by admin | February 18th, 2013
NEXT CONCERT
MONK’estra,
a BIG modern jazz BAND
John Beasley, Conductor/Arranger
Typhoon Jazz – Mon, March 11
MONK’estra celebrates Monk, other classic and original, compositions with a contemporary twist incorporating Afro-Cuban rhythms, modern jazz playing, Hip Hop and traditional big band instrumentation.
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MONK’estra BIG BAND
SAX: Bob Sheppard, Jeff Driskill, Justo Almario, Tom Luer, Tommy Peterson
TRUMPET: Bijon Watson, Jamie Hovorka, Ray Monteiro, Brian Swartz, Gabe Johnson
TROMBONE: Francisco Torres, Wendell Kelly, Andy Martin, Steve Hughes
BASS: Rickey Minor DRUMS: Tony Austin
KEYBOARDS/MELODICA: John Beasley
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Typhoon Jazz, Santa Monica: Monday, March 11 | 8pm + 9:30pm | $15
Typhoon, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South, Santa Monica Airport – 310-390-6565, http://www.typhoon.biz
**Reservations Suggested**
YouTube: http://bit.ly/WqbyOf
Concert Reviews of MONK’estra:
Beasley’s envelope-stretching arrangements, his extraordinary orchestrating abilities, imaginative soloing from players: a net result of some of the most mesmerizing big band music –individually and collectively– of recent memory. Don Heckman, International Review of Music
Five Stars: Spectacular! The ultra-hip, ultra-cool, ultra-swinging John Beasley’s MONK’estra rocked the house at Vitellos.’ Supersize figure in the jazz music world, Beasley led a dazzling assemblage of players. – Cynthia Lum, Examiner.com
Beasley is a real genius. His imaginative, modern arrangements are artistic charts colored outside the lines of traditional big band music arrangements. – Paul Edelstein, Sounds of Timeless Jazz
John Beasley is one of the best pianists and improvisers on the jazz scene today. Beasley is a master musician, with total command of the jazz language, and his playing is always intense in both emotion and technique. All About Jazz
