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Gigs

2024-2025 Select Appearances

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​October 12, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Register here!

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October 18, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Massachusetts, Norwood High School

Register here!

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October 19, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Connecticut, Bacon Academy, Colchester, CT, Register here!

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November 3-5, 2024: Guest Artist Oklahoma Jazz Educators Conference, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

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November 11, 2024: Guest with the University of South Carolina Percussion Ensemble - Kick off to PASIC Concert. Featured soloist on Matt White's arrangement of "Jolene", USC School of Music, Columbia, SC

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November 13-17, 2024: PASIC! Performances TBA SOON!

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November 29 + 30, 2024: Michael Dease SUPERCREW "Found in Space" record release at Smalls Jazz Club, NY, NY

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December 18, 2024: Performance of my original tune "Caro-li-na" with the Triangle Youth Orchestra at Midwest Band Clinic AND the GREAT Rodney Whitaker!!

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January 9, 2025: Presentation of "How the University of South Carolina's Jazz Girls Day® Can Empower Your Community", at the Jazz Education Network Conference, 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM, Atlanta, GA

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January 18, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: University of South Carolina! Register here!

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January 28, 2025: USC Jazz Faculty Concert, University of South Carolina

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March 1, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Arizona! Register here!

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March 1, 2025: CC + The Adelitas at The Nash, Phoenix, AZ 

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March 2, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: California! Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California, Register here!

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March 3, 2025: CC + The Adelitas, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California

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March 8, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Idaho! Boise State University, Boise, Idaho Register here!

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March 9, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Nevada! University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, Register here!

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March 27-30, 2025: Artist in Residence at Western University, London, Canada

 

March 29, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Canada! Western University, London, Canada! Register here!​

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April 26, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Lowcountry! Charleston, South Carolina! Register here!

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May 3, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Upstate, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, South Carolina, Register here!

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May 13, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Georgia! University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia! Register here!

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May 31, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Iowa! Rapid City, Iowa! Register here!

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July 9-20, 2025: European Tour with USC Jazz Studies! (Umbria and Vienne Jazz Festivals)

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2023-2024 Select Appearances

August 4-8, 2023: East Lansing, Michigan (Dease project, music of Gregg Hill) - DEASE SUPERCREW ft. Sharel Cassity, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Matt White, Katie Thiroux, Bill Cunliffe, Virginia MacDonald, Jason Hainsworth, Nanami Haruta, Gwen Dease

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September 30, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: UPSTATE

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

Click HERE for more info and registration

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October 14, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Connecticut

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

Click HERE for more info and registration

Woodstock, CT

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November 9, 2023: Drumset Clinician @ Percussive Arts Society International Convention

Indianapolis, Indiana

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November 8-12, 2023: PASIC
Drumset committee meeting (Saturday), South Carolina Chapter Vice President

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January 5-6, 2024:

Massachusetts Eastern Region Jazz Band, Conductor​

Boston, MA

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January 13, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: USC

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

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January 19 + 20, 2024: CC + The Adelitas

The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head, SC

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January 21, 2024: CC + The Adelitas

Quentin E. Baxter Presents ... Kiawah Island Series

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January 27, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Arizona

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

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in partnership with The Nash

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January 27, 2024: Michael Dease Quintet

The Nash, Phoenix, Arizona

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January 29-February 1, 2024: Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sitting in with the 8G Band! 

30 Rockefellar Plaza/NBC Studios

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February 9, 2024:

Jennifer Barnes Masterclass @ USC 

South Carolina Music Educator's Conference

  • featured artist with the USC Wind Ensemble / USC Jazz Faculty

  • SC band director's big band featuring Wayne Bergeron

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February 24, 2024: Jazz Girls Day: MO

held at Webster Groves High School​

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February 29, 2024: Bacon Academy Jazz Band Alumni Concert

Colchester, CT​

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March 9, 2024: USC Jazz Festival ft. Mimi Jones

playing with USC Faculty Jazz ft. Mimi Jones/adjudication festival

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April 11, 2024: AFAR Music Conference

Guest panelist

Washington, DC

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April 12-14, 2024: Guest Artist/Adjudicator Michigan State University’s 44th Annual College of Music Jazz Spectacular/Regional Essentially Ellington 

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

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April 20, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Lowcountry in partnership with Charleston Jazz

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

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April 27, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Oklahoma

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

Click HERE for more info and registration

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May 8-12, 2024: Iowa All State Jazz Band

Conductor, Des Moines, Iowa

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May 18, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Oregon

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May 24 + 25, 2024: ALLIANCE at Smalls Jazz Club, NYC

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June 4-15, 2024: Brevard Music Center Jazz Faculty with Michael Dease, Gwen Dease, Rodney Whitaker, Sharel Cassity, Greg Tardy + more!

Brevard, North Carolina
*Calling all drummers! Click the link above to find out more about Brevard

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June 8, 2024: Greenville County Jazz Band at the Greenville Jazz Fest

Director of the Greenville County Jazz Band

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SELECT PAST APPEARANCES

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January 4-8, 2023: CC & The Adelitas perform at the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference in Orlando, FL 

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January 14, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, USC

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

Click HERE for more info and registration

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January 26, 2023: Luther Allison (with USC Faculty Jazz) @ USC

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January 28, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, St. Louis

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January 29, 2023: Guest artist with Webster Groves High School

St. Louis, MO

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February 3, 2023: South Carolina Music Educators Association - Director's Big Band featuring Mike Steinel!

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February 5, 2023: Mike Steinel Quintet (with USC Faculty Jazz) @ The Joint 12-3pm

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February 8, 2023: Matt Storie at Coastal Carolina

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February 14-18, 2023: LSU SEC Grant visit

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March 17-18, 2023: USC High School Jazz Festival featuring Michael Dease!​

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March 22, 2023: Debut of Colleen's new group The Southern Pines featuring Quiana Parler of Ranky Tanky 

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March 25, 2023: South Carolina Day of Percussion (coordinating team as VP of the SC Chapter) + giving a masterclass that day! 

Lexington High School

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March 30 - April 2, 2023: Colleen Clark Residency + JGD with Jazz Arts Group of Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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April 20, 2023: Matt White's Dolly at the Charleston Jazz Festival!

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April 22, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Lowcountry in partnership with Charleston Jazz*

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

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*All participants receive free admission to Cindy Blackman-Santana's concert that evening!

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April 23, 2023: Charlton Singleton's Beehive Band at the Charleston Jazz Festival!

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May 24-28, 2023: Sharel Cassity + Colleen Clark co-present ALLIANCE at the JAZZ SHOWCASE

Chicago, IL

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May 23-29, 2023: Chicago residency/community outreach activities/masterclasses/recording session with ALLIANCE

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June 6-17: Brevard Music Center Jazz Faculty with Michael Dease, Gwen Dease, Rodney Whitaker, Sharel Cassity, Greg Tardy + more!

Brevard, North Carolina

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June 23, 2023: Corinna Sowers-Adler at the PEACE CENTER, Greenville, SC

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August 4-8, 2023: East Lansing, Michigan (Dease project, music of Gregg Hill) - DEASE SUPERCREW ft. Sharel Cassity, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Matt White, Katie Thiroux, Bill Cunliffe, Virginia MacDonald, Jason Hainsworth, Nanami Haruta, Gwen Dease

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August 5, 2023: Lansing Jazz Fest. with the DEASE SUPERCREW

August 6-7, 2023: DEASE SUPERCREW recording session

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November 19, 2022: Jazz Girls Day: Upstate 

Register here

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November 30, 2022: Jazz Girls Day: Gamecock Music (internal for University of South Carolina School of Music - faculty, staff, students) 

Register here

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December 11 + 12, 2022: Augusta Symphony Holiday Shows (drumset)

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December 17, 2022: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks

NYC - private party

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December 27, 2022: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks at Birdland

SOLD OUT

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June 11-18: Brevard Music Center Jazz Faculty

Brevard, North Carolina

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June 19-25: UofSC Jazz Intensive, University of South Carolina Faculty Jazz Recital, Columbia, South Carolina

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September 4: Detroit Jazz Festival with Michael Dease

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September 5-6: Record date with Michael Dease

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September 15: UofSC Jazz pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin, UofSC School of Music OUTDOOR STAGE

5:00pm: pre-concert talk with Dr. Birgitta Johnson

6:00pm: Concert

Columbia, South Carolina

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October 29-November 5: CC & The Adelitas research in Mexico City

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February 24, 2022: Colleen Clark Faculty Recital: Clark Meets Monk featuring Dr. Greg Satterthwaite, Dr. Craig Butterfield and Lauren Meccia

UofSC Recital Hall, 7:30pm

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September 21: University of South Carolina Faculty Jazz Recital, Columbia, South Carolina

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September 22: Tim Fischer Faculty Recital, Coastal Carolina - music of Keith Jarrett

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September 25: "Rock and Roll All Night" with the UofSC Marching Band at the USC v. UK football game halftime show

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October 24-25: CC & The Adelitas UofSC Residency, masterclasses, live audio and film recording

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October 25: CC & The Adelitas live audio and film recording

Johnson Hall, Darla Moore School of Business

FREE

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November 10-14: Drumset Committee, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana

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January 5-8, 2022: Jazz Education Network Conference, drumset clinic "Guardian of Swing: The Power of Your Ride Cymbal Pattern" and  performances with "Lioness" and "Constant Boty"

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January 15, 2022: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, UofSC

FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students

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