Recent and upcoming gigs:  NYC & Cape Cod:

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Thursday, October 10 at  Society of Illustrators NYC

Trio from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

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Thursday,  September 26 at Society of Illustrators NYC

Hall of Fame Gala - 

Trio from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

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Tuesday, May 28 at Branches Cafe - Chatham MA

Duo from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Thursday, March 28 at  Society of Illustrators NYC

Trio from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

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Thursday,  April 4 at Branches Cafe - Chatham MA

Duo from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

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Thursday, May 16 at Society of Illustrators NYC

Trio from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

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Tuesday, May 28 at Branches Cafe - Chatham MA

Duo from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

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See  Performances page for details

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Michiko Studios    |  NYC

David Farer – alto & soprano saxophone

Roland Valliere -- handpans

Leandro Pellegrino -- guitar

Josh Paris -- bass

From 6:00 to 8:00 pm,  we'll be having a release party for 3 Reflections, a set of improvisations that Roland Valliere and I recorded late last year and that will be available whereever you stream music.  Come on by, sip wine with us, hang, sit in if you're so inclined!  

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15 W. 39th St., betw 5th Ave. & 6th Ave., 2 blocks south of Bryant Park
NYC, NY. 10018

For a rundown of the gigs that David played in 2023 in NYC, Havana & Cape Cod, and for recent and upcoming gigs in 2024, see the "Performances" page.

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Also check out the "Gallery" pages for pix & illustrations.

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Branches    |  Chatham, MA

David Farer – alto & soprano saxophone

Roland Valliere -- handpans

From 5:00 to 7:00 pm,  we'll be in a duo setting at Branches Grill & Cafe, a Caribbean restaurant with a great bar and excellent food.  Join us!  

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155 Crowell Rd
Chatham MA 02633  (508) 348-1716

Finally, back to live performances!  After the long Covid-19 pause and its "virtual gigs" (check out the "Performances" pictures we've added to the Gallery), David is excited to have returned to live, in person gigs.  David reopened the Society of Illustrators' "Jazz & Sketch" evenings with a September 22, 2021 gig, joined by Perry Smith on guitar and Matt Aronoff on bass.  On October 6, David was joined by the guitarist Leandro Pellegrino, with Josh Paris on bass, and on November 10, Leandro Pellegrino again joined David on the bandstand., this time with Desmond White on bass.  Check out the Performances page for lineups and details.  We also supplemented the Gallery with some "Events" photos from David's October 2019 gig at the Shoreham in Washington, D.C. for the ELI 50th Anniversary gala.  2022 performances to be announced.

Omni Shoreham Hotel    |   Washington, D.C.
David Farer – alto saxophone
Josh Bayer - guitar 
Regan Brough  - bass
 

At 9:00 pm, I'll be leading  a trio at a special reception  following the Environmental Law Institute 50th Anniversary award dinner.

We'll be playing standards and a number of my own tunes.

2500 Calvert St. NW

Washington, D.C. 20008

Society of Illustrators    |   New York City, NY

David Farer – alto & soprano saxophone, lineup TBA

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January 22

March 5

May 14

July 16

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From 6:30 to 9:30, there will be jazz, cocktails, and sketching from live models. We'll be playing standards and a series of my own tunes, including those composed for the recent recording project. 

The Society of Illustrators

128 East 63rd Street  (betw. Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Society of Illustrators    |   New York City, NY

David Farer – alto & soprano saxophone, lineup TBA

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December 4

September 25

June 5

April 10

February 6

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From 6:30 to 9:30, there will be jazz, cocktails, and sketching from live models. We'll be playing standards and a series of my own tunes, including those composed for the recent recording project. 

The Society of Illustrators

128 East 63rd Street  (betw. Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Society of Illustrators    |   New York City, NY

David Farer – alto & soprano saxophone, Billy Test – piano, Desmond White – bass

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Holiday greetings!  Next Tuesday evening, December 5, I'll be at the Society of Illustrators in a trio setting.

From 6:30 to 9:30, there will be jazz, cocktails, and sketching from live models.  We'll be playing standards and originals, including most of those on my album – Netanya's Dream – released this year on CD Baby and iTunes.

The Society of Illustrators

128 East 63rd Street  (betw. Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

David is excited to announce his first album release – Netanya's Dream – featuring eight of his own compositions performed by the David Farer Quartet:  Armen Donelian on piano, Tony Romano on guitar, Josh Paris on bass, and David on alto and soprano saxophone.

The music was recorded at the fabulous Systems Two Recording Studios in Brooklyn, N.Y. in January 2017, and mixed and mastered there. Produced by David Farer/Special Projects, the album and individual tunes were released in June, and are available in a number of formats. The CD and download options are  available at CD Baby, and the album was separately mastered for iTunes, where the downloads (single tracks or the whole album) are available under "David Farer Quartet."  

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CD Available for download at Amazon and iTunes.

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You can check out samples of all of the tunes right now on the music player embedded here in the website.

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Additional download and streaming options include Amazon, Apple Music and Spotify.

The celebration of David's first album release – Netanya's Dream – was on Monday, June 26, 2017 in NYC in the new Studio Room 2 at:

Roberto's Winds/Michiko Studios

149 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave & 7th Ave)

NYC 10036

The album features eight of David's compositions, with Armen Donelian on piano, Tony Romano on guitar, Josh Paris on bass, and David on alto and soprano saxophone. They played all of the tunes, with Billy Test joining on piano, and friends sitting in on other tunes.  See photos from the performance and party on the "Gallery" page.

CD and download options are available at CD Baby, and the album was separately mastered for iTunes, where the downloads (single tracks or the whole album) are also available under "David Farer Quartet."