SiriusXM Urban View, Channel 126 at 2 PM

Will is a guest on the African Ancestry Radio show to discuss the African influence on African-American music. African Ancestry Radio explores the African influences on Black identity through the lens of ancestry, culture and thought.

For more information, please visit the SiriusXM Urban View and AfricanAncestry.com Facebook pages.

Will joins Jonathan Joseph (drummer for Jeff Beck,) and Ronnie Burrage (drummer for Archie Shepp) for a drum set clinic and concert. This Bennington College event is part of the Carriage Barn Concert Series, and is open to the public.

8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Bennington College
Deane Carriage Barn
One College Drive
Bennington, VT 05201-6003
Telephone: 802-440-4510

Check out the Bennington College Website to learn more about the event.

Will's solo AZA Collection exhibit opens 4 to 6 p.m. today. The AZA Collection, in collaboration with LA based art team SceneFour, features Will's signature style and rhythms translated through a sophisticated process into abstract imagery.

The collection may be seen from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until February 11, 2017.

Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab
1303 Louis Nine Blvd
Bronx, NY 10459
Telephone: (917) 557-2354

Check out the Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab page to learn more about the event.

Join the Will Calhoun Quartet as they perform in celebration of Will's new Celebrating Elvin Jones CD.

Featuring:
Will Calhoun - Drums
Antoine Roney - Saxophone
Rick Germanson - Piano
Gerald Cannon - Bass

First show: 6:30PM (doors open 5PM)
Second show: 9PM (doors open 8PM)

Cotton Club Tokyo
Tokyo Building Tokia 2F
2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: +81 (3) 3215-1555

Check out the Cotton Club Tokyo Website to learn more about the event.

Join the Will Calhoun Quartet as they perform in celebration of Will's new Celebrating Elvin Jones CD.

Featuring:
Will Calhoun - Drums
Antoine Roney - Saxophone
Rick Germanson - Piano
Gerald Cannon - Bass

Show begins 8PM

Tickets: $35 for show only, $75 for dinner and show

Scullers Jazz Club (at the DoubleTree Guest Suites)
400 Soldiers Road
Boston, MA 02134
(617) 562-4111

Check out the Scullers Jazz Club Website to learn more about the event.

Join the Will Calhoun Quartet as they perform at the San Jose Jazz Festival in celebration of Will's new Celebrating Elvin Jones CD.

Featuring:
Will Calhoun - Drums
Antoine Roney - Saxophone
Carlos McKinne - Piano
Gerald Cannon - Bass

Performance at 8 pm
Tickets are $35

Jade Leaf Lounge
95 S Market St
San Jose, CA

Check out the San Jose Jazz Festival Website for more information.

Join the Will Calhoun Quintet as they perform in celebration of Will's new Celebrating Elvin Jones CD. This event is sponsored by JazzMobile.

Featuring:
Will Calhoun - Drums
Antoine Roney - Saxophone
Rick Germanson - Piano
Gerald Cannon - Bass
JS Williams - Trumpet

Performance at 7 pm

Marcus Garvey Park
Madison Ave between 120-124 St
New York, NY

Check out the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and Jazzmobile Websites for more information.

Will joins fellow Living Colour member Vernon Reid, and Melvin Gibbs of Power Tools, to perform as the "WMV Project" in a closing party performance of Second Thursday Jazz.

WMV Project members:
Will Calhoun Drums
Vernon Reid Guitar
Melvin Gibbs Bass

Performances at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Purchase Tickets

Alma Mater
7165 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Telephone: (267) 335-4909

Check out the Modern Renaissance Jazz and Alma Mater Websites for more information.

Click the image to see the flyer (pdf.)

Will Calhoun will perform in "The Way of the Rain" as a special fundraiser event to come before the Kimball Art Center Gala in Park City, Utah.

"The Way of the Rain" is a live multidisciplinary art performance that invites the audience to remember their physical and spiritual connection to our planet's beauty and plight through paintings, music, dance, film, light and spoken word.

The performance begins at 6 pm
Limited seating available

Kimball Art Center
1401 Kearns Blvd.
Park City, UT

Check out the Kimball Art Center Website for further information and to buy tickets.

Tickets may also be purchased by telephone at (435) 649-8882.

The Vernon Reid Power Trio consists of:

Vernon Reid - Guitar
Melvin Gibbs - Bass
Will Calhoun - Drums

Performances are at 8PM and 10PM.
Tickets are $25 - $35.

The Iridium
1650 Broadway
New York, NY

Telephone: (212) 582-2121

Check out the Iridium Website to learn more about the event, confirm details, and purchase tickets.

Two sets: 8PM and 10:30PM

McCoy Tyner - Piano
Will Calhoun - Drums
Gerald Cannon - Bass
Steve Slagle - Saxophone

Appearing at:

Blue Note Jazz Club
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY 10012

Telephone: (212) 475-8592

Check out the Blue Note calendar page for additional details, ticket info, and to confirm times.

Will is the guest drummer with the house band (The 8G Band) on Late Night with Seth Meyers for four nights on April 25th-28th, 2016. The long-running show, which was originally created in 1982 and hosted by David Letterman, is broadcast from New York City and airs weeknights at 12:30 a.m. on NBC.

In addition to sitting in with the band, Will will also be promoting his most recent jazz album release "Life in This World" and his upcoming album "Celebrating Elvin Jones" which comes out in August 2016. The plan is for the band to cover some Living Colour songs as well as a selection from "Life in This World" and "Celebrating Elvin Jones", among other material throughout the week. Make sure to tune in for some great music!

Check out the Late Night with Seth Meyers Website and The 8G Band's Twitter page for more information.

Will performs compositions from his AZA artwork collection, visually transforming his signature sounds and rhythms into a live, dynamically vivid soundscape.

Artist Reception: April 22, 6PM
Will's "AZA" Live Performance: April 22, 7:30PM
Exhibition: April 22 - July 21, 2016

Casita Maria Center for Art & Education
928 Simpson Street
Bronx, NY 10459

Check out the Casita Maria Center Website for directions.

Living Colour joins all-stars of music and film in a fundraiser for legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell, who is a founding member of Funkadelic and has worked with the Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, Mos Def and others, and who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.

There will be performances by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Living Colour, Paul Shaffer, Maceo Parker, Leo Nocentelli, Fred Schneider (B-52's), Bernard Fowler, Bill Laswell and more, along with special appearances by filmmaker Jonathan Demme and actress Meryl Streep.

Doors open at 6:30PM, performances begin at 8PM
Tickets are $50 and $100

Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10003

Check out the JamBase Website for more about the event, and TicketWeb Website to purchase tickets.

The Vernon Reid Power Trio consists of:

Vernon Reid - Guitar
Melvin Gibbs - Bass
Will Calhoun - Drums

Performances are at: 8:30PM and 10:30PM.
Tickets are $25.

The Iridium
1650 Broadway
New York, NY

Telephone: (212) 582-2121

Check out the Iridium Website to learn more about the event, confirm details, and purchase tickets.

Join Will as he plays in a tribute to John Henry Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin.

7:30 PM

M3 Live Anaheim Event Center
2232 South Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92802

Telephone for tickets: (800) 668-8080

Check out the Bash Jamm 2016 Website page to learn more about the event, confirm details, and purchase VIP tickets.

Will's performance, part of the 2016 Winter Jazzfest, includes musicians Gerald Cannon, Antoine Roney, Keyon Harold, and Rick Germanson.

9:40 PM

The New School Jazz Building
5th Floor Theatre
55 West 13th St. New York City, NY 10011

General information: info@winterjazzfest.com

Will talks about the "Celebrating Elvin Jones" project in this YouTube video.

Check out Winter Jazzfest Website to learn more about the event, and confirm details.