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Godwin Louis earned second runner-up in the 2013 Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Godwin, alto saxophonist, was born in Harlem, New York and began playing saxophone at age nine. Godwin grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port au Prince, Haiti. Louis has performed around the globe including France, Ireland, Italy and China. In May 2011, Godwin and his Thelonious Monk Institute fellows recorded an album, “Side Angles” to be released in the spring of 2012 under the band name “Junto 6”. Currently, Godwin Louis can be seen on Broadway in After Midnight.

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

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Godwin Louis earned second runner-up in the 2013 Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Godwin, alto saxophonist, was born in Harlem, New York and began playing saxophone at age nine. Godwin grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port au Prince, Haiti. Louis has performed around the globe including France, Ireland, Italy and China. In May 2011, Godwin and his Thelonious Monk Institute fellows recorded an album, “Side Angles” to be released in the spring of 2012 under the band name “Junto 6”. Currently, Godwin Louis can be seen on Broadway in After Midnight.

This series presents the top three winners of the Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Godwin Louis will perform with his combo.

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