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TRAVELOGUE, the new album by the Todd Bishop Group has been completed, to be released on Origin Records in July, 2015. The album features Bishop’s original compositions, written in collaboration with Jasnam Daya Singh (née Weber Iago). There are also tunes by Singh, saxophonist Richard Cole, and a cover of Only Shallow, by the Manchester psychedelic pop band My Bloody Valentine. The band will tour Europe in December 2015. Track list: 1. Moving — Bishop/Iago 2. Far And Awake — Iago 3. Ventimiglia — Bishop/Iago 4. The Trip — Bishop/Iago 5. Dom’s Riff — Bishop 6. Norwegian — Bishop/Iago 7. Somnambulist — Cole 8. OnlyRead More →

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Hey, if you’re in Seattle, come on down to Egan’s in Ballard tonight— my group will be playing at 10:30, as part of the Ballard Jazz Festival. The band includes Richard Cole, Jasnam Daya Singh (née Weber Iago), and Chris Higgins. Before us at 8 is George Colligan’s group, with Matt Jorgensen on drums. There’s a whole lot of other music going on in the neighborhood, too.Read More →

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At the start of the tour the band was interviewed by Jean-Claude Vantroyen for Le Soir, the major French-language newspaper in Belgium. Vantroyen also put a brief little note about the CD on the LS site. The full piece: “Todd Bishop habite à Portland, en Oregon. Une ville moyenne aux Etats-Unis : quelque 580.000 habitants. C’est là que vivent Todd Bishop le batteur américain et Weber Iago le pianiste brésilien. « C’est un grand centre musical depuis longtemps, explique Todd. Il attire plein de jeunes de tout le pays. » L’Oregon borde l’Océan Pacifique. La Columbia s’y jette. Portland est établie sur sa rive. ToddRead More →

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Here’s a French-language review of the last date of the tour, at Flamingo, a very hip place in the center of Brussels. The writer, Michel, a very nice cat, gives us a blow-by-blow gig report: “Rue de Laeken, un dimanche de novembre, en fin d’après-midi, entre chien et loup! Mihaela: tu montes, chéri… Euh.. bonsoir, madame, sans façon, merci! T’es pédé? Je m’appelle Michel, vais au Flamingo , un concert jazz! T’es un intello, alors… De gauche, tendance NVA… Menu: Todd Bishop’s Group plays the music of Ornette Coleman!” Continued after the break:Read More →

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After our first gig, at Hot Club de Gand, in Ghent. The tour went quite well, by the way— the shows were all well attended, audiences were very appreciative, purchased a lot of CDs, we got some good press, and we are well situated to expand our reach next year. This was my fourth tour of Europe leading my own group, and the most successful one yet both artistically and financially. There’s a gallery of photos from the tour here, and our updates from the road are here. Earlier I posted a list of tunes I was including in our book— we ended up playing:Read More →

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As you may’ve heard, because I keep mentioning it, I’ll be in Europe for the next 2+ weeks, starting now. Stay tuned for whatever updates I can make from the road— photos, video, and such. If you’re in Belgium, Luxembourg, or northwest Germany, come on out and hear the band. Visit our Facebook event page for a list of gigs, with all details, but here are the essentials: Personnel:  Todd Bishop – drums Jean-paul Estievenart – trumpet Weber Iago – piano Olivier Stalon Music – bass Gigs:  12/11/13 – 21:00 :: Hot Club de Gand — GENT 13/11/13 – 20:30 :: Jazz Station Asbl — BRUSSELSRead More →

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Here’s a list of the tunes we’ll be working with on next week’s tour. We won’t play all of these, but they are in the books: Alice In Wonderland Beatrice — Sam Rivers The Blessing —  Ornette Coleman *Blood — Paul Bley Check Up — Ornette Coleman Comme Il Faut  —  Ornette Coleman Country Town Blues — Ornette Coleman *The Empty Boat —  Caetano Veloso Eighty-One — Miles Davis  Enfant —  Ornette Coleman  Feet Music — Ornette Coleman  Guinea — Don Cherry *Happy House — Ornette Coleman Ida Lupino — Carla Bley Las Vegas Tango — Gil Evans  *Let’s Play — Ornette Coleman *Law Years — Ornette Coleman LonelyRead More →

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All right, the posters for the upcoming Europe tour are done! Here are the shows, once again, with performance times: 9:00, Tuesday, Nov. 12 Hot Club de Gand GHENT, Belgium 8:30, Wednesday, Nov. 13 Jazz Station BRUSSELS, Belgium 7:00, Friday, Nov. 15 Blues-Sphere LIEGE, Belgium 8:00, Saturday, Nov. 16 Appeltuin Jazz LEUVEN, Belgium Event starts 5:00, Sunday, Nov. 17 Hannut Jazz Festival HANNUT, Belgium 8:30, Monday, Nov. 18 Dumont’s AACHEN, Germany 9:30, Tuesday, Nov. 19 LiquID LUXEMBOURG 9:00, Wednesday, Nov. 20 Le Rideau Rouge LASNE, Belgium 9:00, Saturday, Nov. 23 Lokerse Jazzklub LOKEREN, Belgium 5:30, Sunday, Nov. 24 Flamingo BRUSSELS, BelgiumRead More →

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This way to Hot Club AUGUST UPDATE: Current dates for our November, 2013 Europe tour: Tuesday, November 12 Hot Club de Gand — Ghent, Belgium Wednesday, November 13 Jazz Station — Brussels Friday, November 15Blues-Sphere — Liége Saturday, November 16 Appeltuin Jazz — Leuven, Belgium Sunday, November 17 Hannut Jazz Festival — Hannut, Belgium Tuesday, November 19 LiquID — Luxembourg Saturday, November 23 Lokerse Jazzklub — Lokeren, Belgium Sunday, November 24 Flamingo — Brussels, Belgium November date TBA Le Rideau Rouge — Lasne, Belgium Sunday, November date TBA Roskam — Brussels, Belgium Tour personnel will be: Jean-Paul Estievenart — trumpet Weber Iago — piano OlivierRead More →

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If you’re in Seattle, hopefully you’re out going to all of the Ballard Jazz Festival events anyway, but my group will be playing at the Salmon Bay Eagles on Friday, from 8pm-midnight, as part of the Jazz Walk. The band will feature three incredible players, along with myself: Rich Cole (reeds) Jay Thomas (trumpet) Paul Gabrielson (bass). It’s going to be good. More Jazz Walk info. Get your tickets here.Read More →