Tivon Pennicott at Monk In Motion at

Tivon Pennicott earned runner-up the 2013 Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Tivon was born in Marietta, Georgia. He began studying tenor saxophone in high school, garnering recognition early on as an outstanding soloist in the Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington competition, as well as the Georgia All-state Jazz Band. Pennicott moved to New York in 2009 and enjoys collaborating with a variety of bandleaders on their own tours and recording projects-from jazz songstress Nellie Mckay, Grammy nominee Gregory Porter, R&B crooner Joe Thomas-to central figures in the contemporary jazz scene, like Ari Hoenig, E.J. Strickland and Marko Djordevic. Most recently, Tivon toured with the 2-time Grammy Award Winner, Esperanza Spalding, appearing on her crossover success, “Radio Music Society....

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Tivon Pennicott earned runner-up the 2013 Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Tivon was born in Marietta, Georgia. He began studying tenor saxophone in high school, garnering recognition early on as an outstanding soloist in the Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington competition, as well as the Georgia All-state Jazz Band. Pennicott moved to New York in 2009 and enjoys collaborating with a variety of bandleaders on their own tours and recording projects-from jazz songstress Nellie Mckay, Grammy nominee Gregory Porter, R&B crooner Joe Thomas-to central figures in the contemporary jazz scene, like Ari Hoenig, E.J. Strickland and Marko Djordevic. Most recently, Tivon toured with the 2-time Grammy Award Winner, Esperanza Spalding, appearing on her crossover success, “Radio Music Society.

This series presents the top three winners of the Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.

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