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August 3, 2011 :: 9PM
Blue Whale
Los Angeles, CA
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St., LA CA 90012
3rd Floor, Weller Court
RED OAK DUO
LA CD Release show!
$15 gets you admission and a CD!
$5 gets you admission and no CD. What's the fun in that?!
Admission: $15
Marine Room
Laguna Beach, CA
214 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach CA 92651
Beth Fitchet Wood's epic Tuesday singer-songwriter night!
With Baked Goods.
RED OAK DUO
and more
Metro Galleries
Bakersfield, CA
1604 19th St., Bakersfield CA 93301
Afternoon show! 1pm!
RED OAK DUO
Also featuring:
Han-earl Park - guitar (Ireland)
Ted Byrnes - percussion (Los Angeles)
Kris Tiner - trumpet (Bakersfield)
Franklin St. Studios
Monterey, CA
600 E. Franklin St.
Early show, 6:30-7:30!
RED OAK DUO
Admission: $15
Subterranean Art House
Berkeley, CA
2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94704-1421
with Lisa Mezzacappa and CYLINDER
RED OAK DUO
Admission: $10
Jazz Station
Eugene, OR
124 W. Broadway
RED OAK DUO
Admission: $10
TaborSpace
Portland, OR
5441 SE Belmont St.
RED OAK DUO: Adam Benjamin / Storm Nilson
Debut CD Release tour!
Admission: $12
Benevento, Italy
Festival. Italy. Kneebody. Coffee??
A-Trane
Berlin, DE
No, not Berlin, Delaware, Berlin, Germany! The capital can now truly be reunited, under the auspices of Kneebody.
Clinic this afternoon at Jazz Institut Berlin.
F.Boo Studios
Burbank, CA
It's the long-awaited CD release party for Alphabets & Consequences, my new CD of piano miniatures! Info below is direct from the F.Boo invite email:
Location: f.Boo Studio (r.s.v.p. to obtain address)
Date: May 16th, Sunday
Time: 7pm doors open, 8pm show
Donation: $15 - and everyone gets a CD for attending this special night!
r.s.v.p.: contact@fboo.com or 818-846-2312
That's right, you get a CD with attendance! Those of you who have been to one of these before, you know the drill... those who have not, bring a pillow, and a sharpened #2 pencil.
Admission: $15
Blue Whale
Los Angeles, CA
I am always happy to appear at this most pleasant of LA jazz institutions, reminiscent of the halcyon days of jazz and Eel Appetizers. With LA jazz institutions Jamie Rosenn, Jason Harnell, Ryan McGillicuddy.
Bakersfield Jazz Festival
Bakersfield, CA
Dave Douglas and Keystone makes their inaugural performance in Southern California. No, of course not Los Angeles! It's the jazz capital of the West, Bakersfield CA!!
LA Kids -- this is only a short, educational 2 hour drive from town. Don't be afraid to make the trek.
Stanford University Memorial Auditorium
Palo Alto, CA
The premiere of the film and score, "Spark of Being" by Bill Morrison, Dave Douglas and Keystone. Shake it.
Tour to follow.
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
The final residency for the year for Dave Douglas + Keystone at Stanford University. CCRMA is where everything amazing has happened since 1947 and we'll be there.
Cafe Metropol
Los Angeles, CA
Adam Benjamin / Matt Mayhall / Hamilton Price trio.
As always, a sharp 8-10 performance, and extra sharp cheddar on your burgers.
University of Nevada at Reno
Reno, NV
Clinic / concert presentation at UNR, hotbed of the upper Nevada jazz scene and most definitely one of the coolest jazz education programs going. Trio with Sam Minaie, bass and Matt Mayhall, drums.
Moody's
Truckee, CA
Friday and Saturday nights with Adam Benjamin / Sam Minaie / Matt Mayhall trio at the venerable Moody's jazz club in swingin Truckee. What could be better?
Sierra Arts Gallery
Reno, NV
17 South Virginia Street, Suite 120.
Located in the Riverside Artist Lofts building.
Adam Benjamin / Matt Mayhall / Sam Minaie ... original music and Jazzes.
Please join us! I think there is a river not too far away.
Admission: $10
Clovis, CA
Kneebody will be presenting, adjudicating, performing, judging, criticizing, recharging, and milking dairy animals at the big jazz education festival in Clovis, CA. I don't know much more about this at this point but we'll post it soon.
Los Angeles, CA
Kneebody will present their first proper show in Los Angeles in a little while. Still finalizing the venue, we'll post it here and on kneebody.com shortly.
Cal State Northridge
Northridge, CA
Kneebody presents a clinic and concert at CSUN in the sweet North Valley. There is much good stuff happening at this school. Open to the public, details forthcoming.
Yoshi's
San Francisco, CA
Kneebody live at the big ol Yoshi's on the Peninsula. Come listen eat.
Admission: $12
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
In residency with Dave Douglas and Keystone.
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
A week residency at Stanford University in collaboration with Dave Douglas and the filmmaker Bill Morrison. We will be releasing a new film / score / soundtrack / CD in early 2010 and this will be an intensive research and development period towards that end.
Bimhuis
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of the world's finest jazz venues, I am pleased to return, this time for my second concert there with Kneebody. Rivers, beer, good acoustics.
Admission: $18
Sunside
Paris, France
Kneebody finally plays Paris! Yay. The classic Sunside venue. Details to follow.
Vienne Jazz Festival
Vienne, France
Kneebody + Daedalus live in Franceypoo. This is a great festival organized by our friend Reza Ackbaraly and we are pleased to be involved. Details coming.
Joe's Pub at the New York Public Theate
New York City, NY
Kneebody + Theo Bleckmann performing the songs of Charles Ives, including new material not on our album. Order tickets in advance as this sold out last time.
Falcon Arts Center
Marlboro, NY
Kneebody comes to the Falcon Arts Center in the Hudson Valley.
School for Improvisational Music (SIM)
New York City, NY
Kneebody is leading a week-long Intensive at NYC's School for Improvisational Music under the leadership of founder and general playboy Ralph Alessi. All day long learning stuff from Kneebody. Who wouldn't want that?? We did this last year and it went great. Apply now.
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
Fourbody (the west coast contingent of Kneebody) does an informal hit at Seven Grand. No cover, Adam Ben Kaveh Nate.
Banff International Jazz Workshop
Banff, Alberta, Canada
I will be a faculty member at this great jazz workshop for the third time. Will include masterclasses, coaching, lessons, and performances with the esteemed faculty including Dave Douglas, Joshua Redman, et al. Plus, mountains. This is a good time.
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
The Black Plums live at Seven Grand whiskey bar, on our typical Wednesday hit. No cover, tasty drinks, short skirts.
Richard Stekol: vox, gtr * Nate Wood: dr, bs * Adam Benjamin: rhodes
Dakota Jazz Club
Minneapolis, MN
Kneebody comes to the Twin Cities area for the very first time. A very nice club that features the likes of Brad Mehldau and Marcus Roberts in the week following our show.
1010 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis MN 55403.
Admission: $10
Dazzle Jazz Club
Denver, CO
Kneebody returns to the scene of the crime. The Funky Jazz Crime!! Corner of 9th and Lincoln in downtown Denver, CO - 7pm show for all ages, and 9pm show for 21+. Reservations highly recommended.
Admission: $15
Emeritus College
Santa Monica, CA
Concert with Ben / Adam / Larry / Darek / Nate.
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
Richard Stekol + The Black Plums. (me and nate are the black plums.)
Moody's at the Truckee Hotel
Truckee, CA
A mountaintop getaway with Calarts faculty and alums.
Ben / adam / larry / darek / nate
Truckee is a beautiful town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains west of Reno, NV.
Cal State University Northridge
Northridge, CA
More Ben Wendel Madness, west coast style.
Jazz Bakery
Culver City, CA
CD Release concert for Ben Wendel's "Simple Song"
Ben / Adam / Larry / Darek / Nate.
Lots of notes.
Rosalie and Alva's
San Pedro, CA
Ben Wendel - saxy
Adam Benjamin - Rhodesy
Larry Koonse - gtr
Darek Oles - bs
Nate Wood - dr
Cal State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Clinic with Ben, Nate, Larry, Darek.
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
Richard Stekol and The Black Plums
stek - gtr, vox
nate wood - dr, bs (simultaneous)
me - rhodes.
Falcon Arts Center
Marlboro, NY
This place is cool. It's an old church converted into a performance space in this dude's backyard in a tiny town in the Hudson Valley. All the local people come and a lot of fancy jazz musicians live up this way (Mehldau, Lovano, et al) so some great people come.
A Vineyard Or Something?
Mattituck, NY
More Ben Wendel Madness
Hunter College
New York, NY
More Ben Wendel Madness
Jazz Gallery
New York, NY
Ben Wendel, saxy
Adam Benjamin, pno / rhds
Nir Felder, gtr
Ben Street, bs
Nate Wood, dr
The Baked Potato
The Valley
Maria Neckam, vocalist from NYC,
with me and Matty Mayhall and Nickie-Poo Rosen
Admission: $10
The Foundry
7465 Melrose at Gardner, West Hollywood, CA
Trio w/ Matt Corey, Zach Harmon.
Contact: 323.651.0915
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
Richard Stekol - gtr, vox
Nate Wood - drums, bass
Greg Leisz - pedal steel
Adam Benjamin - rhodes
CalArts
Valencia, CA
Kneebody in Good Ole Room 320, under the supervision of erstwhile David Roitstein, administering Jazz Education to the students of CalArts. Jazz Forum, ohhh yeah.
Contact: 661-255-1050
Joe's Pub, New York City Public Theater
Manhattan, NY
425 Lafeyette Street, Manhattan. Kneebody steps up to the plate with Theo Bleckmann and visits the hippest venue in New York for our second pre-release concert of "Twelve Songs by Charles Ives".
Admission: $15
The Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
Special pre-release concert for "Twelve Songs by Charles Ives" by Theo Bleckmann and Kneebody (Winter and Winter, 2009). Our only Los Angeles hit, and at a beautiful and brand new venue built with the sweat and tears of Ben Wendel's mom, Dale Franzen. An educational program will take place the day previous. We recommend buying tickets online in advance. A limited number of pre-release CDs will be available for sale. This is a very cool project and I am happy we will be presenting it in LA.
Contact: 310.434.3412
Admission: $29
Seven Grand
Los Angeles, CA
515 W 7th St just off Grand in downtown Los Angeles. Loft scene meets the Transient scene. This place is upstairs though, so nothing to worry about. The music of Richard Stekol, featuring Nate Wood on drums/bass and the great Greg Leisz on pedal steel.
Contact: (213) 617-0737
F.Boo Studios
Burbank, CA
Special West Coast Website Launchie Tri-Annual Solo Piano Multi-Media Mega-Event 2008! Three times as awesome as usual to make up for not doing this the last two years! It is recommended to call the number below for reservations although it is not strictly necessary. Bring a cushion and a sharp pencil and gear up for this most eclectic of concert events. As this is a particularly Secret and Cool event the exact location is Unpublished and you will receive your Attendance instructions from me directly (please email me) or by calling said phone number. Yeah!
Contact: 818.846.2312
The Foundry
7465 Melrose at Gardner, West Hollywood, CA
More Foundry goodness. The history of jazz is long and complex. This is but a moment in it, a tertiary character in an obscure eiplogue. An unpublished post in the Blog of Jazz's autumn years. But know what buddy? It's all we got, so come check it.
Contact: 323.651.0915
The Foundry
7465 Melrose at Gardner, West Hollywood, CA
This is getting to be a Thing now, which is nice. I am learning a lot from doing this gig regularly. Or at any rate I am doing a lot from learning this gig regularly. People are coming, so why shouldn't you?
Contact: 323.651.0915
The Foundry
Los Angeles, CA
Another hit with Dan Schnelle and the Schnell-tastic backing band. Grilled cheese. Martinis. Yeah!
Monduma Rooftop Series
Brooklyn, NY
Late night interactive multi-media installation rooftop hipster drug scene co-op ghetto electronica collaborative Brooklyn marble factory! Kneebody! 330 Melrose Street #3, Brooklyn NY. if you are Young and/or Cool you can come to this.
The Falcon Music and Arts
Marlboro, NY
If you happen to be in the region of 197 Old Post Road, Marlboro, NY come by and see Kneebody! Never been up here but I have heard it's a great place to play. The Hudson River Valley contains many secrets. One of them is Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Contact: (845)236-4388
The Carriage House, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
A proud return to my old stomping grounds. Kneebody will coach the Cornell Jazz Band (You there! Don't Rush! You there! Tritone Substitution! You there! Please Stop Soloing!) and then perform a concert as part of Jazz in the Hayloft series at the Carriage House, at 305 East Stewart Ave., Ithaca NY 14850. Ah, the hayloft...
Public Assembly
Brooklyn, NY
Hepcat presents Kneebody Live @ Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos). 70 N 6th St in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Also featuring Lily Maase and the Suite Unraveling.
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
Camden, New Jersey may be known for its urban decay and spectacular aquarium but it is also the home of Mike Billingsley and his hand-raised jazz program at the local CCC. Kneebody has visited three times now and are pleased to be returning for another clinic and concert.
IBEAM Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Special Blog Launchie NYC Solo Concert! Yeah!
Saturday, October 11th at 8pm, keyboardist and composer Adam Benjamin presents A Celebration In Song: Part Four! at the new, artist-curated Park Slope performance space IBeam. This eclectic solo piano program will include works of Gershwin, J.S. Bach and Billy Jo Robidoux, and Benjamin's unique and often absurdist presentations of classic material are sure to thrill and entertain. Bring your pencils, as his audience participation games are challenge even the most resolute humanist.
IBEAM is located at 168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. (Take the F or R train to 4th Ave & 9th Street.)
The Foundry
Los Angeles, CA
Another hit with the Matt Corey Trio. Open-air performance environment. Friendly barkeep.
The Standard Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA
8300 W Sunset Blvd on the Sunset strip in West Hollywood. A one hour Showcase of Funk with the Nick Mancini Collective, featuring Katisse Buckingham and Nate Wood, among others.
Contact: (323) 650-9090
Dazzle Jazz
Denver, CO
Kneebody returns for another engagement at this venerable establishment recently named "one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world" by Downbeat magazine. Although that opens up many opportunities for humor, which I will let lie, this place truly is great to play at and is one of my favorite gigs. If every major city in the US had a Dazzle we would all be much better off.
Contact: 303.839.5100
Admission: $15
KUVO Public Radio
Denver, CO
Guest Hosting a great jazz show on Denver public radio with the Kneebody boys and local musicophile and vitamin expert Matthew Seres. Listen live on 89.9 in Denver or streaming online at kuvo.org. Call in and discuss the O-Line of the G-Men. You just might get racked!
Contact: 303-291-0666
The Foundry
Los Angeles, CA
7465 Melrose in West Hollywood. High heels and perfume; open collars and cologne. It is nice when people we know come and sit on the comfy couches and listen to us play Jazz.
with Matt Corey Trio (matt corey, bass; zach harmon, drums)