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Troy Roberts performs with Wayne Shorter, Richard Bona, Zakir Hussein, Vinnie Colaiuta..!!

Troy recently performed at Herbie Hancock’s launch of the first ever International Jazz Day on April 30, 2012! Representing Australia, and playing tenor sax along with Wayne Shorter (soprano, representing the US), Richard Bona (bass, representing Cameroon), Zakir Hussein (tabla, representing India), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums, representing the US), Tineke Postma (alto, Netherlands) and Tarek Yamani (piano, Lebanon) at The UN General Assembly Hall, this concert was streamed live on www.monkinstitute.org

Click here to view the video archive (Troy appears around the 1 hour and 18 min mark)!!


Shows

Birdland Big Band  

Date City Venue Country
03/24/23 New York, NY Birdland Jazz Club United States
Time: 5:30pm. Address: 315 West 44th St.

Fabian Almazan Quartet  

Date City Venue Country
04/19/23 Worcester, MA Geller Jazz Series – Clark University United States
Time: 7:00pm.
04/20/23 Hartford, CT Real Art Ways United States
Time: 7:00pm.
04/22/23 Southampton, NY Hamptons Jazz Fest United States
Time: 7:00pm.

Honoring Joey Defrancesco: A celebration of Life and Music  

Date City Venue Country
04/09/23 Phoenix, AZ The MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) United States
Time: 6:00pm. Address: 4725 E Mayo Blvd. feat. Dan Wilson, Troy Roberts, Ronnie Foster and Lewis Nash. Buy Tickets

Jackson Potter Group feat. Troy Roberts  

Date City Venue Country
03/31/23 New York, NY Nublu United States
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 62 Avenue C.

Jared Hall Quintet  

Date City Venue Country
05/04/23 Spokane, WA Emma Rue’s United States
Time: 7:00pm.
05/05/23 Leavenworth, WA Leavenworth Jazz Festival United States
Time: 7:00pm. SHOW TIME TO BE CONFIRMED
05/06/23 Leavenworth, WA Leavenworth Jazz Festival United States
Time: 7:00pm.
05/07/23 Leavenworth, WA Leavenworth Jazz Festival United States
Time: 10:00am. MASTERCLASS – TIME TO BE CONFIRMED

Kaisa Mäensivu Quartet  

Date City Venue Country
06/06/23 New York, NY Cafe Bohemia United States
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 15 Barrow St.
06/08/23 New York, NY Scandinavia House United States
Time: 8:00pm.

Pat Bianchi Trio  

Date City Venue Country
04/29/23 Kennett Square, PA Kennett Flash Jazz Festival United States
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 102 Sycamore Alley.
06/01/23 Denver, CO Dazzle Jazz United States
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 930 Lincoln St.
06/02/23 Cincinnati, OH Caffe Vivace United States
Time: 7:00pm.
06/02/23 Cincinnati, OH Caffe Vivace United States
Time: 9:00pm.
06/03/23 Indianapolis, IN The Jazz Kitchen United States
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 5377 North College Ave.

Todd Marcus  

Date City Venue Country
04/10/23 NY Dizzy’s Club United States
Time: 7:30pm. Address: Jazz At Lincoln Center – Broadway at w 60th Street.
04/10/23 NY Dizzy’s Club United States
Time: 9:30pm. Address: Jazz At Lincoln Center – Broadway at w 60th Street.
04/11/23 Baltimore, MD Peabody Conservatory United States
Time: 11:30am.

TROY ROBERTS “NU-JIVE: LIVE” album release!  

Date City Venue Country
04/14/23 New York, NY everywhere United States
Time: 12:00am.

Troy Roberts & Tim Jago Quartet  

Date City Venue Country
05/30/23 Miami, FL The Corner United States
Time: 10:00pm.

Troy Roberts Organ Trio  

Date City Venue Country
09/21/23 New York, NY Smalls Jazz Club United States
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 183 West 10th Street.
09/21/23 New York, NY Smalls Jazz Club United States
Time: 9:00pm. Address: 183 West 10th Street.

Troy Roberts Quartet  

Date City Venue Country
04/01/23 Delaware Water Gap, PA Deer Head Inn United States
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 5 Main St.

Troy Roberts Trio  

Date City Venue Country
04/28/23 New York, NY Cafe Bohemia United States
Time: 10:30pm. Address: 15 Barrow St.

Veronica Swift  

Date City Venue Country
05/13/23 Mineral, VA Lake Anna Jazz Festival United States
Time: 1:00pm. EXACT SHOW TIME TBA
06/24/23 Costa Mesa, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts United States
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 600 Town Center Dr.

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Press

2003
Downbeat Magazine – June edition
TV appearance on Australian Network 10 News – 2 news articles

2004

TV appearance on Australian Network 10 News – 2 news articles
Burghausen Jazz Festival, European TV Broadcast – Germany
TV appearance on ‘Good Morning Australia’ – Network 10, Melbourne

2006
Downbeat Magazine – June edition
TV appearance on ‘Art Street’ – WLRN Miami, Florida

2007
Downbeat Magazine – June edition
TV appearance on ‘Great Day Houston’ – CBS Houston, Texas

2008
The West Australian
All About Jazz – Performance Review, USA
DownBeat Magazine, USA

2009
The West Australian
CD Review in WA’s Seven Days Magazine, and ABC Radio National
TV appearance on Australian Network 10 News – Ellington Jazz Club
JazzTimes – Performance Review, USA

2010
Blogging Black America – performance reweiw, USA
Musical Missing Piece – CD review, USA
Downbeat Magazine – June Edition

2011
Nu-Jive album reviews – Gapplegate, O’s Place Jazz Mag, Passing Notes, Something Else, Midwest, Improvijazzation Mag, JazzTimes
Performance Reviews – Jazz Corner, Musical Missing Piece, JazzTimes, All About Jazz, The International Review of Music
Artist Interview – Saxophone and Clarinet Society of Victoria (July Edition)

Tours, Festivals and High-lights

2012
Performance with Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta, Richard Bona, Zakir Hussein, Tarek Yamani and Tineke Postma for Herbie Hancock’s launch of the first ever UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY at The United Nations General Assembly Hall

2011
Performances with Bobby Sparks, Sammy Figueroa
South By South West Festival (Austin, TX) with Gaute Solaas/Serpentine (Norway)
Troy Roberts – ‘Nu-Jive’ CD Launch, AUS and USA

2010
Performances with Billy Drummond, John Pizzarelli, Patti Austin, Lew Soloff
Burghausen Jazz Festival with Sammy Figueroa, Ronnie Cuber (Germany)
APAP Convention, wth Silvano Monasterios’ 4th World Ensemble (NYC)
Perth Winter Arts Festival with Troy Roberts Quartet (AUS)
Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest with Troy Roberts Quartet (USA)

2009
Performances with James Morrison, Dave Grusin, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton
Perth Winter Arts Festival with Troy Roberts Quartet
Opening of The Ellington Jazz Club (AUS)
Troy Roberts Double Quartet CD Launch, AUS and USA
A week at Dizzy’s Jazz Club, NYC wth Greg Gisbert

2008
Perth Winter Arts Festival with VOID
York Soul and Jazz Festival with VOID, Troy Roberts Trio, James Morrison
Performances with Geoff Keezer, Rodney Whittaker, Carl Allen
Theolonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, L.A.

2007
Performances at The Jazz Standard, NYC with Sammy Figueroa
Performances with Robby Ameen, Lew Soloff, Duffy Jackson, John Fedchock
European Tour with James Morrison – Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany
2 USA Tours with VOID – New York, Miami, Texas, California
IAJE Conference, with VOID – NYC
Houston International Jazz Festival with VOID

2006
Performances with Lauryn Hill, Melton Mustafa, Slide Hampton, Ed Calle, Dennis Macrell
European Tour with James Morrison – Sweden, Germany, Austria, Russia, U.K.
Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival with VOID – Rome, Italy
IAJE Conference, with Bop Brothers– NYC

2005
Performances with Kevin Mahogany, Gary Bartz, Christoph Spendel

2004
Fremantle Jazz Festival with Ingrid Jensen (USA)
Australian Tour with James Morrison
European Tour with James Morrison
Burghausen Jazz Festival – Germany (Live DVD)
Jazz In The Vines Festival – Sydney
Wangaratta Jazz Festival – Melbourne
Jazz meets the Symphony, James Morrison Sextet with WA Symphony Orchestra

2003
West Australian Regional Tour – James Flynn’s Frank Sinatra Tribute
Live recording at the Sydney Opera HouseJames Morrison
European Tour with James Morrison – Germany, Austria, Czeck, Switzerland
Aarlen Jazz Festival – Germany

2002
Fremantle Jazz Festival
Generations Jazz Festival – South Australia

2001
Generations Jazz Festival – South Australia

2000
Performances with James Morrison, Daryl Summers, Rolph Harris, Frank Bennett
Manly Jazz Festival
– Sydney, with the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra

1999
Performances with John Pisano, Frank Foster, James Morrison, Daryl Summers