- Joe's Pub, NYC - Solo: Double bills with Malcolm Holcombe; Virgil Shaw
- Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY - w/ Trio: opening for Judy Collins
- The Fillmore, NYC - Solo: opening for Robert Earl Keene
- The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA - Solo: opening for Leon Redbone; opening for Darden Smith
- The Americana Folk Festival, Dickinson, TN - Solo: 2 consecutive years
- The Lonestar Roadhouse, NYC - w/Trio: opening for Etta James; numerous other appearances
- CBGB, NYC - w/Stuart's Hammer; w/ The Young Hegelians: headliner, opening, and double bill shows
- Max's Kansas City, NYC - w/ Stuart's Hammer: several appearances
- The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN - Solo and w/Quartet: double bills with Walter Hyatt, David Olney, R.B. Morris, others;
- Douglas Corner, Nashville, TN - Solo/Quartet: w/ Townes Van Zandt, Walter Hyatt, David Olney, Malcolm Holcombe, etc
- The Sutler, Nashville, TN - w/ Quartet: double bills with Malcolm Holcombe, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Greg Garing
- 12th & Porter, Nashville. TN - w/ Quartet: double bills with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Los Straightjackets, others
- Tramps, NYC - w/Trio: several appearances
- Folk City, NYC - w/Band
- The Living Room, NYC - Solo: w/ Norah Jones, others
- The Turning Point, Piermont, NY - Solo and w/Trio: opening for Rick Danko, Dan Hicks, John Hall, etc; plus additional
- The Colony, Woodstock, NY - Solo: benefit for Gun Safety Laws
- The Towne Crier, Pawling, NY - Solo: opening for Shawn Colvin
- The Iron Horse, Northampton, NY - Solo: opening for Richie Havens
- Danceteria, NYC - w/ The Young Hegelians: headliner
- Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ - Solo and w/ The Young Hegelians
- Speakeasy, NYC - Solo and w/ Trio; various shows and double bills
- The Knitting Factory, NYC - w/Trio
- Acme, NYC - w/ Trio
- 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. - w/Band
- The Guitar Bar, Hoboken, NJ - solo: benefit for ACLU and PLANNED PARENTHOOD
- Irving Plaza, NYC - w/Stuart's Hammer
- Passim, Boston - Solo
- The Bitter End, NYC - w/Band
- Kenny's Castaways, NYC - w/ Band
- The Basement, Nashville, TN - Solo and w/Quartet
- The Exit Inn, Nashville, TN - w/Quartet and house band
- Toad's Place, New Haven, CT - w/The Young Hegelians: opening for The Ramones during a 4 date East Coast mini tour
- The Rathskeller, Boston - w/ Stuart's Hammer: "Live at CBGB" Tour
- My Father's Place, Rosyln, NY - w/Stuart's Hammer: "Live at CBGB" Tour
- Hot Dog Beach, The Hamptons, NY - w/Stuart's Hammer "Live at CBGB" Tour
- Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO - Solo: opening for The Avett Brothers
- Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY - w/Trio
- MANY OTHERS...
JORDAN CHASSAN
Stuart's Hammer at the height of CBGB days, around early 1977. L-R; Steve Pelligrino, drums; Mike "Popo" Insetta, bass; John Placko, vocals; Jordan "Stuart" Chassan, songwriter, vocals, guitar, and paisley jacket; Tom Cartwright, guitar, mandolin, & drums. (Not pictured: Steve Evers, keyboards)
July 4th, 1976: "Live at CBGB" Tour goes to Hot Dog Beach in The Hamptons.
Photo Credit: Lisa Krystal
Stuart's Hammer in New York in the 1970s.
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