Noteable festivals, Tours, Gigs.
OCTave Cat - National & Major Festivals
2026: Jam Cruise — Miami, Caribbean
2025: Northlands Music Festival — Swanzey, NH
2023: High Sierra Music Festival — Quincy, CA
2018: Peach Music Festival — Scranton, PA
2018: Resonance Music & Arts Festival — Thornville, OH
2018: The Werk Out Music & Arts Festival — Thornville, OH
Octave Cat - Boutique & Regional Festivals
2026: Beanstalk Music Festival — Bond, CO
2026: Gambler’s Run Music Festival — Crystal Bay, NV
2026: Casual Campout — Raleigh, NC
2025: Camp Deep End — Navarro, CA
2025: Drumstock — Geneva, NY
2025: Yasgur Road Reunion — Bethel, NY
2025: Domefest — Oak Hill, WV
2025: AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival — Johnstown, PA
2025: Kicksville Festival — Avenue, MD
2024: Summerdance — Garrettsville, OH
2024: Rock N' Ride — Ardmore, PA
2024: Beardfest — Hammonton, NJ
2022: Summerdance — Garrettsville, OH
2021: Summerdance — Garrettsville, OH
2021: Mini-Beard Festival — Hammonton, NJ
2018: Some Kind of Jam — Schuylkill Haven, PA
2018: Night Lights Music Festival — Sherman, NY
2017: Beardfest — Hammonton, NJ
2016: Summerdance — Garrettsville, OH
Octave Cat Spring Tour 2026 (East Coast, Mid West, South USA)
Ocean Avenue Stompers at Sea Hear Now festival 2025, and house band for official afterparty at The Stone Pony
Octave Cat Spring Tour 2025 (Mid West, South USA)
Ocean Avenue Stompers at Sea Hear Now festival 2024, and house band for official afterparty at The Stone Pony
Octave Cat Touring 2024 (East Coast, Mid West, South USA, West Coast)
Matt Cappy Band (trumpet - Jill Scott, Jay-Z, Michael Jackson) Ropeadope Record Release - June 2017
Octave Cat spring run - Headlining Beardfest (NJ), Hartford CT, Washington D.C. May/June 2017
Ginger Coyle - supporting Michael McDonald - Camden Waterfront July 4th 2016
Mike Taylor - New Zealand Tour supporting Six60 - 8 dates all around New Zealand, audiences 3000-10,000, major venues, stadiums - Jan 2016
Holiday For Skins - 13 Piece Art Blakey tribute ensemble feat Doc Gibbs and Kenyatta on percussion produced by Philadelphia Jazz Project. Comprised of Philly's top percussionists. March 2015 and Aug 2015
Mike Taylor - Northern Nights Festival, Humboldt, CA - July 2015
Mike Taylor - Mad Decent Block Party - Philly, Virginia Beach - Aug 2014
Mike Taylor - Firefly Fest June 2014
Beard - O - Bees - duo with Jesse Miller of Lotus - Baltimore Nov 2013
Lili Anel special guest performances at Cassandra Wilson's Yellow Scarf, Jackson, MS - Jan 2013
Jef Lee Johnson Trio - France Tour - Nov 8-13 '11
Jef Lee Trio France mini tour - Nevers and Argenteuil, France Nov ‘10
Jef Lee Johnson Trio - Blues Passions Festival - Cognac, France Aug ‘10
Tigersapien Summer USA East coast tour including NYC, Buffalo, Phila, D.C, Baltimore, Pitt, Burlington, Montreal, Toronto. July ‘10
Son D’hiver Festival and Jef Lee Johnson Zimmerman Shadow album release Paris 2/5/10
Blue Method at The Blue Note NYC 12/12/09
Tigersapien supporting Lotus - 4 sold out 1000+ venues Nov ‘09
Jef Lee Johnson Euro tour Nov 18-26 ‘09 Paris, Hyeres, Brussels, Vienna.
Journey to the illside hip hop dance show w allstar Philly band and nationally recognized dancers. Drummer and musical director. Sold out Painted Bride 3/20th ‘09
France Tour w legendary guitarist Jef Lee Johnson Trio. 3/10-15th ‘09
Sold out Patty Crash and Who Cares opening for Gym Class Heroes, Trocodero, Philly Nov ‘08
J*Davey sold out show at S.O.B.’s NYC Aug ‘08
Paris Jazz Festival and five city France Tour w Jef Lee Johnson Trio. June 11-24th ‘08
London Jazz Festival w Melody Gardot Nov ‘07
FROM THA HIP - Composer/Musical Director/Drummer for
original production at regional Prince Music Theater, Philly.
- three week run, prepared 80 page original score. Oct ’06
Subliminal Orphans supporting legendary hip hop group Cypress Hill at sold out Nokia Theatre NYC. Oct 31st ‘06
Olive Dance Theater - hip hop/modern dance
show. Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. May ‘05
Miller Flavor ‘2’ Savor tour. Subliminal Orphans co-bill w/ Cypress Hill. Sold out in Baltimore, NYC and Philly at Electric Factory. Sept. ‘05
Vans Warped Tour Subliminal Orphans summers’04 and ‘05. Milwaukee, Chicago, Camden.