gigs


UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Nov 13, 2023
The Bitter End
JB & Friends; Fundraising for Voter Rights Organizations

Dec 2, 2023
The Cutting Room
Stoned Soul Picnic feat. Diane Garisto

Dec 17, 2023
City Winery Loft NYC Brunch 1:00 doors 11:30
Cole Porter Re-Imagined with special guests

PAST PERFORMANCES

June 11, 2023
City Winery Loft NYC Brunch 1:00 doors 11:30
Cole Porter Re-Imagined with special guests

February 2, 2023
City Vineyard NYC on the pier
“Three Songwriters Walk Into A Bar” 
featuring JB, Abbie Gardner, and Eugene Ruffolo

February 10, 2023
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Shelter Rock NY
Soulful Sundown featured artist

April 5, 2023
Arts at the Armory – Songwriters in the Round
Sommerville, Ma

May 5, 2023
Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City, NY
Stoned Soul Picnic ft. Diane Garisto

December 18, 2022
City Winery NYC
 BRUNCH at 1:00 doors at 11:30  
Re-imagining Cole Porter

December 11 2022
Cutting Room
New York City   
Stoned Soul Picnic ft Diane Garisto

November 28, 2022
The Bitter End
NYC 
Songwriters in the Round; ft Ann Klein, Bette Sussman, James Maddock, JB

Oct 3, 2022
The Cutting Room
NYC  
Songwriters to Rock the Vote; ft The Conte Bros, Nicki Richards, Dennis Collins, Kenny White, JB, Angela Reed, Richard Hammond, Larry Saltzman

Aug 27, 2022
Club Passim
Cambridge, Ma.  
with Abbie Gardner

Aug 5, 2022
Sellersville Theater
Sellersville, Pa  
Stoned Soul Picnic ft. Diane Garisto

Aug 3 and Sept 7, 2022
The Armory Cafe
Sommerville, Mass.  
Songwriters in the Round 7:00-8:30 pm

March 27, 2022
City Winery Loft
New York City   
The Cole Porter Project
BRUNCH CONCERT 1:00pm doors at 11:30

with very special guest vocalists. Some proceeds towards Voting Rights Groups

March 3, 2022
Livestreaming from Euphoria Studio NYC
JB’s Facebook page 7 pm sharp! 
ft. Larry Slappy Saltzman, Ben Stivers, & Richard Hammond

Some proceeds towards Voting Rights Groups

Dec 5, 2021
The Cutting Room
New York City  
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto

Nov 29, 2021
Rudy’s Jazz Room
Nashville, TN
The Cole Porter Project feat. Viktor Krauss, Keith Sewell, Ben Stivers, Justin Weaver, Billy Contreras

NOV 17th, 2021
The Burren Back Room
Sommerville, MA  
Songwriters in Round with Rene Pfister and Genevieve

Club Passim
Cambridge, MA
Opening for Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

October 16, 2021
The Towne Crier
Beacon, NY  
Opening for Kenny White

January 12, 2020
The Cutting Room
New York City   6:30 doors; 7:30 showtime
The Cole Porter Project
APAP SHOWCASE

January 12, 2020
The Cutting Room
New York City   6:30 doors; 8:00 showtime
Stoned Soul Picnic; music of Laura Nyro; featuring Diane Garisto
APAP SHOWCASE; guitar & vocal in ensemble

Nov 30, 2019
The Turning Point
Piermont, New York
with Paul Guzzone

November 11, 2019
The Red Room
New York City   9:30 pm
Sex & Romance NY Style!
JB & Shannon Conley sing Cole Porter, Ellington, and more

November 7, 2019
The Cutting Room
New York City   6:30 doors; 7:30 showtime
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

October 24, 2019
Barbes
Brooklyn, New York  8:00 showtime
Bushwick Book Club night of songs

Aug 21, 2019
Birdland
Vocal Mania
The Stoned Soul Picnic/Laura Nyro voices

July 4, 2019
Club Passim
Cambridge, MA
with Buskin and Batteau – Independence Day Party

July 19, 20, 21, 2019
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia
Opening for The Bacon Brothers

June 22, 2019
The Cutting Room
New York City
with Buskin and Batteau

June 14, 2019
City Winery
New York City
Peter Seeger’s 100th Anniversary show

June 2, 2019
City Winery Loft Brunch Show
New York City
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

May 20, 2019
Bar LunAtico
Bed Stuy
The Cole Porter catalogue
with Ben Stivers and Arthur Kell

May 11, 2019
Crossing Bridges Music Festival
New York, NY  7:30pm
Schimmel Center at Pace University.

I invite you to join me on Saturday night as well, when my friend Paula Cole will headline the second night of this wonderful festival, along with Dom Flemons, Abbie Gardner, and Adam Ezra Group.

May 11, 2019
Crossing Bridges Music Festival
New York, NY  3pm.
Schimmel Center at Pace University

Singer-Songwriter Circle with Don Flemons, Abbie Gardner, and The Kennedys.

May 10, 2019
Crossing Bridges Music Festival
New York, NY 7:30 pm
Schimmel Center at Pace University

Headlining along with Jonathan Coulton, The Kennedys, and Vance Gilbert

April 25, 2019
The Great Harmony Swap
New York, NY  set time TBA
The Treehouse @ 2A –  Theater night!  I’ll be delivering Cole’s “So In Love.”

February 24, 2019
City Winery Loft
New York City
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

March 3, 2019
City Winery Loft
New York City
“Live At The Loft” recording/video concert event
with special guests Cindy Mizelle, James Maddock, Russ Valazquez, Frank Simms, Terry Radigan, John McCurry, Eugene Ruffalo, Gary Schreiner

March 15, 2019
Knauer Performing Arts Center
West Chester, Pa
Opening for Kenny White

February 24, 2019
City Winery Loft
New York City
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

January 24, 2019
Bushwick Book Club @ Mirror In The Woods
Brooklyn, NY
Bunch of whacky songwriters read the same book and write songs! January is Vonnegut month!  We’re reading Slapstick!

December 15, 2018
City Winery Loft
New York City
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

November 28, 2018
Bushwick Book Club @ Barbes
Brooklyn, NY
Bunch of whacky songwriters read the same book and write songs.

October 28, 2018
The Loft @ City Winery
New York, NY
Americana Night with Janie Barnett and Vickie Kristina Barcelona

October 23, 2018
Jammin Java
Vienna, Virginia
Opening for Kenny White

October 13, 2018
TCAN
Natick, Ma
Opening for Kenny White

September 23, 2018
Highline Ballroom
New York City
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

September 29, 2018
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Truro, Ma
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

August 30-Sept 2, 2018
Tour Music Fest
Rome, Italy
Presenting Master Classes on behalf of Berklee College of Music

July 29, 2018
The Egg
Albany, NY
Opening for The Bacon Brothers

July 20/21/22, 2018
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia
Opening for The Bacon Brothers

July 13, 2018
City Winery with Paula Cole
New York, NY
Sitting in on guitar & vocal

July 12, 2018
Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3
New York, NY
Janie Barnett & a bevy of friends mix and match

May 5, 2018
Homegrown Coffeehouse
Needham, Mass
Opening for Patty Larkin

April 18
Bushwick Book Club @ Barbes
Brooklyn, NY
We read a book, we write a song.  You cannot miss this wonderful group show

April 15, 2018
City Winery 
New York, NY
Janie Barnett’s Urban Americana Spring TaxDay Party
with special performances by  Freedy Johnston, Tookes, and Angela Reed

Featuring BlueRoom:  Jeremy Beck, Angela Reed, Larry Saltzman, Richard Hammond, Ira Siegel, Bob Mastro, and Frank Vilardi.

And featured guest musicians Ben Stivers, Darryl Tookes, Gary Schreiner and Paul Guzzone

April 12, 2018
Christopher Street Coffeehouse
New York, NY
Featured Performer

March 29, 2018
Caveat
New York, NY
Gunsense: shared bill for sensible gun legislation

March 25, 2018
City Winery 
New York, NY
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

March 16, 2018
Prospect Concerts
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

February 13, 2018
Rockwood Music Hall
New York, NY
John Platt’s On Your Radar

February 11, 2018
Club Passim
Cambridge, MA
Opening for Buskin and Batteau’s ‘Up Yours, Cancer & Happy Valentine’s Day Concert’

February 11, 2018
WFUV
Fordham University Radio
Sunday Supper: In-studio performance and interview

February 5, 2018
WTBU
Boston University Radio
10:00 am in-studio performance and interview

January 20, 2018
Celtic Connections Festival 
Glasgow, Scotland
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

January 7, 2018
12th St Bar & Grill
Brooklyn, New York
Radian Roundup mini-set

January 6, 2018
Towne Crier
Beacon, New York
Kenny White concert
guest harmonies w/ Angela Reed

December 17, 2017
City Winery 
New York City, NY
Stoned Soul Picnic, featuring Diane Garisto and Friends
Guitar and Vocal

December 17, 2017
12th St Bar & Grill
Brooklyn, NY
Radigan Roundup Holiday Xtravaganza

December 16, 2017
TCAN 
Natick, MA
Opening for Paula Cole

December 14, 2017
WICN Holiday Show
Worcester, MA

December 3, 2017
Janie Barnett’s Urban Americana Holiday Party
City Winery 
New York City, NY

With very special guests Vicki Kristina Barcelona, Julie Gold, Kenny White, Robin Batteau, and Anielle and Matthew; with Larry Saltzman, Richard Hammond, Jeremy Beck, Ira Siegel, Bob Mastro, Gary Schreiner, Angela Reed, Frank Vilardi, and Sammy Merendino.