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Bates Update September ’24
August 27, 2024
How are you? I hope you are doing well. We are wrapping up summer and it's almost September?!??! What the heck? It's been pretty dang busy over here in teenage-Bates-land. Life has been a wild ride of late balancing family,
Spring Music Highlights
March 27, 2024
It's been a very busy 1st quarter of 2024. Amongst gigs with Adam Levy, Joyann Parker, Zacc Harris, Atlantis Quartet, Red Planet, Cody Steinmann, Abinnet Berhanu, and several others, I got some sort of flu in January, and then Covid
Adam Levy’s SPRY trio February 1-3, 2024
January 7, 2024
NYC based “People’s musician” Adam Levy (Tracy Chapman, Norah Jones) makes a rare midwest appearance promoting his new album “Spry” and collaborating with JT Bates (Bonny Light Horsemen, Alpha Consumer) & Chris Bates (Joyann Parker, Atlantis Quartet) The trio will
Red Lenses
January 11, 2023
January 2023. Snow Way! Don't be dishoveled. Come hear some music and enjoy yourselves. Sometimes we gotta get out to get in. You dig? Dean, Jay and myself are pleased and flipped to be continuing our musical residency at Metronome
Winter Winter, Turkey dinner
November 21, 2022
Trucking along. Staying on the mission even though it's a marathon. Everybody's got a lot going on, deviating from the norm, slaying the dragon, going bald. I am supremely grateful that I get to lead a creative life. I can't
The Bates Update: May The Fourth Be With You
May 4, 2022
Well now, it's Star Wars Day in my world and the legendary bassist, Ron Carter's 85th birthday. World's collide and it all makes sense to me. Spring is schpringin' and you can feel the energy of people getting back out
RE-Bates Update
April 3, 2022
Well all I can say is, it's been a long time and a LOT has happened in our world. Totally still here, living life. The family is good. I'm making music, working a PT job at Torpedo / Cronkhite, and
Red 5, Framework and a new album!
October 1, 2021
Good day everyone! Lots of activities in the last few weeks. The two big album release gigs with Framework and the Zacc Harris Group were a real joy and I thank everyone who came to those shows for your support.
Framework CD Release Party!
September 8, 2021
Greetings! In case you haven't heard; on Friday, 8/27 Shifting Paradigm Records released the new Framework 'Cognitive Dissonance' album! Thursday 9/9 we are having a CD release party at the Icehouse. 7:30 pm $16 All Ages I hope you will
Big News! 3 shows! Website relaunch!
July 25, 2021
THE BATES UPDATE Hey now! It's summer 2021 and we're starting to get back into the swing of things. Caution and vigilance remain necessary as Covid is STILL HERE; but, for those who are feeling confident and/or adventurous live music
Atlantis Quartet Livestream Concert
January 26, 2021
Hello everyone! It's been a good long while since I updated so I do hope this message finds you and your families, loved ones, and pets all in good health. Here we are approximately one year since the first Coronavirus
Bates Update FALL 2020
November 4, 2020
Wow. It's just wow. So many things have changed, and shifted, and generally gone askew that I will just say; Here we are. We're still here. Getting up everyday and working on the work that needs to be worked on.