Appearances
2025-2026 Select Appearances
October 11, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: North Carolina, NC State / Triangle Youth Collaboration
November 2, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Oklahoma, Northeastern State University
November 13-16, 2025: PASIC!, Indianapolis, Indiana
December 1, 2025: Musical Director and Drummer of the Latina Powerhouse Big Band for HOLA!'s Top 100 Latina Powerhouse Gala, featuring: Agustín Bernasconi, Alisún Solís, Chico Castillo, Elena Rose, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ha*Ash, Mimy Succar + Tony Succar, Nicole Zuraitis, Yami Safdie
Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
January 10, 2026: Jazz Girls Day®: USC! 4th Edition
January 15, 2026: Colleen Clark + Friends at Smalls featuring Rodney Whitaker, Randy Napolean, Michael Dease, Matt White, Lauren Meccia, Craig Butterfield and special guests Virginia MacDonald and Nicole Zuraitis. New York, New York, sets at 9pm + 10:30pm
January 23-24, 2026: Artist in Residence University of Nebraska, Omaha
January 25, 2026: Jazz Girls Day®: Nebraska
January 30-February 1, 2026: Calgary Jazz Girls Guest Artist, Calgary, Canada
February 23, 2026: USC Jazz Studies 2nd Annual Essentially Ellington Regional featuring Jon Faddis
March 13, 2026: Headliner: Colleen Clark Quartet, University of North Carolina Wilmington's 42nd Annual Jazz Festival
March 19-21, 2026: Guest Conductor, New England Music Festival High School Jazz Ensemble
March 24-28, 2026: Artist in Residence: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
April 17-18, 2026: Guest Conductor, North Carolina All State Jazz
April 19, 2026: Jazz Girls Day®: Lowcountry
May 4-6, 2026: Artist in Residence: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
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2024-2025 Select Appearances
October 12, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
October 18, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Massachusetts, Norwood High School
October 19, 2024: Jazz Girls Day®: Connecticut, Bacon Academy, Colchester, CT, Register here!
November 3-5, 2024: Guest Artist Oklahoma Jazz Educators Conference, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
November 11, 2024: Guest with the University of South Carolina Percussion Ensemble - Kick off to PASIC Concert. Featured soloist on Matt White's arrangement of "Jolene", USC School of Music, Columbia, SC
November 13-17, 2024: PASIC! Performances TBA SOON!
November 29 + 30, 2024: Michael Dease SUPERCREW "Found in Space" record release at Smalls Jazz Club, NY, NY
December 18, 2024: Performance of my original tune "Caro-li-na" with the Triangle Youth Orchestra at Midwest Band Clinic AND the GREAT Rodney Whitaker!
January 9, 2025: Presentation of "How the University of South Carolina's Jazz Girls Day® Can Empower Your Community", at the Jazz Education Network Conference, 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM, Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: University of South Carolina! Register here!
January 28, 2025: USC Jazz Faculty Concert, University of South Carolina
March 1, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Arizona! Register here!
March 1, 2025: CC + The Adelitas at The Nash, Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: California! Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California, Register here!
March 3, 2025: CC + The Adelitas, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California
March 8, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Idaho! Boise State University, Boise, Idaho Register here!
March 9, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Nevada! University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, Register here!
March 27-30, 2025: Artist in Residence at Western University, London, Canada
March 29, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Canada! Western University, London, Canada! Register here!
April 26, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Lowcountry! Charleston, South Carolina! Register here!
May 3, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Upstate, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, South Carolina, Register here!
May 13, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Georgia! University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia! Register here!
May 18-24, 202: Michael Dease/Gregg Hill Big Band record date
May 25-27, 2025: Nashville Women in Jazz record date at RCA Studio B!
May 31, 2025: Jazz Girls Day®: Iowa! Rapid City, Iowa! Register here!
July 9-20, 2025: European Tour with USC Jazz Studies! (Umbria and Vienne Jazz Festivals)
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2023-2024 Select Appearances
August 4-8, 2023: East Lansing, Michigan (Dease project, music of Gregg Hill) - DEASE SUPERCREW ft. Sharel Cassity, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Matt White, Katie Thiroux, Bill Cunliffe, Virginia MacDonald, Jason Hainsworth, Nanami Haruta, Gwen Dease
September 30, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: UPSTATE
November 9, 2023: Drumset Clinician @ Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Indianapolis, Indiana
November 8-12, 2023: PASIC
Drumset committee meeting (Saturday), South Carolina Chapter Vice President
January 5-6, 2024:
Massachusetts Eastern Region Jazz Band, Conductor
Boston, MA
January 13, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: USC
January 19 + 20, 2024: CC + The Adelitas
The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head, SC
January 21, 2024: CC + The Adelitas
January 27, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Arizona
January 27, 2024: Michael Dease Quintet
The Nash, Phoenix, Arizona
January 29-February 1, 2024: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Sitting in with the 8G Band!
30 Rockerfellar Plaza/NBC Studios
February 9, 2024:
Jennifer Barnes Masterclass @ USC
South Carolina Music Educator's Conference
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featured artist with the USC Wind Ensemble / USC Jazz Faculty
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SC band director's big band featuring Wayne Bergeron
February 24, 2024: Jazz Girls Day: MO
held at Webster Groves High School
February 29, 2024: Bacon Academy Jazz Band Alumni Concert
Colchester, CT
March 9, 2024: USC Jazz Festival ft. Mimi Jones
playing with USC Faculty Jazz ft. Mimi Jones/adjudication festival
April 11, 2024: AFAR Music Conference
Guest panelist
Washington, DC
April 12-14, 2024: Guest Artist/Adjudicator Michigan State University’s 44th Annual College of Music Jazz Spectacular/Regional Essentially Ellington
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
April 20, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Lowcountry in partnership with Charleston Jazz
May 8-12, 2024: Iowa All State Jazz Band
Conductor, Des Moines, Iowa
May 18, 2024: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Oregon
May 24 + 25, 2024: ALLIANCE at Smalls Jazz Club, NYC
June 4-15, 2024: Brevard Music Center Jazz Faculty with Michael Dease, Gwen Dease, Rodney Whitaker, Sharel Cassity, Greg Tardy + more!
Brevard, North Carolina
*Calling all drummers! Click the link above to find out more about Brevard
June 8, 2024: Greenville County Jazz Band at the Greenville Jazz Fest
Director of the Greenville County Jazz Band
January 4-8, 2023: CC & The Adelitas perform at the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference in Orlando, FL
January 14, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, USC
FREE and open to middle and high school female identifying students
Click HERE for more info and registration
January 26, 2023: Luther Allison (with USC Faculty Jazz) @ USC
January 28, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, St. Louis
January 29, 2023: Guest artist with Webster Groves High School
St. Louis, MO
February 3, 2023: South Carolina Music Educators Association - Director's Big Band featuring Mike Steinel!
February 14-18, 2023: LSU SEC Grant visit
March 17-18, 2023: USC High School Jazz Festival featuring Michael Dease!
March 25, 2023: South Carolina Day of Percussion (coordinating team as VP of the SC Chapter) + giving a masterclass that day!
Lexington High School
March 30 - April 2, 2023: Colleen Clark Residency + JGD with Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
April 20, 2023: Matt White's Dolly at the Charleston Jazz Festival!
April 22, 2023: JAZZ GIRLS DAY: Lowcountry in partnership with Charleston Jazz*
April 23, 2023: Charlton Singleton's Beehive Band at the Charleston Jazz Festival!
May 24-28, 2023: Sharel Cassity + Colleen Clark co-present ALLIANCE at the JAZZ SHOWCASE
Chicago, IL
May 23-29, 2023: Chicago residency/community outreach activities/masterclasses/recording session with ALLIANCE
Brevard, North Carolina
June 23, 2023: Corinna Sowers-Adler at the PEACE CENTER, Greenville, SC
August 4-8, 2023: East Lansing, Michigan (Dease project, music of Gregg Hill) - DEASE SUPERCREW ft. Sharel Cassity, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Matt White, Katie Thiroux, Bill Cunliffe, Virginia MacDonald, Jason Hainsworth, Nanami Haruta, Gwen Dease
August 5, 2023: Lansing Jazz Fest. with the DEASE SUPERCREW
August 6-7, 2023: DEASE SUPERCREW recording session
December 11 + 12, 2022: Augusta Symphony Holiday Shows (drumset)
December 17, 2022: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks
NYC - private party
December 27, 2022: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks at Birdland
June 11-18: Brevard Music Center Jazz Faculty
Brevard, North Carolina
September 4: Detroit Jazz Festival with Michael Dease
September 5-6: Record date with Michael Dease
September 15: UofSC Jazz pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin, UofSC School of Music OUTDOOR STAGE
5:00pm: pre-concert talk with Dr. Birgitta Johnson
6:00pm: Concert
Columbia, South Carolina
October 29-November 5: CC & The Adelitas research in Mexico City
February 24, 2022: Colleen Clark Faculty Recital: Clark Meets Monk featuring Dr. Greg Satterthwaite, Dr. Craig Butterfield and Lauren Meccia
UofSC Recital Hall, 7:30pm
September 25: "Rock and Roll All Night" with the UofSC Marching Band at the USC v. UK football game halftime show
October 24-25: CC & The Adelitas UofSC Residency, masterclasses, live audio and film recording
October 25: CC & The Adelitas live audio and film recording
Johnson Hall, Darla Moore School of Business
FREE
November 10-14: Drumset Committee, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
January 5-8, 2022: Jazz Education Network Conference, drumset clinic "Guardian of Swing: The Power of Your Ride Cymbal Pattern" and performances with "Lioness" and "Constant Boty"
January 15, 2022: JAZZ GIRLS DAY, UofSC