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2025
 
Friday, January 6th
8pm
at
iBeam
168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY
with
Jeff Pearing Trio
$15
 
 
 
Thursday, January 16th
8pm
at
iBeam
168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY
with
Adam Lane - bass
Louis Belogenis - tenor
Lou Grassi - drums
$15
 
 
Saturday, January 25th

8pm
THE NU BAND
Thomas Heberer - tpt
Kenny Wessel - gtr
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Portland Conservatory of Music
28 Neal St.
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 775-3356

 

Thursday, April 17th
10 pm
Dimensionality Quartet
Ursel Schlicht - piano
Andrea Wolper - vocals
Ken Filiano - double bass
Lou Grassi - drums, percussion

 

Monday, April 28th
Kenny Wessel Trio
@
Pisticci Restaurant

125 LaSalle St., NYC
6 - 9 pm
Kenny Wessel - gtr
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums

 

Sunday, June 15th

The Lou Grassi Jazz Quintet
@
 Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
679 Riverside Drive (145th St)
New York, NY 10031
M11 & BX19 buses go directly to Riverbank St. Park
Sunday June 15th
2 -3:30 PM
James Zollar - trumpet
Chris Ferrari - tenor sax
Paul Odeh - piano
Hill Greene - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
 
This concert is FREE and open to the public
In the event of rain the concert will take place inside the Cultural Center

 

 

 


 

 
2024
 
January 2024
 
Sunday, January 7
5-6 PM
Jazz Vespers
@
St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022
with
Sheila Jordan - vocals
Roni Ben-Hur - guitar
Cameron Brown - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Admission Free
 
Tuesday, January 16th
8pm
at
iBeam
168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY
with
Jonathan Reisen - sax
Alvaro Torres - piano
Omer G - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Admission $15 (students $10)
 
Sunday, January 21
6-9 PM
at
Pisticci Restaurant
125 LaSalle St, Manhattan
Kenny Wessel - guitar
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
 
July 2024
 
Thursday, July 11
6-8pm
Tap Dance tribute to
Tony Waag
@
Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center
 
Thursday, July 25
6-8pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC
"Hood Organment"
featuring:
Kenny Wessel — guitar
Paul Odeh - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)
 
 
Saturday, July 27, 2024
The Lou Grassi Jazz Quintet
at
Riverbank State Park
           145th Street and Riverside Drive, NYC, NY.               1 show 3:30 P.M. - 5 P.M.
FREE to the public!
In the event of rain the performance will be held in the Cultural Center
Kirk Knufke – trumpet 
Patience Higgins – tenor sax

                           Paul Odeh – piano           
Eric Lemon – bass

Lou Grassi – drums

August 2024
 
Thursday, August 15th
6-8pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC
"Hood Organment"
featuring:
Kenny Wessel — guitar
Paul Odeh - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)
 
 
 
2023
 
 
October 2023

 

Sunday, October 15th
at
Pisticci Restaurant
6-9pm

Kenny Wessel - guitar
Matt Pavolka - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
                     125 LaSalle St. NYC, NY 10027
    212-932-3500  
   http://www.pisticcinyc.com

      

Sunday, October 29, 2023

@ IBEAM Brooklyn
3:30
Carol Liebowitz . piano
Nick Lyons . alto saxophone
4:30
Virg Dzurinko . piano
Claire de Brunner . bassoon
5:30
Ursel Schlicht . piano
Andrea Wolper . vocals
Ken Filiano . bass
Lou Grassi . drums
A rare reunion for the Dimensionality Quartet in NY!
168 Seventh St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
$20 suggested
 
 

                 

September 2023

 
German Tour

Saturday Sept 9 - Saxstall, Pohsdorf, DE with Simone Weissenfells
 
Sunday Sept 10 - Dresden, House concert w/ Ulrich Thiem & Frank Bartsch

Monday Sept 11 -Blue Note Dresden w/ Scotty Boettcher & Erik Unsworth

Tuesday Sept 12 - Cavete, Marburg, DE w/ Martin Speicher, Georg Wolf & Ursel Schlicht

Wednesday Sept 13 - Dock 4, Kassel, DE w/ Martin Speicher, Georg Wolf & Ursel Schlicht

Thursday Sept 14 - Ada/Insel, Wuppertal, with Moo Loehken and Akira Ando

Friday Sept 15th - Saxstall, Pohsdorf, with Ulrich Thiem & Frank Bartsch

Saturday Sept 16th - Festival of Improvised Music, Blau Fabrik, Dresden, with Guenter Heinz

Sunday Sept 17th - Kleinwaltersdord Church duo with Guenter Heinz

 

July 2023
 
Wednesday, July 5
Tap City NY
Copasetic Boat Ride
6:30 - 10:00 PM
Tickets & info  646-230-9564
 
Friday, July 7
Tap Future/Tap Awards
8-10 pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway, NYC, NY
 
Saturday July 8
Rhythm in Motion
8-10 pm
Symphony Space

2537 Broadway, NYC, NY

Sunday, July 9
6-9pm
Kenny Wessel - guitar
Sean Conly - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at

Pisticci Restaurant
125 LaSalle St. NYC, NY 10027

Tuesday, July 11
6:30pm
w/ Erhard Hirt & Joe Fonda
at Downtown Music Gallery
13 Monroe St. New York, NY 10002

 

Wednesday July 12
10PM
Erhard Hirt - guitar and laptop

Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi- drums
at
The Main Drag
50 South 1st Street
Between Kent ave and Wythe Ave
(718) 388-6365

Sunday, July 16th
3-5pm

Lou Grassi Quintet
with

Patsy Grant - vocals
Lee Odom - alto sax
Kenny Wessel - guitar
Paul Odeh - keyboard
Lou Grassi - drums

at
Riverbank State Park
145th St & Riverside Drive
NYC, NY
This concert is outdoors, open to the public and free of charge.
In the event of rain we will play indoors in the Cultural Center.
 

Wednesday July 19

Rich Rosenthal-Guitar
Nick Gianni-Tenor
Hill Green-Bass
Lou Grassi - Drums

at
The Main Drag
50 South 1st Street
Between Kent ave and Wythe Ave
(718) 388-6365

June 2023
 
Saturday June 17th
7:30pm
Tap City Youth Concert
at

Symphony Space
2537 Broadway,  New York, NY 10025

Wednesday, June 21
4:30 - 6pm

Summer Solstice Concert
with
The Joe Vincent Tranchina Trio
54th St & Park Ave., NYC
FREE

 

Thursday June 22
6 - 8 pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC

"Hood Organment"
featuring:
Kenny Wessel — guitar
Jerry Z - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)
 
 
 
Jan/Feb 2023
 
NuBand European Tour
(rescheduled from 2022)

Thursday, January 26 - Darmstadt. DE
Friday, January 27 - Nurnberg, DE
Saturday, January 28 - Bayreuth, DE
Sunday, January 29 -  Taubenbach, DE
Monday, January 30 -
Tuesday, January 31 - Marburg, DE
Wednesday, February 1 - Cologne, DE
Thursday, February 2 - Muenster, DE
Friday, February 3
Saturday, February 4 - Lokeren, BE
Sunday, February 5 - Luxembourg
Monday, February 6
Tuesday, February 7 - Vienna, AT
Wednesday, February 8 - Villach, AT
Thursday, February 9 - Graz, AT
Friday, February 10
Saturday, February 11 - Kassel, DE
Sunday February 12 - Berlin, DE

 

2022
 
December 2022

Saturday, October 22nd

Marilyn Lerner -piano
Ken Filiano - bass & electronics
Lou Grassi - drums & percussion
@
Michiko Studios
15 West 39th St, NY, NY
7pm
$20. suggested donation
 
October, 2022
 
Sunday, October 29th
8pm
Ken Filiano - bass & electronics
Lou Grassi - drums & percussion
SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST on PIANO
@
The Bop Shop
1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
 
 
Wednesday, October 26
8pm
Ken Filiano - bass & electronics
Lou Grassi - drums & percussion
Todd Capp - drums & percussion
SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST on PIANO
@
Scholes Street Studio
375 Lorimer St.

Brooklyn, NY 11206

Saturday, October 22nd

Ken Filiano - bass & electronics
Lou Grassi - drums & percussion
SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST on PIANO
@
Michiko Studios
15 West 39th St, NY, NY
7pm
$20. suggested donation

 

Thursday, October 6th

6 - 8 pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC
"Hood Organment"
featuring:

Kenny Wessel — guitar
Roberta Piket - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)

 

September, 2022

Thursday, September 15th

6 - 8 pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC
"Hood Organment"
featuring:

Kenny Wessel — guitar
Roberta Piket - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)
 
 
August 2022
 

Thursday, August 25
6 - 8 pm
LaSalle Open Streets
Near the corner of LaSalle St. and Claremont Ave., NYC
"Hood Organment"
featuring:

Kenny Wessel — guitar
Paul Odeh - organ
Lou Grassi - drums
FREE!
(weather permitting)

2012

2013
 
February 2013
 
 Saturday 2/16
Cecile Broche' - violin
Bill Gagliardi - sax
Kenny Wessel - gtr
Dave Hofstra -bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Firehouse Space
8pm
246 Frost St.
Brooklyn, NY
 
Saturday February 2013
1pm
Vocal workshop w/Janet Lawson
@
University of The Streets
 
March 2013
 
Saturday, March 9
8pm
"Drunk Butterfly"
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Adam Lane-bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Firehouse Space
246 Frost St
Brooklyn, NY
 
Saturday, March 16
9:30pm
Omar Tamez - gtr
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Ratzo Harris - bass
Lou Grassi- drums
@
Firehouse Space
246 Frost St
Brooklyn, NY
 
Wednesday, March 27
8pm
Peter Cox Memorial
@
Roulette
 
Saturday, April 27
8:30-11:30
Gabrielle Tranchino Quartet
@
Silvio's Italian Villa
Warwick, NY
 
Sunday June 2
Mack Goldsbury Quartet
Mack Goldsbury - tenor sax
Herb Robertson - trumpet
Erik Unsworth - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Bop Shop Records
Rochester, NY
 
Thursday, June 27
7:30
Karl Berger Improvising Orchestera
@
El Taller
1-4th & Broadway, NYC
 
Sunday, July 7
5pm
FREE
Lou Grassi Quintet
@
Riverbank State Park
Riverside Drive & 145th St NYC, NY
 
Saturday, September 28
5-7pm
Louie Belogenis Trio
Louie Belogenis - tenor sax
Dave Hofstra - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
2 Roerich Museum
319 W 107th St
NYC, NY
 
Sunday, September 29
4pm
The Nu Band
Roy Campbell, Jr - tpt
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonds - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
6th St Garden between ave B & C
 
Friday, October 18
John Tchicai Memorial
@
Shapeshifter, Brooklyn, NY
 
Thursday, October 24
 
Marilyn Lerner - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Edgefest
Ann Arbor, MI
 
Saturday, November 2
8pm
Vinnie Golia - woodwinds
Adam Lane - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Firehouse Space
246 Frost St
Bklyn, NY
 
Saturday, November 9
1-4:30pm
Mark Minchello - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
@
Time Warner Center
(private event)
 
Thursday, November 14
Mack Goldsbury Quartet
@
Firehouse Space
 
2012
 
 
 
November 2012
 

 

Thursday November 1
8PM
Cecile Broche and Friends
Cecile Broche - violin
Bill Gagliardi - tenor & soprano sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi- drums
The Firehouse Space
246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Admission $10
and
9:15 PM
Simone Weissenfels and Friends
Simone Weissenfels - piano
Juini Booth - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
The Firehouse Space
246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Admission $10
 
Friday, November 2
Fred Van Hove and Lou Grassi
at
Firehouse 12
Shows 8:30 & 10 PM
45 Crown Street
New Haven, CT
(203) 785-0468

http://firehouse12.com/
*
Saturday, November 3
 
 
Fred Van Hove and Lou Grassi

Nu Band Tour March 2012


March 1
La Vapeur, Dijon, France 

42, Av . De Stalingrad21000
Dijon, France
Show Time: 9:45pm. One 90 minute set.

March 2
Avignon, Fr.
AJMI AVIGNON

4 Rue escalier Ste Anne 84000 AVIGNON, France
Show Time: 2100hr  and will consist of (2) one hour sets.

March 3

Charlie Free, Vitrolles, Fr.
 Le Moulin a Jazz, Vitrolles, FR, France

Domaine de Fontblanche 13127 Vitrolles, France
Show Time: 2100. 2 one hour sets

 

March 4
Berlinval, Fr.

Galerie de Berlinval
Show Time:  5PM

March 5

Free  - Berlinval

March 6
Claude Debussy Auditorium for  "Jazz au Confluent"

Conservatory of Music
 Conflans Ste Honorine , Fr
 74, rue Désiré Clément 78700 - CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE
 
Show Time: 2100hr

March 7
 Zurich, Ch

Rote Fabrik/Fabrikjazz
Seestraße 395, CH-8038 Zürich
Phone: 0041 44 481 9811
Show Time: 20:30 2 1 hour sets

March 8
Berlin, De
Aufsturz-Klub

Oranienburger Str. 67, 10117 Berlin
Show Time  20:30   two sets


 

March 9
Dresden, De
JazzClub Tonne 

Koenigstrasse 15 01097 Dresden 49 (351) 80 260 17
Show Time:  9pm  2 one hour sets

March 10
Poznan, Po.
Blue Note Poznan Jazz Club

 ul. Kosciuszki 76/79, Poznan, Poland, tel/fax +48 61 6570777
Show Time:  8PM  (2) sets with a short intermission in between sets.


March 11
Krakow, Po.
Club Alchemia
Show Time:
8pm

March 12
 Free (travel to Freiberg)

March 13
Freiberg, De

IG Jazz im Studentenwerk Freiberg
Club "Alte Mensa"; Petersstr.5
Show Time: 8:30

March 14
Bad Hersfeld, De.
Buchcafe

Badestube 20, 36251 Bad Hersfeld, De    Phone: 0 6621 796 54 84
Show Time: 20:00
 

March 15
De Singer, Rijkevorsel, Be

Bavelstraat 35,  2310 Rijkevorsel, BE
Show Time:  20:45   two 1 hour sets

March 16
Geneva, Ch
AMR
Show Time:
21:30  two sets 45 min. each

 

March 17
Jazz in Saegewerk, AT (festival)
Angerweg 32 / A5630 Bad Hofgastein

Show Time   20:30 hr  (2) one hour sets

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Marilyn Lerner - Ken Filiano - Lou Grassi
at
The Hurta Cordell Festival of Improvised Music
Madrid, Spain

Ulrich Thiem Tour Jan. 2012
Ulrich Thiem - cello
Andreas Bottcher - vibraphone, organ, piano
Lou Grassi- drums & percussion

Wed. Jan. 4 Bayreuth DE

Thur. Jan 5 Zuoz, CH

Fri Jan. 6 Bergün, CH

Sat. Jan 7 Thusis, CH

Sun. Jan 8 Seengen,CH

Thur. Jan 12 Putjatinhaus Dresden, DE

Sunday Jan. 15 Wil, CH

 

2011

Nu Band Jan/Feb 2011 Itinerary

Sunday Jan. 23 Brussels, BE

Monday Jan. 24 Malmo, SE

Tuesday Jan. 25 Marburg, DE

Wednesday Jan. 26 – Krumegg, AT

Thursday Jan. 27 - Deutsch Minihof, AT

Friday Jan. 28 Bayreuth, DE

Saturday Jan. 29 Bielefeld, DE

Sunday Jan. 30 Berlinval, FR

Monday Jan. 31 Free - Stay at Galerie Berlinval

Tuesday Feb 1   Free - Stay at Galerie Berlinval

Wednesday Feb. 2 Paris, FR

Thursday Feb 3 Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium.

Friday Feb. 4 Dachau, DE

Saturday Feb.5 Helsinki, Finland

Sunday, Feb. 6 Helsinki, Finland

Monday Feb. 7 Helsinki, Finland

2009

October 12, 2009


Monday, October 12 at 7:30 PM
Kenny Wessel -guitar
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Will be performing at Local 269
(269 East Houston St.)
1 show only. $10.

Sunday, October 18
Jazz Service
Ron Drotos Trio
Community Church at The Circle
Mt. Vernon, NY
10AM

Monday, October 19 at 7:30 PM
Louie Belogenis - tenor sax
Dave Hofstra - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Will be performing at Local 269
(269 East Houston St.)
1 show only. $10.


September, 2009 European Tour September 16-25

Wednesday September 16 Meraner Musikwoken Merano, Italy Lou Grassi ( dr, perc.) Haris Lambrakis (nai) Günther Pitscheider ( cb.) Klaus Treuheit (piano, clavicembalo) Savina Yannatou (voice)

Thursday Sept. 17 TBA Friday Sept. 18 Festival of Frei Improviserte Musik Blau Fabrik, Dresden De. Lou Grassi (drums, percussion) Guenter Heinz (trombone, flute, zurna)

Saturday Sept.19 Moo Lohkenn Source of Sound Bayreuth, De. Moo Lohkenn (vocals) Leonard jones (bass) Lou Grassi (drums, percussion)

Sunday Sept. 20 Kleinwaltersdorf, De. Lou Grassi (drums, perc.) Guenter Heinz (T-bone, flute, zurna) Monday Sept. 21 Vienna, At. 21:00 Celeste Jazz Bar Hamburgerstrasse 18, Vienna, Austria 1050

Tuesday, Sept. 22 Vienna, At. Live Radio Broadcast/Interview

Wednesday, Sept. 23 Vienna, At. Blue Tomato (website: http://www.bluetomato.cc) concert starts 9:30 pm, open doors 6pm Michael Fischer, tenor saxophone Eric Arn from Texas, guitar Thomas Stempkovsky  bass Lou Grassi drums, perc. Thursday, Sept. 24 Martin Speicher Trio 20:00  Alte Uni-Bibliothek, Bismarckstr. 37 Giessen, De Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) Georg Wolf (bass) Lou Grassi (drums, perc)

Friday, Sept. 25 Martin Speicher Trio 20:00  Schlösschen Park Schönfeld. Kassel, De Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) Georg Wolf (bass) Lou Grassi (drums, perc)

August 2009 Thursday August 13 12:30-1:30 PM Dixie Peppers One Battery Park Plaza, NYC Free!!! June 2009

Monday, June 1 The Nu Band CD Release Concert Roy Campbell, Jr - tpt Mark Whitecage - alto sax Joe Fonda - bass Lou Grassi - drums @ Local 269 269 E. Houston St. NYC 9 P.M. 1 show. $10. cover

Wednesday June 3, 2009 Stephen Gauci Quartet N.O.E.W.A. Jazz Workshop Series PetÅ‘fi Mozi Music Pub Székesfehérvár, Hungary *(+36-70-3619068) Stephen Gauci, tenor sax Kenny Wessel, guitar Ken Filiano, bass Lou Grassi, drums

June 5 & 6, 2009 Cimp Festival Villach, Austria Park Manor House Dinzlschloß Friday, June 5 1. Michael Bisio, b 4tet --Avram Fefer, sax..Stephen Gauci, sax..Jay   Rosen, dr 2. John O'gallagher, sax 3--Dominic Duval, b..Jay Rosen, dr 3. William Gagliardi, sax 5tet--John Carlson, tp..Kenny Wessell, g..David Hofstra,b..Lou Grassi, dr
Saturday, June 6 1. Avram Fefer, sax 4tet--Ken Filiano, b..Michael Bisio, b..Jay   Rosen, dr 2. Jimmy Halperin, sax-Dominic Duval, b  "Monkiness" duo 3. Stephen Gauci, sax 4tet--Lou Grassi, dr..KennyWessel,g..  Ken Filiano, b 4. Jam session
Saturday June 20      
 7- 8:30 PM
Lou Grassi Jazz Quintet
at Riverbank State Park Cultural Center
145th Street & Riverside Drive, NYC, NY
James Zollar - trumpet
Patience Higgins - tenor sax
Les Kurtz - piano
Martin Nevin - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
This concert is FREE to the public.
May 2009
Sunday,May 31st 7:30pm "The ESA Trio" with Lou Grassi/Ken Filiano/Bill Gagliardi at The Brecht Forum 451 West St (west side highway between Bank & Bethune sts.) NYC 212-242-4201 $10 www.brechtforum.org

Sunday,May 31st April 2009
Wednesday April 22, 2009 "Drunk Butterfly" Adam Lane,bass, Lou Grassi,drums, Mark Whitecage,alto sax & clarinet at The Stone (corner of Ave C and 2nd St, NYC) 8 PM 1 show only. Admission $10.


Nu Band Tour January 2009
Roy Campbell Jr, Mark Whitecage, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi
Wednesday, January 7 -  De Werf , Brugge, Belgium
Thursday, January 8 – Grand Theatre, Groningen, NE
Friday, January 9 – Sunside, Paris, FR
Saturday, January 10 – Le Moulin à Jazz, Vitrolles, FR
Sunday, January 11 – open
Monday, January 12 – Aufsturz Oranienburger Strasse 67, Berlin, DE 
Tuesday, January 13– IG JAZZ, Freiberg,DE
Wednesday, January 14 – open (travel to Krakow)
Thursday, January 15 – Alchemia Club, Krakow,PO
Friday, January 16 – Club Zak, Gdansk,PO
Saturday, January 17 – Club w 71,Weikershein,DE
Sunday, January 18 -  L’Archiduc, Brussels,BE
Monday, January 19 – Oben Kino, Cottbus,DE


 2008
November 2008 European Tour
11/14 Berlin, DE  Aufsturz, Oranienburger Strasse 67
            Moo Lohkenn Source of Sound.              Moo Lohkenn (voice) - Leonard Jones (bass)- Lou Grassi (drums)
11/15 Wuppertal, DE  Galerie Epikur
            Christoph Irmer (violin) - Scott Roller (cello)- Lou Grassi (drums)
11/16 Goettingen - with film : "Nesferatu"
            Guenter Heinz (trombone, flute, zurna, voice) - Peter Krug (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/17 Cologne, DE Art Theater               Peter Alexius (guitar)- Achim Tang (bass) - Sebastian Grams (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/18 Bremen, DE
            Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) - Georg Wolf (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/19 Freiberg, DE 
             Moo Lohken Source of Sound             Moo Lohkenn (voice) - Leonard Jones (bass)- Lou Grassi (drums)
11/20 Muenster, DE Cuba
              Peter Alexius Trio             Peter Alexius (guitar)- Helmut Buntjer trombone, electronics, voice) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/21 Giessen, DE
             Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) - Georg Wolf (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/22 Wiesbaden, DE "JustMusic" Festival
             Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) - Georg Wolf (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
11/23 Kassel, DE
             Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) - Georg Wolf (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums) 11/24 Krakow, PO
             Martin Speicher (alto sax, clarinet) - Georg Wolf (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
 
September 2008
Friday Sept 19
Clean Feed Fest NY III
9:00PM
Adam Lane / Mark Whitecage / Lou Grassi "Drunk Butterfly"
Mark Whitecage – alto saxophone, clarinet
Adam Lane – double bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at The Living Theater
21 Clinton St. NYC
August 2008 August 29 & 30 The Lou Grassi Jazz Quintet
at
Iridium 1650 Broadway (at 51st St.) (212) 582 - 2121
Friday & Saturday, August 29 & 30, 2008.
Midnight Show.
$10 cover includes 1 free drink !!!
 The Lou Grassi Jazz Quintet features Grassi’s arrangements in a  program of stylistically diverse music reflecting more than sixty years of   the jazz tradition.
Bob Porcelli – alto sax    Patience Higgins – tenor sax
Joe Vincent Tranchina – piano            Dave Hofstra – bass
Lou Grassi – drums
"Ferocious. Hard-hitting. Grassi acts like a circus ringleader presiding
over often turbulent group improvisations within structure."****
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  2005
 

Tour with Ulrich Thiem Zwischen Bach und Blues
Jan. 5., 2o.oo h, ev. Kirche Wassertrüdingen near Aalen
Jan. 6., 1o.oo h service ev.Kirche Haunsheim near Augsburg
Jan. 6. 16.3o h kath.Kirche Kohlberg bei Amberg  
            19.3o h ev. Kirche Floß bei Weiden;
Jan. 7. 2o.oo h Dresden restaurant "Zaza"
Jan. 9. 9.3o h ev. Lutherkirche Dresden

January 2005
Tour With the Nu Band

January 13 : Nantes, FR (Pannonica)
January 14 : Poitiers, FR (Carré Bleu)

January 15 : Tours, FR (Petit Faucheux)
January 16 : Melle, FR (Café du Boulevard)

Jan 17: Paris, FR (Sunset)

Jan 18: open

Jan. 19 Tilburg, NE (Paradox)
Jan. 20: Rotterdam, NE

Jan 21: Munster, DE (Cuba)  

Jan 22: Weikersheim, DE

Jan 23: Rottweil, DE (Alte Paketpost)

Jan 24: Chur, CH

Jan 25: Lienz,AT
Jan. 26: Graz, AT (Stochwerk Jazz)

Jan 27: open

Jan 28: St Johann, AT (Music Kultur St. Johann)

Jan 29: Nikelsdorf, AT

May 25 The Dixie Peppers
 One Battery Park Plaza, NYC
12:30-1:30 Free
 June 2 Lou Grassi’s Avanti Galoppi
           Jazz ao Centro Festival, Coimbra, Portugal 23:00h
June 3 Lou Grassi, Herb Robertson, Ken Filiano
                   Q-Club, Coimbra, Portugal 24:00h
June 4 Lou Grassi, Herb Robertson, Ken Filiano
                  Salão Brazil, Coimbra, Portugal 24:00h

With Ulrich Thiem’s Zwischen Bach und Blues
                  Ulrich Thiem, Cello, Andreas Bottcher, Vibraphone, Lou Grassi, drums
June 9 ev. Kirche Arnsdorf (near Dresden) 19.3o h + choir;
June 10 in music-bar "Radio/Activ" in Dresden 21.oo h;
June 11 2o.oo h in church-ruine St. Pauli
June 11  22.oo h ev. Bethlehem-Kirche Dresden ("Night of Churches").
June 12 Dresden, DE Restaurant ZaZa 15:00 hr

June 13
Martin Speicher, alto sax, Georg Wolf, bass, Lou Grassi, drums
Eugen Wolf's Loft
Sandershäuser Str. 34
Kassel, DE
Russia
 Marco Eneidi, alto sax, Alexei Pliousnine, gtr, Lou Grassi, drums
June 14 club "on brestskaja" Moscow, Russia
June 15 club "dom" Moscow, Russia
June 16 club "bilingva" Moscow, Russia
June 17 club "live corner" Moscow, Russia
June 18  club "esg21" St. Petersburg, Russia
June 19  club "platform" St. Petersburg, Russia
June 20  club "jfc" St. Petersburg, Russia

Germany
June 22 Kassel Musikhochschule, Kassel, DE
    Gunter Heinz,trombone, Werner Kirschbaum piano, Lou Grassi, drums
 June 23 Magdeburg Projekt 7
Fred van Hove, piano Gunter Heinz, trombone, Lou Grassi, drums


June 24 Salzwedel Mönchskirche
Fred van Hove, pipe organ, Gunter Heinz, trombone, Lou Grassi, drums June 25 Freiberg (Sachsen) Petri-Kirche
Fred van Hove, pipe organ, Gunter Heinz, trombone, Lou Grassi, drums June 26 "Cuba" Munster, DE
                Gunter Heinz, trombone, Erhard Hirt, guitar, Lou Grassi. drums
July 6 The Dixie Peppers
 One Battery Park Plaza, NYC 12:30-1:30 Free concert
July 26 The Dixie Peppers
345 Park Ave, NYC 12:30-1:30 Free concert

August 7 The Lou Grassi Quintet
Riverbank State Park, NYC  5P.M. Free Concert

August 17 The Dixie Peppers
One Battery Park Plaza, NYC 12:30-1:30 Free concert

September 8 The Nu Band
The Stone, NYC

 

 2004


Sunday October 24
Burton Greene/Roy Campbell Quartet
At CBGB's Lounge 313 Bowery 9PM
Roy Campbell – trumpet   Burton Greene – piano   Adam Lane – bass   Lou Grassi – drums

Saturday October 30
Charles Gayle Trio The Vision Club
13 Stanton Street, NYC
10PM
Charles Gayle - alto sax; Hill Greene - bass; Lou Grassi - drums

Thursday November 11
William Gagliardi Quintet
at Zebulan 258 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY (718) 218-6939
William Gagliardi – alto, tenor and soprano sax
John Carlson – trumpet
Kenny Wessel – guitar
Dave Hofstra – bass
Lou Grassi – drums

Friday November 19
Charles Gayle Trio at Zebulan 258 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY (718) 218-6939 Charles Gayle - alto sax; Hill Greene - bass; Lou Grassi – drums

Monday November 22
Burton Greene/Roy Campbell Quartet
at Zebulan 258 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY (718) 218-6939
Roy Campbell – trumpet
Burton Greene – piano
Adam Lane – bass
Lou Grassi – drums

Thursday December 2
Charles Gayle Trio
At St. Mary’s Church at
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Charles Gayle - alto sax; Hill Greene - bass; Lou Grassi – drums

Friday December 2
Andrea Wolper Quartet
At 55 Bar
55 Christopher St, NYC
6-9 PM

Saturday December 4
The Nu Band
8PM
At Vision Club Series
Lotus 109 west 27th St. (between 6th & 7th Avenue)
Roy Campbell Jr. – trumpet; Mark Whitecage – woodwinds; Joe Fonda – bass; Lou Grassi – drums

Saturday December 11
Burton Greene/Roy Campbell Quartet
10 PMPM
At Vision Club Series
Lotus 109 west 27th St. (between 6th & 7th Avenue)
Roy Campbell – trumpet   Burton Greene – piano   Adam Lane – bass   Lou Grassi – drums

 





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