Blog

_____________________________________
:: March 00, 2026
Theo Bleckmann lore ispum
lore ipsum idere sum

[info]

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
:: March 19-22, 2025
Theo Bleckmann at the Stone
NYC

[info]

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
:: Feb 12, 2024
Theo Bleckmann Ben Monder Duo
w/ Tom Rainey (drums)
sets at 7:00pm + 9:30pm
Zinc Bar, NYC

_____________________________________
:: March 4-8, 2024
teaching at ZhdK
Zürich, Switzerland

_____________________________________
:: April 18, 2024
Bachianas Brasileiras w
Magos Herrera
National Sawdust Gala

_____________________________________
:: May 2, 2024
Theo Bleckmann with Rob Schwimmer
Neue Galerie

_____________________________________
:: May 22, 2024
LP2 release concert
in duo with Joseph Branciforte
+ special surprise guest
Public Records, Brooklyn, NYC

_____________________________________
MOSS REUNION TOUR
w Peter Eldrige, Jo Lawry, Kate McGarry, Lauren Kinhan
:: May 25: Sharp 9, Durham, N.C.
:: May 26: Joe’s Pub, NYC
:: July 16: Guildhall School of Music, London
_____________________________________
:: July 6, 2024
ANTHEM TO US
with Lara Downes, Vuyo Sutashe a.o.
Damrosh Park, Lincoln Center, NYC

_____________________________________
:: July 23-30, 2024
Siena Jazz Workshop
Italy

_____________________________________
:: December 9-17
Tether Trio Europe Tour
w Timo Vollbrecht: Sax + Harmen Fraanje: piano
Dec 10: Mehrspur, Zurich
Dec 11: Bird’s Eye, Basel
Dec 12: Unterfahrt, Munich
Dec 13: Sendesall, Bremen
Dec 14: Klangbrücke, Aachen
Dec 15: workshop, Mainz
Dec 16: Porgy&Bess, Vienna
Dec 17: Opus Jazz, Budapest

_____________________________________
:: January 12-15, 2023
Note To A Friend,
monodrama by David Lang
directed by Yoshi Oishi
(written for and starring Theo Bleckmann)
In response to Japan Society’s commission for a new chamber opera, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang combined and reimagined three texts by iconic Japanese novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Japan Society, NYC
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Jan 16, 2023
Theo Bleckmann Ben Monder Duo
w/ Satoshi Takeishi (perc)
sets at 7:00pm + 9:30pm
Zinc Bar, NYC

_____________________________________
:: February 4+5, 2023
Note To A Friend,
monodrama by David Lang
Tokyo, Bunka-Kaikan
[info]

_____________________________________
:: February 11, 2023
Ensemble Terrain, with NAEEM
with Theo Bleckmann, Jodie Landau, Ashley Bathgate
Presented by Liquid Music and New Amsterdam Records
Public Records
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2023
More Info

_____________________________________
:: February 14, 2023
Ensemble Terrain
with Theo Bleckmann, Jodie Landau, Ashley Bathgate
Presented by the Johnstone Fund for New Music
Short North Stage
Columbus, OH

More Info

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
:: March 15-18, 2023
Conservatory Amsterdam
Masterclasses and big band concert on 3/18

_____________________________________
:: March 18, 2023
Jazz – CvA Large Ensemble
Jazzfest Amsterdam
StayOkay 7:30PM
Timorplein 21
1094 CC Amsterdam

_____________________________________
:: April 7, 2023
Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies
“This Land”
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
72 Porter Field Road
Middlebury, VT 05753

_____________________________________
:: Dec 1, 2023
Orquestra de Jazz de Espinho
Theo Bleckmann voz
Paulo Perfeito / Eduardo Cardinho direção musical
“Vox Genius”
9:30PM
Acamdemia de Musica de Esphino
Porto, Portugal
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: March 16, 2022
NEW YORK
Theo Bleckmann & Endless Field
(Ike Sturm + Jesse Lewis)
55 Bar, NYC
sets at 6:30PM and 7:30PM
[info]

_____________________________________
:: March 26, 2022
BIG EARS FESTIVAL, TN
“Memory Games”
w/ Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can Allstars
[info]

_____________________________________
:: March 27, 2022
BIG EARS FESTIVAL, TN
duo w/ Joe Branciforte
[info]

_____________________________________
:: April 1, 2022
LONDON
“Memory Game”
w/ Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can Allstars
Soundstate Royal Festival Hall
7:30PM
[info]

_____________________________________
:: April 9, 2022
DEN HAAG, Netherlands
“Memory Game”
w/ Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can Allstars
Rewire Festival

_____________________________________
:: April 18, 2022
NEW YORK
Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies
“This Land”
Joe’s Pub, 7PM

______________________________________
:: May 7, 2022
BOSTON, MA
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Hope Central Church JP
8PM

____________________________________
:: May 21, 2022
NEW YORK
Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies
“This Land”
The Clark Museum
Williamstown, MA

_____________________________________
:: May 26, 2022
NEW YORK
“Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile”
with Dan Tepfer, piano
Café Sebarsky
Neue Galerie, 7P

_____________________________________
:: June 30, 2022
CANADA
Theo Bleckmann “Mixtape”
with
Mike King: piano
Chris Tordini: bass
Ulysses Owens: drums
Ottawa Jazz Festival

_____________________________________
:: July 30, 2022
NORTH ADAMS, MA
“Florida Man” + “Zippo Songs”
songs cycles by Phil Kline written for Theo Bleckmann
Bang on a Can’s LOUD weekend
MassMOCA

_____________________________________
:: August 1–7, 2022
ITALY
SienaJazz, jazz workshop

_____________________________________
:: August 9, 2022
ITALY
Premier of new piece by Stefano Battaglia
Chigiana Intnational. Festival
Siena, Italy

_____________________________________
:: August 9, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
3-DAY Vocal Intensive workshop
For over ten years Laurie Antonioli and Theo Bleckmann have been teaching their week-long Vocal Intensive in Berkeley, CA.  Students from all over the world have attended and experienced transformation and artistic growth.  This year the Intensive will be a condensed 3-Day weekend workshop. Open to intermediate to advanced vocalists.
To apply contact Laurie@cjc.org

_____________________________________
:: September 3, 2022
NEW YORK
Theo Bleckmann + Endless Field
Little Island, NYC
6:30+9:30PM
FREE

_____________________________________
:: September 11, 2022
MARLBORO, NY
Theo Bleckmann + Endless Field
The Falcon
Marlboro, NY
set at 7PM

_____________________________________
:: September 18
MILANO TRIENNALE
The Gathering w. Ferdinando Arno
TRIENNALE MILANO

_____________________________________
EUROPE
Uri Caine & Theo Bleckmann
Duo tour
:: September 24: Bimhuis, Amsterdam
:: September 27: Domicil, Dortmund
:: September 28: Stadtgarten, Cologne
:: September 30: Triennale, Milano

_____________________________________
:: October 15
NEW YORK CITY
“Memory Games”
with Meredith Monk & Bang on a Can
Town Hall, NYC 8PM
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: October 19-21
PARIS
masterclasses
Conservatoire national Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Paris, France

_____________________________________
:: November 9, 2022
FINLAND
THEO BLECKMANN
feat. OULU SINFONIA & UMO HELSINKI JAZZ ORCHESTRA
conducted by Ed Partyka
HELSINKI, Madetoja Hall

_____________________________________
:: Thu, Sept 16, 2021
Trio with Ben Monder (guitar) Tom Rainey (drms)
55Bar
New York City

_____________________________________
:: Sun, Oct 10, 2021
Jazz at St. Peter’s
5-6PM
FREE
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Sun, Oct 17, 2021
Trio with
Ben Monder (guitar) Tom Rainey (drms)
Bar Lunatico, Brooklyn
9-11:30PM
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Thu, Oct 14, 2021
ONLINE WEBINAR:
All Over the Place:  Developing Unique Artistry by Embracing Your Many Musical Interests
11 am – 1 pm EST (San Francisco)
2PM – 4PM (New York City)
8PM – 10PM (Berlin)
$50
[Register here]

_____________________________________
:: Wed, Oct 20, 2021
PIVOT FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO
Theo Bleckmann “elegy”
with
Shai Maestro: piano
Chris Tordini: bass
John Hollenbeck: drums
Ben Monder: guitar
Herbst Theatre, SF, CA
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Thu, Oct 29, 2021
Vocal Gumbo
w Janis Siegal Lauren Kinhan a.m.o
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Fri+Sat, Nov 12+13, 2021
Meredith Monk: Indra’s Net
Friday, 11/12 at 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 PM EST
Saturday 11/13, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST
Mills College Performances
San Francisco, CA
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Switzerland teaching tour
Nov 18-22: Hochschule Luzern
Nov 23-26: Hochschule der Künste, Zürich

_____________________________________
:: Wed, Dec 8, 2021
Tether Trio
with
Timo Vollbrecht: sax
Ben Monder: guitar
Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn NY
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Sat or Sun, Dec 11 OR 12 (TBC), 2021
Tether Trio
with
Timo Vollbrecht: sax
Ben Monder: guitar
Goethe Institute, Washington DC
[info]

_____________________________________
:: January, 10 2020
MIXTAPE
Mike King: piano
Chris Tordini: bass
Ulysses Owens: drums
8PM
Subculture, NYC

_____________________________________
:: Jan 25, 2020
Berlin – songs of love and war, peace and exile
w/ Telegraph String Quartet
Herbst Theatre
San Francisco
[tickets]
7:30PM
_____________________________________
:: Feb 2, 2020
Ghost Train Orchestra with Joan Wasser, Colin Stetson, JG Thirlwell, and Theo Bleckmann
playing the music of Moondog
Le Poisson Rouge
8:00PM
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Feb 3, 2020
Honoring Laurie Anderson for the Vanguard Award
7:30PM
Joe’s Pub, NYC

_____________________________________
:: Feb 16, 2020
Theo Bleckmann Ben Monder Duo
/New Works Trio
7:30 PM 10:00 PM
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
58 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11217 United States (map

_____________________________________
:: Feb 22-29, 2020
MEXICO TOUR
Theo Bleckmann & Erik Deutsch

_____________________________________
:: March 7, 2020
with Dan Tepfer and Ben Monder
ON AIR FEST curated by John Schaefer
“Where Music Meets Storytelling”
OnAirFest

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: March 27, 10 2020
BIG EARS FESTIVAL
w/ Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can Allstars
[info]

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: March 29, 10 2020
BIG EARS FESTIVAL
duo w/ Joe Branciforte
[info]

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: May 7, 2020
Theo Bleckmann
with Anna Dagmar (pno)
Neue Galerie

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: May 9, 2020
Musical connections at SingSing Prison
outreach teaching program via Carnegie Hall

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: May 23, 2020
Musical connections at SingSing Prison
outreach teaching program via Carnegie Hall

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
_____________________________________
:: June 9, 2020
MOSS: Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan Kate McGarry
Joe’s Pub, NYC

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
____________________________________
:: June 23, 2020
Theo Bleckmann: MIXTAPE
Ottawa Jazz Festival

_____________________________________
::  Thursday July 23, 8PM EST
Livestream Concert with Theo Bleckmann & Endless Field
[link]

_____________________________________
::  Saturday July 25, 2-4PM EST
Creative Singing: Finding New Sounds And Ways To Sing Your Song
ONLINE WORKSHOP with Theo Bleckmann
2 pm – 4 pm [EST]
11 am – 1 pm [PST]
$100 advance, $115 day of workshop
[enroll]

_____________________________________
:: Jan 5, 2019
songs of refuge and resistance
w The Westerlies
8PM
Subculture

_____________________________________
:: Jan 12, 2019
Conjure, Conjecture: The Art of Evocation
with Meshell Ndegeocello, Ralph Peterson, Theo Bleckmann, and moderated by Nate Chinen
2:00pm
The Assemblage,
17 John Street NYC

_____________________________________
:: Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2019
Ulysses Owens: Songs of Freedom
w/ Rene Marie and Alicia Olatuja
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Dizzy’s Coca Cola
sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

_____________________________________
:: Feb 4, 2019
55Bar – Theo Bleckmann and Endless Field

_____________________________________
:: Feb 8, 2019
Ulysses Owens: Songs of Freedom
McCullough Theatre 
Austin, Texas

_____________________________________
:: Feb 10, 2019
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work
Virginia Tech
Moss Arts Center
7PM

_____________________________________
:: Feb 10, 2019
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work
Virginia Tec

_____________________________________
:: Feb 13, 2019
Lauren Kinhan & Theo Bleckmann
feat. Michael Mayo
Zinc Bar, NYC
7:30 + 9:30PM

_____________________________________
:: March 10, 2019
Theo Bleckmann and Endless Field
St. Peter’s Church
[jazz vespers]

_____________________________________
:: March 14, 2019
songs of love and war peace and exile
w Timo Andres
Neue Galerie, NYC

_____________________________________
:: March 17, 2019
Theo Bleckmann and Michael Mayo
St. Peter’s Church
6-7-15PM
[jazz vespers]

_____________________________________
:: March 21, 2019
Hello Earth – the music of Kate Bush
Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN

_____________________________________
:: March 22, 2019
songs of love and war peace and exile
w Timo Andres
Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN

_____________________________________
:: March 27, 2019
“In Our Time”
songs by Bernstein, Weill, Blitzstein and Korngold
w/ Lara Downes: piano
Mondavi Center
UC Davis, CA
_____________________________________
:: March 31, 2019
Theo Bleckmann w Endless Fields (Ike Sturm & Jesse Lewis)
Brooklyn Library
4PM

_____________________________________
:: April 1, 2019
THEy
w/ Henry Hey (kbd) + tba (e-drums)
Rockwood Music Hall 1
11PM

_____________________________________
:: April 4, 2019
Renee Flemming VOICES
presents:
Theo Bleckmann
The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
w
Mike King: piano
Chris Tordini: bass
Ulysses Owens: drums
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: April 22-25, 2019
Julia Hülsmann feat. Theo Bleckmann & Werner Neumann
Beatles Program
:: April 22: Stuttgart Jazztage 2019
:: April 23: Hannover Jazz Club
:: April 24: A-Trane Berlin

_____________________________________
:: May 7, 2019
Theo Bleckmann
Ben Monder; guit
Satoshi Takeishi
55Bar, NYC

_____________________________________
:: May 9, 2019
Theo Bleckmann w Timo Andres 
Neue Galerie, NYC

_____________________________________
:: May 15-16, 2019
vinyl release tour part 1: California
Jo Branciforte/Theo Bleckmann DUO
May 15: Center for New Music, SF CA  • 9PM
May 16: Trouble Coffee Oakland, CA • 6PM
{PREORDER LP NOW}

_____________________________________
:: May 24+25, 2019
“Songs You Like a Lot” with the hr Radio Bigband
John Hollenbeck: arranger
Kate McGarry+Theo Bleckmann: voice
Gary Versace: piano

May 24: Kulturzentrum Zehntscheuer, Rottenburg am Neckar
May 25: Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium, Frankfurt am Main

_____________________________________
:: June 1
Beatles songs with Julia Hülsmann
Elbjazz
Hamburg, Germany

_____________________________________
:: June 8
singing the music of Phil Kline
World premiere: Out Cold (Lost in Space)
New piece; title TBA
Roulette, NYC

_____________________________________
:: June 21
Jo Branciforte/Theo Bleckmann DUO
*vinyl release show*
Fridman Gallery
New York, NY
{PREORDER LP NOW}

_____________________________________
:: June 22
Jo Branciforte/Theo Bleckmann DUO
*vinyl release show*
Lilypad
Boston, MA
{PREORDER LP NOW}

_____________________________________
:: June 22
Jo Branciforte/Theo Bleckmann DUO
*vinyl release show*
Autumn Records
Burlington, VT
{PREORDER LP NOW}

_____________________________________
:: July 25-31
Siena Jazz, Italy

_____________________________________
:: August 5-10
8th VOCAL INTENSIVE
Theo Bleckmann 
Laurie Antonioli

August 5-10, 2019

Berkeley, CA 
California Jazz Conservatory

www.Theo Bleckmann.com

www.LaurieAntonioli.com

Artist-in-residence and ECM recording artist Theo Bleckmann and Laurie Antonioli, Chair of the CJC vocal program, return for this annual, week-long workshop designed to help singers define, create and perform in a distinctive and authentic style. As jazz singing today has expanded vastly in genres and styles, this unique intensive emphasizes the technical, creative and spiritual aspects of singing and performing and serves as a catalyst for artistic growth no matter where your path leads. Bleckmann and Antonioli will assist the students in their personal and musical development, opening doors to new ideas and encouraging possibilities.

 Limit: 10 students
Open to intermediate to advanced singers.

Tuition • $950 
August 5-10, 2019    • 10am – 4:30pm

For more information contact 
Laurie Antonioli: laurie@cjc.edu

_____________________________________
:: Aug 25, 2019
The Westerlies feat Theo Bleckmann
songs of refuge and resistance
7PM
Joe’s Pub

_____________________________________
:: Sept 6-7, 2019
w/Lage Lund
Rebuild The Rubble
Jazz Gallery, NYC

_____________________________________
:: October 10
Schubert’s Winterreise
Theo Bleckmann 
w/ Uri Caine
Neue Galerie, NYC

_____________________________________
:: Oct 17, 2019
Songs of Refuge and Resistance
w/ The Westerlies
New Music at the Nasher
Dallas TX
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Oct 20, 2019
Theo Bleckmann and Endless Field
5PM
Moss Theater
New Roads School at
The Herb Alpert Educational Village
3131 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Nov 4, 2019
Album Fundraiser
w/ The Westerlies
Doors at 7:30pm • Concert at 8:00pm
Zürcher Gallery
33 Bleecker Street • New York, NY 10012
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Nov 11, 2019
THEy
w/ Henry Hey (kbd) + tba (e-drums)
Rockwood Music Hall 1
9PM
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Nov 14, 2019
Hello Earth – The Music of Kate Bush

_____________________________________
:: Nov 18-30, 2019
EUROPE TOUR
Oedipe Redux (by Geore Enescu)

Theo Bleckmann: voice
Jen Shyu: voice
Lucian Ban: piano/arr.
Matt Maneri: viola/arr.
Ralph Alessi: trumpet
John Hebert: bass
Tom Rainey: drums

_____________________________________
:: January 2, 2018
with Ben Monder (guit) and Satoshi Takeishi (perc)
55 Bar, 7PM

_____________________________________
:: Jan 13+14, 2018
Theo Bleckmann and Unlimited Fields (Ike Sturm and Jesse Lewis)
APAP showcase at Preston Bailey headquarters

___________________________________
:: Jan 21, 2018
Songs for Lenny: A Leonard Bernstein Celebration
Featuring Lara Downes, Thomas Hampson, Ailyn Perez, J’Nai Bridges and Theo Bleckmann
WNYC Green Space, NYC
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: Jan 27, 2018
Zippo Songs (20 min excerpt)
Brooklyn Public Library, NYC
10PM
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Jan 30, 2018
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
opening for
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Poisson Rouge, NYC

_____________________________________

:: Feb 9, 2018
WinterICE
in collaboration with the IceTheatre of New York
performing Schubert’s Wintereise with Uri Caine (piano)
with live ice dancing (!!!!) at National Sawdust
National Sawdust, NYC

_____________________________________
:: Feb 27, 2018
Theo Bleckmann: The B-Sides
with
Jesse Lewis: guitar
Ike Sturm: bass
Colin Stranahan: drums
Cornelia Street Café
8+9:30PM
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: March 18, 2018
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder  DUO
opening: Mariel Roberts on cello
The Owl, 7:30 PM suggested donation $10

_____________________________________
:: March 23-24, 2018  SPAIN
Uri Caine Ensemble plays Gershwin
Uri Caine, pianom arrangements
Joyce Hammann, violin
Mark Helias, doublebass
Jim Black, drums
Ralph Alessi, trumpet
Chris Speed, saxophones
Theo Bleckmann, voice
March 23: Terrassa, Spain
March 24: Madrid, Spain

____________________________________
:: March 25, 2018
songs for voice, loops and toys
Sobre o Porto
Porto, Portugal
[venue]

____________________________________
:: March 26, 2018
vocal workshop, open to singers, actors and voice artists
to inquire contact Manuel Linhares
Porto, Portugal
[venue]

____________________________________
:: March 26, 2018
vocal workshop in Porto. This 3-hour workshop is open to actors, singers and all soundmakers
please contact Manuel LInhare to enroll at :
rocha.manel@gmail.com

____________________________________
:: March 30, 2018
Pan European New York Jazz Collective
Theo Bleckmann   vocal (and effects)
Mino Cinelu            percussion
Hans Glawischnig   bass (electric+acoustic)
Lage Lund                guitar
Gregoire Maret      harmonica
Ferenc Nemeth      drums
Gregor Huebner     violin, 5 string violin (effects), if necessary piano
Stuttgart, Germany

_____________________________________
:: April 05, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Perdue University
West Lafayette, IN

_____________________________________
:: April 06, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
University of Chicago
Chicago IL

_____________________________________
:: April 07, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Krannert Center
Urbana, IL

_____________________________________
:: April 12, 2018
Albany Symphony feat Theo Bleckmann
(all music by Sleeping Giant: Timo Andres, Christopher Cerrone, Jacob Cooper, Ted Hearne, Robert Honstein, and Andrew Norman PLUS Kate Bush)
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC

_____________________________________
:: April 19, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Stanford Live
Stanford CA

_____________________________________
:: April 26, 2018
performance with Joe Branciforte, Taylor DuPree and Ryuichi Sakamoto
National Sawdust

_____________________________________
:: April 28, 2018
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Western Connecticut State University
WCSU

_____________________________________
:: May 2, 2018
Vocal Mania
hosted by Janis Siegel and Lauren Kinhan
w/ Any Ezrin (pno), Ed Howard (bass), Steve William (dr)
8+10PM
Zinc Bar, NYC

_____________________________________
:: May 3, 2018
Theo Bleckmann with Uri Caine (piano)
Neue Galerie, NYC

_____________________________________
:: May 10-14, 2018
Theo Bleckmann and Uri Caine
concerts and workshops
Lunenburg Acadamy of Musci Performance
LAMP, Nova Scotia

_____________________________________
:: June 27, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Xerox International Jazz Festival
Rochester, NY
[tickets]

___________________________________
:: July 2, 2018
songs for voice loops and toys – solo (40min)
followed by Carolina Eyck – theremin
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

____________________________________
:: July 21, 2018
An evening with ECM
Trio for quartets (Stefano Battaglia)
Theo Bleckmann, Stefano Battaglia (piano), Michele Rabbia (perc)
Belvedere di Villa Rufolo, 9pm
Ravello Festival, Italy

____________________________________
:: July 24-30, 2018
Siena Jazz Jazz Summer Workshop
Siena, Italy
[SienaJazz2017]

________________________________
:: August 6-11, 2018
8th ANNUAL VOCAL INTENSIVE

Berkeley, CA
California Jazz Conservatory
A weeklong program designed to help singers define, create and perform in a distinctive and authentic style. Jazz singing is like a tree that can grow branches in many genres; with roots firmly grounded, this unique intensive emphasizes the technical, creative and spiritual aspects of singing and serves as a catalyst for artistic growth no matter where your path leads. The performance on Saturday, August 11 is open to the public and takes place in Hardymon Hall at the California Jazz Conservatory.
Limit: 10 students: open to intermediate to advanced singers.
Contact: laurie@cjc.edu
>>> Apply early – this has been selling out each year

________________________________
:: August 14-19, 2018
Kilkenny Arts Festvial
Ireland
___________________________________
:: Sept 11, 2018
In Our Time: Music by Bernstein and Ellington
with Lara Downes: piano
Ravinia Festival, Chicago
[tickets]

___________________________________
:: Sept 22, 2018
Songs Of Refuge and Resistance
with The Westerlies
The Westerlies Fest, Seattle
[tickets]

________________________________
:: October 15th, 2018
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Wilderstein,
Rhinebeck, NY
Hudson Valley
________________________________
:: October 9th, 2018
Charles Ives Program
with Timo Andres (piano)
Schumann String Quartet
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

________________________________
:: October 15th, 2018
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Zinc Bar, NYC

________________________________
:: October 16-19th, 2018
Theo Trio
w/ Shai Maestro: piano & Ben Monder: guitar
Oct. 18 – Russelsheim
Oct. 19 – Bayreuth – Becher-Saal

_____________________________________
:: October 30, 2018
with Lara Downes, piano
WQXR’s Classical Beer Jam: Decomposers
Green Space, WNYC
SOLD OUT

_____________________________________
:: November 1, 2018
“In Our Time”
songs by Bernstein, Weill, Blitzstein and Korngold
w/ Lara Downes
Neue Galerie

_____________________________________
:: November 2, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Jefferson Center
Roanoke, VA

_____________________________________
:: November 3, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
Kennedy Center (TBC)
Washington, DC

_____________________________________
:: November 4, 2018
Ulysses Owen’s Songs of Freedom
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

_____________________________________
:: November 6-9, 2018
artist in residence at California Jazz Conservatory

_____________________________________
:: November 18, 2018
TheoBleckmannBenMonderDuo
The Falcon, Marlboro, NY
8PM

_____________________________________
:: November 30, 2018
LAGE LUND: WORDS:
THE JAZZ GALLERY FELLOWSHIP COMMISSION
WORLD PREMIERE

Lage Lund – guitar
Theo Bleckmann – vocals
Micah Thomas – piano
Frank LoCrasto – keyboards
Ben Street – bass
Obed Calvaire – drums

Jazz Gallery, NYC, 7:30PM
_____________________________________
:: December 5 2018
Oedipe Redux (by Geore Enescu)
Lucian Ban: piano/arr.
Matt Maneri: viola/arr.
Ralph Alessi: trumpet
John Hebert: bass
Tom Rainey: drums
Jen Shyu: voice
Theo Bleckmann: voice
OPERA LYON
France

_____________________________________
:: December 8 2018
WDR Big Band feat. Theo Bleckmann
Universität, Aachen
Germany
_____________________________________
:: December 9 2018
WDR Big Band feat. Theo Bleckmann
Essen, Philharmonie
Germany

_____________________________________
:: Jan 6, 2017
9:40pm
Songs of Freedom w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater, Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja and
Music Director Ulysses Owens Jr
New School Tishman Auditorium
63 Fifth Avenue NYC
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: ECM CD RELEASE “ELEGY”  JANUARY 27

_____________________________________
:: Feb 4, 2017
in concert with Uri Caine (pno)
Swarthmore College
Lang Concert Hall
500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA  19081
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Feb 7, 2017
“ELEGY” ECM CD release performance
Theo Bleckmann – elegy
with
Shai Maestro – piano
Chris Tordini – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
feat. Ben Monder – guitar

JAZZ STANDARD, NYC
[info]

_____________________________________
:: Feb 9-17, 2017
“ELEGY” ECM CD release  Mid/West Coast Tour
Theo Bleckmann – elegy
with
Shai Maestro – piano
Jorge Roeder – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
feat. Ben Monder – guitar

:: Feb 9  Kuumbwa Jazz
:: Feb 10  Arcata, CA
:: Feb  11-12 Dazzle Jazz Club, Denver CO
:: Feb  13 The Broad Stage, Los Angeles
:: Feb  14-15 workshop in vocal looping & processing at the California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA
:: Feb  18  solo performance, Trouble Coffee, 2PM, Oakland, CA

_____________________________________
:: Feb 23, 2017
guest appearance at a Baby Dee Tribute concert curated by Sxip Shirey
National Sawdust, NY

_____________________________________
:: Mar 3-21, 2017
“ELEGY” ECM CD release Europe Tour
Theo Bleckmann – elegy
with
Shai Maestro – piano
Chris Tordini – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
feat. Ben Monder – guitar
* Harmen Fraanje – piano

:: Mar 3: Domicil, Dortmund
:: Mar 4: Duc des Lombards, Paris, France
:: Mar 5: The Closer, Kiev, Ukraine
:: Mar 7: A-Trane, Berlin
:: Mar 9: Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo, Norway
:: Mar 10: Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria*
:: Mar 11: Opus, Budapest, Hungary
:: Mar 12: Blue Note, Milan, Italy
:: Mar 13: Jazz Campus, Basel, Switzerland
:: Mar 16: Club Jamboree, Barcelona, Spain *
:: Mar 17: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands *
:: Mar 18: Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, The Netherlands *
:: Mar 19: Vrijstaat, Oostende, Belgium *
:: Mar 20: Stadtgarten Köln, Germany
:: Mar 21: Unterfahrt, Munich, Germany

_____________________________________
:: Mar 25, 2017
“ELEGY”
BIG EARS FESTIVAL KNOXVILLE, TN
Theo Bleckmann – voice/comp/electronics
with
Nitai Hershkovits– piano
Chris Tordini – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
feat. Ben Monder – guitar
[tickets]

:: Mar 26, 2017
BIG EARS FESTIVAL KNOXVILLE, TN
TheoBleckmannBenMonderDUO
Theo Bleckmann – voice/comp/electronics
Ben Monder – guitar
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: April 27, 2017
“The Brecht Songbook”
with Uri Caine (pno/arrgments) and Joyce Hamman (violin)
Neue Galerie, NYC
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: April 28-29, 2017
Theo Bleckmann Ben Monder DUO
Da Camera,
Houston, Texas
[venue]

_____________________________________
:: May 4, 2017
“The Brecht Songbook”
with Uri Caine (pno/arrgments) and Joyce Hamman (violin)
Neue Galerie, NYC
[venue]

_____________________________________
:: May 21, 2017
TRIO with Ambrose Akinmusire (tpt) and Shai Maestro (pno)
National Sawdust, NYC
[tickets]

_____________________________________
:: June 13, 2017
9:00pm
refuge trio
Theo Bleckmann: voice/EFX
John Hollenbeck: percussion/drums/toys
Gary Versace: piano/kbd
Koncetions Series
[venue]

___________________________________
:: June 23, 2017
Joseph Branciforte and Theo Bleckmann
Joseph Branciforte (fender rhodes, electronics, tape loops, & objects)
Theo Bleckmann (voice, toys + electronics)
ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn NY
7PM  $10
[venue]

_____________________________________
:: July 18, 2017
Endless Field feat. Theo Bleckmann
Jesse Lewis: guitars, comp
Ike Sturm: bass. comp
Theo Bleckmann: voice, loops. comp

55 Bar, NYC 7-9PM
[venue]

_____________________________________
:: June 8, 2017
w/ John Hollenbeck and Orchestre National de Jazz Montreal (ONJ)
Festival International de Jazz, Montreal

____________________________________
:: July 24-30, 2017
Siena Jazz Jazz Summer Workshop
Siena, Italy
[SienaJazz2017]

________________________________
:: August 7-12, 2016
7th ANNUAL VOCAL INTENSIVE

Berkeley, CA
California Jazz Conservatory
A weeklong program designed to help singers define, create and perform in a distinctive and authentic style. Jazz singing is like a tree that can grow branches in many genres; with roots firmly grounded, this unique intensive emphasizes the technical, creative and spiritual aspects of singing and serves as a catalyst for artistic growth no matter where your path leads. The performance on Saturday, August 12 is open to the public and takes place in Hardymon Hall at the California Jazz Conservatory.
Limit: 10 students: open to intermediate to advanced singers.
Contact: laurie@cjc.edu
>>> Apply early – this has been selling out each year

_____________________________________
:: Sept 5, 2017
songs in Color and Black and White
w/Nitai Hershkovits: piano
Resonant Bodies Festival: 7:30PM
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

_____________________________________
:: Oct 22, 2017
Songs of Freedom w/Alicia Olatuja a.o.
Music Director Ulysses Owens Jr
Princeton, NJ

_____________________________________
:: Nov 3
Theo Bleckmann: The B-Sides
with
Jesse Lewis: guitar
Jorge Roeder: bass
Colin Stranahan: drums

Neighborhood Church
8PM + 9:30PM
FREE
Bleeker Street
New York, City

_____________________________________
:: Nov 13-19, 2017
Focus Week Basel – workshop
Basel, Switzerland
[FOCUSYEAR]

_____________________________________
:: Dec 1, 2017
Songs of Freedom w/Alicia Olatuja a.o.
Music Director Ulysses Owens Jr
Houston, TX

_____________________________________
:: Dec 2, 2017
Songs of Freedom w/Alicia Olatuja a.o.
Music Director Ulysses Owens Jr
San Antonio, TX