Gigs
2006
December
29th » O.B.3
MY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Venue TBD
WORLDWIDE
28th » Keith Ganz Group
55 Bar
New York, NY
4th-10th » Julien Lourau Quartet
Julien Lourau--Saxophone, Vincent Artaud--Bass, Laurent Coq--Piano, O.B.--Drums
European Jazz Festival
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
November
21st-27th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums (Tues.-Thurs.), Lewis Nash--Drums (Fri.--Sun.), also with special guests Tim Hagans--Trumpet, and George Garzone--Ten. Sax
Village Vanguard
New York, NY
19th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Auditoria de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
18th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Festival Internacional de Granada
Granada, Spain
17th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Venue TBA
Madrid, Spain
16th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Theatre Municipal de Nevers
Nevers, France
14th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
L'Auditori (Sala de Cambra)
Barcelona, Spain
12th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Teatro Duse
Bologna, Italy
11th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Teatro Zandonai
Roverto, Italy
10th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
CC Luchtbal
Antwerp
8th & 9th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Bimhuis
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
7th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
MC5
Grenoble, France
4th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Kaufleuten
Zurich, Switzerland
2nd » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Zagreb Jazz Festival
Zagreb, Croatia
October
31st » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Kulturzentrum Alte Feuerwache
Mannheim, Germany
29th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Guiness Jazz Festival
Cork, Ireland
28th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, Larry Farrell--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Belfast Festival
Belfast, Ireland
13th » Jerome Sabbagh Trio
Jerome Sabbagh--Ten. Sax, Joe Martin--Bass, O.B.--Drums
La Lanterna--Bar Next Door
New York, NY
9th-13th » Monk Institute's "Jazz in America"
Tour of North Carolina
jazzinamerica.org
Venues TBD
6th & 7th » O.B.3 "+3"
Joel Frahm--Ten. Saxophone, Miguel Zenon--Alto Sax, Matt Penman--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Smalls Jazz Club
New York, NY
2nd-5th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, John Mosca--Trombone, O.B.--Drums
Agram Jazz Festival
Terciera, Portugal
September
28th » Valerie Troutt Trio
Valerie Troutt--Vocals, Dan Nadel--Guitar, O.B.--Drums
New Leaf Cafe
New York, NY
27th» Leonardo Cioglia Quartet
Leonardo Cioglia--Bass/Compositions, Jerome Sabbagh--Saxes, Mike Moreno--Guitar, OB--Drums
Nolia
New York, NY
25th» Leonardo Cioglia Quartet
Leonardo Cioglia--Bass/Compositions, John Ellis--Saxes, Mike Moreno--Guitar, OB--Drums
Louis 649
New York, NY
16th» Kate McGarry Quartet
Kate McGarry--Vocals, Keith Ganz--Guitar, Sean Smith--Bass
J@LC's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
New York, NY
16th» Keith Ganz Quartet
Keith Ganz--Guitar, Kate McGarry--Vocals, Sean Smith--Bass
55 Bar
New York, NY
16th » Joe Lovano Trio
Joe Lovano--Tenor Sax, Dennis Irwin--Bass, O.B.--drums
Masterclass/DVD taping for Roberto's Woodwind Shop The Zinc Bar Joe Lovano--Tenor Sax, Cameron Brown--Bass, O.B.--drums, with special guest Renee Rosnes Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center Keith Ganz--Guitar, Kate McGarry--Vocals, Sean Smith--Bass, O.B.--Drums 55 Bar Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, O.B.--Drums Franklin Jazz Festival Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, John Mosca--Trombone, O.B.--Drums Grant Park Jazz Festival Joe Lovano--Ten. Sax, James Weidman--Piano, Dennis Irwin--Bass, Steve Slagle--Woodwinds, Ralph Lalama--Woodwinds, Gary Smulyan--Bari. Sax, Barry Ries--Trumpet, John Mosca--Trombone, O.B.--Drums Lafayette College
New York, NY.
11th » Sachal Vasandani Quartet
New York, NY10th » Joe Lovano Trio
West Orange, N.J.
ospac.org5th» Keith Ganz Quartet
New York, NY3rd » Joe Lovano Quartet
Franklin, TN2nd » Joe Lovano Nonet
Chicago, IL1st » Joe Lovano Nonet
Easton, PA
August
25th » Lage Lund Trio
Lage Lund--Guitar, Orlando La Fleming--Bass, O.B.--Drums
La Lanterna
New York, NY
25th » Keith Ganz Quartet
Personnell TBA
Venue TBA
New York, NY
23rd » Anne Mette Iversen Quartet
Jerome Sabbagh--Ten. Sax, Danny Grissett--Piano, AMI--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Scandanvia House
New York, NY
4th » Jerome Sabbagh Quartet
Jerome Sabbagh--Ten. Sax, Ben Monder--Guitar, Gary Wang--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Louis 649
New York, NY
3rd » Valerie Troutt Group
Emmanuel Ruffler--Piano, Alexis Cuadrado--Bass, O.B.--Drums
New Leaf Cafe
New York, NY
July
8th-23rd » Anne Mette Iversen Quartet
John Ellis--Saxes, Danny Grissett--Piano, Anne Mette Iversen--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Aarhus Jazz festival, and recording with the "4 Corners" string quartet
Denmark
7th » Joe Lovano Quartet
Montreal Jazz Festival
Montreal, Canada
May
24th-27th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Venue TBA
Bern, Switzerland
19th & 20th » O.B.3 +4
Joel Frahm--Ten. Saxophone, Jaleel Shaw--Alto Sax, Lage Lund--Guitar (20th only), Joe Martin--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Smalls Jazz Club
New York, NY
17th » Monk Institute's "Jazz in America"
Private function for the Milkin Foundation
jazzinamerica.org
Washington, DC
2nd » Arthur Kell Quartet
Arthur Kell--Bass, Brad Shepick--Guitar, John Ellis--Saxophone, O.B.--Drums
Detour
New York, NY
April
29th-6th (May) » Monk Institute's "Jazz in America"
Tour of Alaska
jazzinamerica.org
Venues TBD
11th » Joe Lovano quartet
with special guest Renee Rosnes
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
West Orange, N.J.
ospac.org
22nd » Oliver Lake Big Band
Cecil's Jazz Club
West Orange, NJ
20th » Kate McGarry Quintet
55 Bar
New York, NY
5th » Brenda Earle Quartet
Brenda Earle--Piano & Vocals, Joel Frahm--Saxophone, Joe Martin--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Bar 4
Brooklyn, NY
2nd » Alan Ferber Nonet
Alan Ferber - trombone/compositions/arrangements, David Smith - trumpet, Will Vinson - alto sax, John Ellis - tenor sax, Douglas Yates - bass clarinet, Bruce Saunders - guitar, Bryn Roberts - piano, Alexis Cuadrado - bass, O.B.--Drums
Bar 4
Brooklyn, NY
March
11th-30th » Takashi Matsunaga Trio
Tour of Japan Takashi Matsunaga--Piano, Ugonna Okegwo--Bass, O.B.--Drums Venues TBA Tour of Hawaii5th-10th » Monk Institute's "Jazz in America"
February
28th-4th (March) » Helen Sung Trio
Helen Sung--Piano, Josh Ginsburg--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz @ Lincoln Center
New York, NY
19th-24th » Monk Institute's "Jazz In America"
Tour of New Orleans and Mississippi
Venues TBA
16th » Laurent Coq/Jerome Sabbagh Quartet
Laurent Coq--Piano, Jerome Sabbagh-- Ten. Sax, Matt Parrish--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Louis 649
New York, NY
15th » Brenda Earle Quartet
Brenda Earle--Piano & Vocals, Joel Frahm--Saxophone, Joe Martin--Bass, O.B.--Drums
55 Bar
New York, NY
4th » Noah Baerman Quartet
Jimmy Greene--Ten. Sax, Henry Lugo--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Hartford, CN
2nd » Jerome Sabbagh Quartet
Featuring Ben Monder--Guitar, Joe Martin--Bass, O.B.--Drums
Louis 649
New York, NY
2005
December
6th- 11th » Joe Lovano Nonet
The Village Vanguard
New York, NY
November
1st » Jerome Sabbagh Quartet
featuring Jerome Sabbagh--Ten. Sax, Ben Monder--Guitar, Matt Penman--Bass and O.B.--Drums
The Jazz Standard
New York, NY
7th-21st » HR Big Band
featuring Daniel Schnyder--Compositions & Woodwinds, Jamey Haddad--Percussion, Kenny Drew Jr.--Piano, O.B.--Drums
Venues TBA
Frankfurt, Germany
22nd & 23rd » Daniel Schnyder Sextet
featuring Daniel Schnyder--Compositions & Woodwinds, Kenny Drew Jr.--Piano, O.B.--Drums, and others
Moods Jazz Club
Zurich, Switzerland
October
16th-22nd » JVC Jazz Festival All-Star Band
Featuring Myron Walden-- Saxophone, Maurice Brown--Trumpet, Matthew Parrish--Bass, Laurent Coq--Piano, and O.B.--drums
JVC Jazz Festival
Paris, France
23rd-28th » Monk Institute's "Jazz in America" with Herbie Hancock
Chicago, Illinois
Venues TBD
September
24th » Oliver Lake Big Band
The Jazz Gallery
New York, NY
23rd » Oliver Lake Big Band
The Jazz Gallery
New York, NY
22nd » Oliver Lake Big Band
The Jazz Gallery
New York, NY
jazzgallery.org
15th » Alexis Cole quartet
at "Creole"
New York, NY
11th » Joe Lovano quartet
with special guest Renee Rosnes
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
West Orange, N.J.
ospac.org
9th » Helen Sung Quartet
Featuring Mark Turner, Josh Ginsburg, Otis Brown III
Metrotech "Arts on the Commons" jazz festival
Brooklyn, NY
8th » "O.B.3 + 3"
Featuring Jaleel Shaw, Danny Grissett, and Josh Ginsburg
Performing at Arts High School
Newark, N.J.
August
14th & 15th » Anne Mette Iversen "4-tet"
Recording featuring Danny Grissett, John Ellis, and Otis Brown III
10th » Anne Mette Iversen "4-tet"
Performance at the "Scandinavia House"
New York
5th - 6th » Joe Lovano
Performance with Joe Lovano “Celebrating the Music of Frank Sinatra”
Caramoor Jazz festival
Katonah, NY
July
24th - 31st » New Hope Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church 85th Anniversary Celebration
Hackensack, NJ
3rd » Laurent Coq Trio
Performance with the Laurent Coq Trio
Paris, France
June
28th - 16th (July) » Steve Wilson Quartet
Tour of Spain with the Steve Wilson Quartet
Spain
8th - 13th » Laurent Coq Trio
Tour of France with the Laurent Coq Trio
France
May
30th - 6th (June) » Rose Bartu Quartet
Tour of Austria with the Rose Bartu Quartet
Austria
28th » Modern Drummer Festival
Modern Drummer Festival (not performing)
NJPAC
Newark, NJ
27th » Jerome Sabbagh Trio
Performance with the Jerome Sabbagh Trio
La Lanterna
New York, NY
21st » Joe Lovano Trio (Live)
Live WBGO-FM broadcast performance with the Joe Lovano Trio
(also on the web at WBGO.org—check back for re-airing dates)
J&R Music World
New York, NY
20th » Donny McCaslin Quartet
Performance with the Donny McCaslin Quartet
Featuring: Scott Colley and Steve Cardenas
New York, NY
12th » Donny McCaslin Quartet
Performance with the Donny McCaslin Quartet
New York, NY
8th » Jazz in America Initiative
Tour with Thelonious Monk Institute’s Jazz in America Initiative
Kentucky
6th - 7th » Oliver Lake Big Band
Oliver Lake Big Band
Jazz Gallery
New York, NY
April
30th » Bob Stewart's Tuba Project
Performance with Bob Stewart’s “Tuba project”
Cornelia Street Cafe
New York, NY
29th » Joe Lovano Nonet
Joe Lovano Nonet at the Lichtfield Jazz Festival
Lichtfield, CT
28th » Jerome Sabbagh Trio
La Lanterna
New York, NY
22nd - 23rd » Oliver Lake Big Band
Performance with the Oliver Lake Big Band
Cecil’s Jazz Club
West Orange, NJ
19th New Jersey Baptist Convention
Performance at the New Jersey Baptist Convention
Irvington, NJ
13th - 18th » Armenia Jazz Festival
Armenia Jazz festival with the Franck Amsallem Quartet
Featuring: vocalist Sara Lazarus Yerevan
Armenia
March
20th - 9th (April) » Tour of Africa with Trio Amsallem
Africa
16th » Miriam Sullivan Trio
Kitano Hotel
New York, NY
2nd - 14th » Anne Mette Iversen "5-tet" and "10-tet"
Tour with Anne Mette Iversen’s “5-tet” and “10-tet”
Denmark
1st » Joe Lovano Nonet
University of Iowa
February
24th » Trio Amsallem
Performance with the Trio Amsallem
French Embassy
Washington, D.C.
21st » Anne Mette Iversen "5-tet"
Performance with the Anne Mette Iversen “5-tet”
Cornelia Street Cafe
New York, NY
17th-19th » Ron Jackson Quartet
Live recording with the Ron Jackson quartet
Cecil’s Jazz Club
West Orange, NJ
6th-13th Jazz » in America Initiative
Tour with Thelonious Monk Institute’s Jazz in America Initiative
Mississippi
January
31st » Joe Lovano Quartet
St. Louis, MO