"A Tribute to James Reese Europe"  more >>
  (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018)


Artist-in-Residence at the New School NY  more >>

The Randy Weston Collection at Harvard
www.library.harvard.edu >>>

Artist-in-Residence at the Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn

Montreux Jazz Festival
(1974, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2016 )

Jazz a Vienne
(1983, 1985, 1999, 2016 )

Artist-in-Residence at the New School NY    more >>

North Sea Jazz

 (1976, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015 )

Banlieues Bleues Festival
 (1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2015)

"The African Nubian Suite"  more >>
Composed and performed by:  
Randy Weston with his African Rhythms Orchestra.

The African Nubian Suite was developed
with support of the Guggenheim Foundation.

"African Rhythms" - Autobiography of Randy Weston    more >>

Composed by Randy Weston,  Arranged by Willard Jenkins   
Duke University Press

2010

Apollo Theater - August 11th 2010

Randy Weston was honored as one of the world's foremost pianists
and composers who began his career on the legendary Apollo stage.

Randy Weston at the celebration of the 50th anniversary
of Senegal’s founding as an independent republic more >>


50th Anniversary Concert Celebration of the UHURU AFRIKA
recording session Tribeca Arts Center, NY, USA more >>

2008

Shinto Shrine  "Kamigamojinja Shrine"
Japan (2001, 2005, 2008)

2007

"A Tribute to James Reese Europe"    more >>
The Harlem Stage did open the "Harlem-stride" series
with Randy Weston "A Tribute to James Reese Europe"
 

Saint Louis Jazz

Saint Louis / Senegal

2006

Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Quartet with the BBC Big Band 
London, GB
 

Panama Jazz Festival

Panama City / Panama

FESPAD 2006 - Pan African Dance Festival

as Cultural Ambassador for the World Culture Open

Kigali / Rwanda
 

2005

Montreal Jazz Festival

( 1995,  2005 )

2003

Artist-in-Residence for two weeks at the New York University    more >>

2002

Canterbury Cathedral
Randy Weston and Dar Gnawa 

By invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury

Nobel Peace Price Celebration

Alexandria / Egypt

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Inauguration New Library of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

     Randy Weston
at Canterbury Cathedral

2001

Buddhist Temple in Shizouaka (Japan)

1999

Spirit! The Power of Music     more >>

Brooklyn  New York City / USA
with Gnawa musicians of Morocco

Harvard University One-week honoring
Randy Weston and Melba Liston

including a concert with Harvard University Jazz Band,
featuring compositions by Randy Weston and arrangements by Melba Liston

Tribute to Randy Weston

at the Afrikan Poetry Theatre  New York City / USA

1998

Uhuru Afrika Concert     more >>

Brooklyn  New York City / USA

Down Beat Magazine Cover Story "African Soul"  more >>

1996

Grammy Nomination

"The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco"  
Best World Music Album

Festival des Musiques sacrées du Monde
with Gnawa musicians of Morocco - Fez / Morocco

 

1995

Montreal Jazz Festival

  Tribute to Randy Weston as Composer and Pianist over  5 nights :

  - Duo with David Murray
  - Earth Birth with strings
  - Volcano Blues
  - with Gnawa from Morocco
  - Saga Jazz
 

1994

"Spirit of Afrika"   Europe Tour

- Randy Weston African Rhythms Quintet

- The master Gnawa musicians from Morocco

- The Johnny "Clyde" Copeland Band

3,5 hour non stop performances 
in different combinations of these 3 groups
with all the same roots in "the Spirit of Afrika"

1993

Queen Elisabeth Tour

Art Council of England UK tour   London / England
With Gnawa musicians from Morocco

United Nations - Human Rights conference

Vienna / Austria

1992

World EXPO'92

with Gnawa musicians of Morocco
Seville / Spain

1986

Randy Weston Week

Declared by Brooklyn Borough President's Office and Brooklyn Academy of Music

Marrakech International Festival

1985

Tribute to   Randy Weston  
Vienne / France   and    Lausanne / Switzerland

1973

Grammy Nomination

" Tanjah "   Best Jazz performance by a  Big Band

1967

Touring Fourteen African countries
with Sextet for three-months

for US Department of State
 

1962

Lectures on History of Jazz at the University of Nigeria

1961

Summit of African Culture

Lagos / Nigeria  with twenty-nine US artists for AMSAC
 

1960

Uhuru Afrika     more >>

Recording and release
 

1958

First lectures on the History of Jazz
NY University with docteur Marshall Stearns

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