Blog

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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

 

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:: January 11, 2014
APAP showcase
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
FullyAltered Media showcase
2PM
Location TBA

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:: January 11, 2014
refuge trio
Theo Bleckmann Gary Versace John Hollenbeck
Cornelia Street Café
9 & 10:30PM
[tickets]

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:: January 13, 2014
APAP showcase
Carl Hancock Rux & Theo Bleckmann
“The Exulted”
DiMenna Center for Classical Muisc
7PM
[free for APAP members]
[info]

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:: January 21, 2014
2 sets with Uri Caine

8PM: Gershwin
Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Chris Speed (sax, clarinet) Joyce Hammann (violin) Mark Helias (bass) Jim Black (drums) Theo Bleckmann (voice) Barbara Walker (voice) Uri Caine (piano)
10PM: Dichterliebe
Theo Bleckmann (voice) David Gilmore (guitar) Shulamith Caine (poetry) Uri Caine (piano)

The Stone, NY
[info]

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:: January 31, 2014
LAS VEGAS RHAPSODY
Theo Bleckmann
and Fumio Yasuda
with Tonkünstler Orchestra Niederösterreich

St. Pölten, Austria
[venue]


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:: February 1, 2014
LAS VEGAS RHAPSODY
Theo Bleckmann
and Fumio Yasuda
with Tonkünstler Orchestra Niederösterreich

Musikverein Vienna, Austria
[venue]

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:: Feb 18-22, 2014
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
EUROPE TOUR
Feb 18: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Feb 19: Palace of the Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Feb 20: Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb, Croatia
Feb 21: Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich, Germany
Feb 22: AMR/Sud des Alpes Concert Hall , Geneva, Switzerland

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:: March 1, 2014
Songs I Like A Lot
w/John Hollenbeck&Kate McGarry&
hr radio big band Frankfurt
live radio broadcast
[live]

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:: March 6, 2014
Theo Bleckmann
Berlin – Las Vegas
w/Rob Schwimmer: piano
The Mansion at Strathmore,
Bethesda, MD
[venue]
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:: March 20, 2014
Theo Bleckmann & Uri Caine
Schubert’s Winterreise
Neue Galerie, NYC
[venue]
[reservations]


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:: March 29+30, 2014
special guest w/Stonewall Chorale
Church of the Holy Apostles 296 9th Avenue (at 28th St.)
7:30PM
[info]
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:: April 8, 2014
in DUO with Michael Wollny
Murnau, Germany
[venue]

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:: April 9, 2014
in DUO with Michael Wollny
Fürstenfeldbrück, Germany
[venue]

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:: April 10, 2014
in DUO with Michael Wollny
Gauting, Germany
[venue]

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:: April 11, 2014
in DUO with Michael Wollny
Pullach, Germany
[venue]

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:: April 12, 2014
with Uri Caine Ensemble
Gershwin
Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Chris Speed (sax, clarinet) Joyce Hammann (violin) Mark Helias (bass) Jim Black (drums) Theo Bleckmann (voice) Barbara Walker (voice) Uri Caine (piano)
Imola, Teatro Stignani, ITALY
[venue]
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Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Village Zendo, NYC
[venue]

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:: May 8, 2014
duo with Okkyung Lee (cello)
The Stone
8PM
[venue]
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:: May 25, 2014
JazzFestival Leipzig
[info TBA]

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:: May 28, 2014

The Unsung Weill
Julia Hülsmann Quartet fest. Theo Bleckmann
Julia Hülsmann: pno; Tom Arthurs: tpt, flgl; Marc Müllbauer: bass; Heinrich Köbberling: drums
Theo Bleckmann:voice
JazzFest Bonn, Germany
[venue]

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:: May 31, 2014

The Unsung Weill
Julia Hülsmann Quartet fest. Theo Bleckmann
Opus Jazz Club
Budapest, Hungary
[venue]
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:: June 2, 2014

The Unsung Weill
Julia Hülsmann Quartet fest. Theo Bleckmann
Pianosalon, Berlin, Germany
[info]
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:: June 5, 2014

The Unsung Weill
Julia Hülsmann Quartet fest. Theo Bleckmann
Jazzclub Regensburg, Germany
[info]
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:: June 6, 2014

The Unsung Weill
Julia Hülsmann Quartet fest. Theo Bleckmann
Jazzclub Singen, Germany
[venue]
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:: June 9, 2014
Not Fast Enough
w/Julia Hülsmann (comp,pno), Hayden Chisholm (sax), Moritz Baumgärtner (dr)
Moers Jazz Festival, Germany
3:30PM
[info]
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:: June 10, 2014
Not Fast Enough
w/Julia Hülsmann (comp,pno), Hayden Chisholm (sax), Moritz Baumgärtner (dr)
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
[info]

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:: June 22, 2014
in duo with Meredith Monk
Bang on a Can Marathon, NYC
[info]

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:: June 26, 2014
in duo with Meredith Monk
Naropa University, Bolder, CO
[venue]

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:: July 4-15, 2014
on tour with Ambrose Akinmusire
dates TBA
July 5: Funchal, Portugal
July 7: Vienna, Austria
July 9: Croatia
July 10: Croatia
July 11: NorthSea Jazz Fest, NL
July 15: Umbria

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:: August 2-7, 2104
International Summer Workshop
Sienna, Italy
[info]
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:: August 11-16, 2014
Summer Vocal Intensive WORKSHOP
California Jazz Conservatory,
Berkeley, CA
[info]


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:: October 9, 2014
Theo Bleckmann & Uri Caine
Schubert’s Winterreise
Neue Galerie, NYC
[venue]

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:: October 17+18
collabroation event/performance with
PRESTON BAILEY
Subculture, NYC
[info]


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:: November 8, 2011
Theo Bleckmann
“Hello Earth! – The Music of Kate Bush”
with
Henry Hey – keyboards
Skuli Sverrison – e.bass
John Hollenbeck – drums, percussion, glocks
Caleb Burhans – strings, voice, guitar
10PM
Guimarães Jazz, Portugal
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:: November 21
American Composers Orchestra
performing Theo Bleckmann’s “my brightest garment”
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall
[Zankel]

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:: Jan 6-7, 2015
Bodycast:
An Artist Lecture by Sanne Bocanegra
starring Frances McDormand
with Theo Bleckmann: voice
Directed by Paul Lazar
Text and visuals by Suzanne Bocanegra
Marfa, Texas

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:: Jan 10, 2015
WinterJazzFest:
Theo Bleckmann
with
Gary Versace: piano
Chris Tordini: bass
John Hollenbeck: drums/percussion
special guests: Ambrose Akinmusire
6:45 pm
Judson Church, NYC
55 Washington Square South NYC
schedule

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:: February 7, 2015
Songs in the Key of D with Theo Bleckmann
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.
7:00 pm
This program is presented in collaboration with the exhibition Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire, on view October 21, 2014–February 1, 2015.
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
[event]

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:: February 11 & 12, 2015
Theo Bleckmann SOLO
Songs for voice, loops and toys
Son’s d’Hiver festival
Paris, France
VILLEJUIF
THEATRE ROMAIN ROLLAND
Esplanade P.Y COSNIER / 94800 VILLEJUIF
8:30PM

[tickets] – Feb 11
[tickets] – Feb 12

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:: February 11 & 12, 2015
Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet + Theo Bleckmann + Charles Altura (guit)
Son’s d’Hiver festival
Paris, France
CRÉTEIL
MAC – CRETEIL / MAISON DES ARTS
Place Salvador Allende / 94000 CRÉTEIL
8:30PM
[tickets]

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:: March 20, 2015
St. Louis Symphonie
feat. Theo Bleckmann & Katie Geissinger
performing “weave”
by Meredith Monk
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium
NYC
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:: March 22, 2015
Meredith Monk & friends
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall
[tickets]

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:: March 25 & April 5, 2015
ECM CD release for
“A Clear Midnight” – Kurt Weill and America
w/ Julia Hülsmann Quartet
03.25  Neustadt, Schloss Landestrost DE
03.26  Wittlich, Jazzclub DE
03.27  Neuburg, Birdland  DE
03.29  Freiburg, Jazzhaus DE
03.30  CH-Lugano, RSI  CH
03.31  Schloss Elmau  DE
04.01  Vienna, Porgy& Bess A
04.02  Dortmund, Domizil DE
04.04  Hamburg, Nachtspeicher DE
04.05  Berlin, A-Trane DE

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:: April 16 & 17, 2015
ECM CD release for
“A Clear Midnight” – Kurt Weill and America
w/ Julia Hülsmann Quartet
Neue Galerie, New York7PM
[venue]

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:: April 26, 2015
in duo with Shai Maestro
Brooklyn Public LIbrary, NYC
[venue]

 

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:: May 8, 2015
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo

8PM-10:30PM
1st set: Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder duo
2nd set: Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder duo
Village Zendo,
588 Broadway, Suite 1108
[venue]

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:: May 29, 2015
in duo with Shai Maestro (pno)
Jazz Gallery, NYC
[venue]

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:: June 10, 2015
CD release for “Songs We Like A Lot”
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble [w/Theo Bleckmann & Kate McGarry]
Roulette, Brooklyn, NYC

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:: June 16-21, 2015
1 WEEK = 20 YEARS
The Stone, NYC

TUESDAY June 16
8PM: Schumann’s Dichterliebe
Theo Bleckmann (voice & effects); Uri Caine (piano)
10PM: TheoBleckmannJohn HollenbeckDUO
Theo Bleckmann (voice & effects); John Hollenbeck (drums/percussion/toys)

WEDNESDAY June 17
8PM: performing new compositions and lyrics by Theo Bleckmann
Theo Bleckmann (composition, voice & effects)
Gary Versace (piano)
Chris Tordini (bass)
John Hollenbeck (drums)
Ben Monder (guitar)
10PM: refuge trio
Theo Bleckmann (voice & effects)
Gary Versace (piano)
John Hollenbeck (drums)

THURSDAY June 18
8PM: Duo with Kirk Nurock
playing the Kirk Nurock songbook
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Kirk Nurock (piano/composer)
10PM: duo with Ben Monder
music by Monder, Bleckmann a.o.
Theo Bleckmann (voice & effects)
Ben Monder (guitar)

FRIDAY June 19
8PM: songs for voice, loops and toys
Theo Bleckmann (voice, effects & toys)
10PM: duo with Rob Schwimmer
playing Hanns Eisler, Kurt Weill, Bertold Brecht a.o.
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Rob Schwimmer (piano)

SAT June 20
8PM: Hello Earth – the music of Kate Bush (part 1)
Theo Bleckmann (voice, effects & toys)
Henry Hey (piano & keyboard & voice)
Chris Tarry (electric bass)
Ben Wittman (drums)
Caleb Burhans (violin & guitar & voice)
10PM: Hello Earth – the music of Kate Bush (part 2)

SUN June 21
8PM: A Clear Midnight – Kurt Weill and America
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Julia Hülsmann (piano)
Marc Muellbauer (bass)
Heinrich Köbberling (drums)
10PM: w/itsnotyouitsme
Theo Bleckmann (voice, effects & toys)
Caleb Burhans (violin & effects)
Grey McMurray (guitar & effects)

The Stone, NYC
corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street
[TheStone]

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:: July 23, 2015
Uri Caine Ensemble plays Gershwin
Stresa, Italy
Uri Caine, piano
Joyce Hammann, violin
Mark Helias, doublebass
Jim Black, drums
Ralph Alessi, trumpet
Chris Speed, saxophones
Theo Bleckmann, voice
Barbara Walker, voice
[tickets]

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:: July 24, 2015
Uri Caine Ensemble plays Gershwin
Rome, Italy
[tickets]

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:: July 25, 2015
Uri Caine Ensemble plays Gershwin
Ravelo, Italy
[tickets]

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:: July 31, 2015
NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL
w/John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Newport

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:: August 4, 2015
in duo with Shai Maestro
Shapeshifter Lab, NYC
[venue]

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:: September 5, 2015
w/Claudia Quintet + surprise guest
Chicago Jazz Festival
[info]

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:: September 19, 2015
Ambrose Akinmusire +5
Monterey Jazz Festival, CA
[venue]

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:: October 8—October 10, 2015
THE EXALTED
Written by Carl Hancock Rux
Music by Theo Bleckmann
Directed by Anne Bogart
performed by Carl Hancock Rux and Theo Bleckmann
Kimmel Center for the Arts, Philadelphia
[venue]

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:: October 12—October 17, 2015
THE EXALTED
Written by Carl Hancock Rux
Music by Theo Bleckmann
Directed by Anne Bogart
performed by Carl Hancock Rux and Theo Bleckmann
Bard Center for the Arts, NY
[venue]

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:: October 19—October 23, 2015
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
October 19-Ithaca College,  Ithaca, NY
October 20-Eastman School, Rochester, NY
October 21-McGill University, Montreal, CA
October 22-National Sawdust,  Williamsburg, NY
[JohnHollenbeck]

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:: October 28—October 31, 2015
THE EXALTED
Written by Carl Hancock Rux
Music by Theo Bleckmann
Directed by Anne Bogart
performed by Carl Hancock Rux and Theo Bleckmann

BAM Fishman Space
Part of 2015 Next Wave Festival
[venue]
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:: November 6, 2015
Ambrose Akinmusire (tpt) & Theo Bleckmann (voc) & Harmen Fraanje (piano)
November Music, The Netherlands
[venue]

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:: November 8, 2015
w/Ambrose Akinmusire
Berlin Jazz Festival, Germany
[venue]

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:: November 13, 2015
A Clear Midnight – Kurt Weill and America
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Julia Hülsmann (piano)
Marc Muellbauer (bass)
Heinrich Köbberling (drums)
Offenburg, Germany

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:: November 14, 2015
songs for voice, loops and toys (solo)
Vienna, Austria

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:: November 17, 2015
songs for voice, loops and toys (solo)
Stimmungen Festival
Cologne, Germany
[venue]

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:: November 20, 2015
A Clear Midnight – Kurt Weill and America
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Julia Hülsmann (piano)
Marc Muellbauer (bass)
Heinrich Köbberling (drums)
Munich, Germany


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:: November 22, 2015
A Clear Midnight – Kurt Weill and America
Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Julia Hülsmann (piano)
Marc Muellbauer (bass)
Heinrich Köbberling (drums)
Milton Court, London
London Jazz Fest UK
[tickets]

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:: November 28-29, 2015
w/Uri Caine, piano & Roberto Occhipinti, bass
Lunenburg Academy
Nova Scotia, Canada
[tickets]

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:: December 17, 2015
Winterreise with Uri Caine
National Sawdust
[tickets]

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:: January 12, 2013
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Cornelia Street Café, NY
[venue]
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:: January 24, 2013
DOUBLE BILL
Foolish Hearts: Peter Eldridge & Matt Aronoff
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn NY
[Shapeshifter]

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:: February 28, 2013
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
[venue]

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:: March 1, 2013
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
An Die Musik, Baltimore, M.D.
[venue]

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:: The Unsung Weill
w/Julia Hülsmann Trio

March 7, Dessau Kurt Weill Festival
[festival]
March 8, Berlin, A-Trane
[A-Trane]
March 9, Hannover, Jazzclub
[venue]
March 10, Essen
[Schaupielhaus]

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:: March 21, 2013
w/[em]
Michael Wollny (pno), Tim Lefevbre (bs), Eric Schaefer (dr)
Philharmonie, Cologne Germany
[venue]

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:: April 3-5 midwest tourette
w/John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
feat. Theo Bleckmann & Kate McGarry
April 2: Jazz Standard, New York, NY

April 3: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
April 4: Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
April 5: Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City NY

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:: April 14-24 RUSSIA TOUR
Michael Wollny (pno) meets Theo Bleckmann
dates TBA

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:: May 12-19, 2013
refuge trio – WEST COAST
Theo Bleckmann, Gary Versace, John Hollenbeck
May 14: University of Oregon, Eugene OR
May 15: Chapel Performance Space, Seattle WA
May 16: McMenamins Mission Theatre, Portland, OR
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:: May 27-June 1, 2013
BANFF jazz workshop
Banff, Canada
[venue]

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:: June 19, 2013
Song Conversation with
Michael Wollny: piano a.o. keys
Tamar Halperin: harpsichord
Schlossfestspiele Ludwigsburg, Germany
[venue]
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:: July 16-18, 2013
Vocal workshop
“Voicenoise – crossing boundaries as a contemporary singer”
Part of Jeanette Lovetri’s annual Somatic Voicework™ Pedagogy seminar
Shenandoah University, VA
[more information]
>>click on post cert courses

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:: July 27, 2013
Theo Bleckmann
“Hello Earth! – The Music of Kate Bush”
with
Henry Hey – keyboards
Chris Tarry – e.bass
Ben Wittman – drums, percussion, glocks
Skye Steele – strings, voice, guitar
Bard Music Festival
[venue]
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:: August 12-16, 2013
vocal intensive workshop w/Laurie Antonioli
JazzSchool Berkley, Oakland, CA
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley California
510-845-5373
[contact/inquire]

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:: August 24/25 2013
performing George Gershwin
w/Uri Caine Ensemble:

Uri Caine (piano, arrangements); Joyce Hammann (violin); Chris Speed (clarinet) Jim Black (drums); Mark Helias (bass) Ralph Alessi (tpt)
Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Austria
[venue]

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:: August 30, 2013
performing Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” a.o.
w/Uri Caine (piano, arrangements) & David Gilmore (guitar)
Festival StPrexClassics
St-Prex, Switzerland
[tickets]
[francais]

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:: September 1, 2013
[rain date: September 2]
Theo Bleckmann
“Hello Earth! – The Music of Kate Bush”
with
Henry Hey – keyboards
Chris Tarry – e.bass
John Hollenbeck – drums, percussion, glocks
Caleb Burhans – strings, voice, guitar
Governor’s Island, NY

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:: September 25, 2013
Theo Bleckmann
NEW PROEJCT
“songs in the key of d”
with
Zeena Parkins – harp
Henry Hey – keyboards
Mark Guliana – e-drums
Joe’s Pub, NYC
9:30PM
[tickets]

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:: September 27+28, 2013
Theo Bleckmann
“Hello Earth! – The Music of Kate Bush”
with
Henry Hey – keyboards
Chris Tarry – e.bass
Ben Wittman – drums, percussion, glocks
Caleb Burhans – strings, voice, guitar
Duke University
[venue]

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:: October 3, 2013
Theo Bleckmann w/Rob Schwimmer (piano) & JACK Quartet
Neue Galerie, NYC
[tickets]

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:: October 13, 2013
w/ Uri Caine & Sirius String Quartet
performing the music of Richard Wagner
Beijing, China
[link]


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:: October 23, 2013
duo with Ben Monder
The Jazz Standard, NYC
[venue]
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:: October 30, 2013
Audiopool
Duo with vocalist Sissel Vera Pettersen
Wundergrund Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
[Wundergrund]
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:: November 5, 2013
Theo Bleckmann solo
Le Rocher de Palmer
Bordeaux, France
[tickets]

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:: November 7, 2013
Theo Bleckmann/Fumio Yasuda
w/John Hollenbeck a.o.
Mother Goose’s Melodies
Le Rocher de Palmer
Bordeaux, France
[tickets]
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:: November 16-17, 2013
Berlin – songs of love and war, peace and exile
w/Rob Schwimmer: pno & Fiction string quartet
Mondavi Center For the Arts
Davis, CA
[venue]

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:: November 21, 2013
Theo Bleckmann w/Uri Caine
“Dichterliebe” by Robert Schumann
Neue Galerie, NYC
[tickets]

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:: December 3-7, 2013
Bodycast:
An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra
starring Frances McDormand

with Theo Bleckmann: voice
Directed by Paul Lazar
Text and visuals by Suzanne Bocanegra
Sound design by Jamie McElhinney
Lighting design by Laura Mroczkowski
BAM NEXT WAVE
[tickets]

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:: December 10, 2013
with itsnotyouitsme
CD release for “This I”
Subculture, NY
[tickets]