PAST EVENTS


JUNE 2019:
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June 1- 3 Mixing session at Extrabeat Studios, Roma
 June 30 Arena/Sala Fellini at Gambettola at 21:30- - with Roberto Rossi Quintet

JULY 2019:
Artistic Residence at the Circolo Scandinavo, Roma- July 1st thru July 31st !
July 2nd Gregory's By The River at 22:00 with Roberto Tarenzi-piano, Luca Bulgarelli-bass, Enrico Morello- drums
July 3rd at the Isola Tiberina at 19:30 with Roberto Tarenzi-piano, Francesco Puglisi-bass, Adam Pache-drums
July 9th at Isola Tiberina, 19:30 with Giulio Scrapato- bass, Adam Pache - drums
July 16 at 21:00 at Circolo Scandinavo, Trastevere, Rome - a presentation at 'Meet the Artists' 

MAY 2019
​ITALY:
May 30 Gregory's Jazz Club, Pekka Pylkkanen trio - Francesco Puglisi bass, Adam Pache-drums
May 31 NAPOLI JAZZ FEST- Pekka Pylkkanen Nu'Talian Quartet - Roberto Tarenzi- piano, Francesco Puglisi-bass, Adam Pache- drums CANCELLED BY THE ORGANISER!
Finland:
May 20-27 Finnish Musician's Union Artist Residency at Villa Vikan, Raasepori
​May 9-11 Workshops, lessons at KARELIA UAS
May 9  KERUBI, JOENSUU, with my students from Karelia UAS: The Music of Chet Baker and Modern Jazz Combo
May  16 Botania JOENSUU, with my students from Karelia UAS; An Hommage to Roy Hargrove

​April 10-12 WORKSHOPS,LESSONS AT KARELIA UAS
April 12 BOTANIA, JOENSUU w/Lawrence Hodge Botania Quartet
FEB 27 AT KERUBI, JOENSUU with Students from Karelia UAS
FEB 28 AT BOTANIA IN JOENSUU with my students from Karelia UAS

FEB 8, REHEARSAL DAY, ESML
FEB 9, HOT CLUBE DE PORTUGAL, Lisbon - Pekka Pylkkänen Group
with Gonçalo Marques- trumpet, Ricardo Pinheiro-guitar, Hugo Antunes-bass, Joao Sousa-drums
FEB 10, with Goncalo Marques and a rhythm section at Mercado de Campo de Ourique
FEB 11 Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa, Master Class at 12:00 https://www.esml.ipl.pt/
''JAZZ COMPOSITION MASTER CLASS' 
FEB 14 LUCIADA UNIVERSITY Master Class at 10:00
http://www.ulusiada.pt/
'HEARING AND DEVELOPING JAZZ LINES' 
FEB 16 CASCAIS JAZZ CLUB/ Duo with George Esteves, piano at 21:30 
FEB 17 Mercato Campo do Ourique at 18:00 
FEB 21  - Cafe Dias /Lisbon- Duo with Ricardo Pinheiro - guitar at 19:00 
FEB 22- Fabrica Praco do Prata: Pekka Pylkkanen Trio -Massimo Cavalli-bass, Joel Silva-drums

​JAN 30 JOENSUU With Students from KARELIA UAS, TBA
​JAPAN TOUR JANUARY 2019 

JAN 10 at NO BIRD, TOKYO with Gene Jackson, drums; Yuhei Honkawa, bass; Yoshino Nakahara, piano
http://no-bird.com/
JAN 13 at JAZZ AND BLUES VILLAGE, KIRYU, with Gene Jackson, drums; Yuhei Honkawa, bass; Yoshino Nakahara, piano
http://villagejazz.jp/
JAN 14 at JAZZ FLASH, NIIGATA with Gene Jackson,drums; Yuhei Honkawa, bass; Yoshino Nakahara, piano
http://flash.pagans.jp/index.html
JAN 15 at NARDIS, KASHIWA with Gene Jackson drums, Pat Glynn, bass, Yoshino Nakahara, piano
JAN 16 at HERMIT DOLPHIN, HAMAMATSU with Yoshino Nakahara, piano, Yuhei Honkawa, bass, Gene Jackson drums
JAN 17 NAGOYA, STAR EYES, with Yoshino Nakahara, piano, Yuhei Honkawa, bass, Gene Jackson drums
JAN 19 ELECTRIK JINJA, Tokyo Roppongi, with Ayaki Saito, piano, Yuji Yoshimine, bass, Dennis Frehse, drums at 20:30
JAN 21 KYOTO BLUE NOTE IN NARA, Duo with Riho Oyama, piano
JAN 22 LAYLA, HIMEJI with Satoshi Sugiyama, piano, Mitsuaki Hara, bass, Kei Morishita, drums
JAN 23 at LEFT ALONE, ASHIYA with Phillip Strange, piano, Ryo Hatakeyama, bass, Kei Morishita, drums





​DEC 3-10 Concerts, Recording and Mixing/Mastering Sessions in Roma
DEC 4 
DEC 7 Recording with Fabrizio Bosso
DEC 7, CHARITY CAFE, Roma, Pekka Pylkkanen Trio with Daniele Sorrentino, bass and Adam Pache-drums
http://www.charitycafe.it/
DEC 8 Recording with Greg Burk
DEC 9, JEY, Roma, Pekka Pylkkänen Trio with Daniele Sorrentino- bass, Adam Pache-drums
showtime at 22:30 - Via Ostiense 385, 00145 Roma


DEC 1 VÄINÖ KALLIO JAZZ BRUNCH with Karri Luhtala- organ, Kari Antila-guitar, Alessandro D'Anna- drums
DEC 2 VÄINÖ KALLIO JAZZ BRUNCH with Karri Luhtala- organ, Kari Antila-guitar, Alessandro D'Anna- drums
https://vainokallio.fi/

​BELGIUM/HOLLAND/FRANCE, November 2018
NOV 14 Codarts, Rotterdam, Clinics
NOV 15 Codarts, Rotterdam, Clinics
NOV 15  Den Haag, Victoria, Pekka Pylkkanen - Bob Wijnen Duo https://grandcafe-victoria.nl/

NOV 16, Antwerpen, at 22:00 Jazz Cafe De Muze https://jazzcafedemuze.be/ with Peter Hertmans- guitar, Sal La Rocca-bass, Lionel Beuvens-drums
NOV 17, Brussels, Archiduc, Pekka Pylkkanen- Peter Hertmans Group
Peter Hertmans- guitar, Sal La Rocca-bass, Lionel Beuvens-drums  www.archiduc.net/en

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HUNGARY  - August 2018
August 25th, Budapest Music Center OPUS JAZZ CLUB w/ Peter Szendofi, drs; Aron Romhanyi, pno; Tibor Fonay, bass
Concerts in Roma, Salento, Pescara etc TBA - June/July/August 2018

Pescara Int'l Summer Jazz Workshops - Pescara Conservatory - July 23-26 2018

August 9th, Gregory's Jazz By the River - Pekka Pylkkanen Nu'Talian Quartet with Roberto Tarenzi-piano,
Francesco Puglisi-bass, Marco Valeri-drums 
https://www.gregorysjazz.com/en/gregorysbytheriver/


ESTONIA:
Heikko Remmel Trio featuring Pekka Pylkkanen, (Holger Marjamaa -piano,
​Heikko Remmel-bass, Reigo Ahven-drums)    Philly Joe's Jazzklubi, Tallinn, June 1st ​
FINLAND 
Kimmel Night Club/Joensuu - Jazz Ensemble; my students from Karelia UAS, May 3rd
Kimmel Auditorium/ Joensuu - Brazilian Ensemble- The Music of Hermeto Pascoal, May 16th at 14:00
SciFi Fest/Joensuu - Mingus Explosion- The music of Charles Mingus, May 17th
Music Center, Helsinki, a recording session, May 29-30
Italy:

Mezz’estate in Jazz – Una serata con Pekka Pylkkänen Nu’Talian Quartet
June 27th! : La serata inizia alle 19, il primo set alle 20
Casina del Lago (Villa Borghese, Viale dell'Aranciera 2, 00197 Roma)
Pekka Pylkkänen Nu’Talian Quartet sono:
Pekka Pylkkänen – sassofono
Francesco Puglisi - contrabbasso
Roberto Tarenzi – pianoforte
Marco Valeri – batteria
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Pekka Pylkkanen Trio (Francesco Puglisi bass, Marco Valeri, drums) at Gregory's Jazz Club, April 12th , 2018
Master Classes, Lectures, Concerts at Saint Louis College of Music in Roma, April 9- April 15th, 2018 (see whole schedule on my Facebook site (www.facebook.com/pekkasmusic)!
Recordings in Roma Metropolitan area, April 17-19
Pekka Pylkkanen-Benito Gonzales Group at Latina Jazz Club, Friday April 20th

WITH KARRI LUHTALA ORGAN TRIO AT KAISLA, HELSINKI, March 17th, 2018
With Alessandro D'Anna and Vesa Ojaniemi, The New Jazz Session at Silmu Pub, March 21st, 2018

​Feb 28 Piimälinna Live/Jazz - Final Jam Session ;hosting the farewell night with Tommi Ilonen, Vili Paavilainen, Lassi Piipponen etc.
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PORTUGAL: 
LISBON: Master Classes at Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa, February 19-25, 2018
February 21st; Concert at Fabrica Braco de Prata in Lisbon, with Ricardo Pinheiro, Eric Ineke, Massimo Cavalli, 
​ITALY:
Feb 7: Gregory's Jazz Club at 22:00 / Pekka Pylkkanen Trio with Francesco Puglisi (bass) and Valerio Vantaggio (drs)
Feb 8: Recording session at Extra Beat Studios,  Rome with Greg Burk.
Feb 8- 10: Pescara AEC Pop/Jazz Platform Meeting in Pescara. 
​Feb 9: Pescara: Pekka Pylkkanen-Eric Ineke Trio w/special guest(s): Pietro Pancella (bass), Eric Ineke (drums), Pekka Pylkkanen (saxes)

Joensuu: DEC 13, Piimälinna Live with my Jazz Ensemble, and Latin/Cuban Ensemble at 20:00 !

​OCT 27, Napoli Jazz Winter with Andrea Candela (pno), Francesco Ponticelli (bass), Valerio Vantaggio (drums) (postponed for the spring of 2018)


​BELGIUM: DEC 5 - DEC 9, 2017 Master Classes at the LUCA School of Arts and Concerts w/Peter Hertmans in Leuven/Brussels D
DEC 8, ARCHIDUC, BRUSSELS, with Peter Hertmans (guitar), Sal La Rocca (bass), Lionel Beuvens (drums) 
http://archiduc.com/en
​HOLLAND:  DEC 10 at 16:00- 18:00  PAVLOV, DEN HAAG, with Eric Ineke (drums), Juraj Stanik (piano, Marius Beets (bass) http://www.pavlov-denhaag.nl/
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FINLAND:

Nov 3 With Peter Hertmans (guitar), Friday,  in Joensuu at Piimälinna Jazz, Tuure Koski-bass
https://www.raflaamo.fi/fi/joensuu/hostina-piimalinna-joensuu
NOV 10 Karelia UAS 25th Anniversary Celebration, at Kerubi, Joensuu with Jarno Hopponen, guitar, Azra Topcu, bass, Tuomas Korhonen, drums
ITALY: 
OCT 14 Gatsby Cafe, Roma, Pekka Pylkkanen trio with Stefano Cantarano (bass), Alessandro D'Anna (drums) https://www.facebook.com/gatsbycafe/
​OCT 17 Bebop Jazz Club, Pekka Pylkkanen Trio with Jacopo Ferrazza (bass) and Alessandro D'Anna
OCT 24 Tuesday, Bebop Jazz Club, Pekka Pylkkanen Trio with Francesco Ponticelli (bass) and Roberto Pistolesi (drums)
OCT 25 Gregory's Jazz Club, Roma

July/August:

July 6th, Matisse, in Uggiano la Chiesa, Salento, Puglia

IASJ Jazz Meeting, Siena, (as a teacher/repres. of Karelia UAS) - July 7-14
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Gregory's Jazz Club- Jazz At The River July 15th with Benito Gonzalez, Francesco Ponticelli, Alessandro D'Anna
Gregory's Jazz Club, Rome July 16th with Benito Gonzalez, Francesco Ponticelli, Alessandro D'Anna

Intl Summer Jazz Campus (and concerts) in Pescara, Abruzzo:  July 17-23 (see more at 'news' )
Pescara Jazz Festival 'La Notte Bianca' July 22nd, with Benito Gonzalez, Maurizio Rolli and Eric Ineke

Gatsby Cafe, Roma on July 26, with Alessandro D'Anna and Igor Legari
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​Gregory's Jazz Club, Aug 3rd - Pekka Pylkkanen Trio - with Alessandro D'Anna (drums) and Stefano Cantarano (bass)
​Groove Farm Studios, Aug 5th, recording session with Benito Gonzales, Alessandro D'Anna, Riccardo Gola

Cursi festival, Cursi (Salento, Puglia) on August 6th with Francesco Negro, piano and Matteo Maria Maglio, bass
Cantine Menhir, Minervino de Lecce (Salento, Puglia) on August 8th with Francesco Negro, Matteo Maria Maglio and Marco Girado, drums

​Gregory's Jazz- Jazz At The River, Roma on Aug 11th. Pekka Pylkkanen Trio, with Alessandro D'Anna and Stefano Battaglia.
Gregory's -Jazz At the River, Roma, Aug 12th, Pekka Pylkkanen, Roberto Tarenzi, Alessandro D'Anna, Stefano Battaglia

​February 4 at KAISLA, Helsinki,  with Karri Luhtala Organ Trio - Karri Luhtala- org, Alessandro D'Anna- drums. me - saxophones
FEBRUARY 2 Piimälinna Jazz, Joensuu

February 23 at Hotel Kimmel, Joensuu, Rytmirajoilla- festival with the students of Karelia UAS Pop/Jazz Degree Program
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March 16, Joensuu, Piimälinna Jazz with Lawrence Hodge & friends

Italy Tour 2017 /March 
 
​March 3 
March 4 Latina Jazz Club Latina Circolo Cittadino/ VIttorio Solimene Trio feat Pekka Pylkkanen w/ Vittorio Solimene- guitar, Dario Picconi-bass and Alessandro D'Anna-drums
www.facebook.com/jazzclublatina/
​March 8 Roma Gatsby Jam Session /Pekka Pylkkanen Trio w/ Igor Legari-bass, Alessandro D'Anna-drums
www.facebook.com/gatsbycafe/
March 9 Roma Ballad Café /Pekka Pylkkanen Quartet w/ Domenico Sanna-piano, Luca Fattorini-bass, Alessandro D'Anna-drums
www.facebook.com/balladcaffe/
March 10 Roma Tram Jazz /Pekka Pylkkanen Trio w/ Luca Bulgarelli-bass, Alessandro D'Anna-drums www.tramjazz.com/programma

March 12 Roma Gregory's Jazz Club /Pekka Pylkkanen Quartet w/Domenico Sanna-piano, Luca Bulgarelli-bass, Alessandro D'Anna- drums www.gregorysjazz.com/en/

April 30th, International Jazz Day 2017- 
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May 8th Tenho Restobar, Helsinki - Pekka Pylkkanen Quartet
w/Markus Niittynen, Alessandro D'Anna, Heikko Remmel  www.ravintolatenho.fi/

May 10th at Piimälinna Jazz - with my Brazilian and Cuban groups from Karelia UAS
May 17th at Piimälinna Jazz - with my Jazz group from Karelia UAS

FINLAND/ESTONIA -  2017
W/ THE SCANDIC MOFOs Featuring Eric Ineke - Mikael Jakobsson-piano, Heikko Remmel-bass, Eric Ineke-drums
May 25th Philly Joe's - Tallinn  phillyjoes.com/en/
May 26th Workshops in Tallinn www.ema.edu.ee/en/
May 27th Piimälinna Jazz, Joensuu 
May 28th Pjazza, Helsinki pjazza.fi/en/
May 30th Recording session at the Siba studios
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CUBA:

La Plaza Jazz Internacional, DEC 15-19,2016, with Mike del Ferro-piano, Abel Marcel, Jorge Reyes-bass, Rully Herrera-drums
 www.lahabana.com/content/29th-havana-jazz-plaza-festival/
14/12 Corner Cafe,Vedado, Havana
15/12 Fabrica de Arte
16/12 Hotel Sevilla (this one was cancelled)
17/12 at 14:30  Pabellon Cuba
17/12 at 22:00 Hotel Habana Libre
18/12 (9:00 PM) Casa de la Cultura de Pla
19/12 Jazz Club Corner Cafè, Vedado, Havana


BELGIUM: Nov 28 - Dec 4 At the LUCA School of Arts, Leuven, Belgium http://www.luca-arts.be/en

DEC 1 at Cafe Belgaleiro, Leuven, with Peter Hertmans-guitar, Sal La Rocca-bass, Lionel Beuvens-drums
​https://maps.google.fi/maps?oe=UTF-8&hl=fi-us&client=safari&gfe_rd=cr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&fb=1&gl=fi&entry=s&sa=X&ftid=0x47c160e08ed8fbf1:0x5da8a9f69d3a413d&gmm=CgIgAQ%3D%3D

HOLLAND: DEC 3 at the BORDELAISE, Den Haag, www.debordelaise.nl/
with Eric Ineke www.ericineke.com/ with Juraj Stanik - piano, Marius Beets, bass, Eric Ineke- drums
mariusbeets.nl/ www.jurajstanik.com/
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FINLAND:


September 20 : at Cafe Carousel with Kari Antila. http://www.kariantila.com/
Sept 29-Oct 1 with Erik Ineke: www.ericineke.com/
Sept 29 at  Surakan Baari   www.surakanbaari.fi/ Pekka Pylkkanen- Erik Ineke Quartet: Mikael Jakobsson -piano, Heikko Remmel - bass, Erik Ineke - drums, Pekka Pylkkanen- saxophones
Sept 30- Oct 1 

OCT 18th Bebop Jazz Club, ROME, Pekka Pylkkanen Trio with Alessandro D'Anna/drums, Francesco Ponticelli, bass
http://www.bebopjazzclub.net/
 
SWITZERLAND:
Oct 28: sets at 16:00 and 17:15 Roche'n Jazz/Museum Tinguely, Basel : Pekka Pylkkanen-Mike del Ferro Quartet
Oct 28-29: sets  at 20:30 and 21:45 Bird's Eye, Basel: Pekka Pylkkanen-Mike del Ferro Quartet (Pekka Pylkkanen-saxophones, Mike del Ferro-piano, Jukkis Uotila-drums. Stephan Kurmann-bass) www.birdseye.ch mikedelferro.com/home.html  jukkis.com/
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Summer/spring  2016/ Italy
Lecce , International Jazz Day w Francesco Negro
Maglie (Joey BistroCafe)
July 31st Helsinki with Fiestecita Orchestra
Aug 6th 2016: Jazzkukko Festival, Laitila: Peter Hertmans Quartet feat Pekka Pylkkanen (Peter Hertmans- guitar, Pekka Pylkkanen-sax, Salvatore LaRocca-bass, Lionel Beuvens-drums)   jazzkukko.fi


Nov 5th- Concert with Peter Hertmans and students of Karelia UAS, Sirkkala Auditorium, Joensuu, Finland

OCT 17th - First JAZZ FOR PEACE Concert in Finland. Hotel President Club at 19:00 !
With: 
Pekka Pylkkanen Special Unit
Visa Oscar Group - CD Release Concert!
Rick Della Ratta with Jazz For Peace



HOLLAND:
* Royal Conservatory, Den Haag,  Sept. 28 - Oct 3rd, 2015
Master Classes and Concerts





July 30 - Litos, Porto Selvaggio - Nardò (LE) (Pekka Pylkkanen Quartet) with: Francesco Negro (piano)Matteo Maria Maglio (contrabasso)
Alberto Stefanizzi (batteria)

July 31 - Art Café, Maglie (LE) (Pekka Pylkkanen-Martin Jakobsen Quintet) with: Martin Jacobsen (sax tenore)Francesco Negro (piano)
Matteo Maria Maglio (contrabasso) Alberto Stefanizzi (batteria)

August 5 - Mercatino del Gusto, Maglie (LE) (Pekka Pylkkanen & Antonio Cotardo Quintet) with: Antonio Cotardo (flauto)
Francesco Negro (piano) Giampaolo Laurentaci (contrabbasso) Antonio De Donno (batteria)
August 6 - Palazzo de Baronis, Cursi (LE) (Pekka Pylkkanen-Francesco Negro-Matteo Maria Maglio Trio): Francesco Negro (piano)Matteo Maria Maglio (contrabasso)
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JAPAN:

* MAY 20th, KYOTO BLUE NOTE, KYOTO, 1st SET: 8:00 PM, 2nd SET 9:30 PM, Tickets 3500 yen http://kyoto-bluenote.jp/index.html
 Shinichiro Makoto:drums, Mituaki Hara: bass
* MAY 21st, DESAFINADO, WAKAYAMA  TICKETS 3500 yen  1st SET 20:00 2nd SET 21:15   http://desafinado.jp/ Tel: 073 441 6166
Murao Kouji: drums. Mituaki Hara: bass, 

* MAY 23rd, WAKAYAMA JAZZ FESTIVAL Showtime: 14:00-15:00; -- 

* MAY 22nd, KOYO CONSERVATORY, KOBE http://www.koyo.net/ 

* MAY 24th, WORKSHOPS IN NAGOYA 

* MAY 26th, SUNNY SIDE, NAGOYA, CLINIC AT 6:00 PM, CONCERT: 1st SET 20:30, 2nd SET 22:00, 
   tickets: ONLY CLINIC 2000 yen, CLINIC + CONCERT 4500 yen, ONLY CONCERT 3500 yen http://www.ss01.jp/ Tel: 052 847 6177
Shinichiro Kamoto: drums, Yuichi Hayashi: piano, Morihiro Omura: bass

* MAY 28th, LEFT ALONE, ASHIYA CITY, 1st SET 20:00, 2nd SET 21:15 Tickets 4000/3000 (student) yen  http://www.left-alone.jp/home.html
Ryota Ueda:piano, Mitsuaki Hara:bass, Dai Matsumoto:drums
* MAY 29th, LIVEHOUSE BIRD, OKAYAMA CITY, 1st SET 7:30, 2nd SET 20:30, TICKETS 3500 yen Tel:  086 232 4831



March 25th Rytmirajoilla Festival, Joensuu

Feb 19th Joensuu Winter Music Festival, 'Nefertiti In A Silent Way' with Visa Oscar, Joonas Haavisto, Mikko Iivanainen, Timo Tolonen, Jaska Lukkarinen

Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza Havana Cuba, Dec 17-21, 2014
(got cancelled)

Japan Tour 2014:
Pekka Pylkkanen - alto and soprano saxes
Mike del Ferro - piano www.mikedelferro.com
Tuure Koski - bass
Ville Pynssi - drums
*Aug 13, 2014 1:00 PM Stockholm, AB
Finnish Church/StockholmAug 6, 2014

*Aug 3, 2014 8:00 PM Melito di Porto Salvo, No State
Porto Selvaggio 

* Aug 1, 2014
Mercatino del Gusto
Maglie, Italy

* Jul 26, 2014
Lecce, No State
Castello Carlo V

* July 18-26, 2014
Atina Jazz Campus & Festival, Atina, Italy

* July 3-7, 2014 Grahamstown Jazz Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa

* June 28, Straight No Chaser, Cape Town, South Africa

* June 21-18, IASJ Jazz Meeting, South-African College of Music, Cape Town, South Africa

* May 6, 2014, Conservatory Hall, Joensuu, Finland

* May 3, 2014 Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki, Finland

* May 2, 2014, Monk Jazz Club, Turku, Finland

* February 7, 2014 Hot Club Jazz School, Lisbon, Portugal

* February 7, 2014 Hot Club Jazz Club, Lisbon, Portugal

* February 6, 2014 Hot Club Jazz Club, Lisbon

I will try to upload more past concerts here... please be patient..:)