JANUARY 2008

January 18

USA — New Paltz, NY - Mohonk Mountain House
w/ Trio da Paz

January 19

USA — New Paltz, NY - Mohonk Mountain House
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Ricky Rodriguez, Carmen Intorre)

January 20

USA — New Paltz, NY - Mohonk Mountain House
w/ Dena DeRose

January 22 - 23

USA — New York City, NY - Jazz Standard
special guest w/ Edmar Castaneda Trio

January 27

USA — Half Moon Bay, CA - Bach, Dancing and Dynamite Society
special guest w/ Michael O'Neill Quintet (featuring vocalist Kenny Washington)

FEBRUARY 2008

February 14 - 16

USA — New York City, NY - The Knickerbocker
w/ Lew Soloff and François Moutin

February 22

USA — Norfolk, VA - Jazz on Granby
Joe Locke Quartet

MARCH 2008

March 06 - 07

USA — Englewood, NJ  - Bennett Studios
recording "Force of Four" Project
feat. Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake , Ricardo Rodriguez, w/ special guests Wayne Escoffery and Thomas Marriott

March 08

USA — New York City, NY  - Iridium
The Music of Herbie Hancock
(w/Lenny White, Buster Williams, Wallace Roney, George Colligan, Steve Wilson)

March 20

USA — Seattle, WA  - Avast Studios
recording w/ Thomas Marriott

March 21

USA — Seattle, WA  - Tula's
w/ Hadley Caliman Group

March 25 - 30

USA — New York City, NY  - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
"Moment to Moment" - The Music of Henry Mancini
also feat. Kenny Washington (vocals), Geoffrey Keezer (piano), George Mraz (bass), Clarence Penn (drums)

March 29

GERMANY — TV broadcast - 3sat (television channel)
Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group
feat. Terreon Gully, Mike Pope, Jonathan Kreisberg
(recorded live at JazzBaltica, June 30, 2007 - Salzau, Germany)

March 31

USA — New York City, NY - Jazz Standard
w/ the David Finck Group (featuring Greg Gisbert, Bob Sheppard, Bill O'Connell and Lewis Nash)

APRIL 2008

April 04

FRANCE — Paris - La Cigale
w/ the Moutin Reunion Quartet
special guests: Martial Solal, Joe Locke, Elisabeth Kontomanou

April 05

FRANCE — Dunkerque - Jazz Club Dunkerque
w/ Louis and François Moutin

April 12

USA — Lincoln, NE - Kimball Recital Hall
"All That Jazz", an evening with Joe Locke, w/ the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and guests, arrangements by Tim Garland

April 14

USA — New York City, NY - Jazz Standard
"Rhythm Relief" Norman Hedman Benefit Concert (also feat. Ron Carter, Horace Arnold, Vic Juris, Will Calhoun, Elliott & Brad Mason, Buster Williams and many others...)

April 18 - 20

USA — New York City, NY - Jazz Standard
Wayne Escoffery & Veneration
(w/ Lewis Nash, Joe Martin and special guest Tom Harrell)

MAY 2008

May 03

USA — Delaware Water Gap, PA - Deer Head Inn
w/ Bill Goodwin Quintet

May 14

USA — Weehawken, NJ - Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center
w/ Edmar Castaneda Trio (12.30pm, at the UBS atrium)

May 15-17

USA — New York City, NY - The Knickerbocker
w/ Lew Soloff and François Moutin

May 29

USA — Saratoga, NY - SPA Little Theater
special guest w/ Edmar Castaneda Trio

JUNE 2008

June 06 - 07

USA — New York City, NY - Smoke
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Clarence Penn,  Ricardo Rodriguez)

June 16

USA — New York City, NY - Gracie Mansion (JVC Jazz Festival)
w/ The Rodriguez Brothers

June 19

USA, Rochester, NY - Eastman School of Music
Joe Locke 'Force of Four'
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake, Ricardo Rodriguez)
Rochester International Jazz Fest

June 26

USA, Newark, NJ - The Newark Museum (Jazz in the Garden)
Joe Locke 'Force of Four'
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake, Ricardo Rodriguez)

July 2008

July 06

GERMANY — Salzau - JazzBaltica
Joe Locke "Sticks and Strings" (feat. Jay Anderson, Jonathan Kreisberg, Joe LaBarbera) w/ special guest Rosario Giuliani

July 07 - 09

UK — London - Ronnie Scott's
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake , Ricardo Rodriguez)

July 11 - 20

ITALY — Perugia - Umbria Jazz Festival
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake, Ricardo Rodriguez)

July 25

USA — Pala, CA - Pala Casino Spa Resort
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake, Ricardo Rodriguez)

July 26

USA — Stanford, CA - Stanford Jazz Workshop
w/ Geoffrey Keezer Group

July 27

USA — Half Moon Bay, CA - Bach, Dancing and Dynamite Society
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake, Ricardo Rodriguez)

July 30

USA — New York City, NY - 92nd Street Y
The Shearing Sound: A Tribute to George Shearing (hosted by Bill Charlap)

AUGUST 2008

August 02

USA — Hackettstown, NJ - Centenary College
w/ Bill Mays Trio

August 07 - 09

USA — New York City, NY - Smoke
w/ Wayne Escoffery & Veneration

August 10

USA — New Haven, CT - New Haven Jazz Festival
w/ Wayne Escoffery & Veneration

August 12 - 17

USA — New York City, NY - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
w/ Trio Da Paz

August 19 - 23

USA — New York City, NY - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
w/ Trio Da Paz

August 25 - 27

ISRAEL — Eliat - Red Sea Jazz Festival
w/ Edmar Castaneda Group

August 29

USA — Tanglewood, MA - Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Seiji Ozawa Hall
special guest w/ Edmar Castaneda Trio

OCTOBER 2008

October 24

USA — Schenectady, NJ - First Unitarian Society of Schenectady
Joe Locke Quartet
"A Place For Jazz" Fall Concert Series

DECEMBER 2008

December 04 - 06

USA — New York City, NY - Smoke
Joe Locke "Force of Four"
(w/ Robert Rodriguez, Johnathan Blake,  Ricardo Rodriguez)

FEBRUARY 2009

February 10 - 15

USA — New York City, NY  - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Joe Locke & Co. 'Cinema Paradiso'
feat. Kenny Washington (vocals), Geoffrey Keezer (piano), George Mraz (bass), Clarence Penn (drums)

New dates are being added frequently. Please check back for updates.