Greetings Friends, Family, Fans, and other Phenominal Folks . . . .

It's been a little while since the last update. Tours in Argentina and Europe have been keeping me busy, along with performances with Fred Hersch, and some developments with my new ensemble: "RB3", a new trio featuring phenominal guitarist Todd Neufeld and multi-reedist/mandolinist Petr Cancura. We've been slowly developing some brand new material, and will be playing a small Brooklyn performance this Thursday (details below). Stay tuned for more RB3 starting in the Fall, and a forthcoming recording :-). As always, you're invited to visit the website for more news: www.richiebarshay.com . . . .

Saludos,
Richie

Esperanza Spalding Tour: I'm excited to perform again with an old friend from Boston school-days, who is now a rising interstellar phenomenon on the international music scene. Stay tuned for details on the upcoming Fall tour of the new Chamber Music Society project featuring original music for bass, piano, string trio, and percussion. www.esperanzaspalding.com

Curtis Brothers Quartet returns to CA: The quartet will be touring in Santa Cruz, San Rafael, and San Francisco. July 29 - August 5, additional dates coming soon. www.curtisbrothersmusic.com

PREVIEW: Acoustic Music Series in Brooklyn: Beginning this Fall, I'll be co-curating a brand new acoustic music series in a very special space - an intimate 200-seat sanctuary built in 1913, right here in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Details coming very soon!

May - June
Thursday May 13, 9-11pm
RB3 @ Costello Plan, Brooklyn, NY (1213 Cortelyou Road)
New trio with Petr Cancura (mandolin, saxophones, clarinet, flutes) & Todd Neufeld (guitars)
Come support this new venue for live music in Brooklyn!

Friday-Saturday May 14-15, (Fr 9:30-12, Sat 10:30-1)
Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Conspiracy
@ Smalls (NYC, West Village)

May 19-29
Juan Garcia-Herreros, Snow Owl Quintet
European Tour
wed may 19 Munich, Germany - Unterfahrt
thu may 20 Vienna, Austria - Porgy & Bess
sun may 23 Moscow, Russia - The World (MIR Hall)
tue may 25 Redange, Luxemburg - L'Ionui
thu may 27 Oberschuetzen, Austria - Kulturzentrum Oberschuetzen
fri may 28 Dresden, Germany - Jazzclub Neue Tonne
sat may 29 Feldkirch, Austria - Kultur Forum Amthof

Saturday June 5
Trumpet Power: featuring Frank London, Jerry Gonzalez, Hugh Masakela, Paolo Fresu and Marko Markovich
Turino, Italy
with Marcus Rojas (tuba), Brandon Seabrook (guitar)

Thursday June 17
Bert Seeger Trio in Ipswich, MA
Bert Seeger (piano), Jorge Roeder (bass)

Tuesday June 22
Frank London @ DROM (NYC, Lower East Side)

Sunday July 4
Petr Cancura @ Ottawa Jazz Festival, Canada

Saturday July 10
Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra, 15th Anniversary @ North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Holland

Dear Friends:
A lot is happening over the next month - here's a peak. . .

New recording by Natalie Merchant: "Leave Your Sleep," the new double CD of children's poetry set to original music, with special guests including The Klezmatics! Available April 13th on Nonesuch Records.

Claudia Acuña European Tour: I'm honored to be playing for the first time with the Chilean singer Claudia Acuña and her quartet, featuring Juancho Herrera (guitar) and Ben Zwerin (bass).

Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra @ North Sea Jazz Festival: I've been invited to play with my former NEC professor, the legendary trombonist and composer Bob Brookmeyer.

Calendar. . . .

March 20-21
The Klezmatics in Whitefish and Helena, Montana

March 23
Ricardo Gallo Quartet @ Nu Blu, Lower East Side, New York City
Ricardo Gallo (piano), Daniel Blake (sax), Jorge Roeder (bass), RB

March 25
Bert Seager Trio @ Puppets Jazz Club, Brooklyn, NY
Bert Beager (piano), Jorge Roeder (bass), RB

March 26, 7pm
New England Conservatory vocalist summit @ Joe's Pub, New York City
Featuring Dominique Eade, Sara Serpa, David Devoe, Amy Cervini, Jo Lawry and Sofia Koutsovitis. With Carmen Staaf (piano), Jorge Roeder (bass), RB

March 26, 11pm
Curtis Brothers Trio @ La Lanterna, West Village, New York City

April 2-12
Claudia Acuña Tour
2-Paris
3-Amsterdam
4-Berlin
7-Innsbruck
8-Madrid
9-Barcelona
11-Muri
12-Zurich

April 15-19
The Klezmatics in Argentina
The band's first ever trip to South America! We'll be performing in Buenos Aires, and Parané, Argentina.

Please visit www.richiebarshay.com for more!. . .

Thanks for all the love and support. I hope to see you soon for some live music!

--Richie

Dear Friends,

December is here! I can't help but wonder: how soon will the overwhelming christmas songs begin overwhelming us? Not to complain, but with every public space and stereo around us blaring extra cheesy commercialized christmas music - we need help! This holiday season (it's already here!) avoid the mundane by supporting live music. It will support you. . . . .

Also, this month announces a NEW WEBSITE at www.richiebarshay.com! It has been 6 years since the last makeover, and I am very proud of the new look. Special thanks to my brother Nathaniel.

I am also featured on two exciting new recordings that have just been released:
Curtis Brothers Quartet: Blood - Spirit - Land - Water - Freedom with Zaccai Curtis (piano), Luques Curtis (bass), Reinaldo de Jesus (perc), RB and guests.

Emilio Solla The Tango Jazz Conspiracy: Bien Sur with Emilio Solla (piano), Chris Cheek (sax), Victor Prieto (accordion), Jorge Roeder (bass), RB. and guests Billy Hart, Tim Armacost, Lucia Pulido and others.

UPCOMING EVENTS Here are some highlights, see full list at www.richiebarshay.com/dates

December 1-5 @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Curtis Brothers Quartet
It's been about 12 years since I began playing with these musicians from my hometown, and we're excited to bring our Latin Jazz to Central Park. . . .
Tue-Thu 11:30pm / Fri-Sat 12:45pm. Columbus Circle, New York City

December 5 @ The Stone
Frank Carlberg Quintet
Christine Correa (voice), Frank Carlberg (piano), John O'Gallagher (sax), Jorge Roeder (bass), RB
Frank is a renowned pianist, composer, and educator who I have never performed with before.
8pm. East Village, NYC

December 17 @ La Lanterna
Curtis Brothers Trio
8:30 & 10:30. West Village, NYC

The Klezmatics in rare New York area appearances:
December 10 - South Orange, NJ
December 12 - Port Washington, NY
December 13 - Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, NYC
December 23 - City Winery, Tribeca, NYC

New Years Eve @ Barbes
Clay Ross and Matuto
Clay Ross (guitar), Rob Curto (accordion), Edward Perez (bass), Ze Mauricio (perc.) RB
Brazilian Bluegrass meets New Year's Eve!
10pm - New Year. Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

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As always, thanks for all the Love and support. . . .
Richie

Dear Friends, After sweating out the short summer in New York, the Fall holds some exciting happenings in the city and abroad. I'll also take this opportunity to alert you to a handful of new videos available on my website homepage for your easy viewing pleasure . . . I hope to see you soon --Richie

Sunday September 13th - Cortelyou Road @ Rugby Road, Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Flatbush Frolic 2009 - www.flatbushfrolic.org
For this year's big annual street festival in my neighborhood I worked with the organizers as the music curator for the main stage. It has been a humbling experience of attempting to create a musical program reflecting Brooklyn's diversity. I'll be involved musically as well. If you're in the area - don't miss this one!
11:00: Park Slope Players (string quartet)
11:30/PARADE: Maracatu New York (Brazilian)
12:15 Raizes do Brazil Capoeira Brooklyn (Brazilian)
1:00 Star Spangled Banner: Holy Innocence Chorus
1:05 The Waywords (Rock)
1:50 Brooklyn Fife Revival (Brazilian)
2:45 Benjy Fox-Rosen (Klezmer)
3:30 Tah Phrum Duh Bush (Hip Hop)
4:15 Richie Barshay's Roundtable and Petr Cancura's People Music and Friends (Jazz)
5:15 Michael Powers Frequency (Blues)


Wednesday, September 30, 7pm-10:30pm, The Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford, CT
Curtis Brothers: Hartford CD Release - www.curtisbrothersmusic.com
The new album "Blood-Spirit-Land-Water-Freedom" has been months in the making and we are all very proud. Please join us for a concert and celebration (there will be rice and beans!).

October 8-13
The Klezmatics tour Estonia and Finland - www.Klezmatics.com

October 28-November 2
Lucia Pulido tours Holand and Germany - www.luciapulido.com
I am very excited to play for the first time with Colombian singer Lucia Pulido and her band. She has one of my favorite voices in he world - if you haven't already heard . . .

November 16-24
The Klezmatics tour Germany, Russia, Switzerland and Austria - www.Klezmatics.com

November 29-December 8
Dan Tepfer Trio tours Europe - www.dantepfer.com
with Dan Tepfer, piano and Jorge Roeder, bass


And Beyond . . . .
March 2010
Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra tours Europe - www.fredhersch.com

As always, you are personally invited to visit www.RichieBarshay.com for more . . .

Thanks for all the love and support,
Richie