Calendar/Itinerary

JULY 2010

 

JUNE 2010

June 6th - The Windup Space Baltimore with Travis Laplante and Gerald Cleaver
June 7th - Zebulon Williamsburg, Brooklyn with Travis Laplante and Gerald Cleaver
June 10th - The Stone NYC 8PM Duo with Mark Feldman 10PM Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver

MAY 2010

 

APRIL 2010

April 17th - An Die Musik Baltimore with Peter Erskine and Marty Ehrlich (Relativity)
April 18th - The Windup Space Baltimore with Evan Parker and Susan Alcorn

MARCH 2010

March 30th - University of North Texas Guest Lecture Series Guest Lecturer
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

February 2010


February 19th - The Tea Lounge, Brooklyn with Devin Gray, Ellery Eskelin, and Dave Ballou

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January 2010

 
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December 2009


December 12th – Philadelphia with Tim Berne (Large group with Marc Ducret, Dan Weiss, Chris Speed, Matt Mitchell, and Shayne Endsley)

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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 

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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

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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

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June 2009


June 12th 5PM - ISB Convention in State College, PA with Tim Berne (Duo)

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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

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February 2009

February 14 - Joe Lovano at the Portland Jazz Festival

February 15 - Judy Silvano’s Cleome at the Portland Jazz Festival

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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)
for further info

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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
for further info

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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

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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 ...

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July 2008

July 28, 2008 6:00 PM - Outdoor Gig
Hartford, Connecticut

Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Jim Black, and Michael Formanek

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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.
for further info

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.
for further info

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
for further info

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
for further info

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
for further info

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
for further info

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
for further info

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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
for further info

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