| 2026 1/12 Jason Hwang’s Critical Response Trio @ Quinn’s Beacon, NY 1/16 Mohsen Namjoo & band @ UC Irvine, CA 1/29 Arkinetics @ NuBlu NYC 2/12 Arkinetics @ Olio Lighthouse 3/7 9pm Plant People @ Brooklyn Artery Noa Fort – voice, Mike McGinnis – reeds, Sara Schoenbeck – bassoon, Anders Nilsson, Satoshi Takeishi – drums 4/5 Mohsen Namjoo & band @ Somerville Theater, MA 4/10 Jason Hwang’s Critical Response Trio @ DaDa, Queens 4/11 Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares present: HESA GUN plays Anders’ music @ Holyoke Media, 1 Court Plaza, Holyoke, MA 01040 Anders Nilsson – guitar, Sam Kulik – trombone, Dave Ambrosio – bass, Vinnie Sperrazza – drums https://www.jazzshares.org/events/anders-nilssons-hesa-gun   4/17 Michelle Alany & The Mystics @ Barbes, 5/6 Critical Response Trio @ Loove labs, BK, 5/17 Critical Response Trio @ Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY, 5/28 Michael Hearst 80’s @ Joe’s Pub, NYC, 6/6 8pm Koubeh Band @ LPR, 158 Bleecker Street, NYC https://lpr.com/lpr_events/koubeh26nyc/6/7 Koubeh Band @Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180 6/12 8pm Jazz with Isaac Lewien bass & Anders Nilsson guitar @ Fort Hamilton Distillery, IC Brooklyn 6/17 8:30pm Noa Fort’s Plant People – Sara Schoenbeck, Mike McGinnis, Anders Nilsson, Satoshi Takeishi @ Seeds, 617 Vanderbilt Avenue, BK https://www.seedsbrooklyn.org/calendar/ 6/18 9pm Avram Fefer’s Juba Lee 4tet with Anders Nilsson, Hill Greene, Hamid Drake @ St. Cuthberts, Hamilton, ON https://somethingelsefestival.com/ 6/19 10:30pm JubaLee 4tet @ Hamilton, ON 6/20 1:45pm Stephan Crump • double bass Christian Lillinger • drums Anders Nilsson • electric guitar Brodie West • alto saxophone @ St. Cuthbert |
| 2025 Wednesday 12/10 at 8pm a trio made up of Sam Kulik, Vinnie Sperrazza and I will play a WILD range of music at Threes Brewing paired with The Blump Band’s record release featuring low pitched instruments only. Threes Brewing 333 Douglass Street. Friday 12/5 8pm We will strike again with a premier of my two electric guitar arrangement of Schönberg’s ”Drei Klavierstücke” op.11 (1909) from which the third piece in some circles is considered the OG of Expressionism! @ Shapeshifter+ 839 Union Street as part of the Park Slope Food Coop program, $10 for 4 sets: Friday 11/21 8pm The 49’ers – Anders Nilsson & Ty Citerman guitar duo @ The Prospect Series, Brooklyn 10/12 Mohsen Namjoo @ Chicago 10/10 Scarlet Runners @ Field and Supply, Kingston 9/21 Dan Kurfirst @ Hyde Park, NY 9/19 Michel Gentile Quartet @ I-beam 9/13 Jason Hwang Critical Response Trio @ Arts for Art 8/5 Downtown Music Gallery 7/18 Michel Gentile Quartet @ I-beam Sunday 6/8 4:40pm @ 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, Brooklyn 11215 Anders Nilsson SOLO New original solo guitar music + reworked classics! Friday 7/18 Michel Gentile Quartet with Anders Nilsson, Hill Greene, Tom Rainey @ WOW Summer Festival! I-beam. 168 7th Street, Brooklyn | |
5/31 Saturday 1:30pm: Sam Kulik, Anders Nilsson, Vinnie Sperrazza @ Field and Supply, Kingston, NY 6/8 Sunday 4:40pm Connectionworks presents: Anders Solo! @ 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, Brooklyn 11215 7/29 Tuesday 7:30 Centerpoint Arts presents: Michel Gentile trio @ Little Honey 487 7th Avenue, Brooklyn 8/5 Tuesday 8:30 Jason Kao Hwang’s Critical Response @ DMG, 13 Monroe Street, NYC 5/20 Centerpoint Arts presents: Nick Lyons-alto sax, Anders Nilsson-guitar, Dan Kurfirst-drums @ Little Honey, Brooklyn4/5 Connection Works presents: Michel Gentile-flutes, Anders Nilsson-guitars, Dan Kurfirst-drums & percussion, David Ambrosio-bass @ I-Beam3/17 Koubeh Band @ University of Arkansas, AR2/15 Mohsen Namjoo @ Marines’ Memorial Theater, San Francisco, CA2/14 Mohsen Namjoo @ Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles, CA1/24 Avram Fefer Quartet @ Lincoln Center Atrium, NYC https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/the-burnt-sugar-smokehouse-7901/18 Mohsen Namjoo & band @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, ENG1/11 Mohsen Namjoo @ Queen Elizabeth Theater, Toronto, ON2024Hesa Gun!Monday 1/8 8pm @ Quinn’s, 330 Main Street, Beacon, NY. Original music performed by my new band Hesa Gun:Anders Nilsson – guitar, Sam Kulik – trombone, David Ambrosio – bass & Vinnie Sperrazza – drums1/14 11pm Avram Fefer Quartet @ Winter Jazz Fest (AF, Anders Nilsson, Eric Revis, Chad Taylor) NuBlu, 151 Avenue C ProgramMohsen Namjoo in Europe: Tour dates1/19 The Indigo @ O2, London, UK1/27 @ Musikaliska, Stockholm, SE1/28 @ Göteborgs Konserthus, SEWednesday 1/31 10pm Anders Nilsson guitar, Nick Lyons alto sax, Ken Filiano bass @ Main Drag, Brooklyn, NYSaturday 2/3 Jason Kao Hwang’s Critical Response @ Art for Arts2/10 Mohsen Namjoo @ UC Irvine, CaliforniaMohsen Namjoo in Europe:2/16 Theater am Marientor @ Duisburg, DE2/17 Tivoli Redenburg @ Utrecht, NL2/18 Volkshaus @ Zürich, CH4/4 9pm Ty Citerman & Anders Nilsson aka The 49’ers guitar duo features original music and takes on pieces by others @ I-beam Brooklyn4/13-21 Australia Tour 4/13 @ Octagon Theater, Perth4/14 @ UKARIA Cultural Center, Adelaide4/19 @ Concourse Concert Hall, Sydney4/20 @ National Theater, Melbourne4/21 @ Powerhouse Theater, Brisbane5/9 w. Avram Fefer Quartet @ Bowery Electric7/12-14 blood drum spirit @ NAMA, 107 W 130th Street, Harlem July 12-13 open rehearsal,Sunday, 14 July, 1 set concert, 3-4:30 pmroyal hartigan – drums, Tyler Mitchell – bass, Anders Nilsson – guitar, David Bindman – saxophones, fluteThe New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA) https://www.namaharlem.org/7/23 Anders Nilsson & Ty Citerman-guitars aka The 49’ers @ Downtown Music Gallery, 13 Monroe Street, NYC 8/4 From her hair the River flows art exhibit by Bahar Behbahani with a musical performance featuring Kaïssa Doumbe @ Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY9/14 Jason Hwang Critical Response Trio (Jason Hwang violin, Anders Nilsson guitar, Michael TA Thompson drums)@ Children’s Magical Garden (Norfolk & Stanton) an AFA programhttps://www.artsforart.org/afa-events/ingardens9/21 Mohsen Namjoo @ Centennial Theatre, Vancouver BCAvram Fefer, Anders Nilsson, Luke Stewart, Hamid Drake9/26 Avram Fefer Quartet @ Leibnitz Jazz & Wine Festival, Austria9/28 Avram Fefer Quartet @ Zagreb Jazz Festival, Croatia10/5 Mohsen Namjoo & band @ Symphony Space, NYC 10/14 Raoul Björkenheim & Anders Nilsson@ Downtown Music Gallery 13 Monroe Street NYC10/22 The 49’ers @ Unnameable Books, Brooklyn11/2 Chili Bowl Band @ Sunnyside Gardens, Queens11/3: Mohsen Namjoo & band @ Washington DC Anders fills in on guitar in Koubeh Band’s West Coast Tour:11/15 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge11/16 @ Stanford University11/17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Paramount 11/18 Scottsdale, AZ @ house concert11/30 Mohsen Namjoo & band @ Le Gesù, Montreal, QCAnders Nilsson’s Barbès Residency All Saturdays in December, 6pm @ 376 9th Street, Brooklyn:12/7 Anders Nilsson-electric & 11-string alto acoustic guitars, Kenny Wessel-electric guitar, Michel Gentile-flutes.This trio will premier “Hugin & Munin” inspired by Norse mythology, other originals by Anders, a reworked classic and a Carla Bley tune…12/14 Hesa Gun – a set of original compositions and a couple of favorite covers spanning a wide range of musical expression by guitarist Anders Nilsson with Sam Kulik-trombone & electric bass,Vinnie Sperrazza-drums12/21 Hesa Gun – a set of original compositions pursuing multiple dreams by guitarist Anders Nilsson with Sam Kulik-trombone, David Ambrosio-bass, Vinnie Sperrazza-drums12/28 The 49’ers – Anders Nilsson & Ty Citermanplay Bartok, Schönberg, Shostakovich + originals as an electric guitar duo & spoken word unlike any other! Arnold Schönberg 2023Saturday 2/4 8pm Michel Gentile/Anders Nilsson/John Hebert/Tom Rainey @ I-beam 168 7th Street, BrooklynFriday 2/24 w. Avram Fefer Quartet @ Red Sea Jazz Festival, Eilat, Israel https://redseajazz.co.il/en/shows/avram-fefer-quartet/Thursday 4/5 8pm Raoul Björkenheim & Anders Nilsson Guitar Duo @ Shift, 411 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn https://raoulbjorkenheim.com/raoul-bjorkenheim-anders-nilsson-duoSaturday 4/16 Mohsen Namjoo @ Centennial Theatre, Vancouver BC5/20 Anders Nilsson solo guitar @ Galo Space, NYC5/26 8pm Michel Gentile (flutes) Tom Rainey (drums) Anders Nilsson (guitar) @ I-beam, Brooklyn6/17 8-11pm Keith Fluitt, Richard Cummings, Anders Nilsson, Jerome Harris, Maciek Shejbal @ Neir’sTavern, Woodhaven, Queens6/19 Jason Hwang “Myths of Origin” @ Vision Festival, Roulette, NY6/23 Mohsen Namjoo @ Gindi Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA7/15 w. Maciek Schejbal @ Neir’s TavernMonday 8/14 8pm Jason Hwang’s “Critical Response” @ Quinn’s, Beacon, NYFriday 8/19 8pm Jason Hwang’s “Critical Response” RELEASE SHOW @ I-beam, BrooklynFriday 9/8 Mohsen Namjoo @ Dallas, TX  Saturday 9/9 Mohsen Namjoo @ Houston, TXSunday 9/10 3pm Jason Hwang Critical Response Trio at Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival @ Prime Produce, NYC9/13 The Why with On Ka’ Davis + Hampus Öhman-Frölund @ Mama TriedSaturday 10/7 The Scarlet Runners @ Field and Supply Market, Kingston, NYFriday 10/20 Mohsen Namjoo @ TorontoSaturday 10/21 Mohsen Namjoo @ Montréal11/4 Scarlet Runners @ Chili Bowl Festival, Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, NYSunday 11/19 7pm Jason Hwang’s “Critical Response” @ Rhizome, Washington DCSunday 12/10 8pm @ Gordon Beeferman Organ Trio IIGordon Beeferman – organ, Anders Nilsson – guitar & Kate Gentile – drums, Album release show @ Nublu, NYC 2022 9/1 Avram Fefer Quartet w. Anders Nilsson, Eric Revis, Chad Taylor @ Willisau Jazz Festival, Switzerland https://www.jazzfestivalwillisau.ch/programm/avram-fefer-quartet/9/3 Avram Fefer Quartet @ Kerava Jazz Festival, Finland http://www.keravajazz.fi/ohjelma.htm9/10 Mohsen Namjoo @ Centennial Theatre Vancouver, BC9/11 Mohsen Namjoo @ Taylor Center for the Performing Arts, Calgary, AB 9/12 Mohsen Namjoo @ Broadway Theater, Saskatoon, SK9/30 Mohsen Namjoo @ Bozar, Brussels10/22 Edgefest, Ann Arbor, MI w. Jason Hwang’s Burning Bridge Octet https://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/edgefest-2022-breathing-free/10/26 9:30 Jeremy Danneman & The Down on me @ KGB bar, NYC10/28Anders’ Residency Saturdays at 6pm! @ Barbès in November 376 9th Street, Brooklyn:11/5 “Hesa Gun”: This is the premier of a new band and a book of never before performed tunes by guitairst Anders Nilsson amalgamating a wide scope of interests in an eclectic, organic, and focused output with comrades Sam Kulik – trombone, David Ambrosio – bass, Vinnie Sperrazza- drums & percussion.11/12 Anders Nilsson with friends David Ambrosio – bass and my brother on drums. An open set of old friends meeting again!11/19 Anders Nilsson & Kenny Wessel (of Ornette Coleman fame) – electric and 11-string alto guitars. Anders’ 2022 album of guitar duos with himself “Äventyr” will be taken further and a couple of new pieces will be presented for the first time in this guitar duo setting.11/6 9:30 Jeremy Danneman & The Down On Me @ Pete’s Candy Store11/15 Avram Fefer Quartet @ Bar Lunático8/7 Anders Nilsson solo / Huvudbry @ Mama Tried, Bklyn6/25 Jason Hwang “Myths of origin” @ Vision Festival, Roulette6/11 The Down on me release for “The Big fruit salad” @ Rockwood Music Hall” 4/25 Release gig with Kenny Wessel @ Barbès4/9 Daniel Kelly, Anders Nilsson, Dave Ambrosio, Rob Garcia “Sounds and Screams” @ I-beam BK 8pm 2 sets4/11 10:30pm The Down on me @ Pete’s Candy Store4/18 10pm Anders Nilsson, Aaron Dugan, Colin Hinton @ Bushwick Public House4/20 8pm “ÄVENTYR” RELEASE PARTY @ Barbès. Anders Nilsson’s new guitar album on zOaR will be celebrated with special guest Kenny Wessel on guitar.4/21 6pm The Down on me @ Leonard Branch2021:4/11 Afro-Polka Trio @ Neir’s Tavern, Woodhaven Queens6/6 5:30pm Sound Escapes: Jeremy Carlstedt- drums, Brian Settles- tenor sax, Anders Nilsson- guitar @ Art For Arts (video only) https://youtu.be/lrPIZfIx-MQ6/12 Critical Response Trio @ Jazz Habitat6/18 Critical Response Trio @ Infrequent Seams, Scholes Street Studio & streaming: https://www.infrequentseamsstreamfest2.com/7/12 7pm The Why with special guest Ken Filiano – bass LIVE FOR REAL @ Bushwick Public House. This is the first set in the triumphant return of the Bushwick Series every Monday! Anders Nilsson – guitar, Jeremy Carlstedt – drums, Ken Filiano – bass7/29 10:30pm Jeremy Danneman & The Down On Me @ Pete’s Candy Store, Bklyn (Jeremy Danneman- vocals, clarinet, saxes, Anders Nilsson- acoustic guitars, Joe Exley- tuba8/7 Jeremy Danneman & The Down On Me @ The Shrine, NYC (Jeremy Danneman- vocals, clarinet, saxes, Anders Nilsson- acoustic guitars, Joe Exley- tuba9/10 7pm Jeremy Danneman & The Down on me @ Last Frontier 520 Kingsland Avenue,9/11 4pm Jason Hwang Critical Response Trio @ First Street Green, 33 E. 1st St10/2 Motown Band @ Neir’s Tavern with Keith Fluiit, Etienne Stadwijk, Chulo Gatewood, Anders Nilsson, Maciek Schejbal11/6 The Chili Bowl Band (Sam Kulik, Anders Nilsson, Vinnie Sperrazza) @ Sunnyside Gardens11/7 The Down on Me @ Pete’s Candy Stor11/14 Afro-Polka Brunch gig @ Kaskade 123 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn (Kenny Wessel, Anders Nilsson, Jerome Harris, Maciek Schejbal)11/18 Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response Trio @ Outpost Artist Resources11/28 The Down on me @ Pete’s Candy Store12/17 Gordon Beeferman Organ Trio w. Anders Nilsson & Kate Gentile @ I-beam12/20 The Down on me @ Pete’s Candy Store2020:12/4 Anders Nilsson Solo set @ Barbès, filmed in the backroom to be viewed on the web11/7 Chili Bowl Party Band (Sam Kulik, Vinnie Sperrazza, Anders Nilsson) Sunnyside Gardens, Queens11/7 Stephanie Griffin, Jack Charkey, Anders Nilsson, Hill Greene @ Andrew Freedman House, Bronx | |