Living Colour Vivid 25th Anniversary US Tour in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Washington D.C. and More

Genre-bending rockers Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish of Living Colour have been touring Europe and North America to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their seminal album Vivid, and they have been performing the record in its entirety to soldout audiences. Their concert at Irving Plaza in New York on April 6, 2013 is soldout too. Below are the remaining dates where you can catch them.
April 6 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY – LiveNation
April 11 – Park West – Chicago, IL – eTix
April 12 – The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI – TicketWeb
April 13 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON – TicketFly
April 18 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY – Ticketmaster
April 19 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC – TicketFly
April 20 – FTC Stage One – Fairfield, CT – FTC Box Office
April 21 – The Asylum – Portland, ME – TicketWeb
May 3 – Head>>Fake ft Vernon Reid + Corey Glover at Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA BlueNile tickets
May 5 – Howlin’ Wolf – New Orleans, LA – TicketWeb – (on sale Match 16)
May 11 – WimBash>>Cabarete 2013 – Cabarete, Dominican Republic

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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.
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Living Colour Vivid 25th Anniversary US Tour – Spring 2013

Genre-bending rockers Living Colour recently were on tour in Europe, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of their seminal album Vivid, where they performed the record in its entirety. You can catch Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish in North America beginning on March 27, 2013 in San Francisco.
March 27 – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA – LiveNation
March 28 – Catalyst Club – Santa Cruz, CA – TicketFly
March 29 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
March 30 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – Ticketmaster
April 4 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – Ticketmaster
April 5 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA – TicketMaster
April 6 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY – LiveNation
April 11 – Park West – Chicago, IL – eTix
April 12 – The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI – TicketWeb
April 13 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON – TicketFly
April 18 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY – Ticketmaster
April 19 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC – TicketFly
April 20 – FTC Stage One – Fairfield, CT – FTC Box Office
April 21 – The Asylum – Portland, ME – TicketWeb

May 3 – Head>>Fake ft Vernon Reid + Corey Glover at Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA BlueNile tickets
May 5 – Howlin’ Wolf – New Orleans, LA – TicketWeb – (on sale Match 16)
May 11 – WimBash>>Cabarete 2013 – Cabarete, Dominican Republic

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New York Winter Jazz Fest: The Will Calhoun Quartet with Donald Harrison at Zinc Bar on January 7, 2012
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Lia Chang

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.
All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2013 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

2013 NYC Winter Jazz Fest: Will Calhoun Performs at Zinc Bar on 1/10, The Bitter End on 1/12

KCC Productions presents the Will Calhoun Trio on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Zinc Bar during the Jazz Connect Conference. The Trio consists of Will Calhoun on drums and indigenous percussion, John Benitez on bass, Robert Rodriguez on piano, and special guest horn TBA. The showcase sets will be at 9:45 and 11:15. Zinc Bar is located at 82 West 3rd St in the Village. Cover is $15, free for attendees at the Jazz Connect Conference. For more information, visit www.zincbar.com or call KCC Productions at (305) 332-2623.

A prolific song-writer, producer, performer and bandleader, Will Calhoun brings his cutting-edge mastery of technology and musicianship to a diverse range of projects. Famous for his Grammy-winning work with Living Colour, Will has recorded, toured and performed with such diverse artists as Living Colour, Mick Jagger, Oumou Sangare’, Mos Def, and Wayne Shorter to name a few. In the late ‘90s, Will formed the groundbreaking band Jungle Funk with Doug Wimbish and Vinx, followed by a Grammy-nominated solo jazz CD in 2000. Native Lands was released in 2005, marrying Will’s far-reaching interests in a genre-bending collection that taps key expressionists from various backgrounds. His forthcoming CD, set to be released in 2013 on Motema Music (www.motema.com), explores his jazz roots and includes Ron Carter, Donald Harrison and Wallace Roney. Not many artists have the vision and artistic energy to be Grammy winners and contribute to so many genres: jazz, rock, hip-hop, ambient, et al, while concurrently producing, touring, creating new projects, working on films and continually pushing the envelope. Will Calhoun has this creative vision, and he is doing an extraordinary job keeping music a spiritual and motivating force in his life.

John Benitez earned a Grammy for Best Latin Performance, on Habana, with Roy Hargrove. In 2001 he released his first album as leader, Descarga in New York. Benitez has performed or recorded with many well-known American and Latin artists including Lucecita Benitez, Justo Betancourt, Wynton Marsalis, Tito Puente, Hilton Ruiz, Chucho Valdez, David Sanchez, Eddie Palmieri and Roy Hargrove’s Grammy award-winning Crisol Band. Benitez has performed as sideman and featured special artist in all of the major jazz festivals and venues, and has recently released a second CD, Purpose. A prolific composer, arranger and producer, he’s also the man Eddie Palmieri dubbed “The greatest bass player in the world.”

Robert Rodriguez has recorded on Jam Miami alongside Chick Corea on Arturo Sandoval’s Trumpet Evolution and on Ray Barretto’s 2005 Grammy-nominated recording Time Is Time Was, which featured Robert’s composition “One for Ray”.

Thursday, January 10, 2013
Will Calhoun’s Native Lands Trio at Zinc Bar
The Will Calhoun Trio plays at the Zinc Bar as part of the 2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest and Jazz Connect Conference
Set times are 9:45 and 11:00pm
Cover is $15, free for attendees at the Jazz Connect Conference
Featuring: Will Calhoun – drums, percussion, loops, John Benitez – Bass, Robert Rodriguez – Piano, Special guest TBA on horn
Zinc Bar
82 West 3rd Street (between Thompson & Sullivan)
New York, NY
Check out the Zinc Bar Website or call (212) 477-9462 for additional details and to confirm times.

Saturday, January 12, 2013 12:30AM
Will Calhoun’s E=MC2 trio at The Bitter End
As part of the 2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Will Calhoun’s E=MC2 trio will play at The Bitter End.
Featuring: Will Calhoun – drums, percussion, loops, Marc Cary – Piano, Charnett Moffett – Bass
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
New York City, NY 10012
Check out The Bitter End Website or call (212) 673-7030 for additional details and to confirm times.

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Lia Chang. Photo by Brianne Michelle Photography

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.
All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2012 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

Lia Chang: Catch Grammy-winning Drummer Will Calhoun in August at The Iridium, Jazzmobile Summerfest 2012, The Blue Note, Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, and Wimbash

I last caught up with Will Calhoun, the Grammy-winning drummer from Living Colour at Sullivan Hall in May, where he was playing a rock ‘n roll gig with Bernard Fowler, featuring Doug Wimbish and Eric Gales.

Will Calhoun at Sullivan Hall in New York on May 18, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

Calhoun is in the midst of recording his latest Jazz CD, slated for a 2013 release on Motema Records, which will feature Ron Carter and Donald Harrison. He’s back in New York after performing on the European Tour of the enchanting Malian songstress Oumou Sangare and banjoist Béla Fleck.

Will Calhoun, Bernard Fowler and Eric Gales at Sullivan Hall in New York on May 18, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

“I love performing with Oumou and Béla, whose collaboration is a brilliant combination of traditional Malian music and traditional folk music,” said Calhoun.

Will Calhoun in front of Sullivan Hall on May 18, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

Not many artists have the vision and artistic energy to be Grammy winners and contribute to so many genres – jazz, rock, hip-hop, ambient, and more – while concurrently producing, touring, creating new projects, working on films, and continually pushing the envelope. Will Calhoun has this creative vision, and he is doing an extraordinary job keeping music a spiritual and motivating force in his life.

In addition to his work with landmark fusion rock band Living Colour, Calhoun has recorded and/or performed with a diverse array of artists, including B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jaco Pastorious, Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Marcus Miller, Dr. John, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert,Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, Wayne Shorter (on the 1995 Grammy-winning CD High Life), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, The Allman Brothers, and more. As a producer, player, and songwriter, he has also worked on Herb Alpert’s Grammy-nominated album Colors (1999), and Mos Def’s The New Danger (2004).

Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish at Sullivan Hall in New York on May 18, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

After releasing several solo drum/electronic albums and forming the groundbreaking band Jungle Funk with Doug Wimbish and Vinx in the late ’90s, Calhoun released his first solo jazz CD in 2000, titled The Will Calhoun Quintet: Live at the Blue Note. The disc garnered a Grammy nomination. His latest release, Native Lands (2005), is his follow-up release on Half Note Records, the Blue Note’s in-house record label. Native Lands can be described as jazz meets world music, coupled with trance-inducing urban music. This dual disc (CD/DVD) combines Calhoun’s experiences as he marries his far-reaching interests in a genre-bending collection that taps key expressionists from various backgrounds. Among those contributing are Pharaoh Sanders, Mos Def, Buster Williams, Stanley Jordan, Kevin Eubanks, Marcus Miller and Wallace Roney, as well as Nana Vasconcelos from Brazil and Cheick Tidiane Seck from Mali.

Throughout the month of August you can catch Calhoun performing at The Iridium, Jazzmobile Summerfest 2012, The Blue Note, Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, and Wimbash with a variety of different artists.

Thursday, August 2 to Saturday, August 4, 2012: The Iridium
Ronnie Laws w/ Frank McComb at The Iridium, 1650 Broadway in New York at 8pm and 10pm sets, featuring Will Calhoun on drums, Al McDowel on bass, Frank McComb vocals and Piano, Donald Blackman on Keys, Ronnie Laws on sax.

The Iridium
1650 Broadway (51st)
New York, NY 10019
8pm and 10pm sets
Tickets are $30
Telephone: (212) 582-2121
http://theiridium.com/

Friday, August 10, 2012: Summerfest 2012 Concert
The Will Calhoun Trio will perform in the Jazzmobile Summerfest 2012 Concert in the Park at the Jackie Robinson Park, Bradhurst Ave & West 148th St in New York at 7pm. Featuring Will Calhoun on Drums, Indigenous Percussion, Electronics, Samples, Flutes, Marc Carey on Keyboard, Piano, Samples, Loops, and John Benitez on Bass.

Monday, August 13, 2012: Blue Note Jazz Club
Will Calhoun’s Native Lands Trio will perform at 8pm and 10:30pm with a special guests Tibetan vocalist YungChen Lhamo and Wallace Roney, at the Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 W. 3rd St in New York. Featuring Will Calhoun on Drums, Indigenous Percussion, Electronics, Samples, Flutes, Marc Cary on Keyboard, Piano, Samples, Loops and Charnett Moffett on Bass.

Blue Note Jazz Club
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY 10012
Set times are 8pm and 10:30pm
Telephone: (212) 475-8592
Click here for tickets.

Friday, August 17, 2012: Hudson Valley Jazz Festival
Will Calhoun’s Native Lands Trio will perform at 8 and 9:30pm in the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival at Coquito, 31 Forester Avenue in Warwick, NY. Featuring
Will Calhoun – Drums, Indigenous Percussion, Electronics, Samples, Flutes,
Marc Cary – Keyboard, Piano, Samples, Loops, and John Benitez – Bass

Coquito
31 Forester Avenue
Warwick, NY 10990
Set times are 8 and 9:30pm
For reservations call: (845) 544.2790
More information: info@coquitony.com
Check out the Coquito calendar page for additional details and to confirm times.

Saturday, August 18, 2012: Wimbash
Will Calhoun along with Vernon Reid, will perform at Wimbash, the annual music festival series created by fellow Living Colour member Doug Wimbish, at Sully’s Pub & Tiki Bar, 2071 Park Street in Hartford, CT. Music workshops will also be conducted throughout the afternoon. Previous WimBash locations this year included Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Cabarete (Dominican Republic.)

Sully’s Pub & Tiki Bar
2071 Park Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Telephone: (860) 231-8881
Time: 2pm to 2am
Check out Sully’s Pub Website for additional details and to confirm times.

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Lia Chang. Photo by Brianne Michelle Photography

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.
All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2012 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

Lia Chang: Will Calhoun Trio to Perform at International Percussion Festival, 10/22-24 in Opole, Poland

Will Calhoun

Miami, FL – Drummer and two-time Grammy Award winner Will Calhoun, accompanied by Marc Anthony Cary on piano and Burniss Travis on bass, will make a whirlwind tour of Poland, including a performance at the International Percussion Festival in Opole, October 22-24.

The tour begins with Calhoun judging a drumming contest at the National Music School in Opole at 10 am on October 22, followed by a performance by the Will Calhoun Trio at the Bajka (“Fairytale”) Cinema in nearby Gliwice. The next evening, Calhoun will conduct a workshop at the National Higher Technical School’s Concert Hall in the suburb of Nysa, then an evening performance by the trio, also at the Concert Hall. The tour concludes with a final performance at the Jan Kochanowski Theater in Opole on October 24.

Drummer Will Calhoun has won two GRAMMY awards with the band Living Colour. His latest creation, Native Lands, on Half Note Records, moves into new areas and can be described as “Jazz meets World,” coupled with trance-inducing urban music. This dual disc (CD/DVD) combines Calhoun’s experiences as he marries his far-reaching interests in a genre-bending collection that taps key expressionists from various backgrounds.

Texas-born bassist Burniss Travis has performed with Will Calhoun, Marc Travis, Sameer Gupta, Eldar Djangirov, Manuel Valera, and Todd Strait, among others. He is flooded with ideas, as is true with most musicians when given a chance to talk about the thing that they love most, music.

Hailed by DownBeat magazine as one of the most “multidimensional keyboard players on the scene today” whose music reveals those multiple dimensions in sensual living color, Marc Cary’s continual search for his musical identity has brought him to all four corners of the earth, quenching his thirst to bring forth indigenous music in all its primal forms.

The tour was arranged by KCC Productions in Miami. Will Calhoun’s drums are courteously provided by Mapex. For further information, visit www.miedzynarodowyfestiwalperkusyjny.pl.

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Lia Chang Photo by Brianne Michelle Photography

Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multimedia journalist.

As a photographer and videographer, Lia collaborates with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive and social media presence. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden. Lia currently plays Nurse Lia on “One Life to Live”. She has appeared in Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and “New York Undercover”.

Selections of Lia’s archive of Asian Pacific Americans in the arts, fashion, journalism, politics and space are now in the newly created LIA CHANG THEATER PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO in the ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION housed in the Library of Congress Asian Division’s Asian American Pacific Islander Collection.

Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Broadwayworld.com, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, thelmagazine.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog.