Brian Woodruff

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We are excited to announce that Brian Woodruff & Friends will be appearing at One Flight Up, Joe Strasser’s beautiful new club in NYC’s financial district on Wednesday, November 11th, with sets at 7pm and 8:30pm. The band features Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Soyoung Park on piano & vocals, and Kevin Thomas on bass. One Flight Up is located at 108 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10006.

Brian Woodruff and Friends boasts a talented and revolving cast of musicians performing a mix of Brian’s original compositions with inspiring music he has encountered through a lifetime of study and work, performed by a straight-ahead but adventurous quartet. Preview some of the music at https://www.instagram.com/brianwoodruffmusic/reels

Additionally, we’ll be back at Dada Bar on Thursday, September 17, 2026 with Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Taka Otomo on piano, and Kevin Thomas on bass. Dada Bar is located at 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Catch Brian Woodruff & Friends on Friday, June 26th from 8:00 – 9:30pm on the Sunset Jazz series at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City. The band will feature Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Soyoung Park on piano & vocals, and Kevin Thomas on bass.

We will return to Espresso 77 on Friday, June 12, 2026 from 8:30-10:30pm. The band will feature Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Ana Petrova on piano and Kevin Thomas on bass. Espresso 77 is located at 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Brian Woodruff & Friends will be back in Queens to ring in 2026 at Dada Bar on Friday, January 23, 2026 from 8pm – 10pm. The band features Lisa Parrott on alto & soprano saxophone, Lee Tomboulian on piano, and Teresa Sanchez on bass. Dada Bar is located at 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

We are excited to announce that Brian Woodruff & Friends will be appearing at NYC’s newest jazz club, Jazz Genius, on Wednesday, November 19th and Thursday November 20th, with sets at 8:00 and 10:00pm. Tickets can be reserved on the Jazz Genius website. The band features Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Soyoung Park on piano & vocals, and Kevin Thomas on bass. Jazz Genius is located at 161 Essex Street (near Stanton), New York, NY 10002.

On Friday, November 7, 2025 from 8:00 – 10:00pm, Bula Arts and Culture and Queens Jazz OverGround are teaming up to present Brian Woodruff & Friends, featuring Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Soyoung Park on piano & vocals, and Kevin Thomas on bass. The concert will take place at Project for Living Artists, 38-02 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377, Doors open at 7:30pm.

Brian Woodruff & Friends will be appearing Friday, September 5th from 8:00 – 9:30pm on the Sunset Jazz series at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City. The band will feature Hashem Assadullahi on alto & soprano saxophone, Soyoung Park on piano & vocals, and Kevin Thomas on bass.

Brian Woodruff and Friends will be performing on Monday, February 24, 2025 from 9pm – 12:00am at Fiction, 38 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. The band will feature Lisa Parrott on alto and soprano saxophones, Hyuna Park on piano, Teresa Sanchez on bass, and Brian Woodruff on drums. It’s open for sitting in after the first set.

Brian Woodruff and Friends will be performing Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 8:00 – 11:00pm at Jaguar, 35-10 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens. The band will feature Hashem Assadullahi on alto and soprano saxophone, Sarah Cion on piano, Kevin Thomas on bass, and Brian Woodruff on drums. We’ll play one set before we open it up for musicians to sit in.

The Brooklyn Music School and 25 Kent present Brian Woodruff and Friends this Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm as part of their summer music series. The concert is free to the public and will take place in the covered breezeway of 25 Kent, located at 25 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249, rain or shine. The band will feature Adam Hutcheson on alto and soprano saxophones, Hyuna Park on piano, Sam Bevan on bass, and Brian Woodruff on drums. We’ll be premiering my new composition Astral Flower, an up-tempo, “Americanized” bossa nova set in F# minor.

Brian Woodruff and Friends will be performing at The Americano, located at 957 Broadway in Bayonne, NY on Tuesday, December 12th from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. The band will feature Adam Hutcheson on alto and soprano saxophones, Soyoung Park on piano and vocals, Matt Pavolka on bass, and Brian Woodruff on drums.

Brian Woodruff and Friends will be performing on two upcoming dates right here in Queens.

We’ll be appearing at Espresso 77, located at 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 on Friday, September 29th from 8:30pm until 10:30pm.

We’ll also be the opening act for the Queens Jazz OverGround/Culture Lab LIC 2023 Fall Jazz Fest on Sunday, October 8th Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. We’ll be playing on the outdoor stage in the parking lot at 2PM.

A Centering Peace

I’ll be releasing my third album as a leader on June 25, 2021.

A Centering Peace features nine new original compositions arranged for my sextet, with Michael Rodriguez on trumpet, Lisa Parrott on alto and soprano saxophones, Alan Ferber on trombone, Pete McCann on guitar, and Matt Clohesy on bass. I wrote some lyrics too, so we’ll be joined by guest vocalist Elisabeth Lohninger on three of the tracks.

Please join us for a CD release party on Sunday, July 11 from 6:30pm-8pm at the Culture Lab LIC in the parking lot of the Plaxall Gallery. The Gallery is located at 5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. The band will feature Duane Eubanks on trumpet, Hashem Assadullahi on alto and soprano saxophone, Alan Ferber on trombone, Pete McCann on guitar, Matt Clohesy on bass, and featured vocalist Elisabeth Lohninger. We hope to see you there. NYC will be open for business, but we’re outside anyway and seating in the lot is set up for social distancing, so there is no need to worry!