, Gary Burton, & Jim Ogden - w/ Greg Hopkins & Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Berklee School of Music - Boston, MA
Listen to Michael Gibbs & NDR BigBand:
Play A Bill Frisell Set List [w/ Bill Frisell]
Celebrating their new release on Cuneiform: Tilt!
November 15 - The Early Bird - Innsbruck, Austria
November 16 - Generalmusikdirektion – Graz, Austria
November 17 - The True Harry Nulz [The Great Harry Hillman w/ Edi Nulz] - Sargfabrik - Wien, Austria
December 2-23 - [Artists in Residence at Uncool 2017], Poschiavo, Switzerland
December 14 - TBA - Bormio/Tirano, Italy
December 16 - Casa Hasler - Poschiavo, Switzerland
December 27 - Die Letzten Tage Jazzfestival - Bern, Switzerland
2018
January 26 - The True Harry Nulz [The Great Harry Hillman w/ Edi Nulz] - Les Murs du Son – La Chaux-de-Fonds CH
January 27 - BeJazz Winterfestival - Vidmarhallen Bern-Liebefeld – Bern, Switzerland
January 29 - Isebähnli – Baden, Switzerland
January 30 - Stadkirche - Darmstadt, Germany
January 31 - Kulturcafe Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, Germany
February 2 - Donau 115 - Berlin, Germany
February 3 - Tangobrücke - Einbeck, Germany
February 22 - Im Schatten des Irrlichts, Humboldthain Club - Berlin, Germany
March 6 - Weekly Jazz – Chur, Switzerland
March 9 - Literaturcafé – Biel, Switzerland CH
May 4 - Jazz Station – Sierre, Switzerland CH
May 5 - Salon Hombis – Zürich, Switzerland
Listen to Tilt:
October 22 - Joel Harrison / Anthony Pirog / Dave Chapell's BLAZING TELECASTERS - Bertha's Mussels - Baltimore, MD
Listen to Mother Stump:
October 2 - Piano's - NYC, NY
Listen to Somnambulist:
November 12 - Match & Fuse Present Led Bib + Schnellertollermeier + WorldService Project at The London EFG Jazz Festival - Rich Mix - London, UK
Listen to:
Visual Art Exhibition:
September 16 - November 18 - "Constellation Scores": prints, objects, paintings & sound - URDLA - Villeurbanne, France
Listen to:
Celebrating their Cuneiform release, Bye!
November 11 - EFG London Jazz Festival - London Iklectik - London, UK
November 12 - EFG London Jazz Festival - Rabbit Hole - London, UK - w/ Corrie Dick Trio
Listen to Bye:
Celebrating their new album, The Adventures of Zodd Zundgren, released October 6, 2017
October 28 - The Falcon - Marlboro, NY - Halloween Show!
December 16 - The Iridium - NYC, NY - Christmas Show!
December 23 - The Falcon - Marlboro, NY -Christmas Show!
Listen to two EPBB 2017 releases:
November - TBA - South American Tour
Listen to:
22 October - Joel Harrison / Anthony Pirog / Dave Chappell's Blazing Telecasters - Bertha's Mussels - 734 South Broadway - Baltimore, MD 21231 - 3:00
Listen to Palo Colorado Dream:
PIXEL
October 11 - Union Scene - Drammen, Norway
October 12 - Victoria, Nasjonal Jazzscene - Oslo, Norway
October 13 - Risør Jazzclub - Norway
October 28 - Umeå Jazz Festival - StudioJazz -Umeå, Sweden
November 8 - The Jazz Bar - Edinburg, UK
November 9 - The Cinnamon Club - Altrincham, UK
November 10 - EFG London Jazz Festival - The Spice of Life - London, UK -w/ Tori Handsley & Tori Handsley Trio
November 11 - EFG London Jazz Festival - The Spice of Life - London, UK - w/ Corrie Dick Trio
Listen to Golden Years:
Celebrating their new album on Cuneiform - RIGHTS - released October 6, 2017!
October 6 - Südpol - Luzern, Switzerland [record release show for RIGHTS!]
October 8 - Area Sismica - Forli, Italy
October 28 - Kaltern POP Festival - Kaltern Südtirol, Italy
November 4 - Point 11 - Sion, Switzerland
November 12 - Match & Fuse Present Led Bib + Schnellertollermeier + WorldService Project at The London EFG Jazz Festival - Rich Mix - London, UK
November 23 - Flatterschafft - Basel, Switzerland
December 1 - Art & Jazz @ Kulturwerk 118 - Sursee, Switzerland
December 2 - Yarn @ Spinnerei - Bern, Switzerland
December 8 - Chäsi - Gysenstein, Switzerland
December 9 - Kaff-Kulturarbeit für Frauenfeld - Frauenfeld, Switzerland
2018
February 16 - Cinema Sil Plaz - Ilanz, Switzerland
March 1 - Le Singe - Biel, Switzerland
Listen to:
Thumbscrew is the collaborative trio: Michael Formanek / Tomas Fujiwara / Mary Halvorson
November 2 - Masada Club - Milan, Italy
November 4 - JAZZ FEST SARAJEWO - Dom Policije - SARAJEVO, Bosnia
November 5 - Area Sismica - Forli, Italy
November 6 - TBA - Rome, Italy
November 7 - Tante Betty - Nürnberg, Germany
November 8 - Thalhaus Theater - WIiesbaden, Germany
2018
July 7-22 - residency at The Village Vanguard - 178 Seventh Avenue South - NYC, NY
July - TBA - West Coast USA tour
August 10-20 - TBA - Argentina and Brazil tour
Listen to:
Winner of Jazz Journalist Association's
and
DownBeat 2017 Critics Poll Awards for Trumpeter of the Year, Jazz Artist of the Year, & Jazz Album of the Year-America's National Parks
Wadada Leo Smith's October 2017 Southern tour,
performing selections from 'Ten Freedom Summers' with his Golden Quartet, RedKoral Quartet & video artist, Jesse Gilbert
October 12 - Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet + RedKoral Quartet + video artist, Jesse Gilbert - performing the First Collection from 'Ten Freedom Summers' - Boyd Vance Theater at the George Washington Carver Museum - - presented by Epistrophy Arts 1165 Angelina Street - Austin, TX
October 13 - Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet + RedKoral Quartet + video artist, Jesse Gilbert - performing the Second Collection from 'Ten Freedom Summers' - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston - 3400 Main St - Houston, TX
October 14 - Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet + RedKoral Quartet + video artist, Jesse Gilbert - performing the Third Collection from 'Ten Freedom Summers' - Loyola University - Louis J Roussell Performance Hall - New Orleans, LA
October 15 - performing "Ten Freedom Summers" - 7:30pm - University of Alabama's Sonic Frontiers Concert Series - Moody Music Building Concert Hall, The University of Alabama - 810 Second Avenue - Tuscaloosa, AL
Listen to:
