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3/18 Fri. DUO W/ HAMID DRAKE- drums @ Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich, CH
3/19 Sat. SOLO @ Bergamo Jazz Fest, Bergamo, IT
3/19 Sat SOLO @ Centro d’Arte dell’Universitaá di Padova, IT
3/20 Sun. SOLO @ Area Sismica, Forlì, IT
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4/3-4/5 WILLIAM PARKER TRIO masterclass at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
WILLIAM PARKER- contrabass / AVA MENDOZA – guitar / GERALD CLEAVER- drums

4/16 Sat. @ Nova Arts, 48 Emerald Street, Keene, NH
SOLO, also GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES!

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FULL BLAST TRIO IN RUSSIA
Peter Brotzmann will be taking a health-related leave of absence from gigs this year, and I’ll be subbing for him in the Full Blast Trio.
AVA MENDOZA- guitar / MARINO PLIAKAS- bass / MICHAEL WERTMULLER- drums
4/20 Weds. @ St. Petersburg, RU
4/21 Thurs. @ Nizny Novgorod, RU
4/22 Fri @ Moscow, RU
***You can donate to the Ukrainian Red Cross here: https://redcross.org.ua/en/donate/
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4/20 Weds. @ Union Pool, 484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
SOLO
Also:
RYAN SAWYER- drums/ DARIUS JONES- sax/ SHAHZAD ISMAILY- bass
MAX JAFFE- drums/ CHRIS WILLIAMS- trumpet

5/5 Thurs. @ Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012
SOLO
also:
NEGATIVLAND w/ SUE C
KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN

5/18 Weds. RUE, a new work by gabby fluke-mogul for solo, duo, and trio improvisation @ Roulette Intermedium, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
GABBY FLUKE-MOGUL- violin / ZEENA PARKINS- electric harp / AVA MENDOZA- guitar

5/20 Fri. Sean Noonan’s PAVEES DANCE @ Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Victoriaville, CA
SEAN NOONAN- drums, compositions / MALCOLM MOONEY (CAN)- voice / AVA MENDOZA- guitar / JAMAALADEEN TACUMA- bass

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5/25-6/5 Nate Wooley’s COLUMBIA ICEFIELD in Europe

NATE WOOLEY- trumpet, compositions / SUSAN ALCORN- pedal steel / AVA MENDOZA- guitar / RYAN SAWYER- drums
Th 26 May – Druga Godba festival – Ljubljana SI https://drugagodba.si/en/line-up/nate-wooley-columbia-icefield-us/
Fr 27 May – KAAP – Oostende BE
https://www.kaap.be/toont/nate-wooleys-columbia-icefield-feat-ava-mendoza
Sa 28 May – OORSTOF at Trix – Antwerp BE https://soundinmotion.be/concerts/columbia_icefield/
Su 29 May – Bimhuis – Amsterdam NL https://www.bimhuis.nl/agenda/nate-wooley-columbia-icefield-2/
Tu 31 May – Fasching – Stockholm SE
https://www.fasching.se/nate-wooley-columbia-icefield/#2022-05-31T20-00
We 1 June – G Livelab – Helsinki SE
https://www.glivelab.fi/events/nate-wooley-columbia-icefield-us-5dd035b36fc13100171a9754/
Th 2 June – G Livelab – Tampere FI https://www.glivelab.fi/tampere/events/nate-wooley-columbia-icefield-us-5dcd70b7588f820017e544fd/
Fr 3 June – Nattjazz – Bergen NO https://en.nattjazz.no/natewooleycolumbiaicefield
Sa 4 June – Jazz in Duketown – Den Bosch NL https://www.jazzinduketown.nl/
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6/18 Sat. SOLO @ Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, SI

6/25 AVA MENDOZA / SUE C @ Monheim Triennale, Monheim, DE
The premiere of the duo of myself and video artist SUE C (Negativland, Morton Subotnick, Laetitia Sonami)
Also:
Trio w/ FARIDA AMADOU- bass / CHRIS CORSANO- drums
Quartet w/ TOBIN SUMMERFIELD- guitar / ERLAND DAHLEN- drums/ CHRIS CORSANO- drums

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7/20-23 STONE RESIDENCY
The New School Glass Box Theater
55 West 13th Street
Near 6th Ave

7/20 Weds., CONNORS/ MENDOZA
Loren Mazzacane Connors- guitar / Ava Mendoza- guitar

7/21 Thurs., THIRD LANDING with ABIODUN OYEWOLE (Last Poets)
Abiodun Oyewole (spoken word) Ava Mendoza (guitar) Alexis Marcelo (keys) Luke Stewart (bass) Ryan Sawyer (drums)

7/22 Fri., FLUKE-MOGUL / MENDOZA
Gabby Fluke-Mogul- violin / Ava Mendoza- guitar

7/23 Sat., SOLO
Ava Mendoza- guitar, voice
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7/25 Mon. @ TV Eye, 1647 Weirfield St., Brooklyn, 11385
SOLO
And guesting with Nate Wooley’s COLUMBIA ICEFIELD
also: TREVOR DUNN SOLO

7/30 Sat. @ Watermill Center, 39 Watermill told Road, Water Mill, New York
The Watermill Center’s gala summer opening:
SOLO

8/4 Thurs. SOLO @ Jazz em Agosto Festival, Lisboa, PT


8/5 Fri. Nate Wooley’s SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN @ Jazz em Agosto Festival, Lisboa, PT

8/13 Sat. @ Cologne Jazzweek, Cologne, DE
PHILIP ZOUBEK- synth / DAVID HELM – Guitar / DOMINIK MAHNIG- Drums / JOZEF DUMOULIN- Fender Rhodes, effects
AVA MENDOZA- guitar

8/21 Sun @ Union Pool, 484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
MALCOLM MOONEY AND THE 11TH PLANET
MALCOLM MOONEY (CAN)- vocals / AVA MENDOZA- guitar / ALEXIS MARCELO- keys / STEVE SHELLEY- drums, and more

9/1 Thurs.- SOLO @ Festival Ruhrtriennale, Essen, DE

9/25 @ Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012
Performance of TERRY RILEY’S IN C
Feat. NICK HALLET, JESSICA PAVONE, FAY VICTOR, LAURA ORTMANN, BEN VIDA, AVA MENDOZA, and more


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MIKE BAGGETTA / AVA MENDOZA DUO mini-tour
Mike Baggetta- guitar / Ava Mendoza- guitar

10/7 Fri. @ TBA, pres. by Flywheel Arts Collective in western Massachusetts
MIKE BAGGETTA / AVA MENDOZA DUO

10/8 Sat. 3:30-6 pm @ The New School, Arnold Hall 66 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011
Creative Music Studio presents: MIKE BAGGETTA / AVA MENDOZA Workshop

10/8 Sat. 7:15 pm @ The Scratcher, 209 E 5th St, New York, NY
MIKE BAGGETTA / AVA MENDOZA DUO
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10/23 Sun. @ seCretloCation (write me for details)
Queer Trash presents:
FLUKE-MOGUL / MENDOZA DUO
Gabby Fluke-Mogul- violin / Ava Mendoza- guitar
also: JOANNA MATTREY, LEILA BORDREUIL, JACOB WICK, SEAN ALI, BEN BENNETT

11/16 Weds. @ Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Creative Music Studio Fundraiser! Many acts including:
NELS CLINE/ AVA MENDOZA DUO
Nels Cline- guitar / Ava Mendoza- guitar
MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD
More TBA

11/17 Thurs. @ NYC Public Library, 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
LOU REED 80
As part of the first large-scale exhibition of Lou Reed’s archive, the Lou Reed 80 will perform Reed and Velvet Underground songs feat. guest singers
Band: Ivan Bierhanzi (Plastic People of the Universe), Jonathan Kane (Swans), David Soldier, Karel Ruzicka, Ava Mendoza
Guest singers: Laurie Anderson, Glenn Mercer

12/9 Fri. @ The Stone at the New School, The New School Glass Box Theater, 55 West 13th Street near 6th Ave
WILLIAM WINANT TRIO
William Winant- percussion / Ches Smith- percussion / Ava Mendoza- guitar