UPCOMING:
3/3 – solo sax @ Sunview Luncheonette, Greenpoint BK – also Will Greene solo, Aliya Ultan / Teté Leguía duo
3/4 – INTENSITY TRAIN (Richard Lenz + KM) @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK – also Chris Pitsiokos / TZ duo, Aliya Ultan solo
3/8 – Chris Pitsiokos / Joe Morris / KM trio @ Shift, 411 Kent Williamsburg BK – also Michaël Attias solo
3/11 – solo sax @ Trans Pecos / Nha Minh Brunch, 1-3pm Ridgewood QNS
3/15 – with Darren Johnston Orchestra, Main Drag Music Williamsburg BK
3/18 – Pool 37 – duo with Drew Wesely @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK – also wilder/hall, Nick Neuburg, Madison Greenstone
4/3 – WAM Series – trio with Jamie Kempkers & Aliya Ultan (cellos) @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
4/8 – Jon Elbaz (keys) / Nick Neuburg (percussion) / KM @ Never Ending Books, New Haven CT
4/22 – PEAVEY (Will Greene – guitar; Teté Leguía – bass; KM) @ The Stone, 55 W. 13th St NYC
5/6 – Jon Elbaz (keys) / Nick Neuburg (percussion) / KM @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
5/17 – Kaelen Ghandhi (sax) / Caleb Duval (bass) / KM @ Main Drag Music, Williamsburg BK
PAST:
2/27 – WAM Series @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
2/19 – Erez Dessel (piano) / Lily Finnegan (drums) /KM (drums/sax) @ Hungry Brain, CHICAGO
2/17 – duo w/ Aliya Ultan + The Flying Luttenbachers & Fruit Looops 3950 W. Grand CHICAGO
2/15 – Ultan/Leguía/Murray trio @ Main Drag Music, Williamsburg BK
2/11 – solo sax @ Trans Pecos / Nha Minh Brunch, 1-3pm Ridgewood QNS
2/9 – Ty Mayer with Band @ Our Wicked Lady, Bushwick BK
2/3 – SEVEN (Aliya Ultan large ensemble) @ Public Records, Gowanus BK
1/28 – Ultan/Leguía/Murray trio @ Never Ending Books, New Haven CT
1/24 – solo @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
1/19 – Ultan/Leguía/Murray trio @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
1/18 – SEVEN (Aliya Ultan large ensemble) @ Saint Vitus, Greenpoint BK
1/10 – PEAVEY (Will Greene – guitar; Teté Leguía – bass; KM) @ Downtown Music Gallery, Chinatown NYC
12/27 – Josh Allen (sax) / Tim Duff (bass) / KM, Tom’s Place, Berkeley CA
12/22 – Kaelen Ghandhi (sax) / Kazuto Sato (bass) / KM, Adobe Books, San Francisco CA
12/20 – Solo @ The Makeout Room, San Francisco CA
12/10 – solo sax @ Trans Pecos / Nha Minh Brunch, 1-3pm Ridgewood QNS
12/2 – solo @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
11/28 – Pool 34 – Aliya Ultan (cello) / Teté Leguía (bass) / KM @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
11/22 – trio with Kaelen Ghandhi (sax) / Aaron Rubinstein (guitar) @ Scholes St. Studio, Williamsburg BK
11/19 – Aliya Ultan (cello) / Elias Stemeseder (keys) / KM @ Trans Pecos / Nha Minh Brunch, 1-3pm Ridgewood QNS
11/17 – WAM Series @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
11/14 – Pool 33 @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
11/10 – trio with Aliya Ultan (cello) and Teté Leguía (bass) @ Living Gallery, Bushwick BK
11/3 – Ty Mayer with Band @ Hart Bar, Bushwick BK
10/31 – Ad Hoc Night @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/26 – Michael Foster (sax) / Sandy Ewen (guitar) / KM @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/25 – KM (soprano sax) / Michael Larocca (drums) @ Downtown Music Gallery, Chinatown NYC
10/24 – solo set at Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/18 – Pool 32 @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/16 – duo with Drew Wesely at Century, Philadelphia PA
10/12 – Jasper Stadhouders (DE) / Karen Ng (CA) / Michael Foster / KM + many more – ad hoc improv night 1/2 at Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/12 – Jasper Stadhouders (DE) / Karen Ng (CA) / Michael Foster / KM + many more – ad hoc improv night 1/2 at Record Shop, Red Hook BK
10/11 – duo with Drew Wesely @ Time and Space Limited, Hudson NY
10/7 – duo with Drew Wesely at Pool 31 @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
9/24 – Luke Rovinsky (guitar) / Webb Crawford (guitar) / KM @ Never Ending Books, New Haven CT
9/19 – duo with Aliya Ultan (cello) at The P.I.T. Williamsburg BK
8/19 – drums w/ Ty Mayer’s band (of Elaine the Singer/Floral) – house show @ 608 MacDonough St, BK, 8pm, 6 other bands!
8/20 – Elaine the Singer @ Market Hotel, BK (opening for Giraffes? Giraffes! & Foxtails) 7pm
8/23 – solo drums/sax @ Downtown Music Gallery, Chinatown NYC
8/27 – quartet w/ Caleb Duval (bass) / Aaron Rubinstein (guitar) / Luke Rovinsky (guitar) @ FUM Series, Neverending Books, New Haven, CT
8/30 – trio w/ Aliya Ultan (cello) / Simon Hanes (bass) @ Downtown Music Gallery, Chinatown, NYC
7/10 – quartet w/ Joe Morris (guitar), Caleb Duval (bass), James Paul Nadien (drums), KM (drums) + insane large ensemble. Fe-Fi-Fo Series @ Rednawa, Middletown, CT
Elaine the Singer on tour with Floral:
07/11/22 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
07/12/22 – Boone, NC @ Ransom Pub
07/13/22 – Atlanta, GA @ eyedrum
07/14/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
07/15/22 – Washington, DC @ DC9
07/16/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club
07/17/22 – Boston, MA @ O’Briens Pub
07/18/22 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy
07/19/22 – Highland Park, NJ @ Pino’s Lounge
07/20/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
07/21/22 – New Haven, CT @ State House
07/22/22 – Berea, OH @ Sunnyvale Trailer Park
07/23/22 – Chicago, IL @ Burlington Bar
07/24/22 – Mansfield, OH @ The Mothership
7/29 – Elaine the Singer + trio with Aliya Ultan (cello) / Simon Hanes (bass) (also playing. – Tim Dahl/Mike Pride, Lullady) @ Record Shop, Red Hook BK
6/10 – duo with Aliya Ultan (cello) @ Bar Freda, Ridgewood, Queens
6/11 – duo with Kaelen Ghandhi @ Downtown Music Gallery, Chinatown NYC
6/12 – Aliya Ultan (cello) / KM (soprano sax) @ Center for Psychic Technology outdoor show, Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, BK
6/15 – quartet w/ Aliya Ultan (cello) / Michelle Oliva (bass clarinet) / Kevin Eichenberger @ Brackish Series, Record Shop, Red Hook BK
6/18 – quartet with Camila Nebbia (sax) / Kalun Leung (trombone) / Aaron Rubinstein (guitar) @ Pool series, Record Shop, Red Hook BK
6/29 – Quartet with Tom Weeks (alto sax), James McKain (tenor sax), Jared Radichel @ Century, Philadelphia PA
7/1 – KM (soprano sax) / Michael Larocca (drums) duo @ Neverending Books, New Haven, CT
4/29 – trio with Kevin Eichenberger (bass) and Aliya Ultan (cello), DM for Bushwick address
5/3 – trio with Aimee Niemann (violin) and Frank Meadows (bass) @ The Windjammer, Ridgewood Queens
5/8 – Senior Recital 55 W. 13th St Manhattan 8pm – solo sax/drums + duo with Drew Wesely (guitar / objects)
5/10 – Solo sax / drums @ Downtown Music Gallery, 8:30pm, Chinatown
5/11 – Quintet w/ Jared Radichel / Carlos Santiago / Zach Knight / Cosmo Gallaro @ ABUNDANT LIFE 2, Century Bar, Philadelphia PA
5/24 – SEVEN (Aliya Ultan + co) @ The Broadway, Bushwick
5/26 – Duo with Chris Pitsiokos @ Pool 28, Record Shop, Red Hook BK 7pm (also John McCowen/Henry Fraser/Carlo Costa, gabby fluke-mogul)
2021
5/30 – Strictly Missionary live video on Noise Television (link)
5/22 – Strictly Missionary @ Moers Festival (Germany)
5/16 – Quartet with Tom Weeks, James McKain, Leo Suarez – Philadelphia, PA
5/13 – KM (alto saxophone) duo with Richard Lenz (electric bass) @ Pool 25, Brooklyn
5/8 – trio with Sam Weinberg (saxophone) / Henry Fraser (bass) @ Red Hook Ferry Terminal, Brooklyn (also Sandy Ewen/Tom Carter & Jamie Branch/Jason Nazary)
3/27 – 2pm: trio with Wendy Eisenberg (guitar) / Frank Meadows (bass) @ Downtown Music Gallery series @ Oliver Coffee, Chinatown, NYC. also gabby fluke-mogul solo!
6pm: Strictly Missionary @ Valentino Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn (also Lea Bertucci, Lullady)
MARCH ’20
3/2 – Kevin Murray / Jordan Glenn DRUM DUO @ Pro Arts, Oakland, CA. Oakland Freedom Jazz Society series.
3/4 – Elaine the Singer ( & Floral ) live on KFJC 89.7, Los Altos CA @ ~2pm. listen at https://kfjc.org
3/5 – Murray/Sato/Weeks @ Game Shop Downstairs, San Jose, CA w/ Dust Lord, Nathan Corder, Patrick Talesfore, Jr. more info.
3/6 – Elaine the Singer @ Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA. Floral LP record release show w/ Wander, Standards, Elaine the Singer. more info here, advance tickets here.
3/14 – Pool 8 – TONED (Oakland / Philadelphia), Sandy Ewen/Weasel Walter, gabby fluke-mogul (violin) / KM duo, TBA. more info.
3/15 – Aaron Rubinstein, guitar; William Parker, bass; KM, drums @ Hart Bar, Brooklyn, NY. Also: Tim Dahl + guests, Sam Weinberg/Andrew Smiley, TONED. more info.
3/16 -trio – gabby fluke-mogul (violin) / Drew Wesely (guitar) / KM – 9pm set @ Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ Bushwick Public House. more info.
3/19 -trio – Weston Olencki (brass) / Jessica Ackerly (guitar) / KM @ Ponyboy, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. more info.
3/21 – trio – Dan O’Brien (woodwinds) / gabby fluke-mogul (violin) / KM @ Willimantic Records, Willimantic CT. also: Ghandhi/Larocca/Milberger, Red Rainbow, Jon Benham. Michael Larocca’s monthly improvisation series. more info.
3/21 – quartet – Michael Foster (sax) / Eli Wallace (piano) / Drew Wesely (guitar) / KM @ MIRROR TEA HOUSE, Brooklyn, Stimulus Progression series. info soon.
3/24 – duo with James McKain (saxophones) @ Century Bar, Philadelphia. Also: TONED, Madam Data, David Vassalotti. more info.
3/25 – trio with James McKain (saxes) & Zach Darrup (guitar) @ The Miracle Club, Philadelphia. Also: Leo Suarez / Madam Data duo, TBA. more info.
3/27 – Pool 10 – Webb Crawford (guitar) / KM duo – also Aliya Ultan/Daniel Ivan Bruno, Henry Fraser solo, TBA. more info.
3/31 – trio with Drew Wesely (guitar) / William Parker (bass) @ Arete Gallery, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, info soon.
APRIL ’20
4/4 – Kaelen Ghandhi (saxophones) / KM duo @ Aron’s Place, Brooklyn. more info soon.
4/9 –> 4/26 – Kaelen Ghandhi / Kevin Murray duo U.S.A. tour, details per show soon!
listen to “BOUNCE” ::: https://kevinmurray.bandcamp.com/album/bounce
PAST SHOWS
FEBRUARY ’20
2/1 – SOLO SET – also Camper, SubOrange. @ 1039, Brooklyn. more info.
2/9 – Pool 7 – AraimStewart/EisenbergRowden/LopezMotl/SpeirsRubinstein – more info
2/14 – trio – Daniel Ivan Bruno, trombone; Webb Crawford, guitar; KM, drums @ MIRROR TEA HOUSE, Brooklyn. Also: Matthew Frerck, solo bass; Aliya Ultan, cello/Henry Fraser, bass; Lisa Hoppe, solo bass. more info.
2/15 – Ghandhi/Murray/Rubinstein trio @ 1039, Brooklyn. Also: David Zheng & Friends, Anthony Pearlman Quintet, Colson Jiminez Quartet. more info.
2/16 – trio with Elinor Speirs (violin) & Kyle Motl (bass) AND Dan O’Brien Ensemble @ Muchmore’s, Brooklyn. Also – Kaelen Ghandhi/Jonathan Milberger duo, Elinor Speirs solo. more info.
2/21 – Pool 8 – Foster/Wesely/Costa, Borden/Motl, Sam Weinberg, + 1 TBA. Clinton Hill, BK. more info.
2/24 – Julian Apter 4tet w/ Bryant Jackson, saxophone; David Pilla, bass; KM, drums @ Bushwick Improvised Music Series, Brooklyn, 7pm set. more info.
2/29 – duo with Nathan Corder (guitar / electronics) @ Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA. Also: Matt Robidoux album release, more. info soon.
JANUARY ’20
1/8 – Aaron Rubinstein/Kevin Murray duo – opening for Brian Chase / Javier AV (Buenos Aires) & Matteo Liberatore / Brandon Lopez / Gerald Cleaver @ H0L0, Queens, NYC/. more info.
1/10 – Pool 5 – The series Aaron Rubinstein and I curate @ 1039 Fulton St, Brooklyn. Rubinstein / KM + special guest, Chris Pitsiokos solo saxophone, David Grollman solo magic cup, Chris Cretella/Lautaro Mantilla guitar duo. more info.
1/12 – trio with Chris Pitsiokos (alto saxophone) / Javier AV (guitar, Buenos Aires) @ Downtown Music Gallery, 13 Monroe St, NYC. Free / 8pm set.
1/25 – trio – Elinor Speirs, violin; Kyle Motl, double bass; KM, drums – Stimulus Progression Series @ Mirror Tea House, Brooklyn. more info soon.
1/31 – Pool 6 – The series Aaron Rubinstein and I curate @ 1039 Fulton St, Brooklyn. Ghandhi/Larocca/Milberger trio, Vinicius Cajado solo bass, more TBA. more info.
NOVEMBER ’19
11/4 – Kevin Murray/William Parker/Dave Sewelson/Kaelen Ghandhi – “Live at the Bushwick Series” CD RELEASE SHOW – 9pm set at Bushwick Public House, BK. click for more info.
11/22 – House Show, Brooklyn, NY. Duo with Aaron Rubinstein, guitar. more info.
11/23 – 1 Year Anniversary of Michael Larocca’s Improvised Music Series at Willimantic Records, Willimantic CT. Elinor Speirs, violin; Aaron Rubinstein, guitar; KM, drums. more info.
DECEMBER ’19
12/9 – Trio with Warren Galea, guitar; Jonathan Milberger, tenor saxophone. Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ Bushwick Public House, 9:45pm set.
12/13 – House Show, Brooklyn, NY. Trio with Dan O’Brien, reeds; Drew Wesely, guitar. Also Ben Cohen solo, Aaron Rubinstein/Michael Larocca duo, Luisa Muhr. info here.
12/16 – Trio with Julian Apter, guitar; Dominic Lamorte, bass. Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ Bushwick Public House, 7pm set.
12/20 – duo with gabby fluke-mogul (violin) at Game Shop Downstairs, San Jose, CA. info here.
12/21 – MSW + Willie Winant! –> Tom Weeks, sax | Kazuto Sato, bass | William Winant, drums | Kevin Murray, drums @ Adobe Books, San Francisco, 7pm. Also playing: Lisa Mezzacappa Group, KREation Ensemble. more info.
12/29 – trio with Michael Whalen (vibraphone) and Mikailo Kasha (bass) @ Dana St. Roasting Co, 744 W. Dana St, Mountain View CA. playing standards from 2-4pm, free!
12/30 – MSW – Tom Weeks, sax | Kazuto Sato, bass | Kevin Murray, drums @ Oakland Freedom Jazz Society (series) @ Pro Arts (venue), Oakland, CA. info soon.
OCTOBER ’19
GMR is Kaelen Ghandhi, saxophones; myself, drums; Aaron Rubinstein, guitar.
10/5 – GMR @ Willimantic Records, CT, 2pm: – GhandhiMurrayRubinsteinDuvalOlsonGannonLaroccaMilberger+Essi
10/6 – GMR @ UUU Art Collective, Rochester NY, 8pm – Ghandhi/Murray/Rubinstein +TBA | UUU Art Collective (Rochester)
10/8 – GMR @ NYC House Show (Harlem, more details TBA)
10/9 – duo with James McKain @ Hart Bar, Brooklyn, 9pm: Shiraishi, LiButti Wesley, Larocca, McKain Murray at Hart Bar
10/10 – GMR @ The Fire Dome, Philadelphia: Ghandhi/Murray/Rubinstein // michael larocca// akhbar
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