No more sneaking oversize instruments past the airlines! No more cramped economy seats! No more European trains where you jump up in a panic every time the conductor makes an announcement in a language you don’t understand! No more gas guzzling tour buses that smell like a bathroom! The Mintz Quartet announces a glorious five-day tour where the band can literally walk from one gig to the next (or at least to the nearest subway stop)!
Drummer/composer and band leader Billy Mintz commented thoughtfully, “traveling is such a drag…you know? So, man, I just thought, “hey, why not book a tour where we don’t actually have to, like, tour?”
The tour features the original quartet from Billy’s 2013 leader debut, Mintz Quartet:John Gross: tenor saxophone; Roberta Piket: piano, organ; Putter Smith: bass; Billy Mintz: drums, percussion, compositions.
Below is a list of all the performances. For more info please email contact@thirteenthnoterecords.com.
Billy Mintz was born in Queens, New York. During his formative years in New York City, he played and recorded with the Lee Konitz Nonet, Kundalini with Perry Robinson and Badal Roy, the Eddie Daniels Quartet, Gloria Gaynor, and the Harold Danko Quartet.
In 1981 Mr. Mintz relocated to Los Angeles where he was a member of the Mike Garson Trio with Stanley Clarke, the Kim Richmond Sextet, the Bobby Shew Quintet, the Joey Sellers’ Jazz Aggregation, the Alan Broadbent Trio and the Vinny Golia Quartet. He also performed several times with the Mose Allison Trio and did a stint with the Merv Griffin Show band. In 1988 he toured Europe with saxophonist Charles Lloyd.
Since 2003 Mr. Mintz has lived in New York where he has recorded and performed with the Hal Galper Trio, the Russ Lossing Trio, the Mark Feldman-Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet and others. He also leads a ten-piece ensemble (the Two Bass Band) and has performed numerous solo drum set concerts worldwide.
| Date | Time | Venue | Address | Link for More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/2014 | 7:30 pm | Smalls Jazz Club | 183 W. 10th St., New York | More Details |
| 05/23/2014 | 8:00 pm | Ibeam | 168 7th Street, Brooklyn | More Details |
| 05/21/2014 | 8:00 pm | Barbes | 376 9th St., Brooklyn | More Details |
| 05/19/2014 | 8:30 pm | Greenwich House | 46 Barrow St., New York | More Details |
| 05/18/2014 | 9:30 pm | The Firehouse Space | 246 Frost St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn | More Details |