OCT 12-15 | THELONIOUS MONK FESTIVAL
Oct 15, 2023
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
As part of SFJAZZ’s weeklong Thelonious Monk birthday celebration, visionary guitarist John Schott leads a six-hour version of his evening-length meditation on Monk’s immortal 1943 signature composition “’Round Midnight” with a cast of exploratory musicians.
A former student of iconic bassist Gary Peacock and trombonist Julian Priester, the Seattle-raised Schott studied classical composition while honing his jazz chops in college, moving to Berkeley in the late 1980s and forming the renowned jazz/funk quartet T.J. Kirk with fellow guitarists Charlie Hunter and Will Bernard along with drummer Scott Amendola. He has since released a string of acclaimed recordings as a leader and worked with John Zorn, Tom Waits, Rova Saxophone Quartet, and Peter Apfelbaum.
For this concert, each of the 48 measures of “Round Midnight,” which typically take 90 seconds to perform in total, will be stretched to approximately seven and half minutes in length, resulting in a complete performance lasting six hours. Each note, group of notes, and rest will be treated as an object for contemplation and commentary. This extended experience is intended to transform the music into a powerful medium for spiritual realization.
Beginning at 2pm and ending at 8pm, the piece will be performed without interruption. The audience is invited to enter and leave the Joe Henderson Lab at any point during the performance.
Visionary guitarist Schott presents a six-hour version of his evening-length meditation on Monk’s classic “’Round Midnight” with a cast of exploratory musicians.
This concert is made possible by The Rex Cardinale Thelonious Monk Fund.
A musician who sits apart from the rest by virtue of his taste for both the exotic and the exquisite
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A musician who sits apart from the rest by virtue of his taste for both the exotic and the exquisite
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TJ Kirk
Bemsha Swing
TJ Kirk
Epistrophy
TJ Kirk
Bemsha Swing
TJ Kirk
Epistrophy
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