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