Howard will make his first live appearances since the start of the pandemic at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 1:1 Festival this May, in Brooklyn New York. For tickets: https://www.bam.org/1-1-concerts
HFQ Headlines 20th Anniversary Pete's Candy Store Festival
20 years ago, in December, 1999. Howard Fishman Quartet became the first band ever to play in the now legendary back room of Pete’s Candy Store, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The band went on to perform there every Thursday night for three straight years, when Pete’s served as a laboratory for work in progress, new songs, special guest appearances, and unhinged experimentation.
The venue celebrates its 20th anniversary with a week-long festival, and HFQ is back in its original slot, on Thursday from 10pm-midnight. Join us on December 5th for a very special show, featuring Russell Farhang on violin, Kirk Knuffke on cornet, and Nathan Peck on upright bass.
FISHMAN AND FARHANG To Make NYC Debut
Photo by Riley Jason
JUNE 1, 2019 – Joe’s Pub, a program of The Public Theater, presents the NYC DEBUT of Fishman and Farhang, a new collaborative project from composer, guitarist, and singer HOWARD FISHMAN and acclaimed violinist RUSSELL FARHANG. For tickets, click here.
As one half of the Howard Fishman Quartet, Fishman and Farhang have been making music together for twenty years. Together, they have toured the US and Europe, winning audiences over with their unique blend of classic American song, jazz, country, blues, swing, and gospel, all filtered through a wide open creative lens.
The New York Times describes Fishman as a "charismatic rhythm guitarist and an endearingly low-key singer" and calls Farhang's violin playing as having "gorgeous, finely shaped cadenzas executed with perfect intonation, twirling pirouettes and subtly bent notes...and a fluent sense of melodic invention."
The pair has only recently begun performing in duo format, and the Joe’s Pub engagement will be their first official NYC showing of the new project. The evening showcases the pair’s unique musical chemistry with storytelling and revelations from their two decades of performing and recording together. To date, the show has been workshopped in front of live audiences in London, Vermont, and Upstate NY.
2019 Winter Jazzfest Appearance in NYC
On Friday, January 11, Howard will perform in duo format with longtime collaborator Russell Farhang on violin, at NYC’s annual Winter Jazzfest. Details on the WHERE page!
Iowa Debuts
Howard will make two Iowa debuts in April when he and the band perform his Basement Tapes Project in Des Moines at the Des Moines Performing Arts Center, and at The Mill in Iowa City (presented by The University of Iowa).
Click the links for tickets and info.
Howard will be talking about the project and the upcoming shows when he appears on KFMG's CULTURE BUZZ on Wednesday, April 8, with host John Busbee. Tune in!