Danton Boller Bass NYC

Misha Piatigorsky Trio at Zinc Bar, NYC
2017-12-16 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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. With Ari Hoenig on drums and Danton Boller on bass.

Misha Piatigorsky Trio at Zinc Bar, NYC
2017-12-12 20:00, 2017-11-25 20:00, 2017-11-18 20:00 | 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. With Rudy Royston on drums and Danton Boller on bass.

Keller Williams, Fairfield, CT
2017-12-09 20:00 | Fairfield Theater, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT, 06824, United States

Keller Williams, Wilkes-Barre, PA
2017-12-08 19:30 | F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701, United States

Keller Williams, Albany, NY
2017-12-07 19:30 | The Egg, Center for the Performing Arts, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, NY, 12220, United States
An Evening with Keller Williams
Part of the American Roots & Branches Series
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Keller Williams performs one of the most fascinating one-man shows as he performs his unique mix of folk, bluegrass, reggae and rock, creating electronic backing loops in the moment, building and improvising as he goes on his custom-made ten-string guitar.

Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments at Joe's Pub, NYC
2017-12-06 21:30, 2017-12-05 21:30, 2017-12-04 21:30, 2017-11-28 21:30, 2017-11-12 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

Ari Ambrose, New York Public Library
2017-12-03 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.

Emily Braden, 55 Bar, NYC
2017-12-01 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

Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments at Joe's Pub, NYC
2017-11-29 21:30 | NY

Justin Vivian Bond, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
2017-11-11 19:30 | NYU Skirball, 566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, 10012, United States
“The best cabaret artist of their generation.” – The New Yorker
Mx Justin Vivian Bond presents a raucous and seductive evening of songs and stories. Declared a “cabaret messiah” by Time Out/London, Bond is a trans-genre artist living in New York City. As a performer, both on and Off-Broadway, Mx Bond has received numerous accolades, winning an Obie (2001), a Bessie (2004), a Tony nomination (2007), the Ethyl Eichelberger Award (2007). V authored the Lambda Literary Award winning memoir TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels (The Feminist Press, 2011).

Justin Vivian Bond, NYC
2017-10-30 20:00 | Aperture Gala Honoring Zachary Drucker, 555 West 18th Street, NY, NY, United States
Aperture’s 65th Anniversary Gala celebrates the contributions of four visionary artists working at the intersection of photography, style, and human potential: Kwame Brathwaite, Zackary Drucker, Inez & Vinoodh.
Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online.

Mx Justin Vivian Bond is a trans-genre artist living in New York City. As a performer both on and Off-Broadway, Mx Bond has received numerous accolades winning an Obie (2001), a Bessie (2004), a Tony nomination (2007), the Ethyl Eichelberger Award (2007), The Peter Reed Foundaton Grant, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant for Artists. V authored the Lambda Literary Award winning memoir TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels (The Feminist Press, 2011).
Films include John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus (2006), Sunset Stories (2012), Imaginary Heroes (2004) and Fanci’s Persuasion (1995). Solo exhibitions of JVB’s watercolors, sculptural installations and live art have been presented by Participant, Inc. (NYC, 2011, 2016), Art Market Provincetown (2014), and Vitrine (London, 2015). Albums include Kiki and Herb: Do You Hear What We Hear?, Kiki and Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall, Dendrophile, and Silver Wells.

Keller Williams/Grateful Grass, Austin, TX
2017-10-28 19:00 | NY
Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Jay Starling (Love Canon) and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites.
“Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project.
WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the project for you. If you like singing along to Dead songs in that song’s normal tempo but dancing double time to the music, this is definitely your jam. A lot of people seem to dig it and I dig them for that.” – Keller Williams

Keller Williams/Grateful Grass, Houston, TX
2017-10-27 21:00 | The Ballroom at Warehouse Live, 813 Saint Emanuel Street, Houston, TX, 77003, United States

GOAT at the Bitter End, NYC
2017-10-26 21:38 | NY

Keller Williams/Grateful Grass, New Orleans
2017-10-26 21:00 - 23:30 | Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States

Michael Leonhart Orchestra, NYC
2017-10-23 18:30 | NY
In the spirit of Ellington and Zappa’s bands, the MLO consists of unique improvisers/instrumentalists, performing Leonhart’s innovative arrangements.
At age 17, Michael was honored as the youngest Grammy recipient in history, cited as the most outstanding musician in a U.S. high school.
Michael has performed with Steely Dan since 1996, recording two albums with them, including 2000’s Grammy winning Album of the Year “Two Against Nature” on which he was a featured soloist, arranger and conductor. He has performed and/or recorded with music legends James Brown, Ringo Starr, Brain Eno, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Levon Helm, Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Dr. John, Steve Winwood, Bill Withers, Bette Midler, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Caetano Veloso, A Tribe Called Quest, Raekwon (Wutang Clan), Henry Mancini, John Barry, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Bobby McFerrin, Wynton Marsalis, Todd Rundgren and Bonnie Raitt.
Michael can be heard playing trumpet on Mark Ronson’s #1 hit “Uptown Funk” featuring Bruno Mars.

Keller Williams/Grateful Grass, Stratton, Vermont
2017-10-08 16:30 | Stratton Mountain Music Festival, 5 Village Lodge Rd, South Londonderry,, VT, 05155, United States
The Keller Williams Grateful Grass featuring Jeff Austin, Andy Hall, Jeremy Garrett and Danton Boller delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites.
“Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project.
WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the project for you. If you like singing along to Dead songs in that song’s normal tempo but dancing double time to the music, this is definitely your jam. A lot of people seem to dig it and I dig them for that.” – Keller Williams

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Abridged), Stanford, CA
2017-09-27 19:30 | Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Taylor Mac is the American theater’s most beloved maximalist. Creating extravagant performances with jester-like charm, Mac’s work reflects the vast mosaic of the American imagination.
With Mac as our puckish guide, join us for an abridged version of his epic 24-hour performance art concert, which decodes the social history of the United States—all 240 years and counting—through popular songs ranging from “Yankee Doodle Dandy” to disco. The show is a dazzling, community-building experience that reflects our nation’s diverse and sometimes dysfunctional story in order to reinvigorate a distinctively American sense of possibility.
A 24-Decade History of Popular Music is the winner of the 2017 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
In partnership with Stanford Live, the entirety of A 24-Decade History will be performed in four parts at the Curran in San Francisco on September 15, 17, 22, and 24. For information, visit sfcurran.com.

Taylor Mac, Chapter IV (1956-the present), San Francisco
2017-09-24 17:00 - 23:00 | Curran Theater and Stanford Live Arts in Association with the Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States
Taylor Mac’s groundbreaking performance art concept A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC is “a must-see for anyone who wants to see a kinder, gentler society.” (Huffington Post)
A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC is Taylor Mac’s multi-year effort to chart a subjective history of the United States through is a unique mash-up of music, history, performance, and art that were popular throughout the country, and in its disparate communities, from 1776 to the present day.

“One of the great experiences of my life.” -The New York Times

Taylor Mac (who prefers the gender pronoun “judy”) is a New York-based theater artist, playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, cabaret performer, performance artist, director, and producer whose many talents combine in the spectacular A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC. Taylor recently won the 2017 Edward M. Kennedy Award for Drama inspired by American History and was a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama. A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC had the distinct honor of being included on an unprecedented three New York Times “Best of…” lists in 2016: Performance, Theater and Classical Music.
The concert will be presented as four six-hour chapters, together making the first complete presentation since Taylor’s historic 24-hour marathon performance at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse last fall. Tickets can be purchased as single chapters, or audience members can purchase a four performance series – the pièce de résistance in it’s entirety, an experience that The New York Times’ Wesley Morris called “one of the great experiences of my life.”

Chapter I (1776-1836) September 15: The American Revolution from the perspective of the yankee doodle dandy, the early women’s lib movement, an epic battle between drinking songs and early temperance songs, a dream sequence where the audience is blindfolded and the heteronormative narrative as colonization.

Chapter II (1836-1896) September 17: Walt Whitman and Stephen Foster go head to head for the title of Father of the American Song, culminating in the queerest Civil War Reenactment in history. Oh, and: a production of THE MIKADO set on Mars.

Chapter III (1896-1956) September 22: A Jewish tenement, a WWI trench, a speakeasy, a depression, a zoot suit riot all make the white people flee the cities.
Chapter IV (1956-the present) September 24: Bayard Rustin’s March on Washington leads to a queer riot, sexual deviance as revolution, radical lesbians, and a community building itself while under siege.

Taylor Mac seduces you, breaks your heart, patches it back up again and sews sequins along the scars.” – The Irish Times
“Taylor Mac gave me one of the great experiences of my life. I’ve slept on it, and I’m sure.” – The New York Times
“The greatest theatrical feat ever…” – OUT 100 2016
The New York Times 2016 Best Theatre and Best Performances of 2016 lists

Taylor Mac, Chapter III (1896-1956), San Francisco
2017-09-22 17:00 - 23:00 | Curran Theater and Stanford Live Arts in Association with the Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States

Taylor Mac, Chapter II (1836-1896), San Francisco
2017-09-17 17:00 - 23:00 | Curran Theater and Stanford Live Arts in Association with the Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States

Taylor Mac, Chapter I (1776-1836), San Francisco
2017-09-15 17:00 - 23:00 | Curran Theater and Stanford Live Arts in Association with the Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, San Francisco
2017-09-10 - 2017-09-29 | Curran Theater and Stanford Live Arts in Association with the Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States
Equal parts community organizer, Elizabethan fool and bedazzled bon vivant, Taylor Mac has created internationally award-winning performance events that at once provoke and embrace his diverse audience. Mac is beloved for his iconic beauty, disarming vulnerability, and soaring spirit. Drawing from his current project, A 24 Decade History of Popular Music, which was developed in part at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab and includes an epic performance over 24 continuous hours, this show will kick off MLK Week on campus and feature songs from 1946-1976, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Stonewall Riots.
Taylor Mac seduces you, breaks your heart, patches it back up again and sews sequins along the scars.” – The Irish Times
“Taylor Mac gave me one of the great experiences of my life. I’ve slept on it, and I’m sure.” – The New York Times
“The greatest theatrical feat ever…” – OUT 100 2016
The New York Times 2016 Best Theatre and Best Performances of 2016 lists

Steve Bloom Trio at Bar Next Door, NYC
2017-08-17 20:00 | Bar Next Door, 129 Macdougal St., NYC, NY, 10012, United States
Led by the always thrilling NYC guitarist Steve Bloom, the Steve Bloom Trio explores and expands upon the music of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Mingus, Wayne Shorter and Ornette Coleman. Featuring the powerful dynamics of drummer Jeremy Carlstedt and the solid expression of bassist Danton Boller, the Steve Bloom Trio brings a fresh energy and interpretation to the music of the giants. Two sets at 8:30 and 10:30pm.
