I’m writing to let you know that my quintet/sextet, the Rafiq Bhatia Collective, will be embarking on a two-leg tour in the next couple of weeks. The band features some of my closest friends and collaborators, and we will be performing (mostly) new original music.
featuring: Miller Tinkerhess: trumpet, flugelhorn; Noah Bernstein-Hanley: saxophones (April 12-15 only); Rafiq Bhatia: guitar, effects; Chris Pattishall: piano; Jackson A. Hill: bass; Alex Ritz: drums.
Here is our itinerary, for those of you who are interested:
Wednesday, March 25th: Cambridge, MA The Lily Pad 10pm
Thursday, March 26th: New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe 8:30pm
Friday, March 27th: Princeton, NJ Terrace F. Club, Princeton University
Saturday, March 28th: Northampton, MA Smith College: Campus Center 7pm
Sunday, April 12th: Oberlin, OH The Feve 9:30pm
Monday, April 13th: Cleveland, OH Nighttown
Tuesday, April 14th: Ann Arbor, MI Kerrytown Concert House 8pm
Wednesday, April 15th: Oberlin, OH My Junior Recital at Oberlin Conservatory: Cat in the Cream 8:30pm
Please visit me on MySpace for more information. Thank you!
posted March 16, 2009 by Rafiq
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