FEBRUARY 2021
- 19-21 Feb: THE SAN DIEGO JAZZ PARTY HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2021. We mourn the loss of two former producers of the event: both Dave Cooper and Dan Reid passed away in mid-2020. We offer our sincere condolences to their families and friends. Dave and Dan were both great men who did a great deal to support the SDJP, and the music we all love.
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- 25 Feb - 15 Mar: If the pandemic allows him to do so, Dan will return to Spain, to be a guest with his friend Enric Peidro and Enric's terrific band. For details: www.enricpeidro.com or https://enricpeidro.bandcamp.com/music
MARCH - APRIL 2021
- (25 Feb - 15 Mar: Dan in Spain through 23 Mar; see above)
- 24 - 28: Dan in France; details to be announced...
- 29 MAR - 14 APR: Dan in Spain again, as a guest with his friend, Enric Peidro and Enric's terrific band. For details: www.enricpeidro.com or https://enricpeidro.bandcamp.com/music
APRIL 2021
MAY 2021
- 13-16 May: Dan awaits confirmation that he will perform at the Breda Jazz Festival in the Netherlands (www.bredajazzfestival.nl)
- 22: Dan leads Lafayette Escadrille, an all-star band comprised of several swinging French friends for a night in Dax, in the south of France (Please contact Mr. Pierre Ubico for details): lejazzfaitsonboeuf@gmail.com)
JUNE 2021
- 3: Dan in Bietigheim-Bissingen (near Stuttgart, Germany), for the OLYMP Jazz Festival. Dan will perform with his friend Engelbert "Angel" Wrobel and the International Hot Jazz Quartet Plus Two. For details: https://www.olymp.com/de_en/company/jazz-im-olymp/ and https://www.veranstaltung-baden-wuerttemberg.de/jazz-im-olymp-2020-bietigheim-bissingen-qqa5620631a
- 11-13: Dan travels to Denmark for the "Gladsaxe Festival." For details, please contact Dan's friend in Copenhagen, Mr. Ole Mathiasen at: helmsmathiasen@gmail.com
- 19: Dan at the Roskilde Jazz Festival, Denmark. For details, please contact Dan's friend in Copenhagen, Mr. Ole Mathiasen at: helmsmathiasen@gmail.com
- 24: Dan presents a Jazz Workshop in Taastrup, Denmark. For details, please contact Dan's friend in Copenhagen, Mr. Ole Mathiasen at: helmsmathiasen@gmail.com
- 25-27: Dan is at the Bülach Jazz Festival--very near Zürich, Switzerland--with his friend Engelbert "Angel" Wrobel and the International Hot Jazz Quartet Plus Two. For details: https://buelacherjazztage.ch/
- 28-30: TENTATIVE: Dan has gigs around Düsseldorf, Germany with his friend Chris Hopkins. Please contact Chris for locations and other details: chris@hopkins.de
JULY 2021
- 1-4: More gigs in Germany with pianist/saxophonist Chris Hopkins. Please contact Chris for locations and other details: chris@hopkins.de
- 5-10: Dan returns as an instructor for the Jazzin' July Workshop, a week-long clinic focused on--but not limited to--traditional jazz, and swing-styled performance techniques. The JJW takes place at the Fletcher Hotel Jagershorst Hotel in Leende--near Eindhoven--in the Netherlands. This annual event has been a highlight for Dan for many years now. The week culminates in a fun couple of nights, when the Workshop presents a "Jazz Dinner" at the hotel, open to the public. For details, please contact Dan's longtime friend Frank Roberscheuten at: frank.roberscheuten@planet.nl Because of Covid-19, the 2020 JJW was cancelled. Frank is currently working on JJW 2021. In the meantime, here's a link to the 2020 brochure, which contains pertinent information: http://frankroberscheuten.com/uploads/Flyer-Jazzin-July-2020.pdf
AUGUST 2021
- 13 July - 3 Aug (or so): end of Dan's tour in Spain (see above).
5 - 8 Aug: Dan has been invited to return with his "Swing Four" to Arosa, Switzerland for the Arosa "Jazz Tage" Summer Jazz & Blues Festival; c/o Dani Gugolz http://www.kiwanis-arosa.ch/jazz/index.php
The "Swing Four" performed at various venues around the breath-taking town of Arosa--surrounded by the Swiss Alps--to enthusiastic audiences. Along with Dan's trombone. the Swing Four features the always-astonishing Rossano Sportiello on piano; the swinging, big-toned bass work of Nicki Parrott, along with Nicki's wonderful vocals; and the solid, "swing-era" drumming of Guillaume Nouaux. It's a unique quartet comprised of good friends who are also simply remarkable musicians. Please join us in Arosa if you can!
SEPTEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
- 20-24: Dan will return to the Roswell jazz Festival as a performer, but also as a clinician for the RJF's "Jazz Outreach" program, which brings the joy of jazz to Roswell junior high schools, high schools, and colleges. For details: roswelljazz.org
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