CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2022

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

DECEMBER 2022

Merry Christmas, everyone! (and Happy Billie Holidays...)

31: Dan will be ringing in the New Year with vocalist Elizabeth "Liz" Shapiro and her absolutely stunning band, Lizzy and the Triggermen. As the band name would imply, the focus is Prohibition-era jazz, with naughty, gin-soaked overtones. The venue will be the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Rancho Mirage, lah-de-dah. 

The Triggermen include: four horn players (two saxes; trumpet; and Dan's trombone);

four rhythm (piano; guitar; bass; and drums), plus a violinist and Liz Shapiro, who always inspires the guys to play their best. Dan does most of the arranging for the band, and is especially excited about Liz's original songs which he has arranged for the group. Dan is happy to have such a great gig with which to start the New Year! 

JANUARY 2023

Happy New Year, everyone!

FEBRUARY 2023

10/11: Dan flies to Sacramento, CA as guest clinician for the Teagarden Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation; the Sacramento State Jazz Studies Department; and the Cosumnes River College Music Department. There are performances on the 10th at Cosumnes River College Recital Hall, Visual Perfroming Arts Center and on the 11th at Sacramento State University, Capistrano Hall. For more details, please visit the Festival's website: www.teagardenjazzfestival.org

16: Dan joins his friend, vocalist Elizabeth "Liz" Shapiro and a small group drawn from Liz's bigger band, Lizzy and the Triggermen, for a rare appearance at Campus Jax. This hip and spacious bar/restaurant is technically in Newport Beach California, but it's very near the Orange County Airport in neighboring Santa Ana. Details: https://campusjax.com

22:  Dan Barrett's Old-Fashioned Jazz Band will make its swinging debut in Laguna Beach, California. The new traditional jazz band will help celebrate Mardi Gras as part of the  Jazz Wednesdays Series produced by Laguna Live!  The venue is: Seven Degrees, 891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA.

The band will perform from 6-8pm. More details can be found at: lagunabeachlive.org

24 - 26: 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 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 from all over. Please join the fun, and join the SDJP family: www.sdjp.org

 
MARCH 2023

3 - 5: Dan will be a featured performer at the Jazz Bash By The Bay, in beautiful Monterey, California. This long-running event brings together specialists in the art of traditional jazz and swing from all over the country. It's always a lot of fun. The music takes place under one roof at the Portola Hotel and Convention Center, right on Monterey Bay. Plenty of shops, bars, restaurants and tourist attractions near the hotel (for a real treat, try the famous Monterey Aquarium!) For details about the Bash: www.jazzbashmonterey.com

7: Dan flies to France... 

9 - 11: Dan leads a Franco - American musical alliance which he has dubbed the Lafayette Escadrille (look it up). They'll be flying high at the Sancy Snow Jazz Festival, c/o his friend, bassist Sebastien Girardot. Sancy is in a region near Clermont-Ferrand. The music takes place in the charming town of Le Mont-Dore.  More info: www.sancy-snowjazz,com

13: Dan flies home

APRIL 2023

3 - 12: DAN IS LOOKING FOR ENGAGEMENTS DURING THIS TIME...please contact him via this website (you can email Dan personally at: Dan@DanBarrettMusic.com)

14 - 20:   

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. (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 

19 - 28: Dan travels to Vienna for a recording project with his friend, bassist Dani Gugolz. Dan is proud to serve as Musical Director for this exciting, international recording which Dani Gugolz calls his "Dream Band" project.

MAY 2023

2 - 6: Dan returns to the Vienna's venerable jazz club, JazzLand, for a week with the fantastic reed player Scott Robinson. Scott and Dan will play with a specially-selected variety of top Viennese rhythm section players. Dan is very much looking forward to his return to JazzLand, and to performing with the great Scott Robinson.  They both look forward to a fun, variety-filled week of swinging jazz. Details: www.jazzland.at

JUNE 2023

12 - 18: Dan will spend this week around Bonn, Germany, performing with a fun band comprised of longtime friends of Dan's. The group is called the "Swinging Fundus." The odd name translates to "basic equipment," but it can also refer to a theater's wardrobe and prop storage area. Well, that's Dan's story, and he's sticking to it. For more details (including when and where), please visit the band's hip website: https://swinging-fundus.jimdofree.com/

20: St. Gallen Festival, Switzerland. Dan will lead a hot quartet assembled by his buddy, ace drummer Bernard Flegar. They'll be joined by the exciting trumpet player Colin Dawson and the solid and swinging pianist (and saxophonist) Chris Hopkins. It might be too early to find details about the Festival online. Should you wish more information, please contact Bernard personally at: bernard.flegar@t-online.de

JUNE 29 - JULY 2:  Dan returns to charming Bülach, Switzerland (next door to Zurich) for the terrific jazz festival there. Dan will be featured with the International All-Stars, a terrific band led by his friend, the virtuoso clarinetist Engelbert "Angel" Wrobel. The band includes ace American trumpeter Duke Heitger; the gifted and swinging pianist Paolo Alderighi; drummer Bernard Flager, whose playing recalls Gene Krupa and other exciting drummers from the Swing Era ; and the English living-legend on bass, Dave Green! The outdoor performance setting is simply picturesque. This is an event you should not miss! For details: www.jazzbuelach.ch

JULY 2023

3 - 8: JAZZIN' JULY WORKSHOP: Dan will return for his...fourteenth? Fifteenth? year as an instructor at this unique jazz workshop. The JJW boasts no less than eight top-notch instrumental instructors, each of whom is respected throughout Europe as a jazz star on his respective instrument.  So, there is instruction for all the different instruments found in a typical jazz band: clarinet; sax; trumpet; trombone; guitar; bass; piano; and drums. 

For the aspiring vocalists attending the Workshop, American-born Shaunette Hildabrand is on hand to share her knowledge and wisdom based on years of performing experience. 

Shaunette and her husband, reedman Frank Roberscheuten produce the JJW. The JJW schedule is arranged to present two classes every day (separate instrument and jazz band instruction), and a jam session (with an open bar!) every night. 

Over the years, the Workshop has become much more than an educational music event. Each Workshop feels like a family reunion, with long-time friends reuniting and sharing their experiences. Please consider becoming part of the family. You will feel welcome the moment you arrive! For details: http://www.shaunettehildabrand.com/jazzin-july/

AUGUST 2023

DAN IS NOW ACCEPTING ENGAGEMENTS FOR AUGUST 2023. (Please see a few of Dan's ideas below, after "NOVEMBER 2023")

SEPTEMBER 2023

DAN IS NOW ACCEPTING ENGAGEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2023. (Please see a few of Dan's ideas below, after "NOVEMBER 2023")

OCTOBER 2023

5 - 8: Dan will perform with many of his friends and acquaintances from the world of Traditional Jazz at the Redwood Coast Music Festival in northern California. Dan is sure it's going to be a fun, swinging time in the absolutely beautiful natural setting of California's famous Sequoia trees. Visit: www.rcmfest.org

25-29: Dan will return to the Roswell Jazz Festival in the special southwestern state of New Mexico.  Roswell, of course, is where an alien space ship purportedly landed in 1947. To be sure, the town has its share of kitschy souvenir shops and flying saucer restaurants. (And they;'re a lot of fun!) However, it now also boasts one of the leading jazz festivals in the USA, featuring a large roster of world-class players and singers who share a common love of the Great American Songbook and solid, swinging jazz. Please join us if you can. Even if it's your first time, you won't feel, uh, alien for very long! See: www.roswelljazz.org

NOVEMBER 2023

1 - 5: Dan was very pleased to have been invited to the prestigious Whitley Bay Jazz Festival in Merrye Olde England. This one-of-a-kind event is devoted almost exclusively to 1920s jazz and "hot" dance music. "Paging Miff Mole!"

https://whitleybayjazzfest.com

6 - 19: Dan returns to his "second home," Denia, Spain. He will reunite with his "musical hermano," Enric Peidro. Enric is a fine, swinging tenor sax player with a beautiful sound. He and Dan play wonderfully together. Along with Enric's top-notch rhythm section--usually including the virtuoso English pianist Richard Busiakiewicz (Bush-a-KEV-ich)--Enric and Dan present all kinds of interesting arrangements, which they perform from memory!  When their itinerary is finalized, you'll be able to find it at Enric's website: https://enricpeidro.com

23 - 26: Dan will return to the San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza. This long-running event has been an annual home for traditional jazz for more than forty years! It takes place at the sprawling Town & Country Hotel. Dan will be featured with his old buddy, drummer Hal Smith and Hal's exceptional new traditional jazz band, the New Orleans Night Owls. For more details: https://sdjazzfest.org

DAN IS NOW ACCEPTING ENGAGEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2023 AND BEYOND. HE IS AVAILABLE AS: 

A SOLOIST WITH YOUR BAND;

A BANDLEADER OF A SMALL GROUP OR FULL BIG BAND;

A CLINICIAN FOR YOUR STUDENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE;

A BANDLEADER 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)

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