2011 Calendar of Performances

December 9th & 10th 2011

The Jazz Kitchen
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

“Unity” 

  • Everett Greene  vocals
  • Cynthia  Layne  vocals
  • Rob Dixon  tenor sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

November 13, 2011

6:00
The Jazz Kitchen
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900 

“Piano Summit”  4 piano night

  • Harry Pickens  piano
  • Phil DeGreg  piano
  • Luke Gillespie  piano
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith   bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

November 8, 2011

7:30 – 9:00
Robertson Hall
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Free admission

The Steve Allee Trio

  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Jeremy Allen  bass
  • Steve Houghton  drums

November 4, 2011

The Jazz Kitchen
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900 

The Ernie Krivda Quartet

  • Ernie Krivda  tenor sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Jason Tiemann  drums

October 29, 2011

Jazz Kitchen
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900 

The Steve Allee Quintet

October 25, 2011

Time TBA

IU Wind Ensemble conducted by Steve Pratt

featuring Steve Houghton, percussion

Performing “Passages”  3 movement percussion concerto

Composed by Steve Allee

MAC Auditorium
Jacobs School of Music
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

October 15, 2011

6:30 – 10:30

Heartland Film Festival Gala
Murat Theatre
Indianapolis, IN 

Steve Allee Trio

  • Steve Allee piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Steve Houghton  drums

October 5, 2011

Place & time TBA

Bloomington, IN

Jim Snidero Quartet

  • Jim Snidero  alto sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Jeremy Allen  bass
  • Jason Tiemann  drums

October 2, 2011

5:00 – 7:30 PM

“Piano Summit” - Harry Pickens & Friends (4 piano night) 

Big Rock Jazz & Blues Festival
Cherokee Park
Louisville, KY 

  • Harry Pickens  piano
  • Phil DeGreg  piano
  • Luke Gillespie  piano
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith   bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

September 21, 2011

7:30 – 9:00 PM

The Stan Hillis Quartet 

Lilly Hall
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
University of Indianapolis 

  • Stan Hillis flute & alto sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

September 17, 2011

3:45 – 5:00 PM

Rufus Reid Quintet

Indy Jazz Fest
Opti Park
Broad Ripple, IN

  • Rufus Reid  bass
  • Freddie Hendrix  trumpet
  • Steve Wilson, alto & tenor sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Duduka Da Fonseca  drums

September 14, 2011

Columbia Club
Monument Circle
Indianapolis, IN

Kevin Mahogany Group
A presentation of Indy Jazz Fest

  • Kevin Mahogany vocals
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

September 12, 2011

7:00 – 8:30 PM

The Jamey Aebersold Quartet

Bird Hall / School of Music
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Free admission

  • Jamey Aebersold  alto sax
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Tyrone Wheeler  bass
  • Jonathan Higgins  drums

September 10, 2011

2:30 – 4:00  PM
Penrod Arts Festival
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, IN

Steve Allee Trio 

  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

September 3, 2011

Shows 8:00 & 10:00
The Jazz Kitchen
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900 

The Steve Allee Quartet

  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Corey Christiansen  guitar
  • Jeremy Allen  bass
  • Steve Houghton  drums

August 3, 2011

Schuller’s
Boston, MA

Rufus Reid Quintet

  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Duduka Da Fonseca  drums
  • Freddie Hendrix  trumpet
  • J.D. Allen tenor sax

August 1 & 2, 2011

Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center
New York City, NY

Rufus Reid Quintet

  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Duduka Da Fonseca  drums
  • Freddie Hendrix  trumpet
  • J.D. Allen tenor sax

July 10th – July 15, 2011

Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops

www.summerjazzworkshops.com

July 8, 2011

  • Dick Sisto  vibes
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Rufus Reid  bass
  • Ed Soph  drums

Seelbach Hotel
Louisville, KY
9:00 – 12:00 

July 3rd – July 8, 2011

Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops

www.summerjazzworkshops.com

June 11, 2011

  • Med Flory  alto sax
  • Stan Hillis   alto sax / flute
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. College Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

7:00 P.M.

May 14, 2011 

  • Cherryl Hayes   vocals
  • Steve Allee   piano
  • Frank Smith  bass
  • Kenny Phelps  drums

The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. college Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

8:00 – 12:00

May 8, 2011

  • Mark Buselli  trumpet
  • Jackie Allen   vocals
  • Steve Allee   piano
  • Frank Smith  bass 

The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. college Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

time TBA

May 6, 2011

Jamey Aebersold Quartet

  • Jamey Aebersold alto saxophone
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Tyrone Wheeler bass
  • Jonathan Higgins drums 

Kye’s
Jeffersonville, IN

9:30 – 12:30

May 3, 2011

“Thunder from the Heartland” on the 32nd Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland. 

  • ERNIE KRIVDA(SAX),
  • PHAREZ WHITTED(TRUMPET),
  • STEVE ALLEE(PIANO),
  • MARION HAYDEN(BASS),
  • JOSHUA BREAKSTONE(GUITAR),
  • ROGER HUMPHRIES( DRUMS).

HERMIT CLUB
1629 DODGE CT
CLEVELAND, OH 
216-987-4444

April 30, 2011 

Benny Golson Quartet

  • Benny Golson tenor saxophone
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Frank Smith bass
  • Jason Tiemann drums 

The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. college Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

8:00 – 12:00

April 15th & 16th, 2011 

Rufus Reid Trio

St. Mary’s College
San Antonio, Texas

15th  Concert  7:00 P.M.

16th  Master Class  12:00 – 1:00

  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Duduka DaFonseca drums

April 12, 2011

Jamey Aebersold Quartet

Butler University
Lilly Hall
Indianapolis, IN

  • Jamey Aebersold alto saxophone
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Tyrone Wheeler bass
  • Jonathan Higgins drums

5:00 – 6:00 P.M. Clinic , 7:30  Concert

April 10, 2011

Spirit of Nature Concert

Unity Church
757 South Brook St.
Louisville, KY 40203

  • Dick Sisto Quartet
  • Dick Sisto Vibes
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Tyronne Wheeler bass
  • Jason Tiemann drums

April 8, 2011

Jazz Alive presents, A Love Supreme – The Music of John Coltrane 

Fairfield Community Arts Center
Fairfield, OH
513-867-5348

  • Dick Sisto - vibraphone
  • Steve Allee - piano
  • Rob Dixon - saxophone
  • Jim Anderson - bass
  • Steve Houghton – drums 

8:00 – 10:00

April 1, 2011

Steve Allee Big Band 

17th Anniversary Celebration !!!

The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. College Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
317-253-4900

8:00 – 12:00

March 24, 2011

  • Jamey Aebersold Quintet
  • Jamey Aebersold alto saxophone
  • Pat Harbison  trumpet
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Tyrone Wheeler bass
  • Jonathan Higgins drums

Bear’s Place
1316 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 339-3460

5:30 – 8:00

February 26, 2011

  • Steve Houghton & The US Army Wind Ensemble
  • Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
  • Premiere, Percussion Concerto, “Passages”
  • Composed by Steve Allee

February 2, 2011

  • Gary Campbell – Steve Allee
  • Allee composition Premiere
  • Florida International University
  • Miami, FL

December 2, 2010

  • Rusty Burge – Steve Allee Quartet
  • Redmoor
  • Cincinnati, OH

November 18, 2010

  • Jamey Aebersold Quartet
  • Taylor University
  • Uplsnd, Indiana

November 9, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Anthology
  • 1337 India Street
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • 619-595-0300
  • 7:30 – 9:00

November 7, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Bach Dynamite & Dancing
  • 307-11 Mirada Road
  • Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  • 650-726-4143
  • Afternoon

November 6, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • JazzSchool Afternoon mini clinic TBA
  • 2087 Addison Street
  • Berkeley, CA 94704-1103
  • 510-845-5373

November 5, 2010

  • Vitello’s Jazz Club
  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • 4349 Tujunga Ave.
  • Studio City, CA 91604
  • 818-769-0905
  • 8p & 10:00p

November 3, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Jimmy Mak’s
  • 221 NW 10th
  • Portland OR 97209
  • 503-295-6542
  • 8p & 10:00p

October 31 – Nov. 2, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Tula’s
  • 2214 2nd Avenue
  • Seattle, WA 98121-2017
  • 206-443-4221
  • 7:30p & 9:30p

October 30, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Rufus Reid – bass
  • Steve Allee – piano
  • Duduka DaFonseca – drums
  • Yardbird Suites
  • 11 Banks Way
  • Edmunton AB, Canada
  • 780-432-0428
  • 9:00 & 10:30

Saturday, October 23, 2010

  • IU – Kenya Foundation
  • Private Event
  • Marriot Ballroom
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 8:00 – 12:00

Friday, October, 22, 2010

  • Dick Sisto Group
  • Spirit in Nature
  • Christ Church Cathedral
  • Louisville, KY
  • 7:30

Sunday, October 17, 2010

  • Ralph Adams Lifetime Achievement Awards
  • The Jazz Kitchen
  • 5477 N. College Ave.
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 6:00 – 10:00

Saturday, October 16, 2010

  • Steve Allee Trio
  • Heartland Film Festival
  • Murat Theatre
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 6:30 – 10:30

Friday, October, 15, 2010

  • George Garzone Quartet
  • The Jazz Kitchen
  • 5477 N. College Ave.
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 7:30 – 11:30

Sunday, September 19, 2010

  • Dick Sisto Group
  • The Spirtual Music of John Coltrane
  • Episcopal Church of the Ascension
  • Bardstown, KY
  • 4:00

Saturday, September 18, 2010

  • Owl Studios All-Star Band 
  • (a version of the Jazz Fest Band)
  • The Jazz Kitchen
  • 5477 N. College Ave.
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 8:00 – 12:00

Saturday, September 18, 2010

  • Indy Jazz Fest
  • Owl Studios All-Star Band featuring Steve Allee, Rob Dixon, Frank Glover, Mike Clark, Fareed Haque, Derrick Gardner, Pharez Whitted, Cynthia Layne, Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab.
  • Optimists Park, Broad Ripple, IN
  • 2:00- 3:30

Monday, September 13, 2010

  • Steve Allee Trio
  • Arts Midwest Conference
  • Indiana Roof Ballroom
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 7:00 – 8:30

Sunday, September 12, 2010

  • Mark Buselli Quintet
  • Adelino’s Old World Kitchen
  • 112 N 3rd Street
  • Lafayette, IN 47901
  • 3:30 – 6:00

Saturday, September 11, 2010

  • Tribute to Rob Dixon
  • White River State Park
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 6:00 – 8:30

Saturday, September 11, 2010

  • Steve Allee Trio
  • Penrod Arts Festival
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • 11:00 – 12:30

Saturday, August 21, 2010

  • Rusty Burge – Steve Allee Quartet
  • The Blue Wisp Jazz Club
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • 8:30 – 12:30

Saturday, July 31st

  • Jamey Aebersold Quartet featuring Everett Greene
  • New Albany, Indiana

Friday, July 16th

  • Steve Allee Quartet featuring Gary Campbell (tenor saxophone)
  • The Jazz Kitchen 54th & College Ave.
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • 8:00 – 12:00

Friday, July 9, 2010

  • Dick Sisto Quartet featuring Rufus Reid & Ed Soph
  • Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, KY
  • 9:00 – 12:00

July 4th – 16,  2010

Friday & Saturday July 2nd & 3rd

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Kitano Hotel
  • New York City

June 25, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Philadelphia, PA

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • “Live” on WBGO, New York City
  • time TBA

Thursday, June 3, 2010

  • Jamey Aebersold Quartet
  • Bear’s Place
  • Bloomington, IN
  • 5:30-8:00

Saturday, May 22, 2010

  • JEN Convention
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Duduka DaFonseca drums

Thursday April 8 – Sunday April 11, 2010

  • The Jazz Showcase
  • Chicago, IL
  • The Rufus Reid Trio
  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Duduka DaFonseca drums

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 7:30

  • University of Indianapolis
  • Rufus Reid Trio
  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Jason Tieman drums

Saturday, April 3, 2010 at  8:00

  • The Jazz Kitchen 16th Anniversary Party
  • The Steve Allee Big Band

Sunday, March 28, 2010

  • TBA   Louisville, KY
  • Dick Sisto Quartet
  • John Coltrane Tribute
  • Dick Sisto Vibes
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Jeremy Allen bass
  • Jonathan Higgins drums

Wednesday March 17, 2010

  • 7:30
  • Mike Davis trombone
  • University of Indianapolis
  • Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

Wednesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:30

  • University of Indianapolis
  • Mike Davis Quartet

Saturday, March 6 thru 9, 2010

  • Columbia, Missouri
  • The Rufus Reid Trio
  • Rufus Reid bass
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Duduka DaFonseca  drums 

Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 5:30 – 8:00

  • Bear’s Place - Bloomington, IN
  • Corey Christiansen Quartet
  • Corey Christiansen guitar
  • Steve Allee  piano
  • Jeremy Allen  bass
  • Steve Houghton drums

Sunday, February 28, 2010

  • US Army Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  • Constitution Hall
  • Washington, DC
  • Featuring Steve Houghton percussion
  • World Premier original composition by Steve Allee

Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 at  7:30

  • University of Indianapolis
  • The Randy Brecker Quintet
  • Randy Brecker trumpet
  • Frank Glover tenor sax
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Jeremy Allen  bass
  • Jason Tieman  drums

Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at 8:00

  • The Jazz Kitchen
  • A Tribute to John Coltrane
  • Dick Sisto vibes
  • Rob Dixon tenor sax
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Steve Houghton drums
  • Jeremy Allen bass

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:30

  • University of Indianapolis
  • Jamey Aebersold Quartet
  • Jamey Aebersold alto sax
  • Steve Allee piano
  • Tyrone Wheeler  bass
  • Jonathan Higgins drums

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 at 10:00

  • 55 Bar
  • New York City
  • Bill Moring Quintet

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 - 8-12

  • Players Pub
  • 424 Walnut St. Bloomington, IN
  • Steve Allee Big Band featuring Steve Houghton

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