A number of features and interviews about and with Howard were published this week to preview the upcoming shows in CT. Have a look!
THE HARTFORD ADVOCATE by John Adamian
THE CONNECTICUT POST by Sean Spillane
THE STAMFORD ADVOCATE by Christina Hennessey
And check out this nice original art and blog post from our pals at The BIJOU THEATRE!
On Friday, March 23rd, Howard will perform at The Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, as part of their NAKED SOUL concert series.
The show will be completely unamplified (hence the name), and will feature Howard's quartet in an intimate, pristine setting -- the ideal context for the performance of acoustic music.
Joining Howard will be Skye Steele, Andrae Murchison on trombone and Greg Cohen on upright bass.
And as a special bonus, the ticket price to the concert includes admission to the museum and a free, post-concert guided tour of the museum's collection. After the show, there will also be a cash bar and a live DJ. Come and make an evening of it! Tickets here!
The New York Guitar Festival has commissioned Howard to write an origonal score for Buster Keaton's 1922 silent short "The Frozen North." Howard will perform the score live with his band on January 19, 2012 at Merkin Hall. Tickets are available here.
Watch a video of Howard talking about the piece, and read the full interview here.
The good folks at livestream.com have posted Howard's complete 10/10/11 show at Joe's Pub right here. Have a look!
The band that night included Russell Farhang on violin, Andrae Murchison on trombone, Nathan Peck on bass and Dave Berger on drums.
Here's the evening's set list. All songs by HF, except where noted:
Let It All Come Down
Through The Countryside
In Romania
A New Life
Baia Mare
Do What I Want
Jimmy Brown The Newsboy (Traditional)
When it Rains
When I Die (Traditional)
There is a Vine (C. Converse)
La Danse De Mardi Gras (Traditional)
Mary Ann
Mexican Radio (S. Ridgeway)
Judgment Day
Your Voice
Howard Fishman Quartet makes its Michigan and Ohio debuts this week with shows on September 9th at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor and September 10 at the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green, Ohio. The two Midwest HFQ shows will feature Mazz Swift on violin, Etienne Charles on trumpet and percussion, and Nathan Peck on upright bass.
Ann Arbor News has just published an advance preview of the Michigan show, writing "Fishman’s songs are richly layered and abstractly evocative, hinting at jazz, folk and cabaret, without ever sacrificing grit or rough edges for the sake of a marketeer’s vision of commercial value."
Read the full article here.