ComposersCollaborative, Inc. Presents Jed Distler Performing The Complete Works of Thelonious Monk, 2/17 & 18

ComposersCollaborative, inc. presents composer/pianist Jed Distler performing every song written by the iconic Thelonious Monk, to mark the 30th anniversary of his death on February 17th, 1982. The program lasts about two hours, including a short intermission.

“I heard Monk in person only once, when I was 14,” Jed recalls. “It was a late night at the Village Vanguard, and the music didn’t register. But soon after, I got to hear Monk’s early recordings, and realized just how unique and forceful a musician he was. But you cannot imitate his sound, his pianism, his phrasing. When I went back to this repertoire, at first I thought Monk would plug me back into my early experiences in jazz. Instead, his music has provided refreshing new gateways in my life as a composer/pianist in the contemporary classical music world.”

Two New York area performances only:

Friday, February 17, 2012 at 8:30pm

Cornelia St. Café  

29 Cornelia Street, New York, NY 10014
$15 music charge $10 food/drink minimum

212-989-9319

www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 7:30pm

LightSoundSpace  

1591 Irving Street

Rahway, New Jersey 07065

$25

732-381-7400
www.lightsoundspace.com/box-office