2019-2020 Calendar
January 2019
January 11th, 6:20pm – Winter Jazz Fest ECM 50th Anniversary Stage at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
January 14th-17th, 9pm (21:00) – Ma, Catania Jazz(Sicily), Italy with Michael Formanek Trio, Tim Berne and Mary Halvoron.
January 18th – Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Palermo (Sicily), Italy
January 19th – Sala delle Capriate Mantova, Italy
January 20th, 6pm (18:00) – Auditorium del Centro Culturale Candiani Mestre (Venice), Italy
January 22nd, 9pm (21:00) – Teatro Studio Borgna - Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome, Italy
February 2019
February 5th-9th – Thumbscrew Residency at Dartmouth College
March 2019
March 21st through 24th – Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN with Mary Halvorson Code Girl and Thumbscrew
March 28th – Kennedy Center, Washington DC with Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl.
March 30th – Newburgh, NY Series with Thumbscrew Details TBA Soon!
April 2019
April 6th, 3pm – Maybeck Studio, Berkeley, CA with Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Michael Formanek, and Hamir Atwal
May 2019
May 4th – Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cheltenham, England Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 7th – The Vortex London, England Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 8th – Newcastle, England Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 17th – Firehouse 12 New Haven, CT Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 18th, 7:30pm – Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 21st – Cliff Bell's Detroit, MI Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 22nd – The Bop Stop (New Ghosts Series) Cleveland, OH Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 23rd – Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
May 24th – An Die Musik Baltimore, MD Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
June 2019
June 11th, 8:30pm – The Stone (NYC) with Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Michael Formanek, and Hamir Atwal.
July 2019
July 18-21 – SFJazz Center Thumbscrew and Mary Halvorson Code Girl
August 2019
August 7th – The Stone (New School) NYC Ingrid Laubrock with Brandon Seabrook, Tom Rainey, and Michael Formanek
August 11th – Jazz em Agosto, Portugal with Mary Halvorson Code Girl
September 2019
September 15th-30th – US Tour Dates with Ingrid Laubrock group Ingrid Laubrock, Brandon Seabrook, Michael Formanek, Tom Rainey.
October 2019
October 1st-17th – European Tour with Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl
October 2020
October 13th through 18th – The Village Vanguard with Thumbscrew
April 2020
April 17th – SFJazz Center (San Francisco) with Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus
Past Events
December 2018
December 1st – Sound It Out at the Greenwich House NYC with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan with Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray
December 4th – Korzo Konceptions Series with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan
December 6th through 10th – European Tour with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan (Gent, London, Geneva, Zurich)
November 2018
November 1st-4th – Berlin Jazz Festival with Thumbscrew
November 6th –
Korzo Konceptions Series with Chet Doxas, Loren Stillman, Michael Formanek, and Billy Mintz
November 18th – Inside Out at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music with Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, Michael Formanek, and Dan Weiss
November 28th – The Stone (Newschool) with the Angelica Sanchez Trio with Michael Formanek and Kenny Wollesen
October 2018
October 1st-7th – Northeastern US Tour with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan with Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray (Maine, New Hampshire, New Haven, Baltimore, Philadelphia)
October 7th – October Revolution Philadelphia with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan and Bobby Zankel’s Warriors of Wonderful Sound play the music of Muhal Richard Abrams
October 14th – Arts for Art at El Taller - 8pm Angelica Sanchez/Michael Formanek Duo
October 16th – Korzo Konceptions Series with Tim Berne, Michael Formanek, and Andrew Cyrille at 9pm and 10:30pm
October 17th – Somewhere in Brooklyn - Trio with Simon Jermyn, Michael Formanek, and Vinnie Sperrazza
October 20th – Connection Works at the Brooklyn Conservatory with Thumbscrew
October 25th – Sound It Out Series at the Greenwich House NYC - Michael Formanek’s Very Practical Trio with Tim Berne and Mary Halvorson
October 28th – Jazz Gallery NYC CD Release for Time Like This by Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith on Intakt Records/div>
June 14th - 30th – Thumbscrew Tour
Michael Formanek Quartet European Tour
Michael Formanek Quartet West Coast Tour
September 2018
September 13th – Spectrum NYC with Michael Formanek’s Very Practical Trio with Tim Berne and Mary Halvorson (8:30pm) and Patricia Brennan Solo Vibes (7pm)
September 20th (10:30pm) – Benefit concert for the Center for New Music (San Francisco) with Thumbscrew
September 21st (10:30pm) – Monterey Jazz Festival with Thumbscrew, Pacific Jazz Cafe.
August 2018
August 4th – The Newport Jazz Festival with Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara.
August 6th-10th – SIM (School for Improvisational Music) Annual Summer Intensive Workshop, Brooklyn, NY
July 2018
July 17th-22nd – The Village Vanguard NYC (178 Seventh Avenue South). Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, and Michael Formanek.
June 2018
June 7th (7:30pm and 9:30pm) – Jazz Gallery NYC with Ben Goldberg’s new group BG, Ellery Eskelin, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara.
June 8th (8:30-11pm) – Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT with Ben Goldberg’s new group BG, Ellery Eskelin, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara.
June 12th (10:30pm) – Korzo, Brooklyn with Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan DG, Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek.
June 14th - 30th – Thumbscrew Tour
(Halvorson/Formanek/Fujiwara)
June 14th (7:30pm) – San Francisco Jazz Festival, San Francisco, CA [double bill with Julian Lage Trio], Miner Auditorium.
June 16th (8-11pm) – Gold Lion Arts, Sacramento, CA. Double bill with Raskin/Hammond/Bafus.
June 18th (7pm) – Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA. Thumbscrew with Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara & Mary Halvorson.
June 20th (7:30pm) – PDX Jazz, Portland, OR. The Old Church.
June 21st (8pm) – Earshot Festival, Seattle, WA. Poncho Concert Hall Cornish College for the Arts.
June 22nd (11:50pm) – Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada. The Ironworks, with Thumbscrew - Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
June 23rd (11:50pm) – Skin and Bones, Kelowna, BC, Canada
June 27th (8-10:30pm) – Bop Stop @ The Music Settlement, Cleveland, OH
June 28th – Ziggy's, Ypsilanti, MI
June 29th (8-10pm) – City Of Asylum, Pittsburgh, PA
June 30th (8-10pm) – City Of Asylum, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2018
May 1st-6th – Michael Formanek 60th Birthday Residency at the Stone@NewSchool
May 1st, Tuesday (8:30pm) – Michael Formanek (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums)
May 2nd, Wednesday (8:30pm) – Michael Formanek Quartet
Tony Malaby (tenor, soprano saxophones) Kris Davis (piano,) Michael Formanek (bass) Dan Weiss (drums, percussion)
Tony Malaby (tenor, soprano saxophones) Kris Davis (piano,) Michael Formanek (bass) Dan Weiss (drums, percussion)
May 3rd, Thursday (8:30pm) – Thumbscrew and Reeds
Mary Halvorson (guitar); Tomas Fujiwara (drums); Michael Formanek (bass) with: Tim Berne (alto saxophone) Jon Irabagon (saxophones) Oscar Noriega (alto saxophone, clarinets) Peter Formanek (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
Mary Halvorson (guitar); Tomas Fujiwara (drums); Michael Formanek (bass) with: Tim Berne (alto saxophone) Jon Irabagon (saxophones) Oscar Noriega (alto saxophone, clarinets) Peter Formanek (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
May 4th, Friday (8:30pm) – Marty Ehrlich, Taylor Ho Bynum, Angelica Sanchez, Michael Formanek, Pheeroan AkLaff
Marty Ehrlich (alto saxophone, clarinets) Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet) Angelica Sanchez (piano) Michael Formanek (bass) Pheeroan AkLaff (drums)
May 5th, Saturday HM (8:30pm) – Tim Berne, Ralph Alessi, Brandon Seabrook, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith
Tim Berne (alto saxophone) Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Brandon Seabrook (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums, percussion)
May 6th – 440 Gallery, Michael Formanek Solo, Brooklyn, New York
May 18th (8:30pm) – Nublu with Jamie Brach, Jamie Saft, and Mike Pride. New York, NY
May 24th (7pm) – Vision Festival at Roulette Brooklyn with Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Mary Halvorson, Amirtha Kidambi, Adam O’Farrill, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara.
May 26th (1:30pm) – Atlanta Jazz Festival with Thumbscrew Mary Halvoson, MF, Tomas Fujiwara.
April 2018
April TBD – The Jazz Standard NYC, with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
April 14th – Hertz Hall, UC Berkley, with Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, and Hamir Atwal
March 2018
March 3rd – Greenwich House Sound it Out Series New York, with Santiago Leibson, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray
March 7th – Warhol Museum Pittsburgh, with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
March 8th – Wexner Center Cleveland, OH, with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
March 12th-25th – European Tour with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
March 29th – Regattabar Boston, MA, with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Adam O’Farrill, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
March 30th – Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT, with Mary Halvorson Code Girl - Mary Halvorson, Adam O’Farrill, Amirtha Kidambi, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
February 2018
February 13th – Korzo, Brooklyn, Michael Formanek Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Ches Smith
February 21st – Bertha’s, Baltimore, Derrick Michaels Quartet with Dave Balou, Michael Formanek, and Mike Kuhl
January 2018
January 6th (8:30pm) – iBeam Brooklyn, NY, Nathaniel Edelman, Michael Formanek, and Gerald Cleaver
January 28th – An Die Musik, Baltimore, Marilyn Crispell, Michael Formanek, and Eric Kennedy
December 2017
December 11th (8:30pm - 11:30pm) – Bar Lunatico with Marta Sanchez The Deal: Marta Sanchez, Oscar Noriega, Michael Formanek, and Vinnie Sperazza.
December 13th (7pm Set) – Art for Art with Angelica Sanchez Trio Angelica Sanchez, Michael Formanek, and Kenny Wollesen
December 18th – Ziggy’s Ypsilanti, MI, ndrew Bishop, Peter Formanek, Michael Formanek, and Jonathan Taylor.
November 2017
November 2nd-November 8th – European Tour with Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, and Michael Formanek.
November 29th – Towson University, Towson, MD with Kris Davis, Dave Ballou and Tom Rainey.
October 2017
October 3rd-5th – Residency at University of Nevada, Reno. Music from The Distance with Ralph Alessi and the UNR Big Band.
October 12th – Ben Goldberg, Tim Berne and Kenny Wollesen at the (original) Stone is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street.
October 16th – Bar LunÀtico Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn with Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey.
October 17th – Korzo Brooklyn with Tom Berne, Brandon Seabrook, and Ches Smith.
September 2017
September 6th – Balboa in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Michael Formanek with Oscar Noriega and Vinnie Sperraza.
September 23rd – The Jazz Gallery NYC with the Michael Formanek Quartet with Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, and Dan Weiss.
September 29th – Thumbscrew plays originals: Mary Halvorson (guitar),Michael Formanek (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) at The Stone at The New School (55 West 13th Street), 8:30PM.
September 30th – Thumbscrew plays standards: Mary Halvorson (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) at The Stone at The New School (55 West 13th Street), 8:30PM.
August 2017
August 4th – Cornelia Street Cafe NYC with Tony Malaby's Apparitions with Tony Malaby, Tom Rainey and Randy Peterson (Drums), and Michael Formanek.
August 7th-11th – SIM Summer Intensive, Brooklyn, NY with Ralph Alessi, Michael Attias, Ben Monder, Andy Milne and Tom Rainey.
August 22nd-25th – Residency at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla, Buenos Aires, Argentine - Teaching and Performing Residency featuring Michael Formanek music for Large Ensemble (Ensemble Kolossus) and Small Groups.
August 22nd – Bebop Club, Buenos Aires. Trio with Tony Malaby and Sergio Verdinelli.
August 23rd – Thelonious Jazz Club, Buenos Aires, quartet with Ernesto Jodos, Rodrigo Dominguez, Segio Verdinelli, and Michael Formanek.
June 2017
June 8th, 2 PM – Solo Set in the Chapel at Ithaca College at the International Society of Bassists 2017 Convention
May 2017
May 7th, 8:30 PM – Dan Weiss Sextet at The Stone, with Dan Weiss (drums) Mike Formanek (bass) Trevor Dunn (bass) Tyshawn Sorey (drums) Craig Taborn (piano) Matt Mitchell (piano)
April 2017
April 5th – Thumbscrew 05.04.2017 KÖLN/Germany
April 7th – Thumbscrew MADRID/Spain Centro Cultural Conde Duque Madrid
April 8th – Thumbscrew at Transition Jazz Festival Utrecht (NL) 2017
April 17th – Set Time TBA, Windup Space Baltimore, MD with Dave Treut and Jarrett Gilgore's Breakfast of Champions with Tony Malaby and Dave Ballou
April 22nd – Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus at the NYU Washington, DC, Abramson Family Auditorium
March 2017
March 5th – Windup Space in Baltimore, with Joseph Bowie, John Dierker, and Eric Kennedy
March 12th, 8:30 PM – Outright! at The Stone, with Tim Hagans, Jon Irabagon, Uri Caine, and Tyshawn Sorey
March 25th – Sound It Out at Greenwich House, NYC with Angelica Sanchez Trio
March 26th – Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC Ben Perowsky Quartet with Chris Speed and Ben Monder
February 2017
February 9th – The Stone (NYC) duo with Kris Davis 9PM
February 17-19 Midwest dates – Russ Johnson’s Quartet with Aruan Ortiz and Gerald Cleaver
February 17th – Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL
February 18th – Jazz Estate, Milwaukee, WI
February 19th – UW Parkside, Kenosha, WI
February 26th – MLK Library in DC, with saxophonist, Brian Settles.
January 2017
January 2nd – LPR Thumbscrew opening for the Chris Speed Trio
January 11th, 9 PM – The Stone, Not Bloodcount with Jim Black, Tim Berne, and Chris Speed at
December 2016
December 10th – The Windup Space Baltimore, MD with Hank Roberts and Ches Smith
December 15th – Lincoln Center, NYC Listening Party with Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Mary Halvorson, Amirtha Kidambi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Tomas Fujiwara
November 2016
November 11-13 – The Stone with Marty Ehrlich groups
November 18th – Autumn Jazz Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland with Ensemble Kolossus
November 21st-25th – Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, Michael Formanek Large Ensemble Music, outside performance with the Sibis Alumni Big Band
November 30th – Towson University, Towson, MD, Tim Berne with Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek, and Ches Smith
October 2016
October 8th – Opening Concert at the City of Asylum Alphabet City Center, Pittsburgh, PA with Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up with Dave Ballou, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
October 9th – Opening Concert at the City of Asylum Alphabet City Center, Pittsburgh with Thumbscrew
October 13th - 17th – Angel City Jazz Festival Los Angeles, CA and other west coast dates with Thumbscrew
October 22nd – John Zorn Bagatelle Marathon at National Sawdust Brooklyn, NY with Marty Ehrlich, John Irabagon, Michael Formanek, and Ches Smith - Set at 3PM
September 2016
September 9th – Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD with Ensemble Kolossus. Rescheduled performance from cancelled date due to January’s major snowstorm. Original tickets can be used for this.
September 11th – Sonic Circuits Festival, Washington, DC with Anthony Pirog Quartet
September 28th – The Stone, New York, NY with Ches Smith Groups - Sets at 8PM and 10PM
8PM: Travis Laplante (tenor sax) Mat Maneri (viola) Stephan Crump, Michael Formanek (basses) Ches Smith (percussion) New Compositions for low-end, drone and multiphonics.
10PM: Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Craig Taborn (keyboards) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums, percussion) Mike Clark (drums)
8PM: Travis Laplante (tenor sax) Mat Maneri (viola) Stephan Crump, Michael Formanek (basses) Ches Smith (percussion) New Compositions for low-end, drone and multiphonics.
10PM: Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Craig Taborn (keyboards) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums, percussion) Mike Clark (drums)
August 2016
August 5th – The Stone, New York, NY, Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara - Sets at 8PM and 10PM
August 12th – House Concert, Oakland, CA with Ben Goldberg and Hamir Atwal
July 2016
July 18th – Provincetown Playhouse, Tony Malaby Quartet with Kris Davis, Michael Formanek and Nasheet WaitsProvincetown Playhouse
July 25 - 29thth – SIM Summer Intensive Workshop Brooklyn, NY with Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne, Andy Milne, Michael Formanek, and Tom Rainey
June 2016
June 10th and 11th – The Jazz Gallery, New York City, Special Project with Mary Halvorson
June 12th – Red Hook Festival, Brooklyn, NY with Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up
May 2016
May 12th – Roulette, Brooklyn, NY CD release for new Thumbscrew CD with Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara, Convallaria, on Cuneiform Records
May 13th to 31st – European Tour with Thumbscrew - Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara and Michael Formanek
May 21st to June 5th – Thumbscrew CD Release Period, Europe and US
March 2016
March 12th – Cornelia Street Cafe, New York, NY, with Tony Malaby and Hank Roberts
March 16th – The Stone, New York, NY, with Angelica Sanchez Trio and Tyshawn Sorey on drums
March 22nd and 23rd – The Jazz Standard, New York, NY, with Ensemble Kolossus
February 2016
February 5th – An Die Musik Baltimore, MD, with Elijah Balbed
February 27th – The Stone, New York, NY, with Russ Lossing and Mike Sarin
January 2016
January 9th – Cornelia Street Cafe, New York, NY with Tony Malaby's Apparitions
January 16th – Winter Jazzfest, New York, NY, with Ensemble Kolossus
January 22nd – Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, with Ensemble Kolossus
November 2015
November 10th to 23rd – European Tour Tim Berne's Decay with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith, and Michael Formanek
October 2015
October 7th – Towson University with Dave Liebman, Dave Ballou, and Devin Gray
October 10th – The Creative Alliance, Baltimore with Marilyn Crispell and Eric Kennedy
October 23rd – Edgefest, Ann Arbor, MI Tim Berne's Decay with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith, and Michael Formanek
September 2015
September 5th – Cornelia Street Cafe Angelica Sanchez Trio
September 17th – Guelph Festival, Guelph, Ontario, Canada with Thumbscrew - Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara and Michael Formanek
August 2015
August 1st – Jazz Gallery, NYC with Ingrid Laubrock Group with Vincent Chancy, Tom Rainey, Eivind Opsvik and Michael Formanek
July 2015
July 27th to 31st – SIM Summer Intensive Workshop, Brooklyn, NY with Ralph Alessi, Tom Rainey and Andy Milne
June 2015
June 2nd – Caen, France Michael Formanek's Resonator with Loren Stillman, Chris Speed, Angelica Sanchez, and Tyshawn Sorey
June 5th – AMR Geneva, Switzerland Michael Formanek's Resonator with Loren Stillman, Chris Speed, Angelica Sanchez, and Tyshawn Sorey
June 20th – Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC with Thumbscrew - Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara and Michael Formanek
May 2015
May 22nd – Carriage House, Baltimore with Loren Stillman and Vinnie Sperazza, and also Peter Formanek's group with Liam Hurlbut and Sam Balcom
April 2015
April 8th – Solos and Duos with Dave Ballou at the Carriage House, Baltimore
April 18th – Tomas Fujiwara and the Hookup, with Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, and Michael Formanek, CD Release at the Cornelia Street Cafe – Sets and 9PM and 10:30PM
April 19th – Tomas Fujiwara and the Hookup, with Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, and Michael Formanek, CD Release in Baltimore
April 26th – Ben Goldberg, Donny McCaslin, Hamir Atwal, and Michael Formanek at the Windup Space, Baltimore
April 28th – Ben Goldberg, Kenny Wolleson, and Michael Formanek at The Stone, NYC – 8PM
March 2015
March 13th and 14th – Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Brian Settles, Jacob Sacks and Dan Weiss at the Cornelia Street Cafe – Sets at 9PM and 10:30PM
March 19th – Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Brian Settles, Jacob Sacks and Dan Weiss at the Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal
March 20th – Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Brian Settles, Jacob Sacks and Dan Weiss at the Portalegre Jazz Festival, Portugal
March 21st – Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Brian Settles, Jacob Sacks and Dan Weiss at the Bergamo Jazz Festival, Bergamo, Italy
February 2015
February 20th – Oliver Lake, Lafayette Gilchrist, Eric Kennedy, and Michael Formanek at the Creative Alliance, Baltimore – 8PM
February 26th – Marty Ehrlich - Michael Formanek Duo at Bertha's Mussels (Upstairs Concert Space), Baltimore – 8PM
February 28th – Dave Ballou's Macro Quartet with Dave Ballou, Herb Robertson, Tom Rainey, and Michael Formanek at iBeam, Brooklyn – 10PM
2014
December 2014
December 12th-14th – Anthony Pirog Trio with Ches Smith CD Release dates for Palo Colorado Dream (Cuneiform Records) - New York, Baltimore, DC
November 2014
November 19th – Thumbscrew Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara at Towson University
October 2014
October 3rd – L'off Jazz Montreal Festival with the Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, and Tyshawn Sorey
October 4th – Lafayette Gilchrist and Eric Kennedy Inside out at the Windup Space 12 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201.
October 5th – Trio with Uri Caine and Devin Gray at the Windup Space 12 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201.
October 10th – Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara at Cisco Brooklyn
October 11th – Tim Berne's 60th Birthday Celebration Decay (Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne (sax)) and Cornered (Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Matt Mitchell (piano) at the Stone, NYC
October 12th – Tim Berne's 60th Birthday Celebration Decay (Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne (sax)) and Cornered (Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Matt Mitchell (piano) at the Stone, NYC
October 18th – Duo with Ross Hammond at the Windup Space 12 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201.
October 24th – Tony Malaby Tamarindo Trio Tony Malaby Tenor Saxophone Nasheet Waits Drums at the Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
October 25th – Tony Malaby Tamarindo Trio Tony Malaby Tenor Saxophone Nasheet Waits Drums at the Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
October 30th – York College of Pennsylvania with the Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Dan Weiss
September 2014
September 11th – Kerrytown Concert House Ann Arbor, MI
September 12th – St. Louis New Music Circle St. Louis, MO
September 13th – Constellation Chicago, Ill.
September 30th – Johns Hopkins Silvia Adalman Recital Series with Craig Taborn, piano, and Edwin Huet, electronics
August 2014
August 11-15 – SIM Workshop (School for Improvisational Music) Brooklyn Conservatory, Brooklyn, NY
July 2014
July 17th – The Smithsonian Museum's Take 5 Series with Four Cool Blue Maniacs (Formanek, Kuhl, Ballou, Formanek) with special guest saxophonist, Brian Settles, plays the music of Charles Mingus
June 2014
June 15th – Decay (Tim Berne, Ryan Fereirra, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith) at the Red Hook Jazz Festival, Brooklyn, NY
June 17th - 25th – West Coast CD Release Tour dates for Thumbscrew on Cuneiform with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara including a very special Four Night residency at Duende, Oakland with special guests!
June 17th - The Blue Whale Los Angeles, CA
June 19th-22nd - Duende Oakland, CA
June 23rd - Luna's Cafe Sacramento, CA
June 25th - Kuumbwa Santa Cruz, CA
June 17th - The Blue Whale Los Angeles, CA
June 19th-22nd - Duende Oakland, CA
June 23rd - Luna's Cafe Sacramento, CA
June 25th - Kuumbwa Santa Cruz, CA
June 12 - 14th – Residency at the Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
Thursday, June 12th – Michael Formanek's Elusion Trio
Kris Davis - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Ches Smith - Drums and Percussion
Kris Davis - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Ches Smith - Drums and Percussion
Friday, June 13th – The Michael Formanek Quartet
Tim Berne - Alto Saxophone
Craig Taborn - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Dan Weiss - Drums
Tim Berne - Alto Saxophone
Craig Taborn - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Dan Weiss - Drums
Saturday, June 14th – Michael Formanek's Resonator Sextet
Loren Stillman - Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Andrew Bishop - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Kirk Knuffke- Cornet
Angelica Sanchez - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Tyshawn Sorey Drums
Loren Stillman - Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Andrew Bishop - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Kirk Knuffke- Cornet
Angelica Sanchez - Piano
Michael Formanek - Double Bass
Tyshawn Sorey Drums
May 22nd - May 31st – Thumbscrew European tour
22.05.2014 WARSAW/Poland – Polish Radio Concert Hall
24.05.2014 PRAGUE/Czech Republic – Agharta Jazz Centrum
26.05.2014 INNSBRUCK/Austria – Verein Verbale/The Early Bird
27.05.2014 SCHWAZ/Austria – Eremitage
28.05.2014 VILLACH/Austria
30.05.2014 WIEN/Austria – Porgy & Bess Jazz & Music Club
31.05.2014 BIELEFELD/Germany
May 2014
May 8th – RSI Radio Performance/Recording in Lugano, Switzerland with the Michael Formanek Quartet (Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, MF, and Gerald Cleaver)
May 9th – Vicenza (Italy) Jazz New Conversations Festival XIX with the Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne- Alto Saxophone, Craig Taborn - Piano, Michael Formanek - Double Bass and Gerald Cleaver - Drums
May 10th – Casa Del Jazz, Rome, Italy with Tim Berne/Michael Formanek Duo
May 14th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, with Four Cool Blue Maniacs (Formanek, Kuhl, Ballou, Formanek), double bill with Kirsten Carey's Ulysses Project
April 2014
April 11th – Firehouse 12, New Haven CT. with Thumbscrew Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara
April 12th – Greenwich House Sound it Out Series, NYC with Tim Berne/Michael Formanek Duo
April 13th – Second Sunday at the Windup Space, Baltimore with guest TBA and Dave Ballou, John Dierker, Lafayette Gilchrist, Michael Formanek and Eric Kennedy 8PM
April 19th – Philadelphia, Center City Jazz Fest with Thumbscrew 4PM Set at Fergie's Pub
April 19th – iBeam, Brooklyn with Travis Laplante, Mat Maneri and Randy Peterson Set times TBA
March 2014
March 9th – Second Sunday at the Windup Space, Baltimore with guest vocalist Fay Victor, along with Dave Ballou, John Dierker, Lafayette Gilchrist, Michael Formanek and Eric Kennedy 8PM
March 15th – The Stone NYC 8 and 10PM with Endangered Blood - Chris Speed, Oscar Noriega, MF, Jim Black
March 20th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, with Thumbscrew- Mary Halvorson, MF, and Tomas Fujiwara - CD Release Concert for Thumbscrew's first CD, Thumbscrew on Cuneiform Records
March 21st – Cornelia Street Cafe New York CD Release of Thumbscrew on Cuneiform with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara Sets at 9 and 10:30PM
March 22nd – Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares Series at The Arts Block Cafe, 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA with Thumbscrew- Mary Halvorson, MF, and Tomas Fujiwara - CD Release Concert for Thumbscrew's first CD, Thumbscrew on Cuneiform Records
March 25th – The Stone NYC 8 and 10PM with Jim Black, Chris Speed, Tim Berne, and MF
February 2014
February 9th – Return of Second Sundays at the Windup Space, Baltimore. Saxophonist/Clarinetist Oscar Noriega will join Dave Ballou, John Dierker, Lafayette Gilchrist, Michael Formanek and Eric Kennedy 8PM
February 15th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara Sets at 9 and 10:30PM
February 21st – An Die Musik Baltimore with the Michael Formanek Quartet - Ellery Eskelin - Tenor Saxophone, Jacob Sacks - Piano, Michael Formanek - Double Bass, and Dan Weiss - Drums Sets at 8 and 9:30
January 2014
January 12th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Tomas Fujiwara's Hookup with Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, MF, and Tomas Fujiwara
January 16th – The Atlas Theater, Washington, DC with the Anthony Pirog Trio - Anthony Pirog - Guitar, Compositions, MF - Double Bass, Ches Smith - Drums, Electronics
January 17th – Philadelphia, PA with the Anthony Pirog Trio - Anthony Pirog - Guitar, Compositions, MF - Double Bass, Ches Smith - Drums, Electronics
January 18th – The Windup Space, Baltimore with the Anthony Pirog Trio - Anthony Pirog - Guitar, Compositions, MF - Double Bass, Ches Smith - Drums, Electronics
January 19th – New York with the Anthony Pirog Trio - Anthony Pirog - Guitar, Compositions, MF - Double Bass, Ches Smith - Drums, Electronics
December 2013
December 4th – The 2640 Space, Baltimore, with Andrew Bishop, Dave Ballou, Anthony Pirog, and MF.
December 7th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, with Ellery Eskelin's "Mirage" trio with Susan Alcorn - Pedal Steel Guitar, Ellery Eskelin - Tenor Saxophone, and MF - Double Bass
December 12th – The Windup Space, Baltimore with Inside Out - Lafayette Gilchrist - Piano, MF - Double Bass, Eric Kennedy - Drums
November 2013
November 14th – The Stone with Marty Ehrlich's Rites Quartet (8PM) and Traveler's Tale (10PM)
November 16th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Tomas Fujiwara's Hookup with Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, MF, and Tomas Fujiwara
November 23rd – Cornelia Street Cafe with Ellery Eskelin's "Mirage" trio with Susan Alcorn - Pedal Steel Guitar, Ellery Eskelin - Tenor Saxophone, and MF - Double Bass
October 2013
October 5th – St. Louis New Music Circle with Marty Ehrlich's Rites Quartet
October 12th – Greenwich House Sound it Out Series with Mark Helias Solo and Duo Basses
October 15th – Blues Alley, Washington, DC with The Wolff and Clark Expedition
October 25th – Constellation, Chicago with The Michael Formanek Quartet with Ellery Eskelin, Jacob Sacks, and Dan Weiss
October 26th – Edgefest, Ann Arbor, Michigan with The Michael Formanek Quartet with Ellery Eskelin, Jacob Sacks, and Dan Weiss
October 30th – Towson University with Ralph Alessi
September 2013
September 20th – Bowdoin College Workshop and Concert with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, Formanek)
September 21st – The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, Formanek)
September 26th – Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, with Michael Formanek's Ensemble Kolossus - with Loren Stillman, Oscar Noriega, Chris Speed, Brian Settles, Tim Berne, Dave Ballou, Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, Jonathan Finlayson, Alan Ferber, Jacob Garchik, Ben Gerstein, Jeff Nelson, Patricia Franceschy, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, and Tomas Fujiwara
September 28th – The Windup Space, Baltimore with Even Parker and Susan Alcorn
August 2013
August 14th and 15th – 8 and 10PM The Stone, NYC, with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, Formanek)
August 16th and 17th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Michael Formanek's Resonator with Loren Stillman, Chris Speed, Angelica Sanchez, and Tyshawn Sorey
August 18th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, with Four Cool Blue Maniacs (Formanek, Kuhl, Ballou, Formanek) Plus special Guests - Special going away to college celebration for Peter Formanek
July 2013
July 13th – An Die Musik with Henry Kaiser, Anthony Pirog, and Friends
July 19th – Greenwich House Sound it Out Series Benefit with Endangered Blood, and Devin Gray and Jonathan Goldberger
July 22nd through 26th – SIM Summer Intensive Workshop at NYU
July 25th – The Stone, New York City, 10PM Set with Michael Moore, Mary Halvorson, Tony Malaby, and Gerald Cleaver
June 2013
June 7th – 4PM International Society of Bassists Convention at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, with Michael Formanek Quartet
June 12th – DC Jazz Festival at the Atlas with Michael Formanek Quartet
June 29th – The Ottawa International Jazz Festival with Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up
June 30th – The Vancouver International Jazz Festival with Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up
May 2013
May 2nd – The Metro Gallery with Mike Clark, Lafayette Gilchrist, John Dierker, and Michael Formanek
May 10th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Jacob Sacks, Ellery Eskelin, Dan Weiss, and MF
May 11th – The Stone, NYC, with Tim Berne/7 - Berne, Noriega, Mitchell, Smith, Weiss, Ferreira, Formanek
May 12th – The Stone with Tim Berne, Ryan Ferreira, and Ches Smith &10PM
April 2013
April 27th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Endangered Blood (Speed, Black and Noriega)
March 2013
March 9th – 7:30 and 9:30 Nordic Cool Series at the Kennedy Center, DC with Jacob Anderskov's Agnostic Revelations
March 21st – The Greenwich House Sound it Out Series with drummer/composer Ananda Gari, with Tim Berne and Rez Abbasi
March 23rd – Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC, Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Peter Formanek, Jacob Sacks, and Jim Black 9&10:30
February 2013
February 8th-10th – Kris Davis Group with Mat Maneri, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tom Rainey at An Die Musik, Baltimore, Bohemian Caverns, DC, and The Philadelphia Art Alliance
February 14th – 2640 Space, Baltimore Mark Saunders, with John Dierker and Lafayette Gilchrist 7:30PM
February 22-March 6th – European Tour with Endangered Blood - Chris Speed, Oscar Noriega, and Jim Black, MF subbing for Trevor Dunn
January 2013
January 5th – Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC, with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, Formanek)
January 6th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, Formanek)
January 12th – 7PM Winter Jazz Fest, NYC, with Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart - Chris Speed, Jacob Sacks, and Dan Weiss at 45 Bleecker Street
December 2012
December 15th – 8:30PM - iBeam, Brooklyn, NY with Travis Laplante, Mat Maneri, and Randy Peterson
Michael Formanek Quartet European Tour
October 10-21st 2012
October 11th – Innsbruck Treibhaus, Austria
October 12th – Tilburg Paradox, Netherlands
October 13th – Rotterdam Lantaaren-Venster, Netherlands
October 14th – Vilnius Jazzfestival, Lithuania
October 15th – Dudelange Opderschmelz, Luxembourg
October 17th – Marostica Panic Jazzclub, Italy
October 19th – Singen GEMS, Germany
October 20th – Ferrara Jazzclub, Italy
New ECM CD Release "Small Places" Concert Dates:
October 2nd and 3rd – The Jazz Standard, NYC with The Michael Formanek Quartet.
October 4th – The Regattabar, Boston, MA with The Michael Formanek Quartet.
October 5th – Open Music Collective, Brattleboro, VT with The Michael Formanek Quartet.
October 6th – The Windup Space, Baltimore, MD with The Michael Formanek Quartet.
October 7th – The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA. The Michael Formanek Quartet.
September 2012
September 2nd – Scapescape 2012 Baltimore with Four Cool Blue Maniacs (Formanek-Kuhl-Ballou-Formanek)
September 10th - 7:30PM – Mark Dresser, Dave Ballou, and Michael Formanek Solos, Duos, and Trios at the Metro Gallery
September 25th – Official US release of
Small Places on ECM
Small Places on ECM
July 2012
July 16-20 – SIM Summer Workshop NYC
July 17th – Korzo with Devin Gray Quartet
(Ellery Eskelin, Ralph Alessi, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray)
667 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 between 19th & 20th Streets
Orders & Reservations: (718)-499-1199
(Ellery Eskelin, Ralph Alessi, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray)
667 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 between 19th & 20th Streets
Orders & Reservations: (718)-499-1199
July 18th – SIM Faculty Concert
July 19th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Tim Berne, Ellery Eskelin, Jacob Sacks, Michael Formanek and Dan Weiss
July 20th – SIM Student Concert
July 21st – Shapeshifter Lab with Tim Berne's new group with Tim Berne, Ryan Ferrara, Matt Mitchell, Ches Smith, Michael Formanek, and Dan Weiss
18 Whitwell Place Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Between 1st and Carroll Str- Park Slope)
18 Whitwell Place Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Between 1st and Carroll Str- Park Slope)
June 2012
June 2nd – The Rhythm-In-the Kitchen Festival at the Church for All Nations 417 West 57th Street (between. 9th and 10th Avenue) NYC with Thumbscrew (Halvorson, Fujiwara, and Formanek)
June 6th – Barbes, Brooklyn, NY with Devin Gray Quartet (Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, MF
June 15th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Kris Davis Trio (Kris Davis-Piano, MF - Bass, Nasheet Waits- Drums)
June 16th – The Douglass Street Music Collective with Tomas Fujiwara's The Hook Up
June 20th – Shapeshifter Lab with Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart with Chris Speed, Jacob Sacks, and Dan Weiss; plus Kris Davis, Michael Formanek, and Kate Pittman.
18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Between 1st and Carroll Str- Park Slope)
18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Between 1st and Carroll Str- Park Slope)
June 27th – Greenwich House, NYC with Devin Gray Quartet
(Ellery Eskelin, Ralph Alessi, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray)
(Ellery Eskelin, Ralph Alessi, Michael Formanek, and Devin Gray)
May 2012
May 5th, 8PM – The Stone, NYC with Travis Laplante, Mat Maneri, Randy Peterson, and MF
May 10th, 8PM – Yoshi's Oakland with the Mary Halvorson Trio (Mary Halvorson, Ches Smith, MF)
May 12th – Penofin Jazz Festival, Northern California, with the Mary Halvorson Trio (Mary Halvorson, Ches Smith, MF)
May 28th – Zebulon, Brooklyn with Travis Laplante, Gerald Cleaver, and Michael Formanek
May 30th – At the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn - Susan Alcorn's new arrangements of Astor Piazzolla songs performed with Ryan Sawyer, Steve Swell, Darius Jones, Michael Formanek, Maria Chavez
April 2012
April 7th, 9PM – with Walter Wierbos (Special Project) at the Windup Space, Baltimore, MD
April 12th, 9PM – Cornelia Street Cafe with Devin Gray Quartet (Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, MF) New York, NY
April 21st – with Marty Ehrlich and Phil Haynes. Milheim, PA.
April 22nd, 9PM – with Devin Gray Quartet (Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, MF) at the Windup Space, Baltimore, MD
April 27th – Cornelia Street Cafe with Tomas Fujiwara's Hookup New York, NY
April 29th – Sycamore, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn with Thumbscrew
March 2012
March 11th, 8:30PM – Cornelia Street Cafe with Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, MF - new group.) New York, NY
March 14th, 9PM – with Thumbscrew at the Windup Space, Baltimore, MD
December 2011
December 3rd, 7PM – Piano Weekend with Inside Out (Lafayette Gilchrist-Eric Kennedy-MF) and Dave Burrell Trio (with Kennedy and MF) at the Windup Space, Baltimore
December 4th, 7PM – Piano Weekend Dave Burrell Solo and Marilyn Crispell-MF Duo at the Windup Space, Baltimore
December 11th, 7PM – Creative Differences 2nd Sunday Jazz Series - Baltimore based "house band" with guests. The Windup Space, Baltimore
December 14th, 10PM – Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver at The Stone, NY.
November 2011
November 5th, 8PM – Solo Bass performance and guest artist with Connection Works at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
November 9th, 8:15PM – Ellery Eskelin and Susan Alcorn at Towson University
November 13th, 7PM – Creative Differences 2nd Sunday Jazz Series - Baltimore based "house band" with guests. The Windup Space.
November 20th – Jazzowa Jessien' Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland
with The Michael Formanek Quartet featuring Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver
with The Michael Formanek Quartet featuring Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver
October 2011
October 2nd, 8PM and 10PM – Lafayette Gilchrist with Andrew Cyrille trio at 8 and with Steve Swell and Darius Jones quintet at 10. The Stone, NY
October 9th, 7PM – Creative Differences 2nd Sunday Jazz Series - Baltimore based "house band" with guests. The Windup Space.
September 2011
September 10th, 7PM – Crosscurrent Festival at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
with Dave Burrell and special guest Steve Swell
with Dave Burrell and special guest Steve Swell
September 11th, 7PM – Crosscurrent Festival at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
with the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
with the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
September 17th, 8:15PM – Angelica Sanchez Group with Tony Malaby, Tom Rainey, and Marc Ducret at Towson University
September 18th, 7PM – Ballou-Dierker-Formanek - Double bill with Jake Leckie and The Mash Potangos at the 2640 Space - 2640 St. Paul St. Baltimore
August 2011
August 1st-6th – Teaching and performing at the SIM Workshop at LIU Campus Brooklyn, NY
July 2011
July 6th – Uri Caine Ensemble plays Mahler
Festival of World and Sacred Music Girona. Auditori de La Mercè, Spain
Festival of World and Sacred Music Girona. Auditori de La Mercè, Spain
July 7th – Uri Caine Ensemble, Lyckå Kammarmusik Festival. Lyckå, Sweden
July 9th – Uri Caine Ensemble, Musik Forum. Klagenfurt, Austria
July 13th – 10PM The Stone with Tim Berne and Ches Smith
July 14th – Cornelia Street Café, NYC with Tim Kuhl’s Doomsayer CD Release
July 17th-23rd – Teaching and performing at The Maine Jazz Camp, University of Maine at Farmington
Michael Formanek Quartet West Coast Tour
June 1st-June 6th 2011
The Michael Formanek Quartet featuring Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver
June 1st – 8:30 and 10PM Blue Whale @ The Weller Court
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St Suite 301. Los Angeles, California
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St Suite 301. Los Angeles, California
June 2nd – 7:30 PM The Bellevue Jazz Festival
Bellevue, WA (Seattle Area) Double Bill with Chris Potter’s Underground
Bellevue, WA (Seattle Area) Double Bill with Chris Potter’s Underground
June 4th – 7:30 pm The Shedd Institute: Jaqua Concert Hall Eugene, OR
June 5th – 8PM The Redwood Jazz Alliance
Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F Street, Eureka, www.humboldtarts.org
Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F Street, Eureka, www.humboldtarts.org
June 6th – Yoshi’s Oakland, CA.
June 14th – The Harold Danko Group at the Rochester Jazz Festival
May 2011
May 14th 10PM – The Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, and Gerald Cleaver at The 2nd Annual Gowanus Jazz Festival 2011 at the Douglass Street Music Collective
May 15th 6PM – The Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, and Gerald Cleaver
And at 8PM Michael Formanek’s Unintended Consonance featuring Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, Gerald Cleaver, Cam Collins, Eric Trudel Nathan Ellman-Bell, Peter Formanek, John Dierker, Dave Ballou, Brent Madsen, Marc Miller & Susan Alcorn The Windup Space 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 410-244-8855
And at 8PM Michael Formanek’s Unintended Consonance featuring Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, Gerald Cleaver, Cam Collins, Eric Trudel Nathan Ellman-Bell, Peter Formanek, John Dierker, Dave Ballou, Brent Madsen, Marc Miller & Susan Alcorn The Windup Space 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 410-244-8855
Michael Formanek Quartet Tour/ April 2011
Tim Berne, Alto saxophone
Craig Taborn, Piano
Michael Formanek, doublebass
Gerald Cleaver, Drums
April 6th – SJU Jazzpodium Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands
April 7th – Unterfahrt Muenchen, Germany
April 8th – Kulak Baden, Switzerland
April 9th – Penn-Ar-Jazz Espace Vauban Brest, France
April 10th – Sunset Paris, France
April 11th – Jazz @ Cafe Wilhelmina Eindhoven, Netherlands
April 12th – Porgy and Bess Vienna, Austria
April 13th – Jazzfest Brno Brno, Czech Republic
April 14th – Jazzbina Spring Edition Pula, Croatia
April 15th – Teatro San Martino Bologna, Italy
April 16th – Count Basie Jazzclub Genova, Italy
April 17th – Bimhuis Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 2010
October 27th - The Jazz Standard, NYC
October 28th - Philadelphia Art Alliance
October 29th - An Die Musik, Baltimore
October 31st - Casa Da Musica, Porto, Portugal
JUNE 2010
June 10th - The Stone NYC 8PM Duo with Mark Feldman 10PM Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver
APRIL 2010
MARCH 2010
March 30th - Trio Performance with Ed Soph and Stefan Karlsson- North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
February 2010
December 2009
December 12th – Philadelphia with Tim Berne (Large group with Marc Ducret, Dan Weiss, Chris Speed, Matt Mitchell, and Shayne Endsley)
November 2009
November 15th - The Windup Space, Baltimore with Michael Formanek's Cautious Optimism (premier gig of new quartet with Cam Collins, Eric Trudel, and Nathan Ellman-Bell playing MF's music)
Sets at 7 and 8:30
November 11th - Peabody Conservatory - Duo Recital with Pianist Tim Murphy
October 2009
October 29th - PiM Milan, Italy duo with Mark Feldman
October 31st - Botticino, Italy with the James Emery Quartet
October 15th – An Die Musik, Baltimore, with the Tim Kuhl Group
October 14th - The Windup Space, Baltimore - Duo with the great John Dierker - Double bill with Third Man Trio (Will Holshouser, Han Bennink, Michael Moore)
October 2nd - Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel MD with Saxophonist Carl Grubbs
September 2009
September 26th – the New Languages Festival, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with Aaron Ali Shaikh and Randy Peterson
September 19th - An Die Musik, Baltimore - Coltrane Tribute Concert with Carl Grubbs and special guest Odean Pope on Saxophones
September 17th - The Windup Space with Anders and Peter Nilsson
September 9th and 12th - The Rosenbach Museum, Philadelphia with Dave Burrell
June 2009
June 12th 5PM - ISB Convention in State College, PA with Tim Berne (Duo)
May 2009
May 1-10 - Scottish Arts Council Tour
Julian Arguelles Trio (with Tom Rainey and Michael Formanek) Featuring John Abercrombie
1.5.2009 Cheltenham International Jazz Festival
2.5.2009 The Sage, Gateshead
3.5.2009 Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
4.5.2009 Redrooms, Perth Theatre
5.5.2009 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
6.5.2009 Eden Court , Inverness
7.5.2009 Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
8.5.09 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
February 2009
February 14 - Joe Lovano at the Portland Jazz Festival
February 15 - Judy Silvano’s Cleome at the Portland Jazz Festival
January 2009
January 23-February 1st
– UK tour with Julian Arguelles Trio
(with Tom Rainey and Michael Formanek)
23/1 Brighton (England)
24/1 Nottingham (England)
25/1 Off
26/1 Vortex (London)
28/1 Cardiff (Wales)
29/1 Bristol (England)
30/1 Sheffield (England)
31/1 Belfast (Ireland)
1/2 Dublin (Ireland)
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December 2008
December 13, 2008 8:00 PM - Music Wide Open Festival
Brooklyn, New York
with Judi Silvano, Joe Lovano , Gerry Hemmingway, and Michael Formanek
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November 2008
November 1, 2008 8:00 PM - An Die Musik
409 N. Charles St. 2nd Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Tickets: $20 General Admission /$18 Seniors & Students
CREATIVE DIFFERENCES DOUBLE BILL TRIO BRAAM/DEJOODE/VATCHER
Michiel Braam - piano
Wilbert DeJoode - double bass
Michael Vatcher - drums 3081.5
Dave Ballou - trumpet
John Dierker - reeds
Marc Miller - guitar
Michael Formanek - double bass
Will Redman - drums
with special guest Tim Berne - saxophone
August 2008
August 5, 2008 8:00 PM - The Stone
The Corner of Ave. C and E.2nd Street NYC, New York, New York - $10
Michael Formanek - Solo Bass
August 5, 2008 10:00 PM - The Stone
Avenue C and E.2nd Street NYC, New York, New York - $10
Michael Formanek, Tim Berne, Gerald Cleaver, and ...
July 2008
July 28, 2008 6:00 PM - Outdoor Gig
Hartford, Connecticut
Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Jim Black, and Michael Formanek
June 2008
June 10, 2008 08:00 PM - Barbès
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope
phone 718.965.9177, Brooklyn, New York 11215
Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Michael Formanek, Jim Black
2 Sets- Contrary to the time listed above, I’m not actually sure of the set times.
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June 11, 2008 08:00 PM - Barbès
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope
phone 718.965.9177, Brooklyn, New York 11215
Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Michael Formanek, Jim Black
2 Sets- Contrary to the time listed above, I’m not actually sure of the set times.
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June 13, 2008 5:00 PM - The Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Free after museum admission
Dave Burrell/Michael Formanek Duo
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June 14, 2008 09:00 PM - The Living Theater - New Languages Festival
Clinton St., New York, New York
Aaron Ali Sheikh, Michael Formanek and Randy Peterson
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June 15, 2008 08:00 PM - Jimmy’s 43 Restaurant
43 East 7th Street NYC (between 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York, New York
$10 door + 1 drink min.
Phone:212-982-3006
3081 - Dave Ballou, John Dierker, Michael Formanek, and Will Redman
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June 28, 2008 5:00 PM - The Vancouver International Jazz Festival - Roundhouse Performance Center
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, British Columbia - Free
Tim Berne/Michael Formanek Duo
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June 29, 2008 11:00 PM - Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2008 -
The Ironworks
235 Alexander Street, Vancouver, British Columbia - $18 (Canadian)
Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Jim Black, and Michael Formanek
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May 2008
May 17, 2008 09:00 PM - The Red Room
425 E. 31st Street, Baltimore, Maryland - $6
3081 - Dave Ballou, John Dierker, Michael Formanek, Will Redman Check
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