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Will Calhoun — Native Lands CD/DVD will be in record stores nationally (available on the Half Note Label) on June 28. Click here to order. As always, please make sure to check with the local venues to confirm show dates and details! Saturday, July 17, 2010 "Cosmic Summer Musical Journey" lecture and performance with Will Calhoun, Greg Curtis, Doctah B Sirius Join Doctah B Sirius, Will Calhoun, and Greg Curtis as they will share life, wisdom, culture and live healing rhythms under the evening sky. Live DJ Tracy Kendrick will also be on hand. at Elevation 5412 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019 (323) 931-1212 3pm - 8pm / $20 at the door, children under 16 are free Check out the Elevation Website for additional details. July 10 and 11, 2010 "Rest In P: All-Star Salute/Funkraiser for Garry 'Starchild' Shider" featuring Living Colour and many others Sat 7/10/10 - Bloomfield, NJ @ Multimedia Arts Center 8 pm - $20 Advance tickets / $25 on SaturdaySun 7/11/10 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 7 pm - $25.00 Advance tickets / $30.00 on SundayPlease check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 The Will Calhoun Trio performs in a rare/unique trio performance Will Calhoun - Drums Marc Cary - Keyboard Earl Travis - Bass at the Zinc Bar. 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Tel. 212-477-ZINC Sets start at 8:00 pm Check out the Zinc Bar site for additional details. Saturday, June 5th, 2010 Living Colour at Central Park SummerStage in New York City. Living Colour last graced SummerStage back in 2001, staging their first reunion to a packed house. Now Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun, Corey Glover and Doug Wimbish return to Central Park, celebrating not only our twenty-fifth anniversary but also the 25th year of the Black Rock Coalition, the not-for-profit artist collective that Vernon Reid helped co-found. Living Colour rose to stardom in 1988 with their breakout album Vivid, spawning the Grammy Award-winning smash hit and MTV staple, "Cult of Personality". Other charting hits from the band include 1990's "Type" and "Love Rears Up It's Ugly Head". In 2009, the band released their fifth studio album, The Chair and the Doorway to critical success with Rolling Stone declaring the new album, Living Colour's most focused record since their 1988 debut. Click here for more information. 2010 Tour dates with Living Colour
Living Colour at Anevida São João in Sao Paulo, Brazil - May 16, 2010(click image for larger version in a new window) Thu 1/28/10 - Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola Fri 1/29/10 - Krakow, Poland @ Klub Studio Sat 1/30/10 - Erp, Netherlands @ Monsters of Mariaheide Sun 1/31/10 - Winterbach, Germany @ Lehenbachhalle Sat 2/6/10 - Vitry-sur-Seine, France @ Festival Son D'hiver Fri 5/14/10 - Brasília, Brazil @ Autódromo Nelson Piquet Sat 5/16/10 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Anevida São João [VIRADA CULTURAL (festival)] Tue 6/1/10 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony Wed 6/2/10 - Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live Sun 6/5/10 - New York City, NY @ SummerStage (Central Park) Thu 6/19/10 - Hanover, MD @ Cancun Cantina Fri 6/20/10 - Hagerstown, MD @ Cancun Cantina Wed 7/28/10 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt Thu 7/29/10 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Fri 7/30/10 - Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry Sat 7/31/10 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sun 8/1/10 - Londonderry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall Mon 8/2/10 - Norfolk, CT @ Infiniti Music Hall Thu 8/5/10 - Czech Republic @ Production day Fri 8/6/10 - Loket, Czech Republic @ Motorcycle Rock Festival Sat 8/7/10 - Italy @ San Guiliano Del Sannio Sun 8/8/10 - Rome, Italy @ Open Air Tue 8/10/10 - Essen, Germany @ Zeche Carl Wed 8/11/10 - Hannover, Germany @ Blues Garage Thu 8/12/10 - Leverkusen, Germany @ Scala Fri 8/13/10 - Arnheim, Netherlands @ Huntenpop Festival Sat 8/14/10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Sun 8/15/10 - Oudenaerde, Belgium @ Feest in het Park Festival Thu 8/17/10 - Vienna, Austria @ Porgy Fri 8/18/10 - Wroclaw, Poland @ Alibi Sat 8/19/10 - Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima Sun 8/20/10 - Friesach, Austria @ Festival Mon 8/21/10 - Rubigen, Switzerland @ Mühle Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. April 16 and 17, 2010 Will performs with the Marc Cary Trio Marc Cary - Piano Will Calhoun - Drums Earl Travis - Bass Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025 Show times are 8, 10, 11:30 pm ($30 music charge applies) Check out the Smoke Website for more details. 2010 Tour dates with Oumou Sangare tour in Australia Sat 4/3/10 - Byron Bay, Australia @ East Coast Blues & Roots Festival Mon 4/5/10 - Byron Bay, Australia @ East Coast Blues & Roots Festival Tue 4/6/10 - Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Opera House Thu 4/8/10 - Melbourne, Australia @ Hamer Hall Fri 4/9/10 - Adelaide, Australia @ Festival Centre Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. 2010 Living Colour "Experience Hendrix Tour" Dates Thu 3/4/10 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Fri 3/5/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Sat 3/6/10 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock The Joint Sun 3/7/10 - Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theater Tue 3/9/10 - Fresno @ Friant Wed 3/10/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Thu 3/11/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Fri 3/12/10 - Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Sun 3/14/10 - Denver, Colorado @ Paramount Theater Tue 3/16/10 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre Wed 3/17/10 - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Thu 3/18/10 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre Sat 3/20/10 - St Louis, MO @ The Fox Theatre Sun 3/21/10 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre Tue 3/23/10 - Akron, OH @ Civic Theatre Wed 3/24/10 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater Thu 3/25/10 - Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theater Sat 3/27/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Fox Theatre Sun 3/28/10 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. See photos of Will Calhoun in concert at the Chelsea Art Museum, from the Backstage Pass With Lia Chang Blog. September 21, 2009 Living Colour is the musical guest on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, on Monday, September 21, 2009 -- don't miss it! August 22, 2009 Will performs with the Stanley Jordan trio Stanley Jordan - Guitar Will Calhoun - drums Rael Wesley Grant - Bass Reston Town Center Reston, VA 11900 Market Street Show times are 7:30pm and 9pm Check out the Reston Town Center events page for more details. July 2009 Tour dates with Oumou Sangare Thu 07/02/09 - Chicago, IL @ Millennium Stage Fri 07/03/09 - Katonah, NY @ Caramoor Festival w/Bela Fleck Sat 07/04/09 - Dayton, OH @ City Festival w/Bela Fleck Sun 07/05/09 - New York City, NY @ Summerstage Mon 07/06/09 - Brownfield, ME @ Stone Mountain Arts Center w/Bela Fleck Wed 07/08/09 - Montreal, QUE @ Montreal Jazz Festival Thu 07/09/09 - Ottawa, ONT @ Cisco Blues Fri 07/10/09 - Winnipeg @ Winnipeg Folk Festival - Main stage Sat 07/11/09 - Winnipeg @ Winnipeg Folk Festival - workshop Sun 07/12/09 - Toronto, ONT @ Afrofest Queens Park Wed 07/15/09 - Quebec City, QUE @ City Festival Fri 07/17/09 - Burlington, VT @ Sol Harvest Festivus Sat 07/18/09 - Trumansburg @ NY Grassroots Festival Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. June 2009 Head>>Fake Tour/Clinics in England Wed 06/03/09 - Southsea, Portsmouth @ Wedgewood Rooms (Shop = Fab Four) Thu 06/04/09 - Exeter @ Phoenix Arts Centre (Mansons) Fri 06/05/09 - Warwick @ Ridgehouse Theatre (Bass Direct) Sun 06/07/09 - South Parade, Oxford @ Northwall Arts Centre (Oxford Guitar Galleries) Tue 06/09/09 - Chiswick, London @ Metropolis Studios (Frets) Wed 06/10/09 - London @ The Luminaire (311 Kilburn High Road) Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun Masterclass
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance Live at The Luminaire - June 10, 2009 May and June 2009 Tour dates with Charnett Moffet Trio Charnett Moffet - Bass Tue 05/19/09 - Washington DC @ Blues Alley Wed 05/20/09 - NY @ CD release party at Iridium (see details below) Tue 05/26/09 - Wed 05/27/09 - LA @ Catalina's Sat 06/13/09 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Harmony Festival (10pm, Harmony Hall) Sun 06/14/09 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Harmony Festival (solo performance, Wave Drum/flute concert at 2pm, Tea for Two Stage) Wed 06/24/09 - Dobbs Ferry, NY @ out door festival Please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details. Click here for an article reviewing a recent performance of Will and the Charnette Moffet Trio. May 20, 2009 The Charnett Moffett Trio, featuring Moffett on bass, drummer Will Calhoun and pianist Stephen Scott will play at Iridium Jazz Club in New York to celebrate the release of "The Art Of Improvisation" CD (Motema Records). Show times are 8:30pm & 10:30pm. Tickets are $25. Location: 1650 Broadway (btw 50th and 51st Streets) Reservations and Tickets: (212) 582-2121 Check out the Iridium Website for additional details. May 11th, 2009 Will Calhoun's Native Land Experience Live at the Blue Note in NYC Featuring: Will Calhoun: Drums, Loops, Indigenous/Electronic Percussion Mark Kelley: Bass Corey Wilkes: Trumpet Marcus Strickland: Saxophone Stephen Scott: Keyboards Click here for gig poster. Show times: 8pm & 10:30pm Tix: $15 for seats, $10 for the bar area Doors open: 6pm Blue Note 131 W 3rd St. NYC Visit the Blue Note Web site or call the box office at 212-475-8592 for additional details. Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar - April 23 and 25, 2009 Will performs during two nights at Jazzkaar 2009 in Tallinn, Estonia. Sat 04/23/09 (Tropical Day) - 7:30pm in the Russian Cultural Center Small HallWill performs solo Mon 04/25/09 (Jazzkaar Day) - 8:00pm in the Russian Cultural Center Great Hall The Jazzkaar Dream Band feat. Ray Anderson & Will Calhoun Check out the Jazzkaar 2009 Website for additional details. Living Colour 2009 Spain Tour dates Thu 03/26/09 - Grenada, SPAIN @ Sala El Tren Fri 03/27/09 - Bilbao, SPAIN @ Sala Rock Star Sat 03/28/09 - Girona, SPAIN @ Sala la Mirona - Black Music Festival As always, please make sure to check with the local venues to confirm show dates and details! UNIFIED PRESENCE - 2009 Spring European Tour dates Dave Gilmore - guitar Will Calhoun - drums, loops, percussion Jamaladeem Tacuma - bass Sat 03/14/09 - Dresden, GERMANY @ Tante Ju Mon 03/16/09 - Graz, AUSTRIA @ General Music Direktion Tue 03/17/09 - Velden, AUSTRIA @ Bluesiana Wed 03/18/09 - Passau, GERMANY @ Cafe Museum Thu 03/19/09 - Raab, AUSTRIA @ Musikschule Fri 03/20/09 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Porgy Sat 03/21/09 - Wenig, AUSTRIA @ Wengerwirt Sun 03/22/09 - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA @ Media Park Mon 03/23/09 - Linz, AUSTRIA @ Stadtkeller Tue 03/24/09 - Munich, Germany @ Bayerischer Hof As always, please make sure to check with the local venues to confirm show dates and details! Thursday March 12th, 2009 Unique World Music Acoustronic Performance Duo... Francis Mbappe - Bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion Will Calhoun - Acoustic guitar, loops, percussion, voice, flutes 1-show only @ the Zinc Bar. 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Tel. 212-477-ZINC Showtime is 8:30pm sharp. Check out the Zinc Bar site for additional details. Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun, Feb 19, 20, 21 & 22, 2009 Will Calhoun performs as part of the Stanley Jordan Trio at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. Show times are 8:30pm & 10:30pm. Tickets are $35. Location: 1650 Broadway (btw 50th and 51st Streets) Reservations and Tickets: (212)- 582-2121 Check out the Iridium site for additional details. Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009 Will Calhoun's Native Lands Experience performs at Zinc Bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. Featuring: Will Calhoun: drums, loops, indigenous percussion and flute, Mark Kelley: bass, Marcus Strickland: saxophone, Marc Cary: keys, piano. Location: 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Tel. 212-477-ZINC Check out the Zinc Bar site for additional details. Saturday, January 10, 2009 Will Calhoun's Native Lands Experience performs at Winter Jazzfest at Sullivan Hall in New York City's Greenwich Village. Featuring: Will Calhoun: drums, loops, indigenous percussion and flute, Mark Kelley: bass, Marcus Strickland: saxophone, Corey Wilkes: trumpet, Marc Cary: keys, piano. Check out the Winter JazzFest site for additional details. Venue: Sullivan Hall 214 Sullivan Street (betw. Bleeker and W. 3rd St.) Greenwich Village New York, NY 10011 Thursday, January 8, 2009 Will Calhoun Ambient, Trance Jazz Live at: SHRINE Neighborhood: Manhattan/Harlem 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard New York, NY 10030 (212) 690-7807 shrinenyc.com Admission is free, donations/tips are appreciated! Monday, January 5, 2009 Will Calhoun will be performing on the Fox Morning show, with Keyboardist Marc Cary. Performance time: 8:45am. One of the performance tunes will be Will Calhoun's composition "DORITA". A must see before Will's performance at the Winter Jazz Festival. Click here for a link to a video of the performance! 2008 Tour Schedule Archive 2007 Tour Schedule Archive 2006 Tour Schedule Archive 2005 Tour Schedule Archive 2004 Tour Schedule Archive 2003 Tour Schedule Archive 2002 Tour Schedule Archive 2001 Tour Schedule Archive Clinic Tour Schedule As always, please make sure to check with the local venues to confirm show dates and details! Monday to Wednesday, June 15-17, 2009 Will Calhoun is a featured artist for a three-day series of conversations, workshops, and performances exploring the intersection of music and quantum mechanics at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Click here for more information and schedule. Saturday & Sunday, May 16th & 17th, 2009 Will Calhoun is a featured clinician and will also perform a Master Class at the The 19th Annual Chicago Drum Show, located at Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 South Randall Rd, St Charles, Illinois. Clinic is on Saturday at 3:00pm, and the Master Class is on Sunday at 4:00pm. Visit the website for more details. Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Will Calhoun will perform on the Agora Stage at MusikMesse 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany at 1pm for a Sabian event, and at 3pm for the Mapex - Performance is Everything party. Visit the MusikMesse site or the Mapex Myspace page for more details, or visit the Mapex or Sabian booths at the Messe show if you are attending the show. Sunday, April 5th, 2009 Will Calhoun is a featured artist at the Adams Drummers Festival, the largest drumming event in Belgium. Visit the website for more details. Click here for poster. Check out the video and review from Will's appearance at Adams Drummers Festival 2009. FUTURISTIC TRIBAL SOUNDS -- DRUMWAVE EXPERIENCE WILL CALHOUN Master Class/Solo Performance Explore the sonic history of traditional drumming with the birth of technology. Drums can be used as the brain of sound, ambiance, story-telling, and connection to spirits. The class will take a personal look at rhythm, sound, frequency and how the history and future of drumming are interlaced... Will Calhoun was introduced to the international music scene as the hard-driving drummer of the multi-platinum recording group LIVING COLOUR. Performing with the Gnawa masters in Morocco, Aboriginal elders in the Out-Back of Australia, and Punta rock musicians in Belize, Will has created his own percussive combination of electronics and acoustic-ancestral grooves. >>back to top Copyright © 1995 - 2009 Too Fly Productions Created with the assistance of Princeton Internet Group, Inc. - PING |