Danton Boller Bass NYC

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Abridged), Utah
2018-11-02 19:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | University of Utah, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, United States
The D.C. premiere of this live vocal and theatrical presentation offers a radical, queer reading of American history with fabulous entertainer Taylor Mac and local performers.
“Mr. Mac gave me one of the great experiences of my life”—The New York Times
This hit show from drag artist Taylor Mac—the genre-defying winner of a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Grant, recipient of the 2017 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama, and a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama—uses songs of the time to chronicle our country from its founding in 1776 to today. Years in development, the show was originally performed in 2016 as a one-time, 24-hour event that made the New York Times annual list of Best Performances, Theater, and Music.
This condensed version is a highly immersive and outrageously entertaining crash course in the 240 years (and counting) of American culture and dysfunction. Highlighting various musical styles and artistic voices ranging from murder ballads to disco, Walt Whitman to David Bowie, this night is “startlingly unique… a must-see for anyone who wants to see a kinder, gentler society” (Huffington Post).

Keller Williams Duo: City Winery, Chicago
2018-11-08 20:00 | City Winery Chicago, 1200 W Randolph St,, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Keller writes: “Usually, I play places without seats. My looping show comes in handy at those establishments. Occasionally, I’m allowed to play really nice places with actual places to sit. It’s these types of places that I feel acoustic music is truly what the rooms were intended for. With that in mind, I’m proud to announce that Danton Boller on the big acoustic double bass will join me as a duo in those almost perfect rooms. Just because these shows are loopless, it doesn’t mean it won’t be super funky. Funk is in the mind, the soul and also in the right hand of Danton Boller. I’m excited to explore the ideas of acoustic dance music with only the big bass, a couple of acoustic guitars and a whole lotta songs to choose from. Danton is in my band KWahtro and has done a bunch of Grateful Grass gigs so … these shows could get real freaky. Feel free to vibe off my stoke.”

Keller Williams Duo, Evanston, IL
2018-11-09 21:00 | Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Keller Williams Duo: Ann Arbor, MI
2018-11-10 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Roberta Gambarini, Blues Alley, D.C.
2018-11-15 20:00, 2018-11-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-11-18 20:00 | Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Roberta’s 1st CD, EASY TO LOVE, was nominated for a GRAMMY Award as was her 3rd, SO IN LOVE, which was also awarded the Grand Prix du Jazz Vocal 2009, by the JAZZ ACADEMY of France. She was twice named the “Female Jazz Singer of the Year” by The Jazz Journalists Association 2007 & 2009. One of the most important Music figures of the 20th century; the late BENNY CARTER, cited Roberta as his Favorite Singer. In 2008 Roberta recorded a Superb Duet album titled YOU ARE THERE with the Legendary pianist HANK JONES. Mr. Jones- who accompanied most of the celebrated vocalists of 20th Century, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Nat King Cole – declared Roberta Gambarini “THE BEST SINGER TO EMERGE IN THE LAST 60 YEARS”
Every once in a while, a TRULY GREAT singer comes along, who possesses the Beauty, Individuality, and talent to remind us, once again of the magical majesty of the human voice. ( Without the aid of todays Technological Tricks. !!!! ) That singer is ROBERTA GAMBARINI
“Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae.” (Boston Globe)
“…blessed with superb musicality and an intuitive grasp of jazz vocalelements…” (Los Angeles Times)
“She is a vocal virtuoso, and nearly everything about her singing is perfect – her intonation, her ear for harmony, her vocal tone, her time. So too is her taste.” (The New York Sun)
“… a singer whom musicians have long known as one of the greats…breathtaking.” (Michael Brecker)
“ The Best singer to emerge in the last 60 years” ( Hank Jones)
“Roberta is one of the greatest singers of all time!” (Paquito D’Rivera)

Roberta Gambarini at Blues Alley, D.C.
2018-11-17 20:00 | Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States

After Hours with Tadataka Unno at Fat Cat, NYC
2018-11-29 01:30 | Fat Cat, 75 Christopher Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Tribute to Roy Hargrove with RHQ Alumni quartet, Thursday, November 29, late night session at 1:30am.

Ari Ambrose, New York Public Library
2018-12-02 13:00 - 16:00 | NYPL, 476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave), NY, NY, 10018 , United States
Private party for New York Public Library. NYPL’s annual holiday celebration – their Thank You to the Library’s generous supporters! Enjoy holiday music and other entertainment in the festive Schwarzman Building.

Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments - Joe's Pub NYC
2018-12-03 21:30, 2018-12-05 21:30, 2018-12-09 21:30 | Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY, 10003, United States
“Who says the city no longer produces artists who challenge, provoke and even, on occasion, dare to disgust? She can rock hard and does!” –The New York Times
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed and completely sold out production of Rock Bottom, New York’s downtown darling Bridget Everett returns the stage with her band, The Tender Moments, and a bottle of chardonnay to sing all her favorite love songs and share the stories of the men that made her…feel? From tender moments to prison sex, come get inside her.
“She’s a one-woman liberation movement for anyone with genitals.” –New York Magazine
“You can call it making love, you can call it having sex, but somebody is getting fucked tonight.” –Bridget Everett

Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments - Joe's Pub, NYC
2018-12-04 21:30, 2018-12-10 21:30, 2018-12-12 21:30 | Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY, 10003, United States

Starsky + Cox: Open Sleigh – The Twelve Signs of Christmas at Joe's Pub, NYC
2018-12-19 19:00 | Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY, 10003, United States
Get out of Bethlehem: The magi of mysticore, Stella Starsky and Quinn Cox, return to Joe’s Pub to kill the people with their holiday spectacle of song, wit and cosmic wisdom. You-know-who isn’t the only one born under some yonder star—we all are—and Starsky + Cox have the inside celestial scoop on what’s going on in that great o’er hanging firmament; and how every one of us is endowed with divine superpowers (and can work miracles) all our own. The tunes do the talking and the walking through the Zodiac, as songs by writers born under each of the twelve astrological signs drive a multitude of ah-ha moments home. Tis the season for empowerment and giving it absolutely everything you’ve got. Musical director Matt Ray at the baby grand leads the band with Tomoko Akaboshi on violin, Danton Boller on the upright bass, and Patrick Johnson on percussion and vocals.

Greg Glassman Quintet at Fat Cat, NYC
2018-12-20 22:00 | Fat Cat, 75 Christopher Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Greg Glassman Quintet

Jane Irving at Winnie's Jazz Bar, NYC
2018-12-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Winnie’s Jazz Bar, 63 W. 38th Street, NY, NY, 10018, United States
“Irving’s voice is effortlessly projected. Sometimes a phrase is pursued with increasing pressure until the notes glisten and when suddenly released
in a whipping ribbon can give you the shivers.” – S.I.M.A Australia.
“Lavish talent and striking originality.”
– The Weekend Australian.​

In the early 1900s, one year after the Colony Arcade first opened as a working factory for milliners, visionary businesswoman Winifred T. McDonald rented the building’s 20,000-square foot ground floor space, turning it into a tea room for ladies and a separate restaurant for men.
Honoring the Colony Arcade’s role in New York’s Garment District, Winnie’s today is an intimate space that boasts a refined cocktail list with Prohibition-era flair, and an extensive beer and wine selection. With its prime location at the heart of Refinery Hotel’s lobby, timeless setting and live jazz performances, Winnie’s is a quintessential New York experience.

Misha Piatigorsky Trio at Zinc Bar, NYC
2018-12-22 20:00, 2018-12-28 22:00 | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Hailed by the Boston Globe as an artist who “beautifully merges the worlds of serious jazz and pop,” Misha Piatigorsky’s blend of powerful melodies with an unusual harmonic sensitivity gives his sound a deeply personal yet cosmopolitan dimension, reflecting his experience as a Russian-Jewish émigré growing up in urban America.

After Hours with Greg Glassman at Fat Cat, NYC
2018-12-22 23:59 | Fat Cat, 75 Christopher Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
After Hours with Greg Glassman at Fat Cat, NYC, starting at 1:30am.

Misha Piatigorsky Trio at The Falcon, Marlboro, NY
2018-12-23 20:00 | The Falcon, 1348 US-9W, Marlboro, NY, 12542, United States
“…beautifully merges the worlds of serious jazz and pop” – Boston Globe
Misha Piatigorsky
Bandleader, vivid pianist, and an award-winning composer uses his residency at Zinc Bar to continuously evolve musical style, with his signature Trio project as well as larger bands, most significantly his large ensemble The Sketchy Orkestra.
Rudy Royston
Drummer, composer, and bandleader Rudy Royston takes no prisoners. He is as elegant as a prima ballerina and as fierce as a gladiator warrior. His unmistakable precision and musicality make him the Tsar of the drums. Misha and Rudy met 8 years ago, and not one performance has passed without undeniable tears of glory and a belly full of soul and creation.
Danton Boller
Bassist and producer Danton Boller has a stronghold on a wide spectrum of musical genres. From hard bop with Roy Hargrove to Bridget Everett to Keller Williams, Danton stands out as the iconic groove master on any stage. His musical collaboration with Misha Piatigorsky is 20 years strong and his sensibility and understanding of Misha’s music is as organic as it is definitive.

Matt Ray Trio at Little Branch, NYC
2019-01-03 22:30 | Little Branch, 22 7th Ave S., NYC, NY, 10014, United States
Join Matt Ray, Jeremy Carlstedt and Danton Boller as they play jazz classics in this basement bar full of cocktail wizardry. 10:30pm-1am, 3 sets.

Emily Braden at 55 Bar, NYC
2019-01-04 18:00 | 55 Bar, 55 Christopher St., New York, NY, 10014, United States
“Winner of New York City’s ‘Best of the Best’ Jazzmobile Vocal Competition”
Big, bad beauty from Boise, Idaho, Emily Braden covers a lot of ground. Whether she’s fronting an genre-defying orchestra or leading a world-class trio in the heart of Manhattan, Braden has the innate ability to win the heart of any audience with her powerhouse vocals and striking stage presence.

Winner of New York City’s prestigious “Best of the Best” Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, Braden’s signature sound is an effortless blend of jazz and soul. Her debut album Soul Walk is composed of high-energy originals and “flipped-out” jazz standards. Producer Misha Piatigorsky says, “As a singer, Emily has no boundaries. She gives me goose bumps.”
Braden has performed at notable NYC venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club (Late Night Groove Series), Birdland Jazz Club, le poisson rouge, BAMCafe and as well as on international festival circuits. East coast residencies include Richard Bona’s Club Bonafide and Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem, the original home of bebop. Braden has traveled to Burkina Faso, West Africa as part of the US Embassy’s Arts Envoy program. She recently made her debut as a featured vocalist with Post Modern Jukebox. Her vocal versatility has earned her a place as a front woman with The Sketchy Orkestra, the Matt Parker Trio and Oliver Swain’s Big Machine. Her own group Double Bass, Double Voice released their debut album in the US and Japan in February 2017.
“Braden is a master vocalist and magnetic performer. Her music suits every mood and ranges from soulful to sassy. One of the great new voices in harlem!”
– J.J. El-Far, Creative Director of the Harlem Arts Fest
“Emily Braden possesses all the qualities that precedes the rising of a new star. I’m so pleased to have had the opportunity to witness her talent at this point on her path to global recognition as a great Jazz vocalist.”
– Dr. Dee Daniels, Jazz vocalist, artistic director of the DeMiero Jazz Fest (WA), vocal clinician, mentor, composer

Roy Hargrove Memorial Tribute, Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center
2019-01-08 19:00 | Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10023, United States
The life and work of Roy Hargrove will be honored at a musical celebration on Tuesday, January 8, in Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the event will begin promptly at 7pm.

Originally scheduled to take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the festivities will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center after the conclusion of the 2019 Jazz Congress.
The celebration will be open to the public and the general seating area will become available on a first come first serve basis. Seating in Rose Theater is limited, and Jazz at Lincoln Center reserves the right to close admission based on capacity. Additional seating will be available for simulcast viewing in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room, Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Atrium and Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.
Roy Anthony Hargrove, one of the most respected and loved musicians in the New York City community and the world at large, was a trailblazing multiple Grammy Award winning trumpeter. He was known just as intensely for his brimming fire and fury as he was for his gorgeous, signature balladry. Over and over, his sound attested to and sanctified his deep love for music. His unselfish timbre covered the waterfront of every musical landscape. Owning his music, his sound, Roy inspired generations of musicians. He was a game changer.

Will Sellenraad Trio at 55 Bar, NYC
2019-01-09 19:00 | 55 Bar, 55 Christopher St., New York, NY, 10014, United States
Will Sellenraad Trio: Will Sellenraad…Guitar
Danton Boller…Bass
Jeremy Carlstedt…Drums

Winter Jazz Fest Roy Hargrove Tribute at Bowery Ballroom, NYC
2019-01-12 19:00 | Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St, New York, NY, 10002, United States

Misha Piatigorsky Trio at Birdland, NYC
2019-01-17 17:30 | Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Hailed by the Boston Globe as an artist who “beautifully merges the worlds of serious jazz and pop,” Misha Piatigorsky’s blend of powerful melodies with an unusual harmonic sensitivity gives his sound a deeply personal yet cosmopolitan dimension, reflecting his experience as a Russian-Jewish émigré growing up in urban America. Piatigorsky made his public debut at age 5 on Russian National Television, and has since been a highly sought-after pianist, regularly performing at prestigious venues ranging from Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic to the Cotton Club in Tokyo, Iridium in New York City and the Basin Street in São Paulo. Whether it is as a soloist, with his piano trio, his jazz septet, or Sketchy Black Dog, piano trio with a string quartet, Misha has toured extensively across Europe, North and South America, Australia and Japan, performing at venues such as the Victoria Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Perugia Jazz Festival, Perth International Music Festival, to name a few. In addition to winning the Thelonious Monk Composers Competition (2004), distinctions have come from the American Pianists Association (1996), Rutgers University (1991-1995), the Manhattan School of Music (1995-1997), and the John Lennon Songwriter’s Competition (2000). He can also be heard on the soundtracks of major motion pictures including Chaos Theory, Pretty Persuasion, Victory Over Darkness, RX, and Danika. Renowned for his virtuosic flair onstage, Piatigorsky’s technique, charisma and electric energy have been described in the Jazz Review as combining “the chalice of modernism with the stew-pot of soul,” “straddling the line between Mussorgsky and Vince Guaraldi,” according to Brad Walseth of Chicago Jazznet. Born in Moscow, Piatigorsky immigrated to the United States at the age of eight. He earned his Bachelors Degree under pianist Kenny Barron at Rutgers University, and his Masters Degree at Manhattan School of Music.

Elysian Fields at Mountain Stage, West Virginia
2019-01-20 19:00 | Mountain Stage, WVU Creative Arts Center, 1436 Evansdale Dr., Morgantown, WV, 26506, United States
Live show is SOLD OUT! You can listen to the live radio broadcast at www.mountainstage.org
Mountain Stage and Larry Groce return to Morgantown, WV as guests of WVU Arts & Entertainment to kick of the show’s 36th season of live performance radio. Scheduled to appear on this episode are Gregory Alan Isakov, Mandolin Orange, Elysian Fields, The Brother Brothers and Hush Kids.
