Jim Funnell’s Word Out  

Date	City	Venue	Country
10/18/23	Nerima City, Tokyo	Salt Peanuts	Japan
	Time: 7:00pm. Admission: ¥2000. Address: 4−3 グレーシー マンション B1F, Sakaecho. feat. Ryo Noritake (d), Ryoichi Zakota (b), Akiko Horii (perc). 2 sets: 7:30-8:30, 8:50-9:50. Free unlimited peanuts!

AfuriKo  

Date	City	Venue	Country
10/22/23	Kobe, Hyogo	Big Apple	Japan
	Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Chuo Ward, Yamamotodori, 3 Chome−14−14 トーアハイツ B-1. Venue phone: +81782517049.
Tour: AfuriKo Central Europe mini-tour ’23
11/14/23	Budapest	iF Jazz Cafe	Hungary
	Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Ráday u. 19. Venue phone: +3612990694.
11/15/23	Bratislava	JazzTikot	Slovakia
	Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Biela 5. Venue phone: +421948327333.
12/02/23	Tallinn	Philly Joe’s	Estonia
	Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Vabaduse väljak 10.
01/18/24	Kortrijk	JAZZ	Belgium
	Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Jan Persijnstraat 12. Venue phone: +3256687998.
02/28/24	Bournemouth	Swing Unlimited Jazz Club	United Kingdom
	Time: 8:00pm. Admission: £6-8. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bournemouth Electric Club, 115 Broadway Ln. Venue phone: +447730517908.

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past dates:
[ 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 ]
This is primarily a list of shows performed with my band Jim Funnell’s Word Out. Collaborations and sideman gigs are also listed here. For past dates with AfuriKo, please visit this page at AfuriKo.com.

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2023
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• Jan. 5
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Le Barbizon (Paris, FR)
  w/ Chris Jennings (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion, keys)

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2022
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• Dec. 11
  Sébastien Jarrousse | Masterclass : “Se créer un espace de liberté dans l’art d’improviser” | Espace Sorano (Vincennes, FR)
  w/ Sébastien Jarrousse (guitar), Hubert Dupont (bass), Olivier Robin (drums)

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• Sept. 8
  Guillaume Muller “Blue Print” | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Guillaume Muller (guitar), Gabriel Midon (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)

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• July 2
  Monica’s Dream Sextet | Festival Des Violons Croisés (Ury, FR)
  w/ Monica Acevedo (voice, violin), Diego Parada (guitar), Dominique Muzeau (bass), Thibaud Pontet (drums), Ken Parassouramin (percussion)

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• May 24
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Le Barbizon (Paris, FR)
  w/ Martin Berauer (bass), Olivier Robin (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)

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2021
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• Sept. 24
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Live in Japan album release show | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Dominique Muzeau (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion), Robin Nitram (guitar)

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2019
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• Dec. 2
  Jim & Chloe Duo | Feel the Jazz with Shostakovich | Scholes Street Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
  w/ Chloe Seunghyen Kim (violin), Adam von Housen (violin)

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• Nov. 6
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Shrine (New York, NY)
  w/ Gui Duvignau (bass), Elé Salif Howell (drums)

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• Oct. 10
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Club Bonafide (New York, NY)
  w/ Steve Whipple (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion), Chloe Seunghyen Kim (violin)

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• July 24
  Peter Traunmueller Trio | Jules Bistro (New York, NY)
  w/ Dan Loomis (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)
• July 3
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 (New York, NY)
  w/ Steve Whipple (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)

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• May 29
  Jim Funnell Trio | ShapeShifter Lab (Brooklyn, NY)
  w/ Steve Whipple (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)
• May 21
  Peter Traunmueller Trio | Jules Bistro (New York, NY)
  w/ Steve Whipple (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)

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• Apr. 20
  Jim Funnell Quartet | Shrine (New York, NY)
  w/ Alex B. Smith (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)
• Apr. 17
  Jim Funnell Trio | Silvana (New York, NY)
  w/ Alex B. Smith (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)
• Apr. 6
  La Vie en rose | Brunch Show at The Loft | City Winery (New York, NY)
  w/ Violette (voice, piano), Rasul A-Salaam (voice), Linus Wyrsch (sax, clarinet), Sungwon Kim (guitar), Shin Sakaino (bass), Noam Israeli (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)

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• Mar. 15
  Jim Funnell Quartet | Paris Music Festival | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)
• Mar. 13
  Chris Hayward / Jim Funnell duo | Les Mercredis Jazz du Fitzgerald | Improphile | Hôtel Jehan de Beauce (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Chris Hayward (flutes, kaval, frame drum, kalimbas)
• Mar. 3
  Jade Choi Quartet | Mirror Tea House (Brooklyn, NY)
  w/ Jade Choi (voice), Gui Duvignau (bass), Akiko Horii (percussion)

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• Feb. 22
  Jim Funnell Quartet | Areté Venue & Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
  w/ Gui Duvignau (bass), Lukas Akintaya (drums), Akiko Horii (percussion)
• Feb. 12
  Peter Traunmueller Trio | Jules Bistro (New York, NY)
  w/ Steve Whipple (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)

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2018
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• Dec. 28
  Jim Funnell Trio | Apollo (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)

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• Aug. 30
  Jim Funnell Trio | Shrine (New York, NY)
  w/ Alex B. Smith (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)
• Aug. 20 [ fb ]
  Jim Funnell Trio | Silvana (New York, NY)
  w/ Alex B. Smith (bass), Peter Traunmueller (drums)

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• Jul. 13 | “Celebration of Life” Summer Tour
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Le Baiser Salé (Paris, FR)
  w/ Akiko Horii (perc.), Etienne Renard (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Yuuka Nakamura (alto sax), Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax)

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• Apr. 12 [ fb ]
  Philippe Lopes de Sa / Jim Funnell duo + Atelier Universitaire de Jazz UPJV | Le Chaudron – Scène des Etudiants (Amiens, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax)
• Apr. 11 [ fb ]
  Philippe Lopes de Sa / Jim Funnell duo | Les Mercredis Jazz du Fitzgerald | Improphile | Hôtel Jehan de Beauce (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax, sop. sax)
• Apr. 10 [ fb ]
  Philippe Lopes de Sa / Jim Funnell duo | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax, sop. sax), Jean-Christophe Kotsiras (piano)

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• Jan. 6 [ fb ]
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Le Baiser Salé (Paris, FR)
  w/ Akiko Horii (perc.), Etienne Renard (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)

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2017
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• Nov. 23
  Yuuka Nakamura / Jim Funnell duo | art cafe Friends (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Yuuka Nakamura (sop. sax, alto sax, tenor sax)
• Nov. 19
  Jazz Workshop | BRICKS Music Salon (Tokyo, JP)
• Nov. 18 | Jim Funnell’s Word Out Japan Tour 2017
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | SOMETIME Kichijōji (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Nov. 17 | Jim Funnell’s Word Out Japan Tour 2017
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Nardis (Kashiwa, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Nov. 16 | Jim Funnell’s Word Out Japan Tour 2017
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | KAMOME (Yokohama, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Nov. 15 | Jim Funnell’s Word Out Japan Tour 2017
  Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Jazz&Blues Bar Village (Kiryu, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Sept. 19
  Tomi Jazz (New York, NY)
  w/ Perrin Grace (bass), Dan Pugach (drums)
• Sept. 6 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Dan Pugach (drums)

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• Mar. 9 [ flyer ]
  CaféJAZZ (Cardiff, GB)
  w/ Eddie Parker (flutes), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Feb. 17 [ fb1 ] [ fb2 ] [ flyer ]
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Le Baiser Salé (Paris, FR)
  w/ Akiko Horii (perc.), Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)

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2016
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• Sept. 14
  Salt Peanuts (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Sept. 12
  Nardis (Kashiwa, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Jul. 27 [ fb ]
  AfuriKo + Jim Funnell’s Word Out | Bab-Ilo (Paris, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Mar. 4 [ fb ]
  45° Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax, sop. sax), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)

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2015
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• Nov. 11 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Jazz&Blues Bar Village (Kiryu, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)
• Nov. 10 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Nardis (Kashiwa, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)
• Nov. 5 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Dolphy (Yokohama, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)
• Nov. 4 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Thelonious (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)
• Nov. 2 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Star Eyes (Nagoya, JP)
  w/ Ryoichi Zakota (bass), Ryo Noritake (drums)

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• Oct. 16 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Oct. 14 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Swing Unlimited Jazz Club | The Riviera Hotel (Bournemouth, GB)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)
• Oct. 13 [ fb1 ] [ fb2 ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Jazz at Dempsey’s | Dempsey’s (Cardiff, GB)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)
• Oct. 11 [ fb1 ] [ fb2 ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Southampton Modern Jazz Club (Southampton, GB)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)
• Oct. 9 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Ray’s Jazz | Foyles (London, GB)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Jeff Boudreaux (drums)

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• Sept. 22 [ fb ] [ flyer1 ] [ flyer2 ]
  Spirit of the Sn@il CD release tour | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax, sop. sax), Mátyás Szandai (bass), John Betsch (drums), Isabelle Olivier (harp)

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• Jun. 29 [ fb ]
  Club Musique l’Improviste (Paris, FR)
  w/ Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax), Gui Duvignau (bass), John Betsch (drums)

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• Feb. 18 [ fb ]
  Vingt Vins d’Art (Paris, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax)

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2014
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• Oct. 22 [ fb ] [ flyer ] [ book tickets ]
  Festival Jazz sur Seine | Cave du 38 Riv’ (Paris, FR)
  w/ Chris Hayward (flutes), Mátyás Szandai (bass), John Betsch (drums), Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax)

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• Sept. 10 [ fb ]
  Japan Tour ’14 | Jazz&Blues Bar Village (Kiryu, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ko Omura (drums, tabla)
• Sept. 9 [ fb ]
  Japan Tour ’14 | G Face Cafe (Maebashi, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ko Omura (drums, tabla)
• Sept. 8 [ fb ]
  Japan Tour ’14 | Salt Peanuts (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ko Omura (drums, tabla)

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2013
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• Dec. 14 [ fb ]
  L’atelier musical présente Word Out | Salle du Poirier Saint (Cesson, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Dec. 14 [ fb ]
  L’atelier musical présente Word Out – improvisation workshop | Salle du Poirier Saint (Cesson, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Sept. 22
  Kanmachi 63 (Yokohama, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass)
• Sept. 4 [ fb ]
  Les Disquaires (Paris, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), John Betsch (drums), Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax), Gui Duvignau (bass)

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• Jun. 24
  30 ans de l’IRCAV | Université Paris-Sorbonne – Institut du Monde Anglophone (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Jun. 16
  Turbulences #3 – Jazz à Vanves | Théâtre de Vanves (Vanves, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Jun. 15
  Turbulences #3 – Jazz à Vanves | Théâtre de Vanves (Vanves, FR)
  w/ Mátyás Szandai (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Jun. 14
  Turbulences #3 – Jazz à Vanves | Théâtre de Vanves (Vanves, FR)
  w/ Gui Duvignau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Jun. 13
  Turbulences #3 – Jazz à Vanves | Théâtre de Vanves (Vanves, FR)
  w/ Gui Duvignau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Apr. 20 [ fb ] [ review ]
  Péniche l’Improviste (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Mar. 23
  Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Mar. 23
  Jazz de Mars – master class Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Mar. 22
  Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Jan. 24
  Le Bar Belge (Maisons-Alfort, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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2012
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• Nov. 10 [ fb ]
  House concert (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ahlam Menouni (voice), Akiko Horii (cajón), Francesca Galea (voice)

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• Aug. 8
  Jazz Spot Candy (Chiba, JP) [ review ]
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Zach Mangan (drums)

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• Jul. 13 [ fb ]
  Péniche l’Improviste (Paris, FR)
  w/ Gui Duvignau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• May 26
  Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Yoni Zelnik (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Apr. 6
  La Ligne 13 (Saint-Denis, FR)
  w/ Dominique Muzeau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Jason Palmer (trumpet)

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2011
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• Dec. 16 [ fb ]
  La Caféothèque (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Oct. 29
  Improphile | Le Parvis (Chartres, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Sept. 17
  Jazz en Touraine | Village Gourmand (Montlouis-sur-Loire, FR)
  w/ Dominique Muzeau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Sept. 16
  Jazz en Touraine | Place J. Boureau (Esvres, FR)
  w/ Dominique Muzeau (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)
• Sept. 5 [ fb ] [ flyer ]
  Trophées du Sunside | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Jun. 23 [ fb ] [ flyer1 ] [ flyer2 ]
  Festival 15 Cents Coups | Cinéma Chaplin (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Akiko Horii (perc.)

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• Jan. 12 [ fb ]
  Cave du 38 Riv’ (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Akiko Horii (djembe)

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2010
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• Sept. 21
  Soirée découverte | Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Philippe Lopes de Sa (tenor sax)

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• Jun. 26
  La Défense Jazz Festival – 33ème Concours National de Jazz (Puteaux, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Apr. 10 CANCELED
  Le gobe lune (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Feb. 26
  Tibo & Jim invitent Jo | Le gobe lune (Paris, FR)
  w/ Joachim Gauvin (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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2009
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• Nov. 27 [ flyer: front | back ]
  Word Out CD release tour | JZ Brat (Tokyo, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)
• Nov. 26 [ flyer: front | back ]
  Word Out CD release tour | Jazz&Blues Bar Village (Kiryu, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)
• Nov. 25 [ flyer1: front | back ] [ flyer2 ]
  Word Out CD release tour | Jazz in Alone (Kōfu, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)
• Nov. 24 [ flyer1: front | back ] [ flyer2 ]
  Word Out CD release tour | Garden Cafe Lifetime (Shizuoka, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)
• Nov. 23 [ flyer: front | back ]
  Word Out CD release tour | Royal Horse (Osaka, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)
• Nov. ??
  Jazz trio workshop | Koyo Conservatory (Kobe, JP)
  w/ Takashi Sugawa (bass), Ryo Shibata (drums)

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• Oct. 1
  Les Artistes (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Jul. 17
  Malta Jazz Festival | Ta’Liesse (Valletta, MT)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums), Alison Galea (voice)
• Jul. ??
  Jazz trio workshop | Euro Institute of Music and Arts (Hamrun, MT)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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• Jun. 23
  Olympic Café (Paris, FR)
  w/ Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)

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2008
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• Sept. 20
  MUNDuO + Word Out | Espace Culturel Jean-Jacques Robert (Mennecy, FR)
  w/ Perla Flores Martínez (violin, perc.), Oliver Degabriele (bass), Thibault Perriard (drums)