2005

Feb. 5, 2005 Knoxville Jazz Orchestra "Jazz Is For Lovers" Bijou Theatre 8pm Knoxville, TN Feb. 12, 2005 Pulaski, Tennessee Deborah Brown - vocalist Alphonso Sanders - saxophone John Birdsong - string bass Pulaski, TN Feb.24-26, 2005 Southwestern Community College under the direction of Phil Mattson Details TBA Creston, IA Mar.7-9, 2005 Amsterdam Conservatory of Music masterclass Amsterdam Mar.10-16, 2005 Touring Morocco with Mike del Ferro (piano) www.americanvoices.org Morocco Apr. 2, 2005 Benefit Concert for Nonnewaug High School Woodbury, CT Featuring: Joe Beck, guitar Thierry Arpino, drums Mark Egan, bass Woodbury, CT Apr.22, 2005 New Israeli Opera: Tribute to Ella & Louis w/ Michael Varekamp Details TBA Tel Aviv, Israel May 28, 2005 Atlanta Jazz Festival with Joe Beck, and Dr. Lonnie Smith Atlanta, GA June 15-19, 2005 Russia tour TBA Russia June 23-25, 2005 June 23 - IGA Theater - Guatemala City June 25 - La Compañía de Jesus - Antigua w/ Joe Beck Guatemala June 28, 2005 JAMS (The Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach) w/ Joe Beck Palm Beach, FL July 10-15, 2005 Belgium Tour July 10 @ 18:00 Brosella July 15 @ 20:00 Cultureel Centrum Blankenberge Consciencezaal CC Casino Belgium July 16-17, 2005 Estonia Deborah Brown ja Estonian Dream Big Band July 16 @ 19.00 (Kalvi mõisa hotellis) July 16 @ 23.00 Tabasalu Jazz Festival July 17 @ 19.00 (Pädaste mõisas) Tallin, Estonia July 31 - Aug. 5, 2005 Jazzwise Summer School with Jamey Aebersold London, England Sept. 14, 2005 Mississippi Valley State University Deborah Brown, jazz vocalist Richard Johnson, piano Dr. Alphonso Sanders, saxophone John Birdsong, string bass Mark McKnight, drums Itta Bena , Mississippi Sept. 15, 2005 Greenville Mississippi Jazz Society Deborah Brown, jazz vocalist Richard Johnson, piano Dr. Alphonso Sanders, saxophone John Birdsong, string bass Mark McKnight, drums Greenville, Mississippi Sept. 18-24, 2005 5th Annual Jazz Party at Sea w/ Ed Thigpen, drums Alaska Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2005 Jazz Showcase Ed Thigpen Quartet featuring: Deborah Brown and Orbert Davis Chicago, IL Oct. 18-19, 2005 Florida State University w/ Leon Anderson Oct. 18: 8-10pm Oct. 19: Clinic 2:30-3:30, show 8-10pm Tallahassee, FL Nov. 2-12, 2005 Tour with The Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw Nov. 02 - Oosterpoort, Groningen Nov. 04 - Philharmonie, Haarlem Nov. 05 - Schouwburg, Tilburg Nov. 06 - Bimhuis, Amsterdam Nov. 09 - De Flint, Amersfoort Nov. 10 - Podium Twente, Enschede Nov. 11 - Stadsgehoorzaal, Kampen Nov. 12 - Anton Philipszaal, Den Haag The Netherlands Nov. 17-24, 2005 Russia Nov. 24: Garanian Great Conservatory Hall in Moscow Russia Nov. 29 - Dec. 10, 2005 Japan Tour w/ Mike del Ferro Nov. 29 - arrival Tokyo Nov. 30 - rehearsal at the Imperial Hotel Dec. 01 - performance in Nagoya (evening) Dec. 02 - 1600-1800 performance in Osaka, Mukogawa University Dec. 03 - 1800 - 2000 performance in Nago American Corner, Okinawa Dec. 04 - all day free Dec. 05 - 1800-2000 performance in Okinawa City Dec. 06 - 1830-2030 performance in Beppu, Kyusyu Dec. 07 - transit from Beppu to Tokyo Dec. 08 - afternoon/evening performance at Hara Museum, Aoyama, Tokyo Dec. 09 - all day free Dec. 10 - departure Japan