9/9/16
I’ll be playing with my friend Anthony Cox this weekend with two different groups. First up is Anthony’s new quartet at Walker West Music Academy for the kick-off of the 2016 Selby Avenue Jazzfest. This quartet also features Peter Schimke on piano and Rodney Ruckus on drums. (8pm)

Walker West Executive Director Peter Leggett: Join me on Friday, September 9th at Walker West Music Academy for the official kick-off to the 2016 Selby Avenue JazzFest with a performance led by bassist Anthony Cox featuring Rodney Ruckus on drums, Peter Schimke on piano, & Brandon Wozniak on saxophone.
This concert is free and open to the public thanks to the Selby Jazz Fest & the Central Selby Association.

9/10/16
Saturday night Anthony and I will meet up with our friends Dave King and Dean Granros when Vector Families returns to the Blackdog for Steve Kenny’s Saturday Night Jazz at the Blackdog series. (8:30pm)

9/15  &  9/16
Atlantis Quartet is celebrating 10 years as a band this month with a couple performances at Vieux Carre. We had hoped to have a new record out by now but  3/4 of the group decided to make babies before we all get too old to chase them around. We’ve been rehearsing the new songs and should have another record out in early 2017 but we have some fun things planned for the 10 year anniversary at Vieux Carre so come down and celebrate with us. (9pm)

Hello,

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be performing two shows with two great bands at this years 2016 WINTER JAZZFEST in NYC. Dave King is the artist in residence for 2016 and I’ll be performing with Dave King Trucking Company and a new group called Vector Families with Anthony Cox and Dean Granros! There are tons of great groups performing so if you’re in NYC you should check it out.

VECTOR FAMILIES (Photo by Andrea Canter)

FRIDAY JAN 15 2016 SCHEDULE

Hello,

I play in a band called the Atlantis Quartet. We’ve been together for about 8 or 9 years. We are one of four proud recipients of the 2015-2016 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Performing Musicians award administered by MacPhail Center for Music. This money will help us make more music and buy great reviews in Downbeat. Just kidding, we would never do that and in all seriousness, MANY THANKS TO THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION!! We also have a gig this Saturday, view the pic for details.

I play in another band I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT called VECTOR FAMILIES, formerly known as PBR Street Gang w/Dave King, Dean Granros & Anthony Cox.  We had to change our name because some DJs in the UK already have it and they appear to be way more famous than we are. We’re playing the Jazz at Studio Z Series curated by Zacc Harris on June 6th. PBR Street Gang is listed on the Studio Z website but this will be our last show under that name and from hear on out it will be Vector Families for life.

JAZZ AT STUDIO Z
DAVE KING’S PBR STREET GANG

We made a record a couple months ago we think people will like which will be out at some point in the near future. We also had a great performance at Lawrence University a couple weeks ago so thanks again to the students for their enthusiasm and always awesome hospitality.  Here’s a review from the show, apparently my playing is “disorienting” “played similarly to a bebop saxophonist, but harmonically, he was out there.” “often disorienting and spiraled in and out of control, but at some points it was much more lyrical and subdued, providing an unexpected but alluring contrast” There you have it.

BW

Hello,

I’ve got a couple performances coming up that I’d like to share with my HUGE fan base. Drummer/Composer Lars Larson has a band named Mancrush which I play in along with Bryan Nichols on keyboard/piano and Zacc Harris on guitar.  There is no bass player in this band so Bryan has to work twice as hard for the same money. Thanks Bryan!  We’re excited to play Saturday Night Jazz @ the Blackdog curated by Steve Kenny.

MANCRUSH
Blackdog Coffee & Wine Bar
April 25th 2015 – 8:30pm

Photo by Andrea Canter

On Monday April 27th I’ll be playing with a newish trio consisting of my good buddies Bryan Nichols on Keyboard and JT Bates on drums.  Once again there’s no bass player in this trio but I’ve noticed a lot of bass players coming out to support these groups. Weird 😉  All kidding aside, this is one of my favorite groups to play in and I hope you’ll join us.

NICHOLS, BATES, WOZNIAK TRIO
Icehouse MPLS
Monday April 27th – 9:30pm (2 sets)

The 2nd Annual Winter Jazz Fest, in partnership with Shifting Paradigm Records is happening this Saturday, February 21 from 3p-9p with sets by Adam Meckler Orchestra, Endeavors, Nichols/Bates/Bates, Atlantis Quartet, Mancrush, and Graydon Peterson Quartet. All ages, $15 tickets available at http://www.studiozstpaul.com/jasz-022115.html
Also, if you spend $40 at www.shiftingparadigmrecords.com between now and the show, you get in free!!!

Doors open at 2:30p on Saturday. Music starts at 3p. Tickets are $15. There will be food and drink available. Hope you can make it!!!

I’ll be performing with Atlantis Quartet and Mancrush.

3p – The Adam Meckler Orchestra
4p – Endeavors
5p – Nichols/Bates/Bates
6p – ATLANTIS QUARTET
7p – Lars-Erik Larson’s Mancrush
8p – Graydon Peterson Quartet