2022
Nu Band Tour
Thomas Heberer, Kenny Wessel, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi
Thursday, January 27 - Berlin, DE
Friday, January 28 - Berlin, DE
Saturday, January 29 - Lokeren, BE
Sunday, January 30 - Differdange, Luxembourg
Kenny, Joe, Lou w/Luciano. (Thomas possible guest artist)
Monday, January 31 FREE
Tuesday, February 1 - Marburg, DE
Wednesday, February 2 - Munster, DE
Thursday, February 3 - Freiberg, DE
Friday, February 4 - Lou Grassi & Simone Weisenfells
at
Saxstall, Leipzig, DE
Saturday, February 5 - Darmstadt, DE
Sunday, February 6 -Kassel, DE
Monday, February 7 FREE
Tuesday, February 8 - Vienna, AT
Wednesday, February 9 - Villach, AT
Thursday, February 10 - Graz, AT
Friday, February 11 - Bayreuth, DE
Saturday, February 12 - Nurnberg, DE
Sunday February 13 - Taubenbach, DE
2021
October 2021
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Luciano Pagliarini - woodwinds
Michel Edelin - flute
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
The Sunset
Paris, France
September 2021
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Kenny Wessel - gtr
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi- drums
at
The Bop Shop
Rochester, NY
June 2021
Sunday June 20
2 - 3:30 PM
Lou Grassi & Friends
at
Riverbank State Park
(145th St & Riverside Drive NYC, NY)
Gabriele Tranchina - vocals
James Zollar - trumpet
Patience Higgins - tenor sax
Joe Vincent Tranchina - piano
Sean Conly - bass
Lou Grassi - Drums
This concert is FREE to the public. Outdoors Mainstage weather permitting.
In case of inclement weather it will be held in the cultural center.
2020
ALL 2020 CONCERTS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
June 2020
Sunday June 28
Erhard Hirt and The NY Connection
Erhard Hirt - guitar & laptop
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
Bop Shop Records
1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
http://bopshop.com
Friday June 26
Erhard Hirt and The NY Connection
Erhard Hirt - guitar & laptop
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
244 Rehearsal Studios
244 West 54th St, NYC
10th Floor
$20.
Monday June 1
THE NU BAND
Thomas Heberer -trumpet
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
Quinn's
330 Main St, Beacon, NY
May 2020
Monday Saturday May 30
THE NU BAND
Thomas Heberer -trumpet
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Philadelphia, PA
Friday May 29
8pm
THE NU BAND
Thomas Heberer -trumpet
Mark Whitecage - alto sax
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
244 Rehearsal Studios
244 West 54th St, NYC
10th Floor
$20.
Saturday May 9
American Tap Dance Foundation Youth Concert
7:30 pm
at
Symphony Space
(95th & B’way NYC, NY)
2019
December 2019
Saturday December 28
8pm
CD Release Concert
Marilyn Lerner - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
244 Rehearsal Studios
244 West 54th St, NYC
10th Floor
$20.
November 2019
Sunday November 10th
Ted Daniel - trumpet Kenny Wessel - guitar
Michael Bisio - bass Lou Grassi - drums
at
The Beverly
224 Foxhall Avenue
Kingston, NY
7:30pm (2 sets)
$10. admission
August 2019
Wednesday, August 14th
12:15pm - 1:30pm
The Joe Vincent Tranchina Trio
600 Third Avenue, NYC
This is a FREE outdoor concert weather permitting
JULY 2019
Tuesday, July 3
7pm
UpSurge!NYC’s 2nd Annual
Frederick Douglass Alternative 4th of July Celebration
National Writers Union (NWU) 256 West 38th Street, 12th floor.
Admission is $10–$20 sliding scale
This annual event commemorates Frederick Douglass’ historic 1852 speech, "What Is The Fourth of July To The Slave?" given to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society "Independence Day" gathering of that year. Several writers, performance artists, and activists will read excerpts from Douglass’s speech.
UpSurge includes poets Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg and musicians
Jessica Jones -tenor sax, Rudi Mwonozi - piano, Hilliard Greene - bass, Lou Grassi - drums.
JUNE 2019
Thursday, June 20
8 pm
A concert of improvised music with
LUCIANO PAGLIARINI'S NEW YORK 3
Luciano Pagliarini - woodwinds
Kenny Wessel - guitar (2nd set only)
Joe Fonda - bass
Lou Grassi - drums & percussion
at
Zürcher Gallery
33 Bleecker Street
between Bowery and Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
Seating is limited, so please arrive early. Admission is $20 at the door.
Sunday, June 16th
2 - 3:30 pm
Father's Day Celebration
LOU GRASSI & FRIENDS
Robert F. Smith Cultural Center
Riverbank State Park
145th St and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10031
This is a FREE concert of swinging jazz featuring
Gabriele Tranchina - vocals
James Zollar - trumpet
Patience Higgins - tenor sax
Joe Vincent Tranchina - piano
Hill Greene - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
Saturday, June 8, 2019 7:30pm
TAP CITY YOUTH CONCERT
The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
To Purchase Tickets through Symphony Space visit:
Tues-Sun 1pm-6pm (and open one hour prior to performances and events)
Phone: 212-864-5400
$20 adults $10. students and seniors
APRIL 2019
Saturday, April 27
3:00 - 6:00pm
First UpSurge! NYC JazzPoetry Festival
256 West 38th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Admission $10.
Saturday, April 20
8pm
KEIR NEURINGER - SAXOPHONE
SIMONE WEISSENFELS - PIANO
LOU GRASSI - DRUMS
at
MICHIKO REHEARSAL STUDIOS
149 W. 46TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
B, D, F, M TRAINS TO 47TH-50TH STREETS / N, Q, W TRAINS TO 49TH STREET
ADMISSION $20
Tuesday, April 16
8pm
Mack Goldsbury Quartet
MACK GOLDSBURY - SAXOPHONE
HERB ROBERTSON - TRUMPET
LOU GRASSI - DRUMS
ERIC UNSWORTH - BASS
at
MICHIKO REHEARSAL STUDIOS
149 W. 46TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
B, D, F, M TRAINS TO 47TH-50TH STREETS / N, Q, W TRAINS TO 49TH STREET
ADMISSION $20
Saturday, April 6
8pm
Martin Speicher Trio
Martin Speicher - alto sax & clarinet. Georg Wolf - bass. Lou Grassi - drums
Musikbibliothek Wiesbaden, DE
Wiesbaden, Hochstaettenstr. 6-10
NU BAND TOUR and More
March 21-April 6, 2019
Thomas Heberer - trumpet,
Mark Whitecage - alto sax, clarinet
Joe Fonda - bass Lou Grassi - drums
Thursday - March 21- Heidelberg, DE
Friday - March 22 - Basel, CH
Saturday - March 23 - Basel, CH
Sunday - March 24 - Taubenbach, DE
Monday - March 25 - Vienna, AT
Erhard Hirt and the NY Connection
Erhard Hirt - gtr & laptop, Mark Whitecage - alto sax & clarinet
Joe Fonda - bass, Lou Grassi - drums
Tuesday, March 26 - Wuppertal, DE
Wednesday - March 27 - Muenster, DE
Martin Speicher Trio
Martin Speicher - alto sax & clarinet. Georg Wolf - bass. Lou Grassi - drums
Thursday - March 28
8pm
Kulturhaus Dock 4
Kassel, Untere Karlsstr. 4
NU BAND
Friday - March 29 - Nurnberg, DE
Saturday -March 30 - Darmstadt, DE
Sunday - March 31 - Berlin, DE (3pm)
Monday - April 1 - Cottbus, DE
Tuesday - April 2 FREE
Wednesday - April 3 - Saarbrucken, DE guest with Luciano
Thursday - April 4 - Saarbrucken, DE (Festival)
Friday - April 5 - Lichtenstein
Saturday - April 6
8PM
Martin Speicher Trio
Martin Speicher - alto sax & clarinet. Georg Wolf - bass. Lou Grassi - drums
Musikbibliothek Wiesbaden, DE
Wiesbaden, Hochstaettenstr. 6-10
2018
December 2018
December 2
Marilyn Lerner - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
The Rex
Toronto, Canada
December 1
Marilyn Lerner - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
Bop Shop Records
1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
http://bopshop.com
November 2018
November 30
10:30 am
Workshop at Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Marilyn Lerner - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
November 2
Cecile Broche - violin
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
Happy Lucky #1
734 Nostrand Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11216
November 1
8PM
Cecile Broche - violin
William Gagliardi - woodwinds
Dave Hofstra - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
at
Funkadelic Studios in Manhattan.
209 West 40th St. 5th Floor.
September 2018
Monday, September 24th
Lewis Porter - piano
Hilliard Greene - bass
Lou Grassi - drums
2012
246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Admission $10
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
*
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
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