June 14th, 2025
Free Planet Radio w/ guest Aparna Keshaviah
AyurPrana Listening Room
312 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
7:30pm $25adv/$30dos (plus ticketing fees)
https://ayurpranalisteningroom.com
May 2nd, 2025
Free Planet Radio w/ guest Peter Kfoury
North Charleston Arts Festival
World Music Cafe
Fox Music House
4248 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29405
7-8pm Free event
https://www.northcharlestonartsfest.com/all/world-music-cafe/
August 3, 8-9:00pm
AVL Fest
Free Planet Radio performing with
special guests Aparna Keshaviah, Jake Wolf
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
May 5th, 2024
Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra w/ Free Planet Radio
April 7, 2023
Concert/Lecture at Sigal Instrument Museum
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Live music provided by River Guerguerian & Chris Rosser
Billy Jonas, Mary Stair, David LaMotte, Reggie Headen, Laura Blackley, Juan Holladay, River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser, Jessica Zoller and others, to honor a diversity of faiths and wintertime “festivals of light.” We'll celebrate Kwanzaa, Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali and more. A healing festival of joy, peace and compassion for all.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Free Planet Radio with Special Guest Lindsey Blount Lang
IN CONCERT
Kanuga invites you to a special evening of world music by Free Planet Radio along with the mesmerizing vocals of Lindsey Blount. This evening is part of the AwakeningSoul 2023 conference being held at Kanuga and will prove to be memorable and meaningful for all. Lindsey Blount Lang is a gifted folk and jazz vocalist. Now living in Germany, she teaches at the Freiburg University of Art, Design, and Music and The Jazz und Rockschule. Lindsey's voice brings clarity and healing.
River Guerguerian and Chris Rosser will join Raquy for this exciting concert!
August 12. 2023
February 11th, 2023
Free Planet Radio w/special guest Chinobay
AyurPrana Listening Room
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Rhythms of the Middle East
Chris Rosser and River Guerguerian of Free Planet Radio will be performing at the upcoming LEAF Festival joined by Jake Wolf on bass, Maddie Ilana on violin, Farzad Ferangi on ney and kaval, Denis Proteau on flutes. Belly Dancing by Brandi Mizilca. The Asheville Rhythm Ensemble student group backing up on frame drum and tambourine.
Tickets: https://theleaf.org/event-tickets/
October 10, 2022
Ashley Chambliss featuring Free Planet Radio
We are excited to be backing the talented Ashley Chambliss at The Grey Eagle's patio stage on Monday 10/10 from 5pm-6:15pm along with Jake Wolf. Ashley will be sharing her current work, which she describes as 70’s inspired keyboard grooves, intimate vocals with blue notes.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/428933016001295/
September 27th, 2022
Free Planet Radio
Charlotte International Arts Festival
Levine Ave Artist Stage
500 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
5:30pm-6:40pm
Free!
w/special guest Jake Wolf on bass
https://www.charlotteartsfest.com/event/free-planet-radio-levine-ave-artist-stage-9-27/
September 25th, 2022
Musical Celebration of Life Honoring Eliot Wadopian
To all the friends near and far who loved Eliot Wadopian, please join the Wadopian Family and musical guests to celebrate Eliot’s life and the memorable ways that he touched each of ours.
The Celebration of Life event will take place at Lake Eden Field (377 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711) on Sunday, September 25th, 2022, from 3pm until 8pm.
Thank you all for your outpourings of love and support since Eliot’s passing and thank you for helping us to honor his memory.
August 13, 2022
Free Planet Radio will perform a double header concert along with the band Life Like Water at the Grey Eagle on August 13th, 2022. The concert will include a full set of each band's music and will also feature guest appearances of members from each band accompanying the other band on select songs, so it will be a night to remember for fusion and world music lovers!
October 19 2021
GLOBAL SOUNDS CONCERT @ WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN
Doors 6:30pm, Show 7:00pm
Tickets: $22/ advance - $25
Join us for an evening of rich and entrancing sounds from the Silk Road and beyond, brought to you by world-class musicians on an array of exotic instruments. Hasan Isakkut will perform captivating melodies on violin and kanun. Murat Tekbilek will drive the beat on doumbek and frame drums along with Asheville’s own River Guerguerian on his signature hybrid drum kit that includes a variety of global percussion instruments. Chris Rosser brings even more sounds and textures to the mix, including 17-stringed Indian dotar, Turkish oud, guitar, piano and melodica. The evening will be a reunion for the four musicians, who have toured together with one of Turkey’s most legendary musicians, Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
Tickets and Information Available at: https://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/
August 27, 2021
Free Planet Radio w/special guest Duncan Wickel
LEAF Downtown AVL
6:15-7:30pm
Pack Square Park
Asheville NC
August 22, 2021
Music on Murdock presents Free Planet Radio
Outdoor Concert at Congregation Beth Israel
June 5, 2021
Free Planet Radio joins Kat Williams for the Under One Sky benefit concert at
White Horse Black Mountain
When: 7:00pm
Where: 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828) 669-0816
Tickets: click here
Details: Under One Sky presents their benefit performance at the White Horse Black Mountain featuring a live concert by Kat Williams and Free Planet Radio. Emmy-nominated Kat Williams is known as Asheville’s Queen of Soul and has been compared to icons like Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald.
May 8, 2021
Free Planet Radio performs a live stream concert with special guest Jane Kramer
Please join us online as Free Planet Radio performs a live concert in the Asheville Rhythm studio sponsored by the
Tryon Fine Arts Center and live streamed on Facebook.
When: 7:00pm
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/448768213075068
Details: Global sounds trio, Free Planet Radio, performing live at the Asheville Rhythm Studio in Asheville, NC, with special guest, soulful songstress- Jane Kramer.
Stream the concert for free; anyone, anywhere.
Virtual tip jar for those who can and would like to financially support the music:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/christopherrosser350
April 14, 2021
Free Planet Radio performs a live stream concert presented by the Aaron Copland School of Music
Please join us online as Free Planet Radio performs a live concert in the Asheville Rhythm studio broadcast on the
Aaron Copland School of Music Youtube channel. Open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
When: 11:00AM
Link: https://youtu.be/UY26t_-vbB8
Details: The Aaron Copland School of Music is the “jewel in the crown” of Queens College, part of the City University of
New York. ACSM offers three different types of music undergraduate degrees: General Music (BA), Performance (B.Mus), and Music Education (B.Mus/Ed). All students go through rigorous academic courses in theory, history, ear-training, sight-singing and performance. All students in all undergraduate programs take private lessons as part of their degree requirements.
March 21, 2021
Free Planet Radio Sound Meditation
Cathedral of All Souls Lenten Arts Series
When: Sunday, 4pm EST
Where: Originally performed on January 23 in the Asheville Rhythm studio and presented by the Cathedral of All Souls, on their YouTube channel.
Details: A year ago, as the pandemic was coming to the forefront of everyone's awareness and all social events came to a dramatic halt, we had to cancel our scheduled live concert in the beautiful and historic Cathedral in Biltmore Village. A full year later, live in-person concerts are still not really an option, but the good folks at All Souls are adapting to the times and carrying forward with offering their Lenten Arts Concert Series, virtually.
February 20, 2021
Free Planet Radio in a live stream concert
Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian, and River Guerguerian, with special guest Christie Lenée.
Free Planet Radio will be playing well loved favorites plus exciting new pieces from their latest album, Pursuit. They will engage the live audience in the chat room, answer your questions and bring on holiday happy energy. Christie will join them on the guitar with her dynamic percussive fingerstyle technique.
When: 7:00PM EST
Where: Performing in the Asheville Rhythm studio and live streaming on Facebook.
Details: This is the third concert of a Free Planet Radio monthly series.
February’s special guest artist, Christie Lenée is an award winning singer/songwriter. Her use of dexterous fingerpicking and two-hand tapping to relay deep emotions through tuneful compositions, more than enough to win her the 2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship and the 2019 Acoustic Guitartist of the Year.
How much: FREE* (virtual tip jar)
January 1, 2021 rescheduled for January 23*
Free Planet Radio in a live stream sound meditation/concert.
Spend some time resetting the energy of this new year with Chris Rosser,
Eliot Wadopian, and River Guerguerian.
When: 4:00pm EST
Where: Performing in the Asheville Rhythm studio and live streaming on Facebook.
Details: This is the fourth in a monthly series of Free Planet Radio concerts . More details soon!
How much: FREE* (virtual tip jar)
November 21, 2020
Free Planet Radio in a live stream concert.
Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian, and River Guerguerian, with special guests,
Isabel Castelvi and Ginger Kowal
Free Planet Radio will be playing old favorites from their Global Symphony Project album plus exciting new pieces from their latest album, Pursuit. They will engage the live audience in the chat room as they answer your questions about the evolving language around music that spans so many genres and influences.
When: 7:00PM EST
Where: Performing in the Asheville Rhythm studio and live streaming on Facebook
Details: This is the second concert of a Free Planet Radio monthly series. November’s special guest artists are two powerful women, Ginger Kowal, violin, and Isabel Castelvi, cello. Ginger, a former member of the Asheville Symphony's Opal String Quartet, recorded Global Symphony Project with the band. Isabel has often played and sung with Free Planet.
How much: FREE* (virtual tip jar)
September 26, 2020
Free Planet Radio in a live stream concert.
Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian, and River Guerguerian, with special guest, Adam Maalouf
Free Planet Radio will be playing new and old songs and responding to the live audience in the chat room,
sharing stories, talking about the evolving language around music that spans so many genres and influences
and how to respectfully navigate that synthesis.
When: 7:00PM EST
Where: Performing in the Asheville Rhythm studio and live streaming on Facebook
Details: This is the first concert of a Free Planet Radio monthly series. September’s special guest artist is the extraordinary instrumentalist/percussionist Adam Maalouf who will be joining Free Planet Radio on handpans, cello, and percussion. Adam is a long time Asheville Percussion Festival friend and has performed here many times. We welcome him to Asheville from his new home in Greenville, SC where he recently moved from NYC.
July 18 , 2020
A virtual evening with Free Planet Radio:
River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser, and Eliot Wadopian, exploring their original take on Global Music.
Familiar FPR tunes inspired by elements of music from around the world plus a
debut of some new sounds.
When: 7:00pm
Where: Performed in the Asheville Rhythm studio and livestreamed from the Grey Eagle
Details: Join us from the comfort of your own living room for an informal interactive performance and live chat where you can ask questions and learn about their intriguing array of instruments and techniques.
Tickets: by donation to the virtual tip jar (there will be a link posted on the Grey Eagle Facebook page)
www.thegreyeagle.com/e/live-stream-an-evening-with-free-planet-radio-113515329406/
March 22, 2020
Free Planet Radio Sound Meditation & Concert
Cathedral of All Souls - Lenten Arts Series
(CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
Cathedral of All Souls
9 Swan Street
Asheville NC 28803
4pm $10 donation at the door
allsoulscathedral.org
February 28, 2020
Free Planet Radio Concert at GAMAC
Calhoun Academy of the Arts
1520 E. Calhoun St. Anderson SC 29621
7:30pm $20
Tickets: https://www.gamac.org/buy-concert-tickets/i9utspjgsvfdjljmkl9bqzytkcgdtl-xc2pm-da9gs
February 14, 2020
Free Planet Radio performs at the LEAF Global Arts Grand Opening Celebration
19 Eagle St. Suite 120
Asheville, NC 28801
6-9:00pm
Tickets: https://www.theleaf.org/store/product.php?id=1274
January 1, 2020
Free Planet Radio performs a New Year’s Day Sound Meditation at the UR Light Center
Please join us on New Year's Day for a Sound Meditation with Free Planet Radio as we begin 2020 in peace and balance. We will end this concert style seated event with an inspiring piano selection titled Peace Remembered, the final track on their newly released album, Pursuit. CDs will be available for sale.
Free Planet Radio consists of multi-instrumentalist Chris Rosser, bassist Eliot Wadopian and multi-percussionist River Guerguerian, featured on a set of handpans.
When: 4-5:30pm
Where: UR Light Center, 2196 NC Hwy 9 South, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Tickets: $20/ $35 for two, advance sale. (Eventbrite link) There will be a few tickets available at the door for $25 each.
Contacts: Rima Luna 267 566 3911, rimaluna2014@gmail.com
Don Talley 828 669 6845, dome@urlight.org
November 15, 2019
Free Planet Radio Album Release
Isis Music Hall & Kitchen
743 Haywood Rd
Asheville NC
8:30pm $17adv/$20dos
https://isisasheville.com/event/free-planet-radio-album-release/
Free Planet Radio celebrates the release of their new album “Pursuit”w/special guests
September 29, 2019
Engage with the LivingPulse
Timber Hall Events
45 Timber Hall Events Lane
Leicester, NC 28748
4pm-7pm Tickets are free
http://livingpulse.org/events/
August 3, 2019
LEAF Downtown AVL
Pack Square Park
Asheville NC
http://www.theleaf.org/downtown/
June 24 - July 1, 2019
Asheville Percussion Festival
Glen Velez, Loire Cutler, Nagmeh Farahmand, Adam Maalouf, Free Planet Radio & more
Odyssey School & Diana Wortham Theatre
Asheville NC
http://ashevillepercussionfestival.com
June 21, 2019
Kat Williams & Friends Gratitude Concert
Kat Williams w/ Free Planet Radio & Richard Schulman
Asheville Renaissance Hotel
61 Woodfin St
Asheville NC 28801
7pm-9pm
Tickets: $20-$75 (ticket link)
May 10, 2019
Free Planet Radio and Jane Kramer at LEAF
When: 5:00
Where: The Barn Stage, 377 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Tickets: www.theleaf.org/tickets/
May 3, 2019
An evening with Free Planet Radio
The Cary Theatre
122 East Chatham Street, Cary NC 27511
8pm $20 seat/$25 table
https://sixstringpresents.com/event/freeplanetradio/
Tickets are also available for a live stream of this show through ConcertWindow.com
More details at the link above
April 11, 2019
Sonic World Fusion Concert
Western Carolina University
Coulter Building Recital Hall
Cullowhee, NC
7:30pm FREE - More info
Free Planet Radio is the featured guest w/WCU Choirs & Gamelan Ensemble
March 30, 2019
Free Planet Radio performs at the {Re}HAPPENING
Tap into the spirit of Black Mountain College with performances, installations and experiences from local and international artists.
Where: Lake Eden, Camp Rockmont, 375 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain, NC
Tickets: http://rehappening.com/tickets/
March 26, 2019
Free Planet Radio with Jane Kramer live at Echo Sessions
When: 6:00pm Live Stream
Where: Echo Mountain Studio, Asheville (not open to the public)
February 10, 2019
Free Planet Radio Album Release Concert and Sound Meditation
Please join Asheville's world music trio Free Planet Radio for a Concert and Sound Meditation
to celebrate the release of our latest album, Stillness.
This album an exploration of new territory in spaciousness. Exquisitely beautiful, compelling and mystical,
it draws on many exotic musical traditions that take the listener on a sound journey to a deep inner realm of consciousness.
The special evening will consist of two sets. The first set will be a sound meditation featuring compositions from Stillness. The second set will be a concert of gems from our world fusion repertoire.
Congregation Beth HaTephila
43 North Liberty Street
Asheville, NC 28801
4-6:00pm
$20 advance, $25 day of event
Pair of tix: $35 advance, $45 day of event
click here to purchase tickets
January 29-31, 2019
River Guerguerian and Chris Rosser perform with Omar Faruk Tekbilek & His Ensemble at the Sivananda Ashram and Yoga Retreat Center: Peace Is My Religion, Music from Turkey and the Middle East
Where: Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Tickets and details: www.sivanandabahamas.org
December 1, 2018
Free Planet Radio performing with Virginia Schenck
Acclaimed vocal artist and jazz performer Virginia Schenck, will be celebrating the Winter Solstice: Embracing the dark and allowing the light. She will perform with world jazz music trio FREE PLANET RADIO.
When: 7:00pm doors open, 8:00pm show
Where: Fernbank Science Center Planetarium, 156 Heaton Park Dr. Atlanta, GA 30307
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3613416#_=_
October 6, 2018
An evening with Free Planet Radio
Isis Music Hall
743 Haywood Rd
Asheville NC
8:30pm $15
http://isisasheville.com/
September 9, 2018
TEDx Asheville : Higher Ground
including a musical performance by Free Planet Radio
Isis Music Hall
43 Haywood Rd
Asheville NC
7:30pm
https://tedxasheville.co
http://isisasheville.com/
August 11, 2018
Stillness album release at the Light Center
Please join us for a sound meditation to celebrate the release of our latest album, Stillness.
2196 NC Hwy 9 South, Black Mountain NC
7-8:30pm
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door
www.urlight.org/event-stillness-sound-meditation-free-planet-radio-8-11-18/
This album is a departure and exploration of new territory. Exquisitely beautiful, compelling and mystical, it draws on many exotic musical traditions that take the listener on a sound journey to a deep inner realm of consciousness.
The audience is invited to sit or lie down during this journey of sound. They will play right through with no intermission. In order to maintain an atmosphere of peacefulness and quiet, it is not appropriate for small children.
Please arrive by 6:45 to find a place and settle in.
Join us afterwards for a reception and CD signing. CDs will be offered for sale.
August 4, 2018
LEAF Downtown AVL
Pack Square Park
Asheville NC
http://www.theleaf.org/downtown/
June 25 - July 1, 2018
Asheville Percussion Festival
Odyssey School & Diana Wortham Theatre
Asheville NC
http://ashevillepercussionfestival.com
June 14, 2018
Blue Ridge Public Radio presents Says You! Live in Asheville
w/ Free Planet Radio
7pm $32, $40, $45
https://www.dwtheatre.com
(live radio show taping)
May 5, 2018
Jane Kramer feat. Free Planet Radio & Billy Cardine
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre MainStage Series -
2 South Pack Square, Asheville NC 28801
When: 8pm
Tickets: $35 regular / $30 student / $20 child
https://www.dwtheatre.com/
January 25-28, 2018
Gladdening Light Symposium 2018
"The Spiritual Lens - Evocations on Poetry, Music and Film"
Krista Tippett, Free Planet Radio, Billy Collins, Gustavo Santaolalla, A.O. Scott & more
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
www.gladdeninglight.org
January 11, 2018
An Evening with Free Planet Radio
GAMAC Benefit Concert
Anderson Arts Center
Anderson SC
Tickets $35 Call (864) 231-6147 for details
https://www.gamac.org/specialevents/
December 22, 2017
An evening with Free Planet Radio & Jane Kramer and Billy Cardine
The Altamont Theatre
18 Church Street
Asheville, NC 28801
8pm
Tickets: $18 adv. / $20 d.o.s. / $25 VIP
www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-free-planet-radio-jane-kramer-world-fusion-singer-songwriter-tickets-39089920003
This evening will feature a set of Jane Kramer, backed by Free Planet Radio, and then a set from Free Planet Radio.
November 3, 2017
Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, Jr." w/Free Planet Radio
The Cary Theatre
122 East Chatham Street, Cary NC 27511
7pm-10:30pm
http://sixstringpresents.com/event/movie-show-buster-keatons-steamboat-bill-jr-free-planet-radio/
The trio will perform a live soundtrack to the movie for the first set, and play a set of original music after the movie
October 27, 2017
Arida Arts Symposium featuring Free Planet Radio
Blue Ridge Community College
180 West Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC 28731
When: 10-11:30AM Workshop
5:30-6:45PM Reception
7-8:30PM Concert
Where: Blue Ridge Community College, Thomas Auditorium
180 West Campus Dr., Flat Rock, NC 28731
Details: Free and open to the public. Reservations required 828 694 1710
http://www.blueridge.edu/aridaarts
October 8, 2017
Free Planet Radio
Baker & Baker Concert Series
CMA Global Sunday
Columbia Museum of Art
1515 Main Street
Columbia SC
3pm Free
https://www.columbiamuseum.org/events/baker-baker-presents-free-planet-radio
September 30, 2017
Dreamers Ball Benefit for OM Sanctuary
When: 7-11:00PM
Where: OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Dr, 28806
Tickets: General Dream Pass $55 Purchase VIP Pass $125 & Sponsorships Purchase
Details: Keynote Speaker, Ozioma Egwuonwu of Burnbright
Live music by Kat Williams, featuring Free Planet Radio and Tom Leiner. Instrumental set by Chris Rosser and River Guerguerian. Live music by I,Star. ‘Cirque du OM’ flare with fire jugglers, stilt walkers, photo booth, sound bathing, intuitive reading, holistic treatments, transformational art, and other performers to dazzle and entertain.
September 25, 2017
Manna Foodbank Empty Bowls Fundraiser
DoubleTree Hotel
Asheville NC
Free Planet Radio providing music for lunch event
https://mannaevents.org
September 24, 2017
Virginia Schenck w/Free Planet Radio
Sacred Jazz Concert
Gainesville 1st United Methodist Church
Gainesville GA
4pm
September 23, 2017
Jane Kramer w/Free Planet Radio & Billy Cardine
Hemp X Expo @ Frannie's Farm
Leicester NC
7-8:30pm
https://www.hempxasheville.com
September 18, 2017
River Guerguerian and Chris Rosser, Fall Performing Arts Concert Series at CCC&TI
When: 1:00PM
Where: Caldwell Campus, room B-100, 2855 Hickory Blvd, Hudson, NC 28638
Details: Free and open to the public and all students
September 1, 2017
Free Planet Radio
Sails Original Music Series
Hickory NC
6:30-8pm
https://www.facebook.com/sailsmusic/
August 5, 2017
Free Planet Radio
LEAF Downtown AVL
Pack Square Park
Asheville NC
http://www.theleaf.org/downtown/
July 28, 2017
Virginia Schenck & Free Planet Radio
Callanwalde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
7:30-9:30pm $20adv/$25door
https://callanwolde.freshtix.com/events/jazz-on-the-lawn-with--va-virginia-schenck-and-free-planet-radio
July 15, 2017
An Evening with Jane Kramer
w/Free Planet Radio & Billy Cardine
The Altamont Theatre
Asheville NC
8pm $12adv/$15door/$20 VIP
http://thealtamonttheatre.com/event/jane/
June 26 - July 2, 2017
Omar Faruk & Murat Tekbilek, Nagmeh Farahmand, Free Planet Radio & many more
Asheville Percussion Festival
Odyssey School & Diana Wortham Theatre
Asheville NC
http://ashevillepercussionfestival.com
May 20, 2017
Songwriter Workshop w/Free Planet Radio
Expanding Your Musical Horizons with World Music Techniques & Inspirations
The Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Avenue, Cary NC 27511
10am-1pm $25
Please bring your instruments if you would like to play
http://sixstringpresents.com/event/songwriter-workshop-expanding-musical-horizons-world-music-techniques-inspirations/
May 19, 2017
Buster Keaton's "The General" w/Free Planet Radio
The Cary Theatre
122 East Chatham Street, Cary NC 27511
8pm-10:30pm
http://sixstringpresents.com/event/free-planet-radio/
The trio will perform a live soundtrack to the movie for the first set, and play a set of original music after the movie
May 5, 2017
Free Planet Radio in Concert
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre MainStage Series -
2 South Pack Square, Asheville NC 28801
When: 8pm
Tickets: $35 regular / $30 student / $20 child
http://www.dwtheatre.com/performances/calendar/1617mainstage/free-planet-radio
Friday March 31, 2017
Free Planet Radio in Concert
Greenville Fine Arts Center
Black Box Theater
7pm $10, $5 FAC students
102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville SC 29609
http://fineartscenter.net
February 12, 2017
Jane Kramer in concert featuring River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian, Billy Cardine and Lyndsay Pruett.
Where: The Grey Eagle - 185 Clingman Ave - Asheville, NC 28801
When: Doors open at 7:00pm, show at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $12 advance and $15 door, available here
January 27, 2017
Gladdening Light Symposium
Free Planet Radio, master class
Where: Rollins College - Keene Hall - 1000 Holt Avenue - Winter Park, FL
Website: http://gladdeninglight.org/symposium-2017/
Details: World-Jazz-Acoustic Experimental Fusion - River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser and Eliot Wadopian
Free and open to the public (Sponsored by the Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Scholar and Visiting Artist Fund)
January 28, 2017
Free Planet Radio, Performance
Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
December 3, 2016
Positively Odyssey! Odyssey School Benefit
Free Planet Radio
Where: Altamont Theater - 18 Church St. - Asheville, NC 28801
When: 6-9pm
Tickets: available here
Website: http://odysseycommunity.org/blog/positively-odyssey-2016/
Details: World-Jazz-Acoustic Experimental Fusion - River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser and Eliot Wadopian
October 23, 2016
Free Planet Radio at the Tryon Fine Arts Center
Where: Tryon Fine Arts Center: Peterson Amphitheater
34 Melrose Ave, Tryon, NC 28782
When: 3:00pm
Tickets: There is no charge, this event ismade possible by the generosity of the
Polk County Community Foundation
Details: World music sensation Free Planet Radio, is back from a thirty day, twenty city whirlwind tour of China!
We don’t know what stirred things up over there more: Typhoon Megi, or this talented trio! Even though they were unknown to the Chinese public, every one of the concerts sold 300-600 tickets, and generated great enthusiasm. And of course it was FPR’s ability to engage with their audiences, share their eclectic music and respond to a new cultural experience that created a new fan base on the other side of the planet! Join us for an exciting multi-cultural concert, a world music tapestry of some of the new pieces written especially for the China Tour
blended with old favorites including instrumentals and original singer-songwriter
September 1-30, 2016
Free Planet Radio
People's Republic of China Tour
9/3 Dalian International Conference Center Theater
9/4 Mukden Theater
9/6 Weifang Grand Theatre
9/7 Qingdao Grand Theater
9/8 Yantai Theatre
9/10 Handan Grand Theatre
9/11 Henan Art Center
9/13 Shanxi Grand Theatre
9/15 Ulan Chiat
9/17 Nanjing Poly Theater
9/18 Taizhou Grand Theatre
9/19 Ma On Shan Theatre
9/20 Huai'an Theater
9/22 Chongqing Grand Theatre
9/24 Dongguan Yulan Theatre
9/25 Huizhou Cultural Arts Center
9/27 Wenzhou Grand Theatre
9/28 Xiamen Tankahkeei Theatre
9/29 Ningbo Culture Plaza Theatre
9/30 Lishui Grand Theatre
August 21, 2016
Free Planet Radio at the
Save Kat Williams Fundraising Event
Where: Renaissance Asheville Hotel - 31 Woodfin St. - Asheville, NC 28801
When: 5-8:00pm
Tickets: $20 tinyurl.com/savekatwilliams
Details: Asheville's beloved songstress, Kat Williams, is on a critical path for a kidney transplant!
Join Free Planet Radio and West Sound
for an evening of music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, generosity, and friends.
Unable to attend? Visit her funding site.
July 16, 2016
Free Planet Radio & The Opal String Quartet
Where: Altamont Theater - 18 Church St. - Asheville, NC 28801
When: Doors open at 7:00 - show at 8:00
Website: http://thealtamonttheatre.com/event/fpr/
Details: World-Jazz-Acoustic Experimental Fusion - River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser and Eliot Wadopian
This will be Free Planet Radio & The Opal String Quartet's third performance of "Ecstatic Verses", commissioned by Chamber Music America. "Ecstatic Verses" is a three movement piece written by Chris Rosser for oud, bass, percussion and string quartet. This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
June 13-19, 2016
Free Planet Radio
Asheville Percussion Festival
Odyssey School & Diana Wortham Theatre
Asheville NC
http://ashevillepercussionfestival.com
May 31, 2016
Gary Jules, Free Planet Radio and Billy Cardine
Where: The Orange Peel - 101 Biltmore Avenue - Asheville, NC 28801
When: 7pm doors 6pm
Tickets: theorangepeel.net
Details: Gary Jules, Voice of Mad World Benefit concert for the Montessori Elementary School of Asheville
May 26, 2016
Free Planet Radio with Lizz Wright
and the Asheville Symphony
Where: The Orange Peel - 101 Biltmore Avenue - Asheville, NC 28801
When: 7:30pm doors 6:30pm
Tickets: theorangepeel.net
Details: Julian Price tribute concert
May 21, 2016
Free Planet Radio
Where: Tryon Fine Arts Center - 34 Melrose Ave. - Tryon, NC
When: 8pm
Tickets: $10 student, $18 advance, $20 door
Website: http://www.tryonarts.org/
Details: During this concert, Chris will play a very special guitar, handmade by Lichty Guitars in Tryon, NC,
who have generously donated this exquisite instrument for the annual Lichty guitar raffle for LEAF Community Arts.
The band will be joined on stage by Tom Boots, a WNC visual artist, who will put brush to canvas
as he creates a painting to the music.
April 6, 2016
Free Planet Radio
"Instruments of Peace" Syrian Refugee Benefit
Free Planet Radio w/Franklin Keel opening
Trinity Presbyterian Church
900 Blythe Street
Hendersonville, NC 28791
6pm $15
www.trinitypresnc.org
February 5, 2016
Free Planet Radio
Where: Altamont Theater - 18 Church St. - Asheville, NC 28801
When: Doors open at 7:00 - show at 8:00
Website: thealtamont.com/category/upcoming-shows/
Details: World-Jazz-Acoustic Experimental Fusion - River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser and Eliot Wadopian
Thursday December 31, 2015
Asheville Rhythm presents
Dancing, Drums and Dreams - A Rhythmic Celebration of the New Year
Join us at Eliada for a celebrated evening of dancing with world music super-group Free Planet Radio,
a Drum Circle of communal celebration, sweet and savory light fare, an inspirational poetry reading and a New Years Eve countdown. We will close the evening with a sound meditation to usher in 2016 in peace, calm, and with focused intention.
Bring your drum and a yoga mat if you want to lie down during the Sound Meditation. BYOB
When: December 31, 2015
Time: 8:30pm-1am
Where: Eliada - PARC Building - 2 Compton Drive, Asheville, NC 28806
Eliada is a non-profit agency serving the children and families of Western North Carolina. We are pleased to be partnering with them for this amazing event. Please visit their website to see the wonderful work that they do. eliada.org
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Hadaya Toys Candlelight Vigil 4 Refugees
Free Planet Radio
Jubilee Community Center
46 Wall Street, Asheville NC
6pm-8pm $10
http://www.hadayatoys.com
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
Virginia Schenck & Free Planet Radio
Sounds of the Spirit Concert Series
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Boulevard
Roswell, GA 30075
http://www.rumc.com
Friday, August 28, 2015
Free Planet Radio & Opal String Quartet
CD Release Show!
Isis Restaurant & Music Hall
8:30pm $12adv/$15door
http://isisasheville.com/
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Free Planet Radio & The Opal String Quartet
Asheville Percussion Festival
Diana Wortham Theatre
Asheville NC
8pm
(Debuting a new piece written for a grant from Chamber Music America!)
http://ashevillepercussionfestival.com
Friday & Saturday, May 8-9, 2015
Free Planet Radio
Lake Eden Arts Festival
Black Mountain, NC
Friday-Main Stage 4:30-5:30pm
Saturday-The Barn 2:30-3:30pm
http://theleaf.org
Friday February 13, 2015
Free Planet Radio in Concert
Greenville Fine Arts Center
7pm $15 adults, $7 students, $5 FAC students
102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville SC 29609
http://fineartscenter.net
Friday December 12, 2014
Chris Rosser CD Release & Free Planet Radio
Isis Restaurant & Music Hall
8:30pm $12adv/$15door
http://isisasheville.com/
Saturday October 25, 2014
An Evening with Free Planet Radio
UU Coffeehouse of Columbia
2701 Heyward Street
Columbia SC
http://www.uucoffeehouse.org/
September 9 - October 18, 2014
Rhonda Larson & Ventus
Tour of the People's Republic of China
(Eliot Wadopian-bass, Chris Rosser-piano,oud)
Sunday August 31, 2014
Chris Rosser & River Guerguerian of Free Planet Radio w/ John Vorus & Billy Cardine
Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival
Lexington Avenue (between I-240 overpass and College Street)
Asheville NC
Main Stage, 3:00pm
https://www.facebook.com/lexfest
Sunday March 9, 2014
"Kat - The Blueprint of Me"
Kat Williams w/Free Planet Radio
Jubilee! Community Center
46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC
$15 6pm
http://katwilliamsmusic.com
Friday January 10, 2014
White Horse Black Mountain 5 year anniversary Concert Party
White Horse Black Mountain
105c Montreat Road, Black Mountain NC 28711 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: $18 advance, $20 at the door
* Also featuring David Holt, Michael Jeffry Stevens, BJ Liederman,
David LaMotte, Belfast Boys, and more
freeplanetradio.com
whitehorseblackmountain.com
October 24, 2013
WNC delegation to the United Nations presents-
"Water is Life"
White Horse Black Mountain
105C Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC 7:00 p.m.
www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/
October 11, 2013
An Evening with Free Planet Radio
Jubilee! Community Center
46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC
Tickets are $15 and available at Malaprops or at the door
For reservations: (828) 225-3232
Special guests: -- violinist Farzad Farhangi from the popular band ‘TURKU’
-- multi-media ‘Mandala Art’ accompaniment by artist/photographer Taylor ‘Taz' Johnson.