(click events for more info)

07-Feb-11
Cornelia Street Cafe

TLAB

10-Feb-11
Ibeam-168 7th Street Brooklyn

Michael Bates’ October Quintet/Chris Speed/Russ Johnson/Russ Lossing/Tom Rainey/Michael Bates

17-Feb-11
Douglass Street Music Collective

Andre Canniere Group

22-Feb-11
Local 269

Douglas Detrich Quartet

25-Feb-11
Douglass St. Music Collective

Douglas Detrich Quartet

01-Mar-11
Itrulli, Manhattan

TLAB

19-Mar-11
Highline Ballroom, NYC

Generations: Artzen

22-Mar-11
Cornelia Street Cafe

Liam Sillery Quartet

w/Liam Sillery, Matt Blostein, Jesse Stacken, Vinnie Sperazza
14-Apr-11
Cornelia StreetCafe

Michael Bates Quintet w/Marty Ehrlich, Russ Johnson, Russ Lossing, Michael Sarin

30-Apr-11
Nurnberg, Germany

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

02-May-11
Fincan, Berlin, Germany

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

04-May-11
Babette, Karl-Marx-Allee 36, 10178 Berlin

Van Huffel / Bates / Davis

07-May-11
Mózg,  Bydgoszcz    ul. Gdańska 10, Bydgoszcz 

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

08-May-11
Pod Basztą, Andrychów, Poland

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

09-May-11
Jazzownia Liberaln,  Warszawa

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

10-May-11
Versalka, Sopot, Poland

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

19-May-11
Miles Cafe, Manhattan

Liam Sillery Quintet

Liam Sillery Quintet at Miles
21-May-11
Sycamore, Brooklyn

Amanda Monaco Quartet

27-May-11
Miles Cafe

Liam Sillery Quintet

03-Jun-11
Tea Lounge. Brooklyn

Devin Gray Large Ensemble

06-Jun-11
Discover Jazzfest, Burlington, VT

JD Allen Trio w/ JD Allen-saxophone, Rudy Royston-drums, Michael Bates-bass

11-Jun-11
DC Jazzfest, Washington, DC

JD Allen Trio w/JD Allen-saxophone, Rudy Royston-drums, Michael Bates-bass

16-Jun-11
Brooklyn

Stephanie Richards Quartet

19-Jun-11

Amanda Monaco Trio

01-Jul-11
Cornelia StreetCafe

Michael Bates/JD Allen/Jeff Davis

02-Jul-11
Miles Cafe

Liam Sillery Quintet

08-Jul-11
North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands

Liam Sillery

12-Jul-11
Branded Saloon, Brooklyn

Jessica Lurie band

15-Jul-11
Barbes, Brooklyn

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

16-Jul-11
Barbes, Brooklyn

Matt Bauder Quintet w/Matt Bauder, Matt Mitchell, Tomas Fujiwara, Nate Wooley and Michael Bates

26-Jul-11
Fifth Estate, Brooklyn

Rob Garcia trio w/Kris Davis, Michael Bates

27-Jul-11
Moto, Brooklyn

Sean Moran Duo

01-Aug-11
Bar 4, Brooklyn

Yoshi Fruchter band

07-Aug-11
Cornelia St. Cafe, Manhattan

Alon Nechushtan quartet w/Donny McCaslin, Owen Howard, Michael Bates

12-Aug-11
Trumpets, Montclair, NJ

Komeda Project

14-Aug-11
Local 269

Jessica Lurie Quintet

18-Aug-11
Miles Cafe

Liam Sillery Quintet

21-Aug-11
NuBlu, Manhattan

Matt Bauder Trio w/Toma Fujiwara and Michael Bates

08-Sep-11
Universtiy of Wisconsin, WI

Samuel Blaser Quartet with Russ Johnson/Jeff Davis/Michael Bates<br />

09-Sep-11
The Union, Madison, WI

Samuel Blaser Quartet

11-Sep-11
Music After Festival

Charlie Waters’ Group

13-Sep-11
Ibeam, Brooklyn

Blaser/Davis/Bates

14-Sep-11
Swiss Embassy, Washington D.C.

Samuel Blaser Trio w/Michael Bates and Jeff Davis

30-Sep-11
Mixology Cellar, Williamsburg

Lurie, Syverson, Drye, Dixon, Bates

24-Oct-11
Local 269

Michael Bates New Trio w/Jon Irababgon and Jeff Davis 8pm

26-Oct-11
Douglass Street Collective

Michael Bates Quartet w/Kirk Knuffke, Jesse stacken and Jeff Davis

28-Oct-11
Phillidelpia Museum of Art

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

29-Oct-11
Riverside Church, Manhattan

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

09-Nov-11
La Flaca, Manhattan

Paul Shapiro, Kevin Zubek, Michael Bates

10-Nov-11
Littlefield, Brooklyn

Tdazik Fest w/Aram Bajakian’s Kef

11-Nov-11
Firehouse 12, Conneticut

Marty Ehrlich Rites Quartet w/Marty Ehrlich, Ron Horton, Ben Perowsky, Michael Bates

12-Nov-11
Cornelia Street Cafe

**CD RELEASE** ACROBAT: MUSIC FOR, AND BY DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH. Michael Bates Quintet w/Chris Speed, Russ Johnson, Russ Lossing and Tom Rainey

19-Nov-11
Barbes, Brooklyn

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

10-Dec-11
IBEAM Brooklyn

Michael Bates Quintet plays music for, and by, Dmitri Shostakovich

10-Jan-12
La Flaca, Manhattan

Paul Shapiro/Kevin Zubek/Michael Bates

13-Jan-12
Johnny Brenda’s, Philedelphia

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

02-Feb-12
55 Bar, Manhattan

Michael Blake Quartet w/Landon Knoblock, Greg Ritchie and Michael Bates

18-Feb-12
Jalopy Theatre, Manhattan

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra

21-Mar-12
SEEDS:Brooklyn

Michael Bates Quintet/Francois Houle Sextet double bill

18-Jul-12
Boston Museum of Art

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra