5/12 NORDIC AFFECT: MUSIC OF ANNEA LOCKWOOD @ MENGI, RVK 5/12 TUMI ÁRNASON LARGE ENSEMBLE @ FÍH, RVK
4/27 TRIO with SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE, BROOKLYN 4/24 TRIO with LAO DAN & CHARMAINE LEE @ SISTER’S, BROOKLYN
2/24 SOLO with GRM ACOUSMONIUM (60+ SPEAKER ORCHESTRA) EDITION FESTIVAL, ERIC ERICSONHALLEN, STOCKHOLM
2/22 EDITION FESTIVAL SEMINAR, PUBLIC TALK - FREE ADMISSION
1/24 & 1/28 GLEÐILEGI GEÐROFSLEIKURINN - NEW OPERA BY GUÐMUND STEIN GUNNARSSON DARK MUSIC DAYS FESTIVAL, SÖNGSKÓLINN í REYKJAVÍK
TONGUE DEPRESSOR (HENRY BIRDSEY/ZACH ROWDEN) + JOHN McCOWEN TOUR bagpipes, double bass, contrabass clarinet/blöckflutes
1/18 MAYHEM, COPENHAGEN 1/17 LARRY’S CORNER, STOCKHOLM 1/16 BLOW OUT, OSLO 1/15 GALLERI 21, MALMÖ 1/12 SALON de IJZERSTAVEN, AMSTERDAM 1/11 MENGI, REYKJAVÍK
2023
11/19 TRIO with SKÚLI SVERRISSON, GUÐMUNDUR ARNALDS @ MENGI, RVK
11/2 ENSEMBLE ADAPTER & FRIENDS @ MENGI, RVK
10/31 SOLO @ NARIZ ENTUPIDO, LISBON 10/30 SOLO @ SONOSCOPIA, PORTO with FRED FRITH SOLO, PTER VERBA/MARTIN NEBELEK
10/2 PRESSURE CHORDS: with LUCY RAILTON & WESTON OLENCKI @ MORPHINE RAUM, BERLIN
9/9 ISSUE PROJECT ROOM: ROSCOE MITCHELL & JOHN McCOWEN @ FIRST UNITARIAN CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY, NYC 9/10 IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP: ROSCOE MITCHELL & JOHN McCOWEN, BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL
9/2 WORLD PREMIERE OF NONAAH FOR ORCHESTRA (2023) BY ROSCOE MITCHELL, ORCHESTRATION & ARRANGEMENT BY ROSCOE MITCHELL & JOHN McCOWEN, TRIPLE HALL KAROLINA - OSTRAVA DAYS - PRAGUE
8/18 LUKAS KOENIG´S SOUND HAZARD (FARIDA AMADOU, PAT THOMAS, JOHN McCOWEN, LUKE STEWART) @ SAALFELDEN JAZZ FESTIVAL, AUSTRIA
6/2 TRIO w/ SKÚLI SVERRISSON, GUÐMUNDUR ARI ARNALDS @ MENGI, RVK
5/27 SOLO @ KUTOMO, TURKU FINLAND 5/26 SOLO @ LATERNA MAGICA, HELSINKI FINLAND
5/20 w/ BRANDON SEABROOK @ PUBLIC RECORDS, BROOKLYN NY 5/19 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN & BARRY WEISBLAT, SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE, GREENPOINT BK 5/18 w/ BRANDON SEABROOK @ ARS NOVA, PHILADELPHIA PA
4/30 SOLO @ PAS, BERLIN DE 4/27 SOLO @ OSCILLATION FESTIVAL - QO2, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 1/25 JAMES TENNEY’S IN A LARGE OPEN SPACE with BOZZINI QUARTET @ HARPA, DARK MUSIC DAYS FESTIVAL
2022
11/23 DUO w/ GUÐMUNDUR ARI ARNALDS, TBA REYKJAVIK 11/8 DUO w/ ZACH ROWDEN, MENGI
10/30 SOLO @ PT FWD: HANGAR ARTS CO, BLOOMINGTON IL 10/29 SOLO @ LAMPO - CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER, CHICAGO IL 10/27 TRIO w/ STEVE LONG, HENRY FRASER @ ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, NYC 10/26 TBA @ DUO w/ LEILA BORDREUIL, TONGUE DEPRESSOR, C. SPENCER YEH @ SECRET LOCATION NYC 10/25 SOLO/DUO w/ ERIC P. MANDAT, ROULETTE INTERMEDIUM, BROOKLYN NYC
10/23 SOLO @ CAFE OTO, LONDON UK
10/20 TRIO w/ DANA JESSEN, JESPER PEDERSEN @ MENGI, REYKJAVIK 10/7-9 RECORDING “MUNDANAS VOL. 2” w/ MADISON GREENSTONE, REYKJAVIK
9/8 SOLO & TRIO w/ LUCY RAILTON, WESTON OLENCKI @ KM28 - BERLIN, GERMANY 9/3 SOLO @ SKANU MEZS FESTIVAL, ST. SAVIOUR ANGLICAN CHURCH - RIGA, LATVIA
ICELAND 8/31 RECORD RELEASE SHOW w/ SIDEPROJECT @ POST HUSIÐ 7/9 J.S. BACH BWV 1034,1035 w/ BERGLIND TOMASDOTTIR @ SKALHOLT CHURCH 7/7 GYÐA @ GAMLA BIO 7/6 DUO w/ SAM WEINBERG @ MENGI 6/14 TRIO w/ BOOKER STARDRUM, RYAN PACKARD @ MENGI
PRAGUE, ARCHA THEATRE 6/9 PMP ENSEMBLE & JON IRABAGON: WORLD PREMIERE OF WHA-WHAFOR IMPROVISING SOLOIST & LARGE ENSEMBLE BY ROSCOE MITCHELL, ARR./ORCH. BY JOHN McCOWEN, CONDUCTED BY ROLAND DAHINDEN
NYC DATES (MORE TBA) 5/30 DUO TAPE RELEASE SHOW w/ JEREMIAH CYMERMAN, HOLMES/WEISBLAT @ IRL, GREENPOINT NYC 5/29 4TET w/ SEAN MEEHAN, SAM WEINBERG, BARRY WEISBLAT @ HART BAR, BUSHWICK NYC 5/27 TRIO w/ LESTER ST. LOUIS, CHARMAINE LEE @ SPECTRUM, RED HOOK NYC 5/26 4TET w/ CARLO COSTA, HENRY FRASER, & GUEST, RECORD SHOP, RED HOOK NYC 5/25 TRIO w/ LAURA COCKS, DOMINIC COLES @ 411 KENT, GREENPOINT NYC
BOREALIS FESTIVAL 2022: BERGEN, NORWAY 3/17 NORWEGIAN NAVAL FORCES BAND: WORLD PREMIERE OF NONAAH FOR CONCERT BAND BY ROSCOE MITCHELL, ARRANGEMENT / ORCHESTRATION BY JOHN McCOWEN 3/18 ROSCOE MITCHELL IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN McCOWEN 3/20 UOOU: DUO WOODWIND PERFORMANCE BY ROSCOE MITCHELL & JOHN McCOWEN (WORLD PREMIERE)
3/4 DARK MUSIC DAYS FESTIVAL: MATTHIAS ENGLER & JOHN McCOWEN (ENSEMBLE ADAPTOR) PERFORM WORKS BY DAVIÐ BRYNJAR FRANZSON: WORLD PREMIERE OF CARTOGRAPHY OF TIME FOR CONTRABASS CLARINET & ELECTRONICS, REYKJAVIK
2021
11/18 SOLO @ FRIM SERIES, STOCKHOLM w/ LEA BERTUCCI 10/17 SOLO @ SEQUENCES FESTIVAL w/ JULIA ECKHARDT performing ECKHARDT, RADIGUE 6/11 SOLO @ MENGI, REYKJAVIK 4/21 DARK MUSIC DAYS FESTIVAL: MUSIC OF ANTHONY BRAXTON, REYKJAVIK
2020
12/16 ISSUE PROJECT ROOM LIVESTREAM: QUARTET with LEILA BORDREUIL, ZACH ROWDEN, & LESTER ST. LOUIS
10/3 ROULETTE LIVESTREAM/LIMITED SEATING: WORKS FOR FEEDBACK ENSEMBLE with LEILA BORDREUIL, CHRIS CORSANO, JULIA SANTOLI, LUKE STEWART, & C. SPENCER YEH
9/26 TVLREC/ESS LIVESTREAM: SOLO 9/24 ISSUE PROJECT ROOM LIVESTREAM: MUNDANAS with MADISON GREENSTONE 7/23 EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO TWITCH LIVESTREAM: ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK 4TET w/ LEILA BORDREUIL, JULIA SANTOLI, & LUKE STEWART
5/19 EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO TWITCH LIVESTREAM: SOLO w/ NAT BALDWIN, SKELETONS, DIAMOND TERRIFIER, DERADOORIAN, & EXCEPTOR
4/6 SOLO w/ WESTON OLENCKI, LESTER ST. LOUIS, CHARMAINE LEE @ SCHOLES STREET STUDIO 4/4 DUO w/ CARLO COSTA @ RECORD SHOP 4/2 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ ENDE TYMES FESTIVAL, BROOKLYN 3/20 PLAYING THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF ANTHONY COLEMAN & SIMON HANES @ SCHOLES STREET STUDIO 3/3-4 LECTURE/PERFORMANCES @ UC SAN DIEGO 3/2 LECTURE/PERFORMANCE @ CALARTS, LOS ANGELES 2/29 SOLO w/ KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN @ FREQUENCY FEST, CONSTELLATION, CHICAGO 2/8 ISSUE AIR: SOLO CONTRA @ ISSUE PROJECT ROOM, BK 1/23 DUO w/ CLEEK SCHREY @ NUBLU 1/16 BRANDON SEABROOK’S DIE TROMMEL FATALE @ NUBLU 1/12 DUO w/ BOOKER STARDRUM @ BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
2019
12/13 FUR KORV performed by ARTŪRAS KAŽIMÉKAS, ART OF METAL II, VILNIUS LITHUANIA 12/9 TRIO w/ ZACH ROWDEN, JOE MOFFET @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE 12/6 SOLO w/ AARON NOVIK’S NO SIGNAL 4TET @ ARETE 12/6 FUR KORV performed by ARTŪRAS KAŽIMÉKAS, ART OF METAL, VILNIUS LITHUANIA 11/18 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ PARK CHURCH CO-OP 11/17 MIGHT TRIO w/ SAM WEINBERG, HENRY FRASER @ WINDJAMMER 10/30 SOLO @ HART BAR (LEE/WEINBERG/YEH +) 10/26 TRIO w/ HENRY FRASER, SAM WEINBERG @ SPECTRUM 10/25 DUO w/ CLEEK SCHREY @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE w/ ROB LUNDBERG 10/23 BRANDON SEABROOK’S DIE TROMMEL FATALE @ NUBLU 10/19 w/ RUTH GARBUS @ THE OWL MUSIC PARLOR 10/18 SOLO @ SPECTRUM (PLUTA/WUBBELS/JESSEN +) 10/17 w/ CHE CHEN + @ OUTPOST ARTIST RESOURCES 10/4 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ HART BAR (KAORI SUZUKI +) 9/21 SOLO @ CUTELAB (FLUKE-MOGUL/DUNKELMANN, ARDITO/COLES) 8/30 COMPANY IMPROV @ UNNAMEABLE BOOKS 8/22 LINA TULLGREN RELEASE SHOW @ ROUGH TRADE ———————————————— CHINA MINI TOUR w/ LIJIANG 5TET (THERESA WONG, LAO DAN, LI XING, & BOYU DENG) 7/17 YUE SPACE, BEIJING 7/19 GEBI, YIWU 7/21 ZHILE ART SPACE, GUANGZHOU 7/22 OLD HEAVEN BOOKSTORE, SHENZEN 7/23 B10, SHENZEN ———————————————— 7/7 DUO w/ SAM WEINBERG @ ANYONE COMICS 7/3 DUO w/ CARLO COSTA @ MUCHMORES 6/26 SIMON HANES PORTRAIT CONCERT @ NATIONAL SAWDUST 6/24 4TET w/ CARLO COSTA, MATTEO LIBERATORE, + GUEST , HAPPY LUCKY NO. 1 6/20 SOLO @ THE WINDJAMMER (STEPHE COOPER, JOANNA MATTREY) 6/15 SOLO @ BENE’S RECORD SHOP (RYAN POWER, EWEN, BAIRD) 6/8 TRIO w/ SAM WEINBERG, HENRY FRASER @ BENE’S RECORD SHOP. RED HOOK 6/5 TRIO w/ JEREMIAH CYMERMAN, HENRY FRASER @ MUCHMORE’S 6/4 SOLO w/ SPIRES(KA BAIRD, TARALIE PETERSON) @ MAX FISH 6/2 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ WONDERVILLE 6/1 4TET w/ WESTON OLENCKI, LESTER ST LOUIS, GUEST, + DORJI/RASMUSSEN/SMITH, FOSTER/BENNETT @ H0L0 6/1 DANIEL FISHKIN’S VINYL 4TET (EARLY SHOW) @ TBD 5/26 TRIO w/ ZACH ROWDEN, JOE MOFFET @ ORCHARD ST NEW HAVEN 5/25 TRIO w/ ZACH ROWDEN, JOE MOFFET @ RANDOM TEA ROOM PHILADELPHIA 5/24 TRIO w/ ZACH ROWDEN, JOE MOFFET @ KENSINGTON HOUSE SHOW 5/22 4TET w/ JOANNA MATTREY, BEN GERSTEIN, JOE MOFFET @ ARETE 5/18 COMMUNITY w/ ANASTASIA CLARKE + @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE 5/17 SOLO @ LOFT SHOW w/ BERGLIND TOMASDOTTIR, MATT EVANS, BERGRUN SNAEBJORNSDOTTIR 5/11 DANIEL FISHKIN’S VINYL 4TET @ FLUSHING TOWN HALL 5/9 DANIEL FISHKIN’S VINYL 4TET @ PRINCETON UNIVERISTY 5/5 SOLO @ CONSTELLATION w/ RYAN PACKARD CHICAGO 5/4 TRIO w/ RYAN PACKARD, ROB LUNDBERG @ TBA, CHICAGO IL 5/3 TRIO w/ RYAN PACKARD, ROB LUNDBERG @ WINE & JAZZ FEST, MADISON WI 4/25 TRIO w/ SANDY EWEN, RYAN PACKARD @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE 4/7 MUNDANA DUOS w/ M. GREENSTONE @ ENDE TYMES FESTIVAL, SECRET PROJECT ROBOT 3/30 DUO w/ ZACH ROWDEN @ ORCHARD ST, NEW HAVEN CT 3/29 DUO w/ ZACH ROWDEN @ VOX POPULI, PHILADELPHIA PA 3/20 DUO w/ WESTON OLENCKI @ 55 BETHUNE ST, NYC 3/17 NEW WORKS 4 SOLO Bb CLARINET @ H0L0 3/15 MUSIC OF STEFAN WESOLOWSKI @ THE HIDEOUT, AUSTIN, SXSW 2/17 w/ AMI YAMISAKI, COREY FOGEL, HENRY FRASER, SAM WEINBERG, ERICA DICKER, CARLO COSTA @ UNNAMEABLE BOOKS 1/27 4TET w/ DANIEL FISHKIN, CLEEK SCHREY, & YO!VINYL RICHIE @ FLUX FACTORY
2018
12/18 SOLO @ SUNVIEW LUNCHEONETTE 12/10 4tet w/ FRANK MEADOWS, DAVE SCANLON, DAVID MEIER @ BUSHWICK IMPROV SERIES 12/5 SOLO @ MUCHMORE’S w/ JAMES McKAIN 12/3 TUNNELS (WESTON OLENCKI, MADISON GREENSTONE, CARLOS CORDEIRO) @ SPECTRUM 12/2 MUNDANA DUOS w/ MADISON GREENSTONE @ LEWIS ARTS CENTER, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 12/1 NEW WORK BY DANIEL FISHKIN @ FLUX FACTORY 11/20 NEW WORK BY CLEEK SCHREY @ LEWIS ARTS CENTER, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 11/15 SOLO @ OUTPOST ARTIST RESOURCES w/ EWEN/WALTER/SMITH, WARREN NG 11/14 SOLO @ THE RECORD SHOP w/ W-2, ANNA RG, KATIE McSHANE
CHICAGO
11/9 @ HIGH CONCEPT LABS | NEW WORKS FOR TRIO w/ RYAN PACKARD & ROB LUNDBERG 11/12-13 WEI ZHONGLE LAST SHOWS @ SLEEPING VILLAGE w/ DIRTY PROJECTORS
NYC
11/3 DUO w/ CARLO COSTA @ NEW REVOLUTION ARTS 11/6 TRIO w/ SANDY EWEN, PAUL FEITZINGER @ H0L0
VIBRATING SKULL TOUR 2018
10/9 - OBF RECITAL HALL, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE IL 10/10 - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. URBANA IL 10/11 - THE SPOT, LAFAYETTE IN 10/13 - ONE SPIRIT CENTER, ROCKFORD IL 10/14 - HUNGRY BRAIN, CHICAGO IL
NYC
9/29 SOLO (NEW MATERIAL) @ A BUSHWICK BASEMENT (INFO SOON) 9/20 NEW WORK BY BERGRUN SNAEBJORNSDOTTIR w/ ZACH ROWDEN @ SCANDINAVIA HOUSE 9/27 TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ H0L0 9/10 TRIO w/ CHARMAINE LEE, ZACH ROWDEN @ SECRET PROJECT ROBOT 9/5 5TET (MATTREY, GERSTEIN, MOFFET, DANTE) @ MUCHMORES
NEW HAVEN
7/14 DUO w/ ZACH ROWDEN @ ORCHARD ST.
NYC
6/15 SOLO @ JACK (ENSEMBLE PAMPLEMOUSSE FESTIVAL NIGHT #1) 6/12 DUO w/ JEREMIAH CYMERMAN @ SPECTRUM 6/11 SOLO @ H0L0 6/1 DUO w/ CARLO COSTA @ WONDERS OF NATURE 5/26 TRIO w/ CHARMAINE LEE, ZACH ROWDEN @ HECK 5/19 TRIO w/ ELI NAMAY, NINA DANTE @ RECORD SHOP 5/3 - TRIO w/ SEAN MEEHAN, BARRY WEISBLAT @ OUTPOST 4/20 - SOLO w/ W-2, CARLO COSTA @ HOUSE SHOW, BED-STUY
PHILADELPHIA
4/4 - TRIO w/ THERESA WONG, LAO DAN @ VOX POPULI
NYC
3/31 - TRIO w/ THERESA WONG, LAO DAN @ THE new STONE 3/29 - 4TET w/ THERESA WONG, KANOKO NISHI-SMITH, CHRISTIAN KOBI @ THE new STONE
OHIO
2/17 - MUNDANAS NOS. 3,4 FOR CLARINET DUO (performed by DEREK EMCH & GUNNAR OWEN HIRTHE) @ BRYAN RECITAL HALL, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
BAY AREA
2/3 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET w/ RICE KINGS, MADALYN MERKEY @ MARTIAL ARTS OAKLAND
PORTLAND
2/2 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET w/ ANNE RHODES, UNEASY TRIO @ LEAVEN COMMUNITY
BAY AREA
1/28 - QUINTET w/ KANOKO NISHI-SMITH, TOM DJLL, JACOB FELIX HEULE, KYLE BRUCMAN @ STUDIO GRAND OAKLAND 1/26,27 - NED ROTHENBERG'S BEYOND C w/ PAUL DRESHER ENSEMBLE @ Z SPACE SF 1/11 - SOLO CONTRA/QUARTET w/ KYLE BRUCKMANN, TOM DJLL, KANOKO NISHI-SMITH @ TOM'S PLACE BERKELEY
2017
REYKJAVIK
12/28 - BERGRÚN SNÆBJÖRNSDÓTTIR'S AREOLAE UNDANT @ NORÐUR OG NIÐUR FESTIVAL, HARPA CONCERT HALL
CHICAGO
10/17 - SOLO CONTRA ALBUM RELEASE w/ BEN LAMAR GAY @ LOGAN HARDWARE
BAY AREA
12/12 - QUARTET w/ JAMES FEI, KANOKO NISHI-SMITH, THERESA WONG @ THE UPTOWN OAKLAND 12/7,8 - RECORDING MUNDANAS 1-4 FOR CLARINET DUO w/ MADISON GREENSTONE @ TINY TELEPHONE SF
CHICAGO
10/16 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET w/ ALAN LICHT, KEN VANDERMARK @ OPTION SERIES (ESS)
BAY AREA
10/14 - TRIO w/ AURORA JOSEPHSON & JACOB FELIX HEULE @ NOISEBRIDGE HACKERSPACE SF 10/6 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET @ STUDIO GRAND OAKLAND
7/7 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET / TRIO w/ ARRINGTON de DIONYSO & CHINA STAR @ PROJECTION MUSEUM
NEW YORK
6/23 - TRIO w/ CHARMAINE LEE & ZACH ROWDEN @ THE OWL - BROOKLYN 6/24 - TRIO w/ CHRIS BROWN & MIGUEL FRASCONI @ THE STONE - MANHATTAN 6/25 - SOLO CONTRABASS CLARINET @ DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY - CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN
CHICAGO
5/4 - VIBRATING SKULL TRIO @ ELASTIC ARTS 5/7 - TRIO w/ RYAN PACKARD & ANDREW CLINKMAN @ HUNGRY BRAIN 5/8 - TRIO w/ JULIAN KIRSHNER & ANDREW SCOTT YOUNG @ MYOPIC BOOKS 5/10 - WEI ZHONGLE @ THE HIDEOUT w/ JAIMIE BRANCH'S FLY OR DIE
WEI ZHONGLE EAST COAST TOUR US/CANADA
4/15 - Gambier, OH @ Horn Gallery (Kenyon College) 4/16 - Athens, OH @ The Salon 4/17 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's w/ Anna Azzizy, Tanning Machine 4/18 - Philadelphia, PA - 7pm show @ R&D Vinyl w/ Nina Ryser, Pube late show @ 1026 w/ Helltrap Nightmare, Ghost in Salad 4/19 - NYC @ Sunnyvale w/ Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Leila Bordreuil + Michael Foster 4/20 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery w/ Wolf Eyes, Lingua Ignota 4/21 - Dover, NH @ Sue's 4/22 - Fredericton, NB @ Flourish Festival 4/23 - Montreal, QB @ Poisson Noir w/Sea Relief, Lyndsie Alguire 4/24 - Toronto, ON @ Cameron House w/Sly Why, Sea Beau, Baby Labour 4/25 - Chicago, IL @ Digital Art Demo Space w/TALsounds, ADT
BAY AREA
4/2 - TRIO w/ KANOKO NISHI-SMITH & THERESA WONG @ STARLINE SOCIAL CLUB, OAKLAND 4/10 - QUARTET w/ NATHAN CORDER, SCOTT SILER, TOM WEEKS @ STUDIO GRAND, OAKLAND
