CALENDAR
DAN'S SCHEDULE FOR 2023 - 2024 - 2025
***2024***
JANUARY 2024
19: Dan performs for the Tucson (AZ) Jazz Festival, with his good friend Elizabeth Shapiro, and the Los Angeles-based band, Lizzy and the Triggermen. The band has been gaining fans all over the world through their novel recordings and videos. Dan is happy to have such a great band (four horns; four rhythm; a violinist; and Liz's beautiful voice) play his arrangements. The band's library includes several of Liz's interesting original songs. www.tucsonjazzfestival.org www.lizzyandthetriggermen.com
20: Lizzy and the Triggermen (see above) perform at the Ikeda Theater in Mesa, AZ. https://www.mesaartscenter.com/
FEBRUARY 2024
23 - 25: SAN DIEGO JAZZ PARTY!
· This ultra-fun, ultra-classy event actually takes place in Del Mar, California, at the Hilton Hotel; just across from the famous Del Mar carriage racetrack. The SDJP began perhaps forty years ago in San Diego, and migrated north to nearby Del Mar. It features about twenty-five world-class players from all over the USA, who share a common love for swinging and good humor. Dan has been a part of the party since its early days, and always looks forward to the annual reunion with his musical colleagues and friends. Please join the fun, and join the SDJP family: www.sdjp.org
MARCH 2024
1-3: Dan returns to the Jazz Bash by the Bay in beautiful Monterey, CA. He'll perform all weekend on both trombone and trumpet as a guest artist with various friends. This oh-so-fun event is made-to-order for traditional jazz fans! www.jazzbashmonterey.com
APRIL 2024
2-6: Dan flies to Vienna, Austria where he'll return to perform at Vienna's legendary club, JazzLand. Dan will be in the company of stellar local players for an exciting, fun week of swinging jazz in a club filled with jazz history.
7-14: (Dan will stay in Vienna for mixing/editing sessions with his close friend, Dani Gugolz.)
15 - 21: Dan returns to Ascona, Switzerland, to perform with several of his close friends at the "Hotel Ascona Swing Festival." Ascona is on the Swiss-Italian border. This affluent resort town is nestled right alongside the beautiful Lake Maggiore, surrounded by the Alps. It's a breath-taking place, and the Hotel Ascona provides the perfect setting for the ten-day jazz event. (Dan is booked to perform for the first seven of the ten days. You can reserve tickets and lodging at the Hotel for half of the event, or the whole ten days).
For the latest information, please contact producer Frank Roberscheuten, at: http://asconaswingfestival.com/ or https://frankroberscheuten.com/contact
24: Dan reunites with his good friend, the exciting Spanish tenor saxophonist Enric Peidro for a very special concert in Oberhaching, Germany (near Munich). Dan and Enric will be joined by: Colin Dawson (tpt); Thilo Wagner (pno); Thomas Stabenow (bs); and Michael Keul (dms). This just might be the swingingest band Oberhaching has ever heard! For the location, times, and other details, please contact Bernd Lhotzky at: bernd@lhotzky.com
25: Dan will perform with the same great European All-Star band (see above) in Munich. c/o drummer Michael Keul. Location and details to be announced, and/or contact Michael for details: mkeul@schilding.de
28: The big bands are back! On this evening in Haan, Germany, Dan will present many of his own arrangements, performed by the CC Big Band under the direction of pianist Oliver Richters. In addition to Dan's trombone, his arrangements will feature Dan's German Freund, vocalist Giselheid Herder-Scholz, and talented members of the CC Big Band. The venue is the YMCA in Haan. (The YMCA has a beautiful performance facility...)
Also on the bill for this exciting night of swinging jazz will be Oliver RIchters's small group, called B Flat, and a fun local band: the Swinging Fundus.
Please contact Oliver for the exact address and other details:
30: Bring your dancing shoes for this one: a big band "Swing Night" in Gevelsberg, Germany with Dan Barrett, vocalist Giselheid Herder-Scholz, and the CC Big Band, directed by pianist Oliver Richters. (This is essentially a reprise of their April 28th concert; (see above).
Again, Dan's big band arrangements will be presented by a terrific German jazz ensemble. For details, please contact Oliver Richters at:
or, Volker Albrecht at:
Dan, Giselheid, and the band(s) all hope to see you there!
MAY 2024
May 1: Dan joins the New Orleans-styled drummer Iris Oettinger for a concert in Pforzheim, Germany. Iris always surrounds herself with like-minded, swinging players. Tonight, her band includes the phenomenal pianist--and Dan's longtime friend--Thilo Wagner. Lindy Huppertsberg (of the renowned BarrelHouse JazzBand) will be on bass. BONUS: the legendary German jazzman Klaus Bader will be on hand, playing his beautiful, Coleman Hawkins-inspired tenor saxophone! Don't miss this one!
Details: irisoettinger@aol.com
2: Iris, Lindy, and the boys will have a no-doubt swinging time at a jazz club in Stuttgart! Iris knows the name of the venue, and the time of the "downbeat." Please contact Iris for this information and other details:
4: Iris's band (please see May 1 & 2) migrate to Bad Saulgau, and the jazz club there for another night of "frolic and fun." Please contact Iris for details:
5: All good things must come to an end, and so it is with Dan's kleine tour with his Gud Freund, drummer Iris Oettinger and her fine and fun band. Their last engagement is tonight, at Lake Ammersee in Alte Brauerei, Germany. The picturesque venue is a short walk to the romantic nearby lake. Again, Iris has the details:
9-12: Dan joins several (maybe "many") longtime friends when he returns to the Breda Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
he will be part of an international "all-star" band performing two sets each of the four days of the event.
The Breda Festival is a sentimental favcorite of Dan's for it was to perform at this festival (and a subsequent tour of Germany) that Dan made his first trip to Europe, when he was twenty-one years old.
Many of his friends from those early days in Breda have gone to the Great Jam Session in the Sky, but enough are still around for a warm, swinging musical and personal reunion.
MAY 31 - JUNE 2: Dan returns to Odessa, Texas, for the 58th Annual West Texas Jazz Party. The WTJP is produced by the West Texas Jazz Society (WTJS), and is the longest-running jazz party of its kind in the world! Dan was first invited in the mid-1980s, and is proud to have been included nearly every year since then. Please consider attending this important, historical and FUN event! For info: www.wtjs.org
JUNE 2024
(May 31 - June 2): see above...
14: Dan has a gig close to home for a change! He will play at the Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, CA (near Orange County Airport) with Jonathan Stout's Big Band. Jonathan is one of the leading disciples of legendary jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, and his big band library includes arrangements originally performed and recorded by Benny Goodman; Count Basie; Duke Ellington; and other stars of the swing era. Additionally, the Atomic Ballroom's classic dance floor attracts the best swing dancers southern California has to offer. Come and see some terrific dancers go to town to the swinging riffs of this great big band!
More info: https://atomicballroom.com
JULY 2024
JULY 30 - AUGUST 9: Dan returns to the Pacific Northwest--specifically Eugene, Oregon--to once again perform at The John G. Shedd Institute for the Performing Arts (a.k.a."The Shedd") . The occasion is the Oregon Festival of Music ("OFAM").
The virtuoso jazz vibraphonist Chuck Redd is the Musical Director for this two-week event, produced by Jim Ralph.
OFAM presents big bands and small jazz combos, but that isn't all. The world-class musicians (personally selected by Chuck and Jim) are joined by terrific singers and dancers, all of whom present the greatest songs by great American composers. At OFAM, each evening is a glowing tribute to producer Jim Ralph's lifetime love affair with the Great American Songbook.
AUGUST 2024
SEPTEMBER 2024
5-12: Dan will be onboard (literally and figuratively) for the D- Jazz Cruise's "Riverboat Jazz Festival," produced by his friend and colleague, pianist/saxophonist Chris Hopkins. Given the fantastic roster of talent which Chris has assembled, you won't want to miss this one. Make sure your passport is up to date, and join us!
Below are the details, from Chris's own website (www.hopkinsjazz.com):
D-JAZZ CRUISE ON THE MOSEL, SAAR & RHINE
On the MS Amadeus Brilliant, from/to Cologne via Cochem, Bernkastel, Saarburg, Saarlouis, Genmacher, Trier & Koblenz
RIVERBOAT JAZZ FESTIVAL
feat Jérôme Etcheberry (F, tp), Dan Barrett (USA, tb), David Lukács (NL, cl/sax),
Chris Hopkins (D/USA, p/sax/artistic director), Denny Ilett (GB, g/voc ), Nicki Parrott (AUS, b/voc), Bernard Flegar (D, dm),
special guests: Malo Mazurié (F, tp), Olaf Polziehn (D, p), Pierre Paquette (USA, sax/cl), Drew Davies (GB, sax) and a surprise guest
The ship has a lift (Americans call it an "elevator"); further information on request,
If you are interested in the flyer, send a short email with the subject 'Mosel' to info@HopkinsJazz.com
OCTOBER 2024
3 - 6: Dan returns to the Redwood Coast Music Festival. This fun-filled four-day event takes place in various venues around the charming, rustic town of Eureka, California. The massive Sequoia trees in the area give the event its name. Many genres of music are represented, but the focus has always been on classic, traditional jazz. Dan looks forward to reuniting with friends from all over the USA, and playing what Louis Armstrong called the "good ol' good ones!"
For more info:
9 - 21: Dan returns to Spain, to perform all over that beautiful country with his good friend, Enric Peidro and Enric's terrific little swing band. Enric is one of Dan's favorite tenor saxophonists. When they play together, they sound like "brothers from another mother!"
Should your travels bring you to Spain this month, please contact Enric and find out where he and Dan will be. (Enric can also tell you where to find the best Tapas bars!)
24 - 27: It's Roswell Jazz Festival time! The RJF is one of Dan's favorite events. It brings together a couple of dozen of the finest jazz players (instrumentalists and singers) from around the country. The venues are all informal, and the weekend flies by; much like the UFOs you might see in the blue Roswell sky.
Put this one on your list!
Details: https://www.roswelljazz.org
2025
JANUARY 2025
FEBRUARY 2025
MARCH 2025
APRIL 2025
10 - 13: Dan is already booked for the Hotel Ascona Swing Festival in 2025! Please see details at the listing above for the 2024 festival (April 2024). Dan very much appreciates the early invitation from his friend, Frank Roberscheuten. who obviously likes to plan ahead!
DAN IS NOW ACCEPTING ENGAGEMENTS FOR 2024. HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SERVING AS:
- A SOLOIST WITH YOUR BAND;
- A BANDLEADER OF A SMALL GROUP OR FULL BIG BAND;
- A CLINICIAN FOR YOUR STUDENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE;
- A MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SPECIAL RECORDING PROJECT YOU MAY HAVE IN MIND;
AND/OR,
- A COMPOSER-ARRANGER FOR YOUR BAND (SMALL GROUPS & BIG BANDS, INCLUDING BACKGROUND ARRANGEMENTS FOR VOCALISTS)
Please feel free to contact Dan personally at: info@DanBarrettMusic.com
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