-Richie will travel to Panama City in January 2005 for the Panama Jazz Festival. As guests of festival artistic director Danilo Perez, an ensemble from the New England Conservatory of Music will perform and lead workshops at the 3-day international festival in Panama.

-The new Herbie Hancock Quartet will tour Europe in May 2005. The quartet will feature Lionel Loueke (guitar), Dave Carpenter (bass), and Richie Barshay (drums/percussion), and will be touring throughout Europe, including England, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Germany. Details coming soon . . .