I am very excited to temporarily step away from the larger instrumentation projects like my nonet and big band and bring a small group to my favorite venue! I will be premiering a new sextet at the Blue Whale (123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St, Ste 301, Los Angeles, California 90012) on September 7th, featuring some of my favorite musicians.…
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Jon Hatamiya/Kyle Athayde Big Band returns to the Blue Whale!
After the success of our last collaborative big band endeavor back in July, Kyle Athayde and I have decided to bring the band back for another go on April 2nd! We will be presenting two new sets of our own original compositions and arrangements for big band. Click HERE for some recordings from our last show. Please spread the word!…
Summer Performances: Birdland/Davis Music Fest/Blue Whale Debut!
While I don’t have the same high volume of performances throughout this summer as in past years, I am VERY excited about the shows I do have lined up for the end of June! Details for all of these gigs can be found at the EVENTS tab above. Northern California Shows First, I’ll be bringing my sextet to Birdland Jazzista…
December 28th in Davis, CA! (and other Winter News)
Hey everyone! I’ll be premiering an AWESOME new band in my hometown of Davis, CA. I’ve been writing some new music for 9-piece group, and it will feature some of the best musicians that I know from around Northern California who are now all establishing themselves around New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the Bay Area. This is my ONLY…
XD 7 SUMMER WEST COAST TOUR
I’m incredibly excited for the upcoming XD 7 tour! XD 7 is a band that I put together just over two and a half years ago in NY. It started as a reading session at the Manhattan School of Music, and after two studio recordings, a short Northern California tour last summer, and a LOT of bar/club gigs in New…
June gigs!
Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my new website! Finally got around to creating one, and it’s about time I guess. I have two gigs coming up THIS WEEKEND. The first one is Friday, June 20 at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco at 7:30pm. I’ll be leading my quintet (Lucas Del Calvo – Guitar, Nick Lamb –…