John Beasley Conducts Juilliard Jazz Orchestra at Jazz Standard

Juilliard Jazz Big Band
Guest Conductor, John Beasley

Playing the music of Monk as arranged by John Beasley for MONK’estra

Some of the most mesmerizing big band music of recent memory.
– Don Heckman, International Review of Music

Wednesday, November 20
Two sets: 7:30p + 9:30p

Jazz Standard
116 E 27th Street, NY 10016 | 212-576-2232

http://jazzstandard.net/red/
Tickets $20

John Beasley, a far ranging pianist and arranger who’s worked with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Queen Latifah and Steely Dan, leads a smashing new sixteen–piece big band that captures the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular music – the off–beat melodies and whimsical humor, the strange beauty and unbounded swing – in fresh arrangements flavored with hip–hop, Afro–Cuban rhythms and atmospheric colors....

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Juilliard Jazz Big Band
Guest Conductor, John Beasley

Playing the music of Monk as arranged by John Beasley for MONK’estra

Some of the most mesmerizing big band music of recent memory.
– Don Heckman, International Review of Music

Wednesday, November 20
Two sets: 7:30p + 9:30p

Jazz Standard
116 E 27th Street, NY 10016 | 212-576-2232

http://jazzstandard.net/red/
Tickets $20

John Beasley, a far ranging pianist and arranger who’s worked with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Queen Latifah and Steely Dan, leads a smashing new sixteen–piece big band that captures the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular music – the off–beat melodies and whimsical humor, the strange beauty and unbounded swing – in fresh arrangements flavored with hip–hop, Afro–Cuban rhythms and atmospheric colors.

Tonight, Beasley will join forces with the exceptional young talents of the Julliard Jazz Orchestra. Taught by some of today’s most innovative and respected jazz musicians, the JJO and its ensembles play more than 50 performances annually, including appearances at the Detroit Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; and tour to international destinations such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Japan, and Brazil.

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