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The Mason Brothers Band, Brad and Elliot Mason

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Janek Gwizdala
'Live at the 55 Bar'

Sveti
"Where I Come From"

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July 01, 2008

June 17, 2008

Elliot has been asked to join the music faculty at Northwestern University School of Music in fall 2008. Elliot will be a professor of music and an intricate part of the jazz studies program.

June 15, 2008

Elliot will be touring with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra this summer. There are shows in Canada and the US. Check dates for a full listing.

May 28, 2008

Brad will be touring again with John Mayer this summer. There are shows in the UK, Europe and US, check dates for a full listing.

May 03, 2008

Brad & Elliot play the BlueNote, NYC, with Sveti.

April 19, 2008

John Mayer Live DVD "Where the Light Is" to be released on July 1st, 2008.

Featuring John Mayer, Pino Paladino, Steve Jordan, JJ Johnson, David Ryan Harris, David Labruyere, Tim Bradshaw, Robbie Mcintosh, Bob Reynolds and Brad Mason.

April 14, 2008

Elliot & Brad perform at the Jazz Standard NYC for Norman Hedman's "Rhythm Relief", featuring Ron Carter, Joe Locke, Eldar and many more...

February 07, 2008

Janek Gwizdala's CD release party at the 55 Bar featuring Brad & Elliot.

January 15, 2008

Brad will be performing with the BombSquad and John Mayer on the Mayer Craft Carrier Jan 30th - Feb 3rd.

October 02, 2007

The Mason Brothers are now endorsed by AMT (Applied Microphone Technology).

July 23, 2007

Brad and Elliot Mason will be performing at the Blue Note, NYC, on October 5th, 2007, to celebrate the Sveti album "Where I come From", along with featured artists Lionel Loueke, Aaron Goldberg, Gregoire Maret, Matt Pavolka and Marko Djordjevic.
The performance will also be filmed for DVD release. Check out tour-dates for more details

July 22, 2007

Brad will be playing at Eric Clapton's "Crossroads" festival in Chicago with John Mayer on Saturday, July 28. More info about the Festival here

July 20, 2007

The John Mayer Band plays on "Good Morning America" with special guest Eric Clapton today.

June 30, 2007

The JLCO will start performing a series of jazz festivals in Europe from July 1, 2007.

See all dates on the JLCO Tour page

June 28, 2007

Elliot will be at the Montreal Jazz Festival today, where the JLCO’s performance of movements from “Congo Square” is recorded live for a DVD release.

June 25, 2007

Brad is going to be performing with John Mayer at the Live Earth concert in NY on July 7, 2007.
More on Live Earth

June 14, 2007

Elliot tours the U.S. with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, performing “Congo Square” featuring Wynton Marsalis and Odadaa! with Jacub Addy.
See all dates on JLCO Tour Page

June 10, 2007

Elliot has just been invited to become a full-time member of Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO).

June 02, 2007

Brad will be performing on the Tonight Show on June 11, with John Mayer's Band.

June 01, 2007

Brad will continue his concert tour John Mayer's Band into the summer.
Check out tour-dates for more details

May 06, 2007

Elliot will be in the studio on June 6, recording for Tony Grey’s upcoming album, also featuring Lionel Loueke, Gregoire Maret, Tim Miller, Chris Dave, and Oli Rockberger.

May 05, 2007

John Mayer’s Band performs at the New Orleans Jazz Fest today.

April 26, 2007

Elliot joins the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrating the “Legends of Blue Note.”
New York Times review

April 17, 2007

Brad joins the John Mayer’s Band Canadian Tour.

April 01, 2007

Brad joins John Mayer's Band on their Australian Tour.

March 13, 2007

Elliot hits the road with Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for their “Songs We Love” tour.
Check out recent reviews:
■ All About Jazz
■ New York Times

March 01, 2007

Brad performs on the David Letterman Show with John Mayer's Band.

February 28, 2007

Brad has joined John Mayer's Band on their 2007 Winter Tour and just played a sold out concert at Madison Square Garden (NYC).

February 22, 2007

Elliot performs Ted Nash’s “Portrait in Seven Shades” with Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.