Category: 2017

  • 2017


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    :: 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]

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    :: ECM CD RELEASE “ELEGY”  JANUARY 27

    2512 X

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    :: Feb 4, 2017
    in concert with Uri Caine (pno)
    Swarthmore College

    Lang Concert Hall
    500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA  19081
    [info]

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    :: 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]

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    :: 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

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

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    :: 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

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    :: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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    :: 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]

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    :: 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]

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

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

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    :: 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

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    :: Sept 5, 2017
    songs in Color and Black and White

    w/Nitai Hershkovits: piano
    Resonant Bodies Festival: 7:30PM
    Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

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

    Princeton, NJ

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    :: 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

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    :: Nov 13-19, 2017
    Focus Week Basel –
    workshop

    Basel, Switzerland
    [FOCUSYEAR]

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

    Houston, TX

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

    San Antonio, TX