(click events for more info)

19-Mar-10
Douglass Street Music Collective – Brooklyn, NY

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources

w/Greg Tardy, Josh Deutsch, Josh Sinton, Jeff Davis, Michael Bates

21-Mar-10
Long Island Winter Jazzfest

Dave Allen Trio

w/Dave Allen-guitar, Ziv Ravitz-drums, Michael Bates-bass
24-Mar-10
Vaulx en Velin Jazz Festival – Vaulx en Velin, France

Creation Libre Ensemble 11tet featuring Michael Bates, Quinsin Nachoff, Samuel Blaser

Rémi GAUDILLAT (tpt), Fred ROUDET (tpt, tuba), Philippe GORDIANI (guit), Fred MEYER (guit)
Benoit KELLER (contrebasse), Damien SABATIER (saxs), Bruno TOCANNE (dms), Arnaud LAPRET (percus) and featuring Michael BATES (double bass – ), Samuel BLASER (tbn), Quinsin NACHOFF (saxs, cla)

25-Mar-10
El Rebote (Salle Piantaos) – Nimes, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

26-Mar-10
Médiathèque – Gardanne, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

02-Apr-10
L’Arrosoir – Chalon/Saône, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

03-Apr-10
Le Maquis n – Vareilles, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

04-Apr-10
Le Maquis n – Vareilles, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

05-Apr-10
Recording – Lyon, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

06-Apr-10
Recording – Lyon, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

07-Apr-10
Recording – Lyon, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

08-Apr-10
Le Periscope – Lyon, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

09-Apr-10
Théâtre des Pénitents – Mont Brison, France

Bruno Tocanne’s New Songs Quartet

w/Bruno Tocanne-drums, Remi Gaudillat-trumpet. Samuel Blaser-trombone, Michael Bates-bass

13-Apr-10
The Stone, NY – Manhattan

Chris Stover Quartet

w/Chris Stover-trombone, Chris Stromquist-drums, Michael Bates-bass

18-Apr-10
Cornelia Street Cafe – New York

Michael Bates’ Outside Sources+1

w/Russ Johnson-trumpet, Quinsin Nachoff, saxophone/clarinet, Jeff Davis-drums and special guest Oscar Noriega-bass clarinet

22-Apr-10
Barbes – Brooklyn

Michael Blake Quartet

w/Michael Blake-saxophone, Landon Knoblock-piano, Greg Ritchie-drums, Michael Bates-bass

01-May-10
Grand Dakar

Peter Van Huffel and Sophie Tassignon

07-May-10
Cornelia Street Cafe

Clean Feed Festival

w/Peter Van Huffel, Sophie Tassignon, Samuel Blaser, Nichael Bates
24-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

25-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

26-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

27-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

28-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

29-May-10
Banff Centre of the Arts – Banff, Alberta

Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

w/Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Matana Roberts, Gerald Cleaver, Darcy James Argue

01-Jun-10
Cornelia Street Cafe

Liam Sillery Quintet

10-Jun-10
Cornelia St. Cafe

Michael Bates ‘ Outside Sources

18-Jun-10
Vox Pop

Chris Ward trio

19-Jun-10
Cornerstone, Brooklyn

Justin Wood, Bill McHenry, Danny Fischer, Michael Bates

29-Jun-10
Miles Jazz Club–212 E. 52nd St. #3Fl. – Manhattan, NY

Michael Blake Quartet

w/Michael Blake-saxophone, Landon Knoblock-piano, Greg Ritchie-drums, Michael Bates-bass

22-Jul-10
Long Island

Dave Allen group

25-Jul-10
55 Bar – Manhattan, NY

Michael Blake Quartet

w/Michael Blake-saxophone, Landon Knoblock-piano, Greg Ritchie-drums, Michael Bates-bass

13-Aug-10
Nublu – Manhattan, NY

Michael Blake Quartet

w/Michael Blake-saxophone, Landon Knoblock-piano, Greg Ritchie-drums, Michael Bates-bass

23-Sep-10
Cornelia St. Cafe – Manhattan, NY

Michael Blake Quartet

w/Michael Blake-saxophone, Landon Knoblock-piano, Greg Ritchie-drums, Michael Bates-bass