updated January 29, 2026

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

2026

Thursday, February 5, 2026
Performance with Patrick Brennan
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Bushwick Book Club: Guilt Sport
Howl! Happening
6 East 1st Street 10003

Bushwick Book Club: Guilt Sport

917.475.1294

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Performance with Sylvain Leroux – Fula Flutes & reeds; Dan Kurfirst – drums
Performance with Iridescence
James Keepnews – guitar
Rosi Hertlien – violin & voice
Downtown Music Gallery 7:30 pm &8:30 pm
13 Monroe St, New York, NY 10002
(212) 473-0043
downtownmusicgallery.com

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Superfine Jazz Jam – Led by Ray Scro
Superfine
126 Front Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
https://www.superfine.nyc/event/jazz-jam-1/

Friday, February 13, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael – piano
7 PM
The Forest at Duke
More info TBA

Saturday, February 14, 2026
two sets
1st set Negro Spirituals Performance
“Milestone Negro Spirituals Until The Civil War:
When Folksongs Bring Freedom.
Featuring Coded Negro Spirituals used in the Underground Railroad

2nd set Performance with Michael Stevens – piano
Mars Landing Galleries,
37 Library St
Mars Hill, NC 28754
(828) 747-7267
https://marslandinggalleries.com/
https://www.simpletix.com/e/performance-spirituals-jazz-bassist-hillia-tickets-248898

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael – piano
3 PM
The Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC
More info TBA

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Performance with AVRAM FEFER’S JUBA LEE 4TET
Burnt Sugar – Smoke House #1
https://posh.vip/e/burnt-sugar-smoke-house-1

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Negro Spirituals Performance
“Milestone Negro Spirituals Until The Civil War:
When Folksongs Bring Freedom.
Featuring Coded Negro Spirituals used in the Underground Railroad
@
The Firehouse, S Lenox St, Worcester, MA 01602
(508) 479-8327

Thursday, February 26, 2026
Negro Spirituals Performance
“Milestone Negro Spirituals Until The Civil War:
When Folksongs Bring Freedom.
Featuring Coded Negro Spirituals used in the Underground Railroad
Masters of Sonic Liberation, Holyoke, MA
Holyoke Media
1 Court Plaza
Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 322-8117

Friday, February 27, 2026
Negro Spirituals Performance
“Milestone Negro Spirituals Until The Civil War:
When Folksongs Bring Freedom.
Featuring Coded Negro Spirituals used in the Underground Railroad
@
118 Elliot Gallery
Brattleboro, VT

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Negro Spirituals Performance
“Milestone Negro Spirituals Until The Civil War:
When Folksongs Bring Freedom.
Featuring Coded Negro Spirituals used in the Underground Railroad
1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Westhampton Free Library
7 Library Avenue
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
631-288-3335
https://westhamptonlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/negro-spirituals-and-underground-railroad-hilliard-greene-74815

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Performance with James Carter
Jazz Vespers
Bethany Baptist Church
275 West Market Street
Newark, NJ
https://bethany-newark.org/

Saturday, March 21, 2026
Performance with Queen Esther
Joe’s Pub
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
(at Astor Place)
New York, NY 10003
https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2026/q/queen-esther-blackbirding-album-release/

Thursday, March 26, 2026
Performance with Pucci Jhones
Mezzrow
163 West 10th Street, basement
New York City, NY
10014
https://www.smallslive.com/

Saturday, March 28, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael – piano
7 PM
Mars Landing Art Galleries
37 Library Street
Mars Hill, NC
with Hilliard Greene, bass

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael – piano
3 PM
The Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael
2 pm
Millburn Free Public Library
200 Glen Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041, USA
Lenore Raphael – piano
w/Hilliard Greene, bass and Dwayne Cook Broadnax, drums

Monday, April 13, 2026
Performance with Melissa Hamilton
monthly vocal series at
JazzWaHi at Le Cheile
839 W 181st St
New York, NY 10033
(212) 740-3111
https://www.lecheilebarnyc.com/

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Performance with JD Parran Dance Clarinet Ensemble
Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow St
New York, NY 10014
7:30 pm

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Live recording performance with Lenore Raphael
@
St. Michael’s Church
225 West 99th Street, NYC

Saturday, May 9, 2026
Performance with Lenore Raphael Trio
Lenore Raphael – piano
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Fort Lee Public Library

Sunday, May 9, 2026
Performance with Nana Shi
Finding American Roots

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Performance with Patrick Brennan – Sonic Openings Under Pressure
Patrick Brennan – sax/composition
PATRICK BRENNAN – Alto sax & Compositions / Jason Kao Hwang – Violin / Michael TA Thompson – Drums / Hilliard Greene – Contrabass
Downtown Music Gallery
13 Monroe St, New York, NY 10002
(212) 473-0043
downtownmusicgallery.com

Monday, June 8, 2026
Performance with Patrick Brennan – Sonic Openings Under Pressure
Patrick Brennan – sax/composition
PATRICK BRENNAN – Alto sax & Compositions / Jason Kao Hwang – Violin / Michael TA Thompson – Drums / Hilliard Greene – Contrabass 
Quinn’s
Beacon, NY

tentative European tour with James Carter Summer/Fall 2026
featuring the music of John Coltrane