Aau
UPCOMING CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND RECORDINGS
APRIL 2026
Namibia
April 5 Walvis Bay Jazz Festival
April 7-9 The Jazz Cruise - Namibian desert to Cape Town
South Africa Cape Town
April 10 The Commons, Muizenberg, w/ Khaya Mthembu Salter- guitar, Hein van de Geyn- bass, Kevin Gibson- drums
April 11 Youngblood, Cape Town, w/ Khaya Mthembu Salter- guitar, Hein van de Geyn- bass, Kevin Gibson- drums
Mozambique
April 13- 21 Maputo
April 14
April 15 Fernando Leite Foundation, First International Jazz Conference, Maputo
April I6 First International Jazz Conference, Black Mamba, Maputo
April 17 Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center, Maputo
April 18 Jazz No Franco Jazz Festival, Maputo
April 19 Campo do Fiori, Maputo
April 19 Mafalala Museum
April 30 International Jazz Day
MAY 2026
JAPAN:
May 8 Jazz 13 Tomakomai w/ Masaki Minamiyama-piano. Nickl Tardiff-bass
May 9 D-Bop Jazz Club, Sapporo w/ Yasushi Yamashita-piano, Rina Saito-bass, Kenji Tateyama- drums
May 10 BFlat Major 7th, Obihiro w/
May 12 Mondo Bongo, Sendai w/ Daichi Hiromi (ts) Ichiro Yamashita (tp) Makoto Takahashi (pf) Makoto Iwaya (ba) Youtaro Imamura (da)
May 14 Bochi Bochi, Otsu, Duo w/ Satoshi Sugiyama-piano
May 13 Le Club de Jazz, Kyoto w/ Satoshi Sugiyama-piano, Ryo Hatakeyama-bass., Kei Morishita-drums
May 15 100 Ban, Kobe Duo with Phillip Strange-piano
May 16 Velera Ginza, Tokyo w/Eddie Mendenhall-piano, Daiki Yasugakawa-bass, Gene Jackson-drums
May 18 Into The Blue, Machida, w/Eddie Mendenhall-piano, Daiki Yasugakawa-bass, Gene Jackson-drums
May 19 Lifetime Garden Cafe, Shizuoka w/Eddie Mendenhall-organ, Kei Sugiyama-guitar, Gene Jackson-drums
May 21 Jazz Club Comin' , Hiroshima with : Yumi Yumi (pf), Yuichiro Yamamoto (b), and Keiichi Yamaguchi (drums)
May 23 Okuhida Sake Brewery, Gero w/Jun Kobayashi-piano,Yoshitaka Yamashita- drums, Yosuke Shioi- bass
May 24 Masterclass, Gero
May 24 Nagoya University masterclass, Nagoya
May 26 Star Eyes, Nagoya MILES DAVIS 100 YEARS Celebration!
Satomi Morinaga piano, Takuya Sakazaki bass, Yoshitaka Yamashita drums
May 27 Workshop Toryo Junior High SChool
May 28 Royal Horse, Osaka Trio w/ Ryo Hatakeyama-bass., Kei Morishita-drums
May 29 Blue Note Naramachi, duo w/Phillip Strange-piano
KOREA
May 30 (at 22:00) Boogie Woogie, Seoul w/ Hyejin Joo- piano, Sean Pentland- bass, Kim Kun-Young - drums
June 2 Yellow Taxi, Daejeon, w/Hyejin Joo- piano, Jaekon Jeon- bass, Kim Kun-Young- drums
June 3 (at 18:00) Boogie Woogie, Seoul, w/ Paul Kirby- piano, Sean Pentland- bass, Manuel Weyand- drums
JUNE 2026
CHINA
June 4 Beijing Private occassion /Finnish Residence
June 5-6 Meeting Jazz Club, Xi'an
June 7-8 Wuhan Jazz Club Cancelled
June 10
June 11 Blue Note Beijing with Moreno Donadel- piano, Redy Cobas-bass, Anthony Vanacore-drums
June 12
June 13 Changsha
June 14 Genius Loci, Nanchang
JULY 2026
July 8-12 Jazz Summer Camp, Taiwan
AUGUST
TBA
Helsinki
SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER 2026
TBA
Dec 20-25 Taipei, Taiwan
UPCOMING CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND RECORDINGS
APRIL 2026
Namibia
April 5 Walvis Bay Jazz Festival
April 7-9 The Jazz Cruise - Namibian desert to Cape Town
South Africa Cape Town
April 10 The Commons, Muizenberg, w/ Khaya Mthembu Salter- guitar, Hein van de Geyn- bass, Kevin Gibson- drums
April 11 Youngblood, Cape Town, w/ Khaya Mthembu Salter- guitar, Hein van de Geyn- bass, Kevin Gibson- drums
Mozambique
April 13- 21 Maputo
April 14
April 15 Fernando Leite Foundation, First International Jazz Conference, Maputo
April I6 First International Jazz Conference, Black Mamba, Maputo
April 17 Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center, Maputo
April 18 Jazz No Franco Jazz Festival, Maputo
April 19 Campo do Fiori, Maputo
April 19 Mafalala Museum
April 30 International Jazz Day
MAY 2026
JAPAN:
May 8 Jazz 13 Tomakomai w/ Masaki Minamiyama-piano. Nickl Tardiff-bass
May 9 D-Bop Jazz Club, Sapporo w/ Yasushi Yamashita-piano, Rina Saito-bass, Kenji Tateyama- drums
May 10 BFlat Major 7th, Obihiro w/
May 12 Mondo Bongo, Sendai w/ Daichi Hiromi (ts) Ichiro Yamashita (tp) Makoto Takahashi (pf) Makoto Iwaya (ba) Youtaro Imamura (da)
May 14 Bochi Bochi, Otsu, Duo w/ Satoshi Sugiyama-piano
May 13 Le Club de Jazz, Kyoto w/ Satoshi Sugiyama-piano, Ryo Hatakeyama-bass., Kei Morishita-drums
May 15 100 Ban, Kobe Duo with Phillip Strange-piano
May 16 Velera Ginza, Tokyo w/Eddie Mendenhall-piano, Daiki Yasugakawa-bass, Gene Jackson-drums
May 18 Into The Blue, Machida, w/Eddie Mendenhall-piano, Daiki Yasugakawa-bass, Gene Jackson-drums
May 19 Lifetime Garden Cafe, Shizuoka w/Eddie Mendenhall-organ, Kei Sugiyama-guitar, Gene Jackson-drums
May 21 Jazz Club Comin' , Hiroshima with : Yumi Yumi (pf), Yuichiro Yamamoto (b), and Keiichi Yamaguchi (drums)
May 23 Okuhida Sake Brewery, Gero w/Jun Kobayashi-piano,Yoshitaka Yamashita- drums, Yosuke Shioi- bass
May 24 Masterclass, Gero
May 24 Nagoya University masterclass, Nagoya
May 26 Star Eyes, Nagoya MILES DAVIS 100 YEARS Celebration!
Satomi Morinaga piano, Takuya Sakazaki bass, Yoshitaka Yamashita drums
May 27 Workshop Toryo Junior High SChool
May 28 Royal Horse, Osaka Trio w/ Ryo Hatakeyama-bass., Kei Morishita-drums
May 29 Blue Note Naramachi, duo w/Phillip Strange-piano
KOREA
May 30 (at 22:00) Boogie Woogie, Seoul w/ Hyejin Joo- piano, Sean Pentland- bass, Kim Kun-Young - drums
June 2 Yellow Taxi, Daejeon, w/Hyejin Joo- piano, Jaekon Jeon- bass, Kim Kun-Young- drums
June 3 (at 18:00) Boogie Woogie, Seoul, w/ Paul Kirby- piano, Sean Pentland- bass, Manuel Weyand- drums
JUNE 2026
CHINA
June 4 Beijing Private occassion /Finnish Residence
June 5-6 Meeting Jazz Club, Xi'an
June 7-8 Wuhan Jazz Club Cancelled
June 10
June 11 Blue Note Beijing with Moreno Donadel- piano, Redy Cobas-bass, Anthony Vanacore-drums
June 12
June 13 Changsha
June 14 Genius Loci, Nanchang
JULY 2026
July 8-12 Jazz Summer Camp, Taiwan
AUGUST
TBA
Helsinki
SEPTEMBER
TBA
OCTOBER
TBA
NOVEMBER
TBA
Quatar
DECEMBER 2026
TBA
Dec 20-25 Taipei, Taiwan