“Javier is a musician of the highest caliber, and he is a true virtuoso on the guitar.”
—Lecolion Washington, Community Music Center of Boston's Executive Director
“It is not common for a guitar player who is so well-versed in jazz to have hybrid picking and legato chops that drop rock guitarists jaws.”
—Justin Tolan, winner of Steve Vai’s “Best in Shred” contest for Atlanta
“Javier is an extraordinary guitarist."
—Karen Zorn, President at Longy School of Music of Bard College
PERFORMANCES
2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO has a residency at the distinguished music venue Port City Blue. Check specific dates below.
11/17/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME
6 PM - 7:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
9/23/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME
6 PM - 7:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)
9/16/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Private Event
Community Music Center of Boston
Night Shift Brewery
Everett, MA
Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)
Ian Ashby (bass)
8/27/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Book and Bar
7 PM - 9 PM
Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)
Sam Smith (bass)
Portsmouth, NH
8/26/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Boston Jazz Fest
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Zak King (drums)
Brad Barrett (bass)
Seaport in Boston, MA
8/25/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with the
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Boston Jazz Fest
7 PM
Seaport in Boston, MA
8/19/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO
At JP Porch Fest
Boston, MA
8/6/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO
Guest appearance at The Club
Provincetown, MA
9:30 PM - 11 PM
8/5/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO
Guest appearance at The Club
Provincetown, MA
9:30 PM - 11 PM
7/29/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME
8 PM - 9:30 PM
Carlos Herrand (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
6/24/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Fete de la Musique indoors at
Community Music Center of Boston
2 PM - 3 PM
Zak King (drums)
Greg Toro (bass)
6/23/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO
Blue in Portland, ME
7 PM - 9:30 PM
Ed Mitchell (Trumpet)
Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)
Nicholas Thompson-Brown (bass)
6/22/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING
DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar Show in Boston. 8 PM
6/15/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with the
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH
5 PM - 8 PM
6/9/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with the
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Wally's Jazz Club in Boston, MA
7 PM - 9 PM
5/19/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO & SAID SARABIA
DUO SHRED
Sofar Show in Boston. 8 PM
5/6/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME
8 PM - 9:30 PM
Scott Kiefner (bass)
Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)
4/28/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Shrine World Music Venue, NY
7 PM - 8 PM
4/21/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with the
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
The Dance Hall in Kittery, ME.
7:30 PM - 9 PM
https://www.thedancehallkittery.org/events
April 2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Recording session with Zak King (drums), Scott Kiefner (bass) & Joel Edinberg (recording engineer)
4/14/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Bunker Hill Community College
Pre-Spring Arts Festival
B Lobby. 11 AM - 12 PM
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
3/25/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME
6 PM - 7:30 PM
Said Sarabia (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
3/3/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO
Cape Cod debut with Bart Weisman (drums)
& Ron Ormsby (bass) at Grand Cru
Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis, MA. 7-10 PM
3/3/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO & CARLOS HERRAND
(Private Event)
Concert at Hurley School in Boston's South End
2/24/2023
Recording of The Best Music Podcast with Dan Spencer
2/19/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING
DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar Show in Boston. 8 PM
2/17/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Shrine World Music Venue, NY. 8-9 PM
1/28/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Blue in Portland, ME. 10-11:30 PM
1/27/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME. 7-8:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
1/26/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
The Jungle Music Club in Somerville, MA. 10 PM
1/15/2023
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING
DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar Show in Boston. 8 PM
12/11/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING
DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar show in Boston. 8 PM
11/17/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Community Music Center of Boston's Fall Gala
at the Clyclorama at Boston Center for the Arts (BCA)
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
11/16/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
at Bunker Hill Community College's International Week performance
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
10/28/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME. 6-7:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
10/13/2022
Longy School of Music of Bard College with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Cambridge, MA. 8 PM.
https://longy.edu/event/matthew-savage-piano-risks-and-rewards-faculty-artist-recital/
10/9/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING DUO SHRED
Sofar show in Boston. 8 PM
9/30/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Port City Blue
Portland, ME
8-9:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
9/17/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Port City Blue
Portland, ME
8-9:30 PM
Scott Kiefner (bass)
Carlos Herrand (drums)
9/8/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
150th anniversary celebration of the South Boston branch of the Boston Public Library (BPL).
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
8/5/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Fiesta Sunset Jazz
Santo Domingo, DR
9:15 PM
Samuel Brea (drums)
Hector Santana (bass)
7/8/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Concerts in the Courtyard at the Boston Public Library 2022
12:30-1:30 PM
Carlos Herrand (drums)
Evan Carley (bass)
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6282c1b258568df7272faa84
6/26/2022
Recoding session of solo guitar pieces for Javier's upcoming album, JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO V.2
at Maritime Music Studio with engineer Jake Pardee.
6/18/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar show in Boston. 8 PM
6/5/2022
Performing at Groove NYC with
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
New York City. 4-5:30 PM.
6/04/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING DUO PERFORMANCE
Sofar show in Boston Chinatown. 8 PM
6/3/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Radio Bean Jazz Festival 2022
4:30-6 PM
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
5/28/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Port City Blue
Portland, ME
8-9:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
4/23/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME. 6-7:30 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
4/14/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
John Kleshinski Concert Series of
Community Music Center of Boston.
7-8 PM.
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
3/25/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Shrine World Music Venue in Harlem, NYC.
8-9 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
3/7&8/2022
Recording at Wellspring Sound with Matt Savage Groove Experiment
Matt Savage (Piano/Keyboard)
Zak King (Drums)
Evan Carley (Bass)
Aaron Gratzmiller (Saxophone)
Robbie Pate (Voice)
3/05/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Sofar show in Boston Seaport. 8 PM
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
2/6/2022
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Blue in Portland, ME. 7-9 PM
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
1/28/2022
Sofar Boston show
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Zak King (drums)
Leo Weisskoff (bass)
1/24/2022
Performing with Matt Savage Groove at Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain, MA. 10:15 PM
12/28/2021
Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo, DR at 8:30 PM
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Samuel Brea (drums)
Marcos Asencio (bass) https://www.instagram.com/casadeteatrord/?hl=en
12/15/2021
Sofar Boston Show 8-10 PM
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
12/04/2021
Port City Blue in Portland, Maine
8-9:30 PM
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Mark Dumond (drums)
Nicholas Thompson-Brown (bass)
11/21/2021
Sofar Boston Show 8-10 PM
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Zak King (drums)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
9.26.2021
Sofar Boston Show 8-10 PM
JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO
Scott Kiefner (bass)
Gavin Connolly (drums)
6.27.2021
Performing at The Ox Tavern in Brooklyn, NY
2-4 PM
6.26.2021 Javier Rosario Trio at Fête de la Musique/Community Music Center of Boston's music festival. This 2021 festival will be online! Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass).
6.24.2021 Live performance with Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Jungle Community Music Club in Somerville, MA
7 PM
6.23.2021 Javier Rosario Trio at Grotto in Plymouth, NH. 6 - 9 PM. Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass).
6.18.2021
Javier's original composition THE ROAD AHEAD will be played on NHPR New Hampshire Public Radio on the show All Things Considered with Peter Biello (4-6 PM)
https://www.nhpr.org/post/nhpr-summer-music-series-kicks-few-recommendations#stream/0
4.28.2021 Virtual Piano Bar video premiere of “Show Me the Way" by the Matt Savage Groove Experiment
7.24.2020 Out of the Blue Live Stream Series with Matt Savage Groove Experiment 6-7 P.M.
https://portcityblue.com/events/matt-savage-groove-experiment/
2.23.2020 Javier Rosario Trio at Shrine World Music Venue in Harlem, NY. 8 P.M. - 9 P.M.
Zak King (drums) & Aaron Holthus (bass)
11.30.2020 Midway Café Live Stream with Matt Savage Groove Experiment 8-9 P.M.
3.8.2021 Midway Café Live Stream with Matt Savage Groove Experiment 8-9 P.M.
2.1.2020
Javier Rosario Trio at Port City Blue
Portland, ME 8 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.
Carlos Herrand (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
1.19.2020
Video shoot with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment. Check VIDEOS later this year for the newest release of this genius band.
11.17.2019 Performing with Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Shrine World Music Venue
Harlem, NY
8 P.M. - 10 P.M.
10.20.2019 Javier Rosario Trio
at Pete's Candy Store
Original trio:
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
Brooklyn, NY
8:30 P.M. - 9:15 P.M.
10.4.2019 Recording session for the (jazz) documentary
film Life Crime: A Life of Redemption
Music producer: Matt Savage
Solo guitar tracking and duo takes with saxophonist, Tucker Antell at Mix One Studios
9.22.2019
Javier Rosario Trio
at Shrine World Music Venue
Original trio:
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
Harlem, NY
8 P.M. - 9 P.M.
8.26.2019 Performing with Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Wally's Cafe
Boston, MA
9:30 P.M. - 1:30 A.M.
8.22.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Button Factory Stage
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
Portsmouth, NH
8PM-9:30PM
https://wscafm.org/button-factory-stage/
Publicity:
https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/button-factory-jazz-javier-rosario-trio/
https://world.jazznearyou.com/calendar.php
https://portsmouth.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=841550
8.20.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Jungle Community Music Club
Zak King (drums) & Chris Mondak (bass)
Somerville, MA
8PM-9PM
https://www.thejunglemusicclub.com/
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evoke-ensemble-javier-rosario-trio-tickets-65530817439
8.11.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Shrine World Music Venue
Aaron Holthus (bass) & Pablo Eluchans (drums)
Harlem, NY
8PM-9PM
8.3.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Port City Blue
Scott Kiefner (bass) & Carlos Herrand (drums)
Portland, ME
10PM-12AM
7.13.2019
Performance with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment at JP Porchfest
Jamaica Plain, MA
12PM-2PM
6.20.2019
Javier Rosario & Zak King Duo at Dorchester Art Project
Dorchester, MA
https://www.facebook.com/events/dorchester-art-project/glovepilot-presents/2403327816621000/
6.18.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Jungle Community Music Club
Carlos Herrand (drums) & Noah Harrington (bass)
Somerville, MA
https://www.thejunglemusicclub.com/all-events/2019/6/18/tom-dowd-group-javier-rosario-trio
6.3.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Radio Bean Jazz Fest 2019
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
Burlington, VT
6.2.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Lesley University
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
Cambridge, MA
5.4.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at The Groove
New York City, NY
4.13.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Amazing Things Arts Center
Framingham, MA
2.23.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Blue
Portland, ME
8:00pm-9:30pm
https://portcityblue.com/events/matt-savage-groove-experiment-2/
2.17.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Shrine World Music Venue, NYC
7:00pm-8:00pm
2.16.2019
Javier Rosario Trio at Empire
Portland, ME
Zak King (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
8pm
2.9.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Radio Bean, VT
10:00pm-11:pm
2.7.2019
Matt Savage Groove Experiment
at Thunder Road
Somerville, MA
11pm
12.23.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Cornelia Street Cafe
6-7:30pm. Manhattan, NY
Bob Edinger (drums), Aaron Holthus (bass) & special guest Matt Savage (piano & keyboard)
12.9.2018
Javier Rosario Trio + Matt Savage at Shrine
8-9pm. Harlem, NY
Juan Mejia (drums) & Aaron Holthus (bass)
11.24.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Blue
8pm-9:30pm. Portland, ME
Juan Mejia (drums) & Scott Kiefner (bass)
11.15.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at The Button Factory
8-10pm. Portsmouth, NH
Zak King (drums) & Soso Gelovani (bass)
10.28.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Pianos
8-10pm. Manhattan, NY
Avery Logan (drums) & Aaron Holthus (bass)
10.21.2018
Javier Rosario Trio + Matt Savage at Silvana
8-9pm. Harlem, NY
Raphael Pannier (drums) &
Aaron Holthus (bass)
10.3.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Middle East Corner 10:30pm. Cambridge, MA
Zak King (drums) & Soso Gelovani (bass)
10.1.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Midway Cafe 8:30pm Jamaica Plain, MA
Zak King (drums) & Soso Gelovani (drums)
10.1.2018
Performing with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Midway Cafe. 10:30pm. Jamaica Plain, MA
9.30.2018
Performing with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Riverwalk Cafe. 7-9:30pm. Nashua, NH
9.9.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Silvana.
8pm. Harlem, NY
9.7.2018
Javier Rosario & Zak King Duo at Outpost 186 in Cambridge, MA. 10pm
8.24.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Shrine, New York. 7pm. Zak King (drums) and Akos Forgacs (bass)
8.7.2018
JLF Trio at Cornelia Street Cafe, Manhattan, NY. 6pm. Zak King (drums) and Akos Forgacs (electric bass)
8.5.2018
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Silvana. 8pm. Harlem, NY.
7.29.2018
Performance with drummer Ken Ychicawa at Wally's Cafe in Boston, MA. 5pm
7.19.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Mozart Park. Jamaica Plain, MA. 6pm. Zak King (drums) and Jason Emmond (bass)
7.7.2018
Matt Savage Groove Experiment at JP Porch Fest 2018. 12pm. 29 Robinwood Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA
7.6.2018
JLF Trio at Shrine in Harlem, NY. 9:30pm. Fabio Rojas (drums) and Akos Forgacs (bass)
6.15.2018
Recording with pianist Matt Savage at Wellspring Sound Studio in Acton, MA
6.11.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Midway Cafe in Boston, MA at 9:30pm. With: Carlos Herrand (drums) and James Heazlewood Dale (bass)
6.3.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Private event. With Carlos Herrand (drums) and Giuseppe Cucchiara
5.14.2018
Javier Rosario Trio at Middle East Corner, Cambridge, MA. 9:30pm. With: Macelo Perez (drums) and James Heazlewood Dale (bass)
4.1.2018
Performing at Silvana in New York at 6pm. The JLF Trio: Fabio Rojas on drums.
3.19.2018
Performing with Matt Savage and the Groove Experiment at The Middle East - Corner Stage at 11pm. Boston, MA.
2.10.2018 & 2.11.2018
Duo recording session with Casey Andersen in Santa Fe, NM.
2.9.2018
Performing with Casey Andersen and Loren Bienvenue at Tonic in Santa Fe, NM. The show starts at 9pm.
1.19.2018
Performing with Matt Savage and the Groove Experiment at Radio Bean in Burlington, VT. The show starts at 10pm.
12.27.2017
Masterclass at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
12.16.2017
Performing at Shrine in N.Y.C. (6-7pm)
With: Fabio Rojas on drums & Eddy Khaimovich on bass.
11.22.2017
12.3.2017