Upcoming Performances
2010
March 11 – 15
Clinic and concert with Terell Stafford
University of New Hampshire
Febr 28
Frank Wess Quintet with Roni Ben-Hur
5:00pm – Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD
Febr 10
Paul Meyers Quartet featuring Frank
8:00pm & 10:00pm – Kitano Hotel Manhattan, 66 Park Ave at 38th St., NYC
Febr 5
Tenor Madness – 8 decades of Tenor Saxophone Artistry
with Frank Wess, Lew Tabackin, Joel Frahm, Wayne Escoffery, Adam Larson – ts, Ted Rosenthal – p, Martin Wind – b, Tim Horner – dr
8 pm – The Dicapo Opera Theatre, NYC
Jan 19 – Jan 24
Frank Wess Celebration Nonet
with Ted Nash – as, Scott Robinson – bs, Terell Stafford – tp, Frank Greene – tp, Luis Diego Bonilla – tb, Michael Weiss – p, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC
2009
Nov 20
NEA Jazz Masters Reunion Concert with Jimmy Heath
8:00pm – Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY
Nov 8
w/ William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra
William Paterson University, Shea Center for Performing Arts
Oct 17
The Baird presents: GIANTS OF JAZZ with Randy Weston, 2009 Jazz Master Honoree
Featuring Randy Weston, Roberta Gambarini, Monty Alexander, Mulgrew Miller and many more
7:30pm – South Orange Middle School, 70 North Ridgewood Road, South Orange, NJ
Oct 16
Yale School of Music presents a Saxophone Summit featuring six great performers on the entire family of instruments, from the soprano sax to the rare contrabass:
Jimmy Heath, Antonio Hart, Todd Bashore, Frank Basile, Scott Robinson, Frank Wess – saxes, Michael Weiss – p, David Wong – b, Tootie Heath – dr
7:30pm – Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall (470 College Street, New Haven, CT)
Aug 29
Frank Wess Quintet at “Charlie Parker Festival”
with Scott Robinson – saxophone, Ilya Lushtak – guitar, Tal Ronen – bass, Dennis Mackrel – drums
Marcus Garvey Park – 124th St. & Mt. Morris Park
Aug 28
Guest appearance at Hank Jones Birthday Celebration
8:30pm and 11:00pm – Birdland Jazz Club
Aug 26
Frank Wess Quintet
with Scott Robinson – saxophon, Ilya Lushtak – guitar, Tal Ronen – bass, Dennis Mackrel – drums
7:00pm – Jazz Mobile at Grant’s Tomb – 122nd Street & Riverside Drive (rain no performance).
Aug 23
Frank Wess Quartet “Jammin On The Hudson”
with Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Tal Ronen – b, Dennis Mackrel: dr
5:00pm – River Bank State Park (rain or shine)
May 12 – May 17
Frank Wess Nonet
with Frank Greene – tp, Greg Gisbert – tp, Lewis Venier – tb, Ted Nash – as and fl, Scott Robinson – bs, Michael Weiss – p, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC
March 24 – March 29
Frank Wess Quintet
with Scott Robinson – reeds, Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Tal Ronen – b, Quincy Davis – dr
Village Vanguard, NYC
March 15 – March 21
with Hank Jones, Ilya Lushtak, Willie Jones III
Iridium, NYC
Feb 7
Texas State University
with the Texas State Jazz Ensemble
7:00pm – Evans Auditorium
Jan 25
Frank Wess Quintet feat. Slide Hampton
with Slide Hampton – tb, Kirk Lightsey – p, Reggie Johnson – b, Alvin Queen – dr
11:00 am – Teatro Manzoni, Via Manzoni 42, Milano, Italy
2008
Dec 24
Jazz Nativity – Frank as one of the kings!
5:00 & 8:00 pm – Birdland – 315 W 44th St
Nov 21
Frank Wess Quintet
with Terrell Stafford – tp, Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
Kennedy Center, Terrace Gallery, 2700 F Street NW, Washington
Tickets
Nov 16
Frank Wess Quintet
with Terrell Stafford – tp, Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
3:00 pm & 6:45 pm – Murry’s, 3107 Green Meadows Way, Columbia, MO
Nov 15
Frank Wess Quintet
with Terrell Stafford – tp, Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
8:00 pm – Dayton Art Institute Renaissance Auditorium, Dayton, OH
Oct 30 – Nov 9
Lewis Nash Band with Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington, Terell Stafford and Jesse Davis
Fujitsu/Concord Jazz Festival in Japan
Aug 16
as a special guest at Belleayre Music Festival
Aug 6
Jazzmobile – Frank Wess Quintet
with Ilya Lushtuk – guitar, Michael Weiss – piano, Tal Ronen – bass and Winard Harper – drums
7:00 pm – Grant’s Tomb – 122nd Street & Riverside Drive
Jul 31
Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn
with Bill Charlap – p, Carol Sloane – voc, Terell Stafford – tr, Mulgrew Miller – tp, Russell Malone – guitar, Peter Washington – b, Willie Jones – dr
Take the “A” Train, Satin Doll, Chelsea Bridge and Lush Life — just a few of the compositional gems pianist-composer Billy Strayhorn created while working alongside his musical partner, Duke Ellington. An all-star cast of musicians explores Strayhorn’s indelible contribution to jazz.
92nd Street Y (NYC), Jazz In July
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Jul 22 – Jul 23
Frank Wess & Barcelona Jazz Orchestra
Jazzaldia, San Sebastian, Spain
Jun 29
Frank Wess Quintet
Kingston Jazz Festival
Jun 3 – Jun 8
Frank Wess Celebration Nonet
with Ted Nash – as, Scott Robinson – bs, Terell Stafford – tp, Frank Greene – tp, Steve Turre – tb, Cyrus Chestnut – p, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC
Apr 29 – May 04
with Terrell Stafford – tp, Ilya Lushtak – gtr, Peter Washington – b, Winard Harper – dr
Village Vanguard, NYC