David Friesen- On Tour

On Tour

June 2008
6/7	Winestock	Oregon City, OR	Performance
6/14	The Cave	Portland, OR	Performance
6/20	Voleur	Portland, OR	Performance
6/21	Arrividerci's	Portland, OR	Performance
6/29 to 6/30	Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop	Louisville, KY	Clinic/Performance

July 2008
7/1 to 7/11	Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop	Louisville, KY	Performance
7/11	Seelbach Hilton	Louisville, KY	Performance
7/13	Jazz Vespers	Louisville, KY	Performance
7/18	Jimmy Maks	Portland, OR	Performance
7/26	Voleur	Portland, OR	Performance

August 2008
8/1	The Cave	Portland, OR	Performance
8/8	Voleur	Portland, OR	Performance
8/9	Arrividerci's	Portland, OR	Performance
8/20 to 8/26	Schloss Mittersill Arts Conference	Mittersill, Austria	Clinic/Performance

September 2008
9/14	Oriental Arts Center	Shanghai, China	Performance
9/15	Forbidden City Concert Hall	Beijing, China	Performance
9/16	Midi School of Music	Beijing, China	Clinic
9/17	Contemporary Music Institute	Beijing, China	Clinic
9/18	Shanghai JZ Club	Shanghai, China	Performance
9/19	Shanghai Music Conservatory	Shanghai, China	Clinic
9/20	JZ Music Festival	Shanghai, China	Performance
9/21	JZ School	Shanghai, China	Clinic
9/22	Hangzhou jz Club	Hangzhou, China	Performance
9/25	Sisters High School	Sisters, OR	Performance
9/27	The Cave	Portland, OR	Performance

October 2008
10/10 to 10/11	Kerr Cultural Center	Scottsdale, AZ	Friesen/Kropinski
10/13	142 Throckmorton Theater	Mill Valley, CA	Friesen/Kropinski
10/14	American River College	Sacramento, CA	Friesen/Kropinski
10/17	Collective Visions	Bremerton, WA	Friesen/Kropinski
10/18	Woodstock Wine & Deli	Portland, OR	Friesen/Kropinski
10/19	Hollywood House Concerts	Portland, OR	Friesen/Kropinski
10/24	The Cave	Portland, OR	Performance
10/25	Westminster Church	Portland, OR	Solo Performance

November 2008
11/1	Jazz Club Hanseat	Salzwedel, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski/Sommer
11/3	B-Flat	Berlin, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski
11/4	Arte Deposito	Libnow, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski
11/5	Musikfabrik	Greifswald, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski
11/9	Moritzbastei	Leipzig, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski/Sommer
11/12	Jazz Club	Jena, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski/Sommer
11/14	Jazz Club	Krefeld, Germany	Friesen/Kropinski/Sommer
11/22	The Cave	Portland, OR	Performance
11/29	Jimmy Maks	Portland, OR	Performance

Quotes

Bassist David Friesen is a Phenomenon, a player whose musicianship, tone,time and imagination are uncategorizable.

Nat Hentoff

One of the most eminent exponents of the instrument, he maintains an astonishing level of virtuosity.

Leonard Feather/Los Angeles Times

David Friesen's music is extremely complex while retaining a simple beauty, it's liltingly melodic, full of open space, and refreshingly peaceful.

Lee Hildebrand/San Francisco Music Express

Anyone who was lucky enough to see David Friesen live on stage, who could see how he bends in near contemplation over his unique instrument which has been manufactured in Austria, how he strikes the strings with his left(!) hand in order to drum complex rhythms on the body of the instrument with his right hand, now begins to understand: A creative search has come to its destination with great feeling. His equally sensible as well as technically overwhelming performance is a big tribute to the bass as an instrument, an ongoing struggle on the expansion of its musical functionality.

Alexander Marzahn/Basel, Switzerland