PERFORMANCES

https://www.salemartsfestival.com/

July 2025

UKULELE MASTER CLASS

Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch

July 3, 10, 17, 24

12 PM - 2 PM

June 2025

JAVIER ROSARIO with

the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Salem (MA) Arts Festival

June 8

11 AM - 1 PM

6/03/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Beehive Boston Jazz Club

8 PM - 11 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

https://www.beehiveboston.com/home

Spring, Summer & Fall of 2025

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Bunker Hill Community College

Performing at the event sequence of The Ways of Grace, Poems of Truth & Joy

Dates TBD

5/21/2025

Music judge at Bunker Hill Community College

Spring 2025

Guitar Recital in Allen Hall at Community Music Center of Boston

Dates TBD

5/1/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Bunker Hill Community College

Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery

6 PM - 7 PM

Performing at the event The Ways of Grace, Poems of Truth & Joy

4/15/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Bunker Hill Community College

Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery

6 PM - 8 PM

Art Exhibition Event

3/18/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO & MATT SAVAGE DUO

Premier of the duo version of 'Too Cool to Swim' by Matt Savage at the John Kleshinski Concert Series 2025 in Allen Hall at Community Music Center of Boston

7 PM - 8 PM

3/18/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

John Kleshinski Concert Series 2025 in Allen Hall at Community Music Center of Boston

7 PM - 8 PM

3/16/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO

with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

at The Square Root in Roslindale

8:20 PM - 9:30 PM

Boston, MA

2/27/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Bunker Hill Community College

Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery

5 PM - 7 PM

Performing at the event The Ways of Grace, Poems of Truth & Joy

2/19/2025

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Beehive Boston Jazz Club

8 PM - 11 PM

Zak King (drums)

Sam JC Lee (bass)

https://www.beehiveboston.com/home

1/13/2025

Music judge at Bunker Hill Community College

12/20/2024

Ensemble Recital at Hurley School

(Private Event)

12/17&18/2024

Music judge at Bunker Hill Community College

12/10/2024

Guitar Recital in Allen Hall at Community Music Center of Boston

11/23/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

9 PM - 10:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

11/15/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Blue in Portland, ME

9 PM - 11 PM

10/27/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Shrine World Music Venue

Harlem, NYC

9/28/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

7 PM - 8:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

https://bostonjazzfest.org/

8/28/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

Hispanic Heritage Month

Bunker Hill Community College

Lobby B

8/30/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Boston Jazz Fest

Seaport in Boston, MA

8/28/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Private Event

Bunker Hill Community College

Auditorium

7/25/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Out to Lunch Festival

Worcester, MA

7/6/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO DUO

with Matt Savage

Jazz in the Streets

by Seacoast Jazz Society

Vaughan Mall

Portsmouth, NH

12:30 PM - 2 PM

7/5/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

7 PM - 8:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

6/13/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO SOLO GUITAR

Private Event

Bunker Hill Community College

5/11/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

7 PM - 8:30 PM

Caleb Montague (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

https://www.bhcc.edu/50years/

4/30/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

Private Event

Bunker Hill Community College

50th Anniversary Signature Event

4/7/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO with the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Shrine World Music Venue

Harlem, NYC

4/5/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING

Duo shred at Sofar Boston

8 PM

3/29/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

8 PM - 9:30 PM

Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)

Scott Kiefner (bass)

3/22/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO & BRODIE CAVANAUGH

Duo shred at Sofar Boston

8 PM

2/26/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

Private Event

Bunker Hill Community College

2/2/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

7 PM - 8:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

1/29/2024

Performing with

the Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Midway Cafe

10 PM

Boston, MA

https://cmcb.org/event/john-kleshinski-concert-series-with-javier-rosario-trio/

1/25/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO

Private Event

Performing solo guitar at Bunker Hill Community College 50th Birthday Party

1/21/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

The Press Room (Pub) in Portsmouth, NH

6 PM - 9 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

https://pressroomnh.com/

1/18/2024

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

John Kleshinski Concert Series by CMCB

at The Record Company in Studio A

Boston, MA

7 PM - 8 PM

Zak King (drums)

Greg Toro (bass)

12/23/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO & ZAK KING

Duo shred at Sofar Boston

8 PM

https://www.sofarsounds.com/events/52798

11/17/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

7 PM - 8:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Scott Kiefner (bass)

https://www.sofarsounds.com/events/52798

10/25/2023

Javier Rosario Trio V.2 Yes!

Album release show

Allen Hall

Community Music Center of Boston

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Brodie Cavanaugh (drums)

Ian Ashby (bass)

9/21/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO & BRODIE CAVANAUGH

Duo shred at Sofar Boston

8 PM

9/23/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO TRIO

Blue in Portland, ME

6 PM - 7:30 PM

Zak King (drums)

Asa Meyer-Waldo (bass)

https://www.bookandbar.com/

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

https://bostonjazzfest.org/

8/25/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO with the

Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Boston Jazz Fest

7 PM

Seaport in Boston, MA

https://bostonjazzfest.org/

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

https://www.theclubptown.com/

8/5/2023

JAVIER ROSARIO

Guest appearance at The Club

Provincetown, MA

9:30 PM - 11 PM

https://www.theclubptown.com/

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)

https://cmcb.org/

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

https://currier.org/events/

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

https://wallyscafe.com/

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)

https://www.shrinenyc.com/

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)

https://www.bhcc.edu/bhcceventscalendar/bhccevents/2023/collegewideevents/javier-rosario-trio-at-bunker-hill-community-college.php

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

https://www.shrinenyc.com/

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)

https://www.thejunglemusicclub.com/

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

https://cmcb.org/wp-event/music-in-motion/

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)

https://longy.edu/event/matthew-savage-piano-risks-and-rewards-faculty-artist-recital/

10/13/2022

Longy School of Music of Bard College with

Matt Savage Groove Experiment

Cambridge, MA. 8 PM.

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)

https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6282c1b258568df7272faa84

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)

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

https://www.clubgroovenyc.com/

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

https://www.radiobean.com/

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)

http://www.shrinenyc.com/calendar.php

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)

https://cmcb.org/events/

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)

https://www.wellspringsound.com

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)

https://www.sofarsounds.com/events/35941?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=artist-confirmation

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).

https://cmcb.org/news/faculty-at-fete/

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)

https://shrinenyc.com/calendar_main.php

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)

https://shrinenyc.com/calendar_main.php

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.

http://www.petescandystore.com/calendar

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

http://lifecrimefilm.com/

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.

http://shrinenyc.com/calendar_main.php

8.26.2019 Performing with Matt Savage Groove Experiment at Wally's Cafe

Boston, MA

9:30 P.M. - 1:30 A.M.

wallyscafe.com/index.html

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