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Monika Herzig, Joe Fonda, and Ben Kono
by Jerome Wilson
This show features music from Monika Herzig, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joe Fonda, McCoy Tyner, and Ben Kono. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Jonathan Powell “Inner Urge" from Mambo Jazz Party (Circle 9) 00:52 Anthony Branker & Ascent “Never Alone" from Blessings (Origin) 7:40 Host Speaks 15:14 Monika Herzig's Sheroes “All in Good Time" from All in Good Time ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig's Sheroes: All in Good Time
by Dan Bilawsky
Time waits for no woman. In terms of the importance of creating an ensemble to promote and empower female musicians, pianist Monika Herzig came to that realization back in 2014. So she did what was needed, gathering a band of Sheroes to deliver music and message to the people. Now, ten years later, Herzig can look back with pride on what she's created, celebrate the present with this group's fourth record, and contemplate the future for a band that's had ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig: Both Sides of Joni with Janiece Jaffe
by Jane Kozhevnikova
It is always challenging to create an album based on songs by someone as great as Joni Mitchell. Monika Herzig, pianist and composer, went for this challenge inspired by vocalist Janiece Jaffe. Although they recorded the project together, Jaffe passed away unexpectedly after heart surgery in November 2022. Shocked and devastated by the passing of her friend of 31 years, Herzig committed to finish the project and share it with the world. The album Both Sides of Joni ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Monika Herzig, whose career as a jazz pianist and composer spans three decades and dozens of releases. Monika joins us to talk about the release of her reimagined set of Joni Mitchell's music, which she arranged and features vocals interpreted by her late friend, award-winning vocalist Janiece Jaffe.To quote from the liner notes: “This album is, first and foremost, about relationships: between Janiece and Monika; between the stretch of time that gave rise ...
Continue ReadingWomen in Jazz… and Only Women
by Russell Perry
In 2020, for the first time, woman musicians won half of the instrumental categories in the Jazz Journalists Association's annual awards program. To celebrate Women's History Month, we are going to turn over the next several programs to women artists, whose numbers are steadily growing within the jazz ranks, making the music stronger. This hour of Jazz at 100 Today! will explore the music of All-Women groups--Terri Lyne Carrington & The Mosaic Project, Monika Herzig's Sheroes, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig: Sheroes
by Jim Worsley
Composer and pianist Monika Herzig embarks on carefully scored passages against a bevy of broad sonic palettes on her 2018 release Sheroes. Herzig has long championed female empowerment in jazz, as well as other forms of music. For Sheroes she assembled an international cast featuring many of the finest musicians in the world. A total of nine musicians, including Herzig, brought their wealth of talent and band leading skills into the studio. The results are rewarding and sophisticated ...
Continue ReadingMonika Herzig: A Portrait of a Hero
by Hrayr Attarian
German-born and US-based pianist, author and composer Monika Herzig released her most accomplished work to date the sublime Sheroes in March of 2018. This cohesive album is a celebration of women in music and particularly jazz, on it Herzig's group of women instrumentalists stimulatingly interpret several originals and two covers. Herzig has a doctorate in music education and is a Senior Lecturer at Indiana University in Bloomington. She also has authored two books and has several recordings both as a ...
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