December

Dec 1 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Jazz Club Singen, Germany  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 3 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Hnita Jazz Club, Heist op den Berg, Belgium RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 4 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ AMR, Geneve, Switzerland RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 5 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Tafelhalle, Nurnberg, Germany  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 8 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Sunset-Sunside, Paris, France  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 9-10 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Bird’s Eye, Basel, Switzerland  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 11 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Archiduc, Brussels, Belgium  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 11 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Parazzar, Bruges, Belgium  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 13 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Cultural Center Hasselt, Belgium  RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Dec 15 w/ New Standard Jazz Orchestra & special guest Bob Mintzer @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

January

Jan 6 & 7 w/ John Moulder Quintet @ Green Mill – Chicago, IL  John Moulder – guitar/ compositions; Jim Trompeter – piano; John Wojciechowski – saxophones; rj – trumpet; Eric Hochberg – bass; Xavier Breaker – drums

Jan 10 w/ Ken Thomson Sextet @ Halyards – Brooklyn, NY  KT – alto/compositions; Anna Webber – tenor; Alan Ferber – trombone; rj – trumpet; Adam Armstron – bass; Daniel Dor – drums

Jan 11-12 w/ Ken Thomson Sextet recording NYC  KT – alto/compositions; Anna Webber – tenor; Alan Ferber – trombone; rj – trumpet; Adam Armstron – bass; Daniel Dor – drums

Jan 17 w/ Geof Bradfield’s “Our Root’s” @ Ancien Cycles – Chicago, IL  GB – tenor/compositions; Nick Mazzarella – alto; rj – trumpet; Clark Sommers -bass; Dana Hall – drums

Jan 20 w/ Matt Ulery’s “Loom” @ Constellation – Chicago, IL  Matt Ulery – bass/compositions; Geof Bradfield – tenor/bass clarinet; rj – trumpet; Rob Clearfield – piano; Jon Deitemyer – drums

February

Feb 5 w/ Johnston/Johnson/Rempis/Williams @ Hungry Brain – Chicago, IL  Darren Johnston & rj – trumpets/ Dave Rempis & Mars Williams – saxophones

Feb 10-11 w/ Dana Hall’s “Black Fire” @ Andy’s – Chicago, IL  Dana Hall – drums; Clark Sommers – bass; Nick Mazarella – alto; Geof Bradfield – tenor, rj – trumpet

Feb 17 w/ Russ Johnson New Quartet @ Chicago, IL    rj- trumpet/compostions; Aruan Ortiz – piano; Michael Formanek – bass; Gerald Cleaver – drums  New Group/New Music!

Feb  18 w/ Russ Johnson New Quartet  @ Jazz Estate – Milwaukee, WI  rj- trumpet/compostions; Aruan Ortiz – piano; Michael Formanek – bass; Gerald Cleaver – drums  New Group/New Music!

Feb 19 w/ Russ JohnsonNew Quartet @ University of Wisconsin Parkside- Kenosha, WI    rj- trumpet/compostions; Aruan Ortiz – piano; Michael Formanek – bass; Gerald Cleaver – drums  New Group/New Music!

Feb 22 w/ Eric Hochberg Trio @ Catch 35 – chicago, IL  Eric Hochberg – bass; Steve Million – piano; rj – trumpet

March

Mar 3 w/ Jeff Davis Quartet @ Cornelia St. Cafe – NYC  Jeff Davis – drums/compositions; Drew Gress – bass; Jon Irabagon – saxophones; rj – trumpet

Mar 4 w/ Michael Bates “Shostakovich Project” at Greenwich Music House – NYC.  Micahel Bates – bass/compositions; Gregory Tardy – tenor/clarinet; rj – trumpet; Russ Lossing – piano; Mike Sarin – drums

Mar 12 w/ Damon Short’s “Brass Menagerie” @ Hungry Brain – Chicago, IL  Michael Vltakovich – trombone; Ryan Schulz – bass trumpet; rj – trumpet; Larry Kohut – bass; Damon Short – drums

Mar 29 w/ Geof Bradfield performing the music of Herbie Hancock’s “The Prisoner” @ Fulton Street Collective – Chicago, IL  as part of the Jazz Art Record Collective Series.

April

Apr 4 Guest Artist with the Millikin University Jazz Ensemble – Decatur, IL

Apr 7-8  Guest Artist @ University of Minnesota – Morris Jazz Festival – Morris, MN

Apr 16 w/ Dave Rempis duo @ Woodland Pattern – Milwaukee, WI

Apr 23 w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ Lawrence University – Appleton, WI RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

Apr 24  w/ Robin Verheyen NY Quartet @ University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha, WI RV – tenor, soprano/ compositions; rj -trumpet; Drew Gress – bass; Jeff Davis – drums

April 27 w/ Johannes Wallmann & Linda Oh @ UW Madison School of Music