(click events for more info)

28-May-12
Tea Lounge, Brooklyn

The Awakening Orchestra

25-Jun-12
Toronto Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

28-Jun-12
Edmonton Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

29-Jun-12
Calgary Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

30-Jun-12
Vancouver Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

01-Jul-12
Roundhouse, Vancouver International Jazz Fest

Michael Bates bass/composition workshop

01-Jul-12
Vancouver Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

03-Jul-12
Casas Del Popolo, Montreal

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

06-Jul-12
St John’s Newfoundland, Wrecking House Jazz Festival

Francois Houle Sextet w/Francois Houle, Benoit Delbeq, Taylor Ho Bynum, Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Harris Eisenstadt

10-Jul-12
The Zoo, Vancouver, B.C..

Michael Bates’ Acrobat w/Francois Houle , John Korsrud, Ben Brown

15-Jul-12
City Winery

Alon Nechushtan w/Quinsin Nachoff, Satoshi Takeishi and Michael Bates

19-Jul-12
Something Else Jazz

Alon Nechushtan w/Quinsin Nachoff, Satoshi Takeishi and Michael Bates

24-Jul-12
Korzo, Brooklyn

Michael Blake Quintet w/Kirk Knuffke, Landon Knoblock, Greg Ritchie, Michael Bates

19-Aug-12
Sycamore, Brooklyn

Michael Bates Quartet w/Tony Malaby, Russ Lossing and Tom Rainey-sets at 8pm and 10pm

02-Sep-12
Sycamore, Brooklyn

Owen Howard Trio w/Robin Verheyen and Michael Bates

09-Sep-12
Douglass St. Music Collective

Joel Harrison, Justn Wood, Matt Holman, Danny Fischer, Michael Bates

15-Sep-12

TLAB w/Leif Arntzen, Landon Knoblock, Ryan Blotnick, Jeff Davis, Michael Bates

22-Sep-12
Ibeam

Art Bailey Trio

25-Sep-12
Cornelia St. Cafe

TLAB w/Jeff Davis, Landon Knoblock, Ryan Blotnick, Michael Bates

26-Sep-12
IBeam, Brooklyn

Michael Bates Quartet w/Tony Malaby, Russ Lossing, Jeff Davis

26-Sep-12
Ibeam, Brooklyn

Michael Blake Quintet w/ Daniele Richiedei, Landon Knoblock, Greg Ritchie, Michael Bates

29-Sep-12
House Concert at 1320 Beverley Rd. Brooklyn

Michael Bates’ Wood Instrument Quintet: Michael Winograd-clarinet, Sara Schoeneck-bassoon, Fung Chern Whei-violin, Devin Gray-drums, Michael Bates-bass 9pm

05-Oct-12
Cornelia St. Cafe

Michael Bates Quartet w/ Donny McCaslin, Ben Monder and Clarence Penn

06-Oct-12
Manhattan

Justin Wood, Joel Harrison, George Schuller, Michael Bates

24-Oct-12
SEEDS, Brooklyn, 617 Vanderbilt Ave.

FH 5 w/ Ralph Allessi, Russ Lossing, Harris Eisenstadt, Michael Bates

10-Nov-12
Central Park, Manhattan

Joel Harrison, Seamus Blake, George Schuller-Jazz and Colors in Central Park

11-Nov-12
Jazz Standard, Manhattan

Michael Blake Quintet w/Kirk Knuffke, Landon Knoblock, Greg Ritchie and Michael Bates: Jazz Composer’s Collective 20th Anniversary

02-Dec-12
Shapeshifter, Brooklyn

FH 5

09-Jan-13
Cheryl’s, Underhill Ave, Brooklyn

Yoshie Fructer trio

12-Jan-13
TBA

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

18-Jan-13

Art Bailey Trio w/Michael Bates and Owen Howard

19-Jan-13
CMA Conference

Ole Mathieson Quartet w/Ole Mathieson, Chris Washburne, Tony Moreno

05-Feb-13
Spectrum, NYC

Mick Rossi w/Michael Bates and Jeff Davis

23-Feb-13
Ibeam, Brooklyn

Peter Knight Quartet w/Quinsin Nachoff, Michael Bates, Jeff Davis

26-Feb-13
Metropolitan Room, NYC

Laurie Krauz Tapestry Rewoven

02-Mar-13
Firehouse Space

Art Baily Trio w/Art Bailey and Owen Howard

20-Mar-13
SEEDS, Brooklyn, 617 Vanderbilt Ave.

Amanda Monaco Trio w/ Mike Pride and Michael Bates

21-Mar-13
Bizarre, Manhattan

Michael Blake Band

18-Apr-13
Bizarre, Williamsburg

Michael Blake Quartet

04-May-13
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Michael Bates Quintet

19-May-13
Sycamore, Brooklyn

Owen Howard trio

01-Jun-13
Cornelia Street Cafe

Michael Blake Band

16-Jul-13
Korzo, Brooklyn

O’Gallagher/Carney/Bates/Davis