Category: 2016

  • 2016

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    :: January 16, 2016
    ECM Winter Jazz Fest Showcase
    Theo Bleckmann – elegy
    with
    Shai Maestro – piano
    Chris Tordini – bass

    John Hollenbeck – drums
    feat. Ben Monder – guitar

    Tishman Auditorium, New School – 7:30PM – one set

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    :: February 11-12, 2016
    Facing North Duets with Meredith Monk
    with Kathryn Posin Dance Company

    Kaufman Concert Hall,
    92nd Street Y,
    1395 Lexington Avenue
    [tickets]

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    :: March 8, 2016
    Book of Days
    w/Bob Ostertag (comp/comp) 

    Teatro Colon
    Buenos Aires, Argentina

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    :: March 10-17, 2016

    “A Clear Midnight” – Kurt Weill and America
    w/ Julia Hülsmann Quartet
    March 10: Paris – Goethe Institute
    March 12: Düsseldorf, Spot on Jazz Festival
    March 14: Kiel, Kulturforum
    March 16: Berlin, A-Trane
    March 17: Neubrandenburg, Jazzfrühling, Konzert

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    :: April 07, 2016
    concert with composer Jacob Cooper
    West Chester University New Music Series
    West Chester, PA 8:15PM

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    :: April 09-10, 2016
    Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder DUO
    concert: April 09
    workshop: April 10
    Western MI University, MI

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    :: April 12, 2016
    Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder DUO
    Willamette University, OR

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    :: April 19, 2016
    21c LIEDERABEND OF LA
    w/ the LA PHILHARMONIC
    premiering a new work by Jacob Cooper
    Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
    [tickets]

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    :: April 24+25, 2016

    Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
    The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
    Abu Dhabi, UAE

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    :: April 28, 2016
    Bob Ostertag’s Book of Hours
    Bob Ostertag (composition/laptop)
    Theo Bleckmann (voice)
    Audry Chen (voice)
    Phil Minton (voice)
    Studio Alta
    Prague, Czech Republic

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    :: April 30, 2016
    Rhapsody in Blue, the music of George Gershwin
    w/ Uri Caine Ensemble
    Bologna Festival
    Bologna, Italy

     

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    :: May 5, 2016
    Richard Wagner and George Gershwin
    w/Uri Caine: piano
    Neue Galerie, New York

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    :: June 9, 2016
    world premiere of “Final Answer”
    commissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus

    Rose Theatre, 7PM
    Lincoln Center, NYC
    [tickets]

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    :: June 12, 2016
    songs for voice, loops and toys
    Noguchi Museum
    Long Island City, NY
    3PM

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    :: July 16, 2016
    Theo Bleckmann & Shai Maestro DUO
    Jazz Gallery, NYC
    7:30pm + 9:30pm
    [tickets]

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    :: July 22, 2016
    “plain songs”
    Theo Bleckmann & Stefano Battaglia (pno)
    Vernasca, Italy
    [venue]

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    :: July 26-31, 2016
    Siena Jazz workshop
    Siena, Italy
    [Siena Jazz]

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    :: August 8-13, 2016
    6th ANNUAL VOCAL INTENSIVE
    SOLD OUT – waiting list only

    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 13 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

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    :: Sept 24, 2016
    Dee Dee Bridgewater presents: Songs We Love
    led by music director/drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr.; w/ Theo Bleckmann and Alicia Olatuja
    featuring the works of Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Carmen McRae, and more
    [tickets]

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    :: October 3-4, 2016
    workshop at McGill University,
    Montreal, Canada
    [info]

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    :: October 4, 2016
    concert at McGill University,
    Theo Bleckmann, jazz voice (Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)
    John Hollenbeck, drums
    McGill Jazz Choir
    Tanna Schulich Hall
    527 Sherbrooke St. West
    Montreal, QC
    Montreal, Canada
    [concert]

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    :: October 15, 2016
    Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo

    Sat., Oct 15: Vijandi, Estonia
    Sun, Oct 16: Sunset, Paris/France
    Mon, Oct 17: JazzCampus,Basel/Switzerland
    Tues, Oct 18: JazzCampus,Basel/Switzerland
    Wed,Oct 19: A-Trane Berlin, Germany
    Thurs,Oct 20: Padova Jazz Club, Padova/Italy
    Friday, October: tba, Italy
    Sat, Oct 22: Jazz Club Ferrara, Ferrara/Italy
    Tues, Oct 25: Zürich, Switzerland

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    :: Oct  28-31, 2016
    w/ Julia Hülsmann Tio feat Ben Monder
    Oct 28: Langenau, Pfleghofsaal
    (Trio plus Theo Bleckmann, Ben Monder)
    Oct 29: Frankfurt, Deutsches Jazzfestival
    (Trio plus Theo Bleckmann, Ben Monder)
    Oct 30: Würzburg, Jazzfestival
    (Trio plus Theo Bleckmann)

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    :: Nov 4, 2016
    All Souls in the Dark
    with Shai Maestro (pno)

    Vocalist Theo Bleckmann and pianist Shai Maestro are performing “All Souls in the Dark”: turn off your cell phones, lay down, close your eyes and immerse yourself in the sounds, melodies and landscapes of these two master musicians in complete darkness. This is a refuge from the hectic and overstimulation we live in daily; a musical meditation of sorts. Pillows will be provided
    7PM
    National Sawdust, Brooklyn NY

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    :: Dec 8, 2016
    Mirror Songs, by Timo Andres
    and more works by Chris Cerrone a.o.
    National Sawdust, Brooklyn NY