Al Foster Concert History

Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975 to 1980. During Davis's retirement, Foster continued to play and record acoustic jazz with Sonny Rollins...

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 20, 2024
Dee Dee Bridgewater / Ron Carter / Joshua Redman / Robert Glasper / Christian McBride / Joe Lovano / Magos Herrera / Kenny Barron / Al Foster / Ekep Nkwelle / Jeff "Tain" Watts Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Nov 11, 2022
Adam Birnbaum / Al Foster Scullers Jazz Club Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 26, 2019
Ron Carter / Al Foster / Eli Degibri / Diego El Cigala / Chava / Richard Manetti

Red Sea Jazz Festival

Eilat Harbor Eilat, Israel
Jan 19, 2019
Al Foster

Al Foster's Birthday Bash

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge New York, New York, United States
Jan 25, 2018
Jazz Legends For Disability Pride
"Jazz Legends For Disability Pride" / Wynton Marsalis / George Coleman / Kenny Barron / roy hargrove / Chris Potter / Al Foster / Eddie Henderson / Jimmy Cobb / Roberta Gambarini / Joe Lovano / Victor Lewis / Bill Charlap / Richard Wyands / Peter Bernstein / Mike Ledonne / Peter Washington / Kenny Washington / Gerald Cannon Show all bands
The Sheen Center New York, New York, United States
Oct 10, 2017
Heads of State / David Williams / Al Foster / Larry Willis / Gary Bartz Capital Ale House Music Hall Richmond, Virginia, United States
Apr 01, 2015
Al Foster New Morning Paris, Île-de-France, France
Aug 31, 2014
Detroit Jazz Festival
"Detroit Jazz Festival" / ramsey lewis / John Pizzarelli / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Randy Weston's African Rhythms / Regina Carter / Wallace Roney / Dave Holland / Kevin Eubanks / Craig Taborn / Eric Harland / Tim Ries / Tom Harrell / Joey DeFrancesco / Cyrille Aimee / Marcus Belgrave / Nicholas Payton / Wendell Brunious / Rodney Whitaker / Orrin Evans / Al Foster Show all bands
Various Venues Detroit, Michigan, United States
Feb 13, 2014
Stone Temple Pilots / Juliana Down / Tony Lakatos Quartet / Al Foster / Wallace Roney

Dubai International Jazz Festival

Dubai Festival City Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Oct 17, 2012
Al Foster Agharta Jazz Club Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Aug 11, 2012
Al Foster Quartet / Al Foster Birdland New York, New York, United States
Aug 10, 2012
Al Foster Quartet / The Birdland Big Band / Al Foster Birdland New York, New York, United States
Aug 09, 2012
Al Foster Quartet / Al Foster Birdland New York, New York, United States
Aug 08, 2012
The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band / Al Foster Quartet / Al Foster Birdland New York, New York, United States
Aug 07, 2012
Al Foster Quartet / Al Foster Birdland New York, New York, United States
May 30, 2012
David Kikoski Trio / Al Foster / Ed Howard Jazz Standard New York, New York, United States
May 29, 2012
David Kikoski Trio / Al Foster / Ed Howard Jazz Standard New York, New York, United States
Jul 09, 2011
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
Prince / Brad Mehldau / Seal / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Chaka Khan / Al Foster / George Mraz / Amadou & Mariam / Ben l'Oncle Soul / Buddy Defranco / Candy Dulfer / Charles Bradley / Charles Lloyd / Gerald Clayton / Herd / Joäo Bosco / John McLaughlin / Kurt Elling / Madeleine Peyroux / Nikki Yanofsky / Otis Taylor / Pharoah Sanders Quartet / Portico Quartet / Selah Sue / Sergio Mendes / Toots Thielemans / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Jon Cleary Show all bands
  Setlists
Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 08, 2011 –
Jul 10, 2011
North Sea Jazz Festival 2011
Snoop Dogg / James Blake / Chaka Khan / Paul Simon / Janelle Monáe / Flying Lotus / Seal / Prince / Tom Jones / Gregory Porter / Raphael Saadiq / Madeleine Peyroux / Selah Sue / Gotan Project / Bootsy Collins / Mavis Staples / Sergio Mendes / B.B. King / Roy Ayers / Esperanza Spalding / Amadou & Mariam / Natalie Cole / Andreya Triana / Ben l'Oncle Soul / Rubén Blades / Charles Bradley / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Rumer / Susan Tedeschi / Ahmad Jamal / Adriana Calcanhotto / Candy Dulfer / Bugge Wesseltoft / Nikki Yanofsky / Otis Taylor / Jonathan Jeremiah / Kurt Elling / Raul Midón / Return to Forever / Alain Clark / branford marsalis / Richard Bona / Portico / Jungle By Night / Jacky Terrasson / Chucho Valdes / Lee Konitz / Brandt Brauer Frick / Branford Marsalis Quartet / Sabrina Starke / Black Dub / Kneebody / Matt Schofield / Space Invadas / Ruben Hein / Jan Akkerman / Kris Berry / Randy Brecker / Ntjam Rosie / Tomasz Stańko / Saravah Soul / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band / Charles Lloyd Quartet / Michel Portal / Dr. John & The Lower 911 / John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension / Schradinova / Fay Claassen / Al Foster / Tia Fuller / Dj Maestro / Joe Lovano Us Five / Kytecrash / Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet / Mostly Other People Do The Killing / Buddy Defranco / Pharoah Sanders Quartet / Tony Malaby / Lilian Vieira / Barry Harris Trio / Mary Halvorson Quintet / Woima Collective / Mona Lisa Overdrive / Jacky Terrasson Trio / Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau Duo / Castel / Chris Lightcap / Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society / Tom Harrell Quintet / Gerald Clayton Trio / Ahmed Fofana / Tineke Postma Quartet / Harmen Fraanje Trio / Toots Thielemans Quartet Trombone Shorty / Tyshawn Sorey Quartet / Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima Quartet / Clemens Van Der Feen Band / New John Scofield Group / Kc the Funkaholic / Giel Jazz / Michiel Borstlap Band / Tea for 3 / Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo / Rudresh Mahanthappa's Samdhi / New Gary Burton Group / DJ Lovesupreme / Award Ceremony / Terje Isungset Icemusic / John Law Art of Sound Trio / Deelder Draait / Amparo Sánchez Tucson / Ambush Party / Corkestra / Rafael Zaldivar Trio / Clinic Rudresh Mahanthappa / Waylon / Trombone Shorty Show all bands
  Setlists
Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for Jul 08, 2011
Dec 01, 2009
Al Foster / Eli Degibri / Adam Birnbaum / Doug Weiss Porgy & Bess Vienna, Vienna, Austria
United States
Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Hard Bop
Post-Bop
Fusion
Jazz Ballads
Jazz Drums
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2024 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2019 2 concerts
2018 1 concert
2017 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2014 2 concerts
2012 8 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2009 6 concerts
2008 4 concerts
1998 1 concert
1997 1 concert
1991 1 concert

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