Joel Harrison
10 South Oxford St
Apt 1
Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Joel Harrison - composer, guitaristCalendar Archive:
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2008

JOEL HARRISON and HARBOR
Canada and Rochester, NY

JOEL HARRISON Trio and friends
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8pm
The Bopshop Atrium
274 N. Goodman Street
Rochester, NY
Tel: (585) 271-3354
$10 donation requested

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 9:30 pm
The Rex, Toronto

194 Queen Street West
www.therex.ca

JOEL HARRISON Quintet
Joel Harrison: guitarist/composer
Paul Hanson: electric bassoon
David Binney: alto sax
Stephan Crump: bass
Dan Weiss: drums and percussion

January 10, 2008,
    12:20 am - 1:15 am (after midnight!)
IAJE Conference
John Bassett Theatre
Metro Toronto Convention Center
www.iaje.org

Friday & Saturday, January 11 & 12, 2008,
    7:30 and 10:30 pm
Upstairs Jazz, Montreal
1254 Rue Mackay, Montreal
(514) 931-6808

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 10 pm
Featuring David Binney and Paul Hanson (electric bassoon), Stephan Crump, and Dan Weiss
55 Bar
55 Christopher St.
West Village, New York City, $10

Joel Harrison String Choir
The Music of Paul Motian arranged for String Quartet and Two Guitars
Saturday, January 19, 2008, 9 & 10:30 pm
Featuring Chris Howes, Sam Bardfeld, Matt Maneri, Dave Eggars, Liberty Ellman
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia St.
West Village, New York City, $12

JOEL HARRISON and HARBOR
European Tour: January-February 2008
Celebrating the release of Harbor, the new CD on Highnote Records

Joel Harrison: guitarist/composer
Brad Shepik: acoustic and electric guitar
Miguel Zenon: alto sax
Fima Ephron: bass
Jordan Perlson: drums and percussion

January 22: North Rotterdam: Dizzy Jazz Club
January 23: Netherlands: Tilburg: Paradox
January 24: UK: Oxford: The Spin
January 25: UK: Bristol: The bebop
January 26: Germany: Nuremberg: Jazzstudio
January 27: Germany: Hannover: Enercity Expo Café
January 28: Germany: Cottbus: Obenkino (Gladhouse)
January 29: Austria: Vienna: Porgy & Bess
January 30: Germany: Passau: Café Im Museum
January 31: Austria: Salzburg: Jazzit
February 01: TBA
February 02: Germany: Goeppingen: Odeon
February 03: Germany: Karlsruhe: Jazzclub
February 04: off
February 05: Germany: Berlin: B-flat
February 06: Germany: Bremen: Schlachthof
February 07: France: Nantes: Pannonica
February 08: France: Paris: Sunset
February 09: France: Viviers: CavaJazz
February 10: France: St. Etienne

JOEL HARRISON and HARBOR
Music from the CD on Highnote Records and more

Friday, April 4, 2008, 8pm
University of Vermont, Burlington VT
Lane Series
Music Recital Hall

Southwick Hall, Redstone Campus

Saturday, April 5, 2008 9pm
Ryles Jazz Club

212 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA
Admission $12/14

Joel Harrison: guitarist/composer
Paul Hanson: acoustic/electric bassoon
Henry Hey: keyboards
Stephan Crump: acoustic bass
Gene Jackson: drums and percussion


joel harrison: passing trainIntuition Records presents
Joel Harrison
Passing Train CD release show

Monday May 19, 2008, 9:30 pm
Joe's Pub

425 Lafayette St. NY
212 539 8777 for adv. tix
www.passingtrain.com

Joel Harrison (guitar, voice)
Ben Wittman (drums)
Stephan Crump (bass)
Sam Bardfeld (violin)
Henry Hey (keys)
Jen Chapin (vox) and more

All new songs

“Harrison is onto something both innovative and compelling and deserves a much wider audience.”
     — Don Heckman, LA Times


INTUITION AND INNOVA RECORDS PRESENT
JOEL HARRISON: THE WHEEL
CD release show, Thurs. June 19, 2008
A six movement suite for string quartet and jazz quintet

FEATURING
MIGUEL ZENON, WENDY SUTTER, CHRIS HOWES
Cornelia St. Cafe
: 29 Cornelia St., W. Village, NYC
212 989 9319
Shows 8:30 and 10 pm, $12

Other artists include: 
Jeff Hermanson (trpt.), Jakub Trasak (vln.),
Tanya Kalmanovich (vla), Lindsey Horner (bass)

A true union of the jazz and classical music traditions, with compositional influences from Appalachia and W. Africa


Thursday, June 12, 2008, 9:30 pm - ONE set
at Banjo Jim’s:
Songs from the new Passing Train CD
with a quartet featuring:
Ben Wittman and Stephan Crump

9th and Ave. C, NYC
Pass the hat...


Music from the recent
Intuition release Passing Train,
with a smaller band:

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Joel Harrison and Passing Train
featuring Ben Wittman, Fima Ephron,
     Henry Hey, Liala Biali (vox)
www.passingtrain.com
55 Bar, 55 Christopher St., New York City
2 shows: 10pm and 11:30pm, $10

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
One show: 8 pm
Banjo Jim’s, 9th and Ave. C, New York City


Sunday, September 28, 2008, 9 pm, one set
Passing Train Trio
Spike Hill

184 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Original songs and instrumental excursions
“downtown meets the heartland”
www.passingtrain.com

Southwest tour and encore performance of CMA commission Vox Americana

Musicians include:
Joel Harrison (guitar, composer),
David Binney (sax),
Chris Howes (violin),
Choi Fairbanks (cello),
Jerome Harris (bass),
Daniel Kelly (piano),
Jordan Perlson (drums)

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Joel Harrison Quartet
(gtr, bass, keys, drums)
Performance and clinic at O’Shaughnessy Performance Space in Benildus Hall
College of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Clinic at 4 pm, Performance at 7:30 pm
505-473-6133

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Joel Harrison Septet

Encore performance of Vox Americana
Chamber Music America commission
210 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
(505) 268-0044
www.outpostspace.org

Friday, October 10, 2008, 7:30 pm
Quartz Mountain Music Festival
Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Tickets $20. Can be purchased by calling the Altus Chamber of Commerce at (580) 482-0210

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Guitar clinic at North Texas State
Performance by quartet
Dan’s Silverleaf

103 Industrial St, Denton, Texas
(940) 320-2000
www.danssilverleaf.com

Sunday, October 12, 2008
Trio
Rutamaya

3601 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX
(512) 707-9637
www.rutamaya.net

Midwest Tour Fall 2008
Featuring music from Harbor, Passing Train, Harrison on Harrison, and The Wheel

Joel Harrison Group
Joel Harrison: guitar, vocal
Chris Howes: violin (October 22, 24, 25, 29)
Fima Ephron: bass
Jordan Perlson: drums

Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 10 pm
Dick’s Den
2417 N. High St., Columbus, OH
(614) 268-9573

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 9 pm
Uncommon Grounds: Chicago
3800 N. Clark St., Chicago
(773) 929-3680
www.uncommongrounds.com

Friday, Saturday, October 24, 25, 2008, Late night! 11:30 pm
The Dakota: Minneapolis
1010 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis
(614) 332-1010
www.dakotacooks.com

Sunday, October 26, 2008, 7:30 pm
Vaudeville Mews
212 4th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 243-3270
www.vaudevillemews.com

Monday, October 27, 2008
CLINIC: University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, 4pm
PERFORMANCE: The Hub, 9 pm
406 Main Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa
(319) 266-2360
www.thehublivemusic.com

Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 8:00 pm
CLINIC- University of Indiana in Bloomington
Jazz at the station (featuring hotshot students!)
25 N Walnut St, Bloomington, IN
(812) 335-0088, (812) 334-0094

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
CLINIC: Denison College, 4:30 pm
PERFORMANCE: OSU Newark, 7pm
Featuring guest Pete Mills (sax)


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