JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S THELONIOUS MONK FESTIVAL
Corea Plays Monk
featuring Chick Corea with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
April 5-7, 8pm in Rose Theater
Crescent City Monk
with Herlin Riley & Friends
April 6-7, 7:00 & 9:30pm in The Appel Room
Monk/Sung
featuring Helen Sung Quartet with special guest Catherine Russell
April 6, 7:30 & 9:30pm in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
Monk On Tap
featuring the Monk Mob Octet
with special guest Michela Marino Lerman
April 7, 7:30 & 9:30pm in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
Monk: High Priest of Bebop
featuring Helen Sung Quartet
with special guest Dr. Eddie Henderson
April 8, 7:30 & 9:30pm in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
New York, NY (March 14, 2018) – Jazz’s most celebrated artists will honor Thelonious Monk, the “high priest of bebop,” during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s third annual Monk Festival from April 5-8, 2018. The festival events honoring the enigmatic composer, pianist and innovator will take place throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall, located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. See schedule of events below. For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit jazz.org.
Jazz at LIncoln Center’s Monk Festival Events:
COREA PLAYS MONK
Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea
April 5–7, 2018 | 8:00pm | Rose Theater
On a few unforgettable occasions, Chick Corea has joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – a group he calls “the greatest big band on the planet” – to perform transformative new iterations of his music. For the first time, they are joining forces to explore the work of another master pianist and composer: Thelonious Monk, the high priest of modern music. Corea has provided the JLCO with a list of his favorite Monk compositions, and the band’s brilliant arrangers have crafted inspired new versions of these classics. With complex yet always-swinging rhythms, poetic and beautiful harmonic progressions, and iconoclastic, tuneful melodies, Monk’s compositions lend themselves to endless adaptation.
Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea
April 5–7, 2018 | 8:00pm | Rose Theater
On a few unforgettable occasions, Chick Corea has joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – a group he calls “the greatest big band on the planet” – to perform transformative new iterations of his music. For the first time, they are joining forces to explore the work of another master pianist and composer: Thelonious Monk, the high priest of modern music. Corea has provided the JLCO with a list of his favorite Monk compositions, and the band’s brilliant arrangers have crafted inspired new versions of these classics. With complex yet always-swinging rhythms, poetic and beautiful harmonic progressions, and iconoclastic, tuneful melodies, Monk’s compositions lend themselves to endless adaptation.
CRESCENT CITY MONK WITH HERLIN RILEY & FRIENDS
Featuring Herlin Riley, Ellis Marsalis, Eric “ELEW” Lewis, Isaiah J. Thompson, Joel Ross, Reginald Veal, Todd Williams, Pedrito Martinez, Melanie Charles
April 6–7, 2018 | 7:00pm & 9:30pm | The Appel RoomDrummer Herlin Riley, called “a shining exemplar of New Orleans rhythm” by the New York Times, is a prolific bandleader and irreplaceable stone in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s foundation. As part of the annual Monk Festival, Riley brings together a group of friends to add extra Crescent City flavor to Thelonious Monk’s music. Joining him will be pianists Eric “ELEW” Lewis, NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis and Isaiah J. Thompson; vibraphonist Joel Ross; tenor saxophonist Todd Williams; bassist Reginald Veal; Cuban percussion genius Pedrito Martinez; and vocalist Melanie Charles. For the first half of the show, Riley will host an intimate series of solo, duo, and trio performances of essential Monk tunes, highlighting each musician’s unique gifts. In the show’s second half, Riley will lead a core quartet through additional Monk classics, welcoming extra piano and percussion on various tunes. Monk penned some of the most iconic and profound compositions in jazz history, and his songbook offers a thrilling playground for master improvisers like those featured tonight.
Featuring Herlin Riley, Ellis Marsalis, Eric “ELEW” Lewis, Isaiah J. Thompson, Joel Ross, Reginald Veal, Todd Williams, Pedrito Martinez, Melanie Charles
April 6–7, 2018 | 7:00pm & 9:30pm | The Appel RoomDrummer Herlin Riley, called “a shining exemplar of New Orleans rhythm” by the New York Times, is a prolific bandleader and irreplaceable stone in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s foundation. As part of the annual Monk Festival, Riley brings together a group of friends to add extra Crescent City flavor to Thelonious Monk’s music. Joining him will be pianists Eric “ELEW” Lewis, NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis and Isaiah J. Thompson; vibraphonist Joel Ross; tenor saxophonist Todd Williams; bassist Reginald Veal; Cuban percussion genius Pedrito Martinez; and vocalist Melanie Charles. For the first half of the show, Riley will host an intimate series of solo, duo, and trio performances of essential Monk tunes, highlighting each musician’s unique gifts. In the show’s second half, Riley will lead a core quartet through additional Monk classics, welcoming extra piano and percussion on various tunes. Monk penned some of the most iconic and profound compositions in jazz history, and his songbook offers a thrilling playground for master improvisers like those featured tonight.
MONK/SUNG
Helen Sung Quartet with special guest Catherine RussellFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards, Catherine Russell
April 6 | 7:30pm & 9:30pmThe spirit of Thelonious Monk fills the House of Swing this weekend, as all three Jazz at Lincoln Center venues celebrate the 2018 Monk Festival. Pianist and composer Helen Sung leads the Dizzy’s Club shows, and she has crafted an extraordinary series that celebrates Monk in song, dance, and as a singular jazz icon, with a different band and unique theme for each evening. “The genius of modern music,” Thelonious Monk was an enormous influence on Sung and her musical evolution from classical to jazz piano. She was a member of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. For night one of the Monk Festival, Sung draws from vocalist Carmen McRae’s legendary Carmen Sings Monk album, one of the best examples of “vocal Monk.” Sung’s band tonight features saxophonist John Ellis, bassist George DeLancey, and drummer Donald Edwards, with special guest vocalist Catherine Russellinterpreting Monk’s iconic melodies. Help us kick off the 2018 Monk Festival in style!
Cover: $45
Student: $25
Helen Sung Quartet with special guest Catherine RussellFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards, Catherine Russell
April 6 | 7:30pm & 9:30pmThe spirit of Thelonious Monk fills the House of Swing this weekend, as all three Jazz at Lincoln Center venues celebrate the 2018 Monk Festival. Pianist and composer Helen Sung leads the Dizzy’s Club shows, and she has crafted an extraordinary series that celebrates Monk in song, dance, and as a singular jazz icon, with a different band and unique theme for each evening. “The genius of modern music,” Thelonious Monk was an enormous influence on Sung and her musical evolution from classical to jazz piano. She was a member of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. For night one of the Monk Festival, Sung draws from vocalist Carmen McRae’s legendary Carmen Sings Monk album, one of the best examples of “vocal Monk.” Sung’s band tonight features saxophonist John Ellis, bassist George DeLancey, and drummer Donald Edwards, with special guest vocalist Catherine Russellinterpreting Monk’s iconic melodies. Help us kick off the 2018 Monk Festival in style!
Cover: $45
Student: $25
MONK ON TAP
The “Monk Mob” with special guest Michela Marino LermanFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, Jordan Pettay, Claire Daly, Bruce Harris, Coleman Hughes, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards
April 7 | 7:30pm & 9:30pm
For night two of the Monk Festival, Sung brings her “Monk Mob” octet, featuring some of New York City’s finest jazz artists: saxophonists John Ellis, Jordan Pettay, and Claire Daly; trumpeter Bruce Harris; trombonist Coleman Hughes; bassist George DeLancey; and drummer Donald Edwards. They will perform new arrangements of classic Monk tunes, featuring dynamic rhythmic interplay with special guest tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman.
Cover: $45
Student: $25
The “Monk Mob” with special guest Michela Marino LermanFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, Jordan Pettay, Claire Daly, Bruce Harris, Coleman Hughes, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards
April 7 | 7:30pm & 9:30pm
For night two of the Monk Festival, Sung brings her “Monk Mob” octet, featuring some of New York City’s finest jazz artists: saxophonists John Ellis, Jordan Pettay, and Claire Daly; trumpeter Bruce Harris; trombonist Coleman Hughes; bassist George DeLancey; and drummer Donald Edwards. They will perform new arrangements of classic Monk tunes, featuring dynamic rhythmic interplay with special guest tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman.
Cover: $45
Student: $25
MONK: HIGH PRIEST OF BEBOP
Helen Sung Quartet with special guest Dr. Eddie HendersonFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards, Dr. Eddie Henderson April 8 | 7:30pm & 9:30pm
For the final night of the Monk Festival, Sung takes inspiration from the 1952 album Bird and Diz, which was one of Monk’s few sideman appearances. The band is a classic bebop jazz format, featuring saxophonist John Ellis, bassist George DeLancey, drummer Donald Edwards, and special guest trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson. They’ll be performing a combination of Monk originals and selections from the jazz repertory that Monk covered and recorded.
Cover: $45
Student: $25
Helen Sung Quartet with special guest Dr. Eddie HendersonFeaturing Helen Sung, John Ellis, George DeLancey, Donald Edwards, Dr. Eddie Henderson April 8 | 7:30pm & 9:30pm
For the final night of the Monk Festival, Sung takes inspiration from the 1952 album Bird and Diz, which was one of Monk’s few sideman appearances. The band is a classic bebop jazz format, featuring saxophonist John Ellis, bassist George DeLancey, drummer Donald Edwards, and special guest trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson. They’ll be performing a combination of Monk originals and selections from the jazz repertory that Monk covered and recorded.
Cover: $45
Student: $25
TICKET INFORMATION:
Ticket prices start at $10. All single tickets for The Appel Room and Rose Theater can be purchased at jazz.org 24 hours a day or through CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 10am–9pm. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.
Box Office Hours:
Monday–Saturday: 10am–6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain)
Sunday: 12pm–6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain)
Monday–Saturday: 10am–6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain)
Sunday: 12pm–6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain)
For Dizzy’s Club Coca-Colareservations, call 212-258-9595 or visit www.jazz.org/dizzys.
Dinner and drinks served nightly. Minimum of $10 applies to all.
Dinner and drinks served nightly. Minimum of $10 applies to all.
General Admission: $20-$45 (unless noted otherwise).
Students: $5-$30 with valid student ID (selected sets only).
Late Night Session: $5-$20.
Students: $5-$30 with valid student ID (selected sets only).
Late Night Session: $5-$20.
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Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, Centene Charitable Foundation,
The Coca-Cola Company, Con Edison, Entergy, SiriusXM, Steinway & Sons,
The Shops at Columbus Circle at Time Warner Center, and United Airlines.
Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, Centene Charitable Foundation,
The Coca-Cola Company, Con Edison, Entergy, SiriusXM, Steinway & Sons,
The Shops at Columbus Circle at Time Warner Center, and United Airlines.
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