MTQ to play Monterey

MTQ will make its first appearance at Monterey Jazz Festival playing the Garden Stage on September 21st at 9pm. Check out the full lineup here: Monterey Jazz Festival

May 21: MTQ CD Release Party at Yoshi’s SF

Danish violinist and two-time Grammy Award Winner, Mads Tolling is releasing his album “Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty – Live at Yoshi’s” on May 15. For that occasion Mads is hosting a CD release party at Yoshi’s San Francisco on Monday, May 21 at 8pm with his quartet.

All ages are welcome. Tickets for the Mads Tolling Quartet performance are $14 and can be purchased here: Buy Tickets Join the event on Facebook: MTQ @ Yoshi’s

Mike Abraham – guitar
George Ban- Weiss – bass
Eric Garland – drums
Me – violin

The set list includes some of Ponty’s greatest hits, “New Country” & “Enigmatic Ocean” along with music by Ponty’s cohorts: John McLaughlin’s “Lila’s Dance,”
Stanley Clarke’s “Song to John” & Zappa’s “King Kong.” Closing the set is my own tribute to Ponty: “Pontyfication.”

JL Ponty’s reaction to the recording: “Mads is one of the very best jazz violinists among the young generation, I really like the way he performs and rearranges my music,
excellent violinist, creative and musical. This album is a must for anyone interested in modern violin.”

To preorder the album on Amazon: Buy Album

For further information about the album go to Onesheet

Mads Tolling Quartet @ Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko in San Francisco on Monday, Jan 16th

I am excited to say that my quartet will return to the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko in SF – seems like January is the month for MTQ to play there, so thats what we will do….

Jan 16th at 8pm with some of my favorite people in the Bay Area:

Mike Abraham on guitar

Dan Feiszli on bass

Jeff Marrs on drums

We will play stuff from “The Playmaker” and give a taste (a big taste) of what we are working on these days – our celebration of Jean-Luc Ponty and his music, which will be out later this Spring.

Click on the “dates” tab to find out more about this gig and other gigs….. We will play at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz 3 days later for you South Bayers:)

Jean-Luc Ponty Tribute at Yoshis Oakland on May 30th @ 8pm

Mads Tolling Quartet will play all newly arranged music by Mads Tolling of Jean-Luc Ponty’s music, including Enigmatic Ocean, King Kong and New Country. Ponty posted the show on his website www.ponty.com. Check out SF Chronicle’s review of our latest performance of the Jean-Luc Ponty Show:

http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-01-07/entertainment/27015135_1_george-ban-weiss-enigmatic-ocean-jean-luc-ponty

Mads Tolling Quartet to tour in Denmark Oct 14-16, 2010 – Tribute to Svend Asmussen

The Danish version of Mads Tolling Quartet will tour Denmark starting on Oct. 14th in Skive Jazzclub in Jutland. The 15th Mads will play the legendary Montmartre Jazzhouse in Copenhagen. This concert is part of a tribute to legendary Danish jazz fiddler Svend Asmussen. Svend will receive a lifetime achievement award at Montmartre on Oct. 12th where Mads will play as well.

No time to rest after this, since Mads will play on Oct. 16 both at Portalen in Greve and at Dexter i Odense.

Please check the live dates section for more information

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