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New Releases:

Soul Travelers (RogueArt) – Steve Swell (leader), Jemeel Moondoc, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver (June 2016 release)

Kende Dreams: Homage to Bartok (Silkheart Records) – Steve Swell (leader), Rob Brown, Connie Crothers, William Parker, Chad Taylor (Out now!)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Improviser (Swell Records) – Steve Swell Solo Trombone CD (Out now!)

Weasel Walter Large Ensemble featuring Henry Kaiser – Igneity – Peter Evans, Dan Peck Chris Pitsiolos, Steve Swell, Alan Licht and many more. (Out now!)

Tiziano Tononi & Danielle Cavallanti: Brooklyn Express/No Time Left! – Danielle Cavallanti, Tiziano Tononi, Herb Robertson, Steve Swell, Joe Fonda (Out now!)

Yoni Kretzmer Group – Yoni Kretzmer, Thomas Heberer, Steve Swell, Max Johnson, Chad Taylor (April 2016 release)

Jason Hwang‘s Sing House (Innova) – Jason Hwang, Steve Swell, Chris Forbes, Ken Filiano, Andrew Drury (Fall 2016 release)

Upcoming Tours/Concerts:

Peter Brotzmann/Steve Swell/Paal Nilssen-Love – European Tour – April 13-24 2016

Dave Burrell/Steve Swell Duo – Houston, Texas – May 8, 2016

Steve Swell Solo and Duo (TBD) – Chicago Option Series and Milwaukee – May 22 & 23, 2016

Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams at the XXI Vision Festival, NYC – June 9, 2016

William Parker’s Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Dizzy’s Coca Cola, NYC (JLC) – July 27, 2016

William Parker’s In Order To Survive – Festival Sant’ Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy – September 9, 2016

Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams – Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares, Northampton, MA – September 15, 2016

Taylor Ho-Bynum’s PlusTet – FONT Festival, NYC – September 24, 2016

Chicago Plan (Gebhard Ullmann, Steve Swell, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang) European Tour – October 1-14, 2016

Brotzmann/Swell/Nilssen-Love European Tour – October 15-31, 2016


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