past events
2011
August 2011
July 2011
Festival of World and Sacred Music Girona. Auditori de La Mercè, Spain
Michael Formanek Quartet West Coast Tour
June 1st-June 6th 2011
The Michael Formanek Quartet featuring Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Gerald Cleaver
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St Suite 301. Los Angeles, California
Bellevue, WA (Seattle Area) Double Bill with Chris Potter’s Underground
Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F Street, Eureka, www.humboldtarts.org
May 2011
And at 8PM Michael Formanek’s Unintended Consonance featuring Tim Berne, Jacob Sacks, Gerald Cleaver, Cam Collins, Eric Trudel Nathan Ellman-Bell, Peter Formanek, John Dierker, Dave Ballou, Brent Madsen, Marc Miller & Susan Alcorn The Windup Space 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 410-244-8855
Michael Formanek Quartet Tour/ April 2011
Tim Berne, Alto saxophone
Craig Taborn, Piano
Michael Formanek, doublebass
Gerald Cleaver, Drums
2008-2010
October 2010
JUNE 2010
MAY 2010
APRIL 2010
MARCH 2010
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
February 2010
December 2009
November 2009
November 11th - Peabody Conservatory - Duo Recital with Pianist Tim Murphy
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
June 2009
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
February 2009
February 14 - Joe Lovano at the Portland Jazz Festival
February 15 - Judy Silvano’s Cleome at the Portland Jazz Festival
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)
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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
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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
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 ...
July 2008
July 28, 2008 6:00 PM - Outdoor Gig
Hartford, Connecticut
Bloodcount - Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Jim Black, and Michael Formanek
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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