The Ben Jansson Quartet Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk

Tue, 09/20/2011 - 10:23am by hillary dorwart

Thursday September 29, 2011: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Enjoy a delightful evening of jazz at our upcoming concert featuring the Ben Jansson Quartet. The band pays tribute to jazz great Thelonious Monk by focusing their energy on his compositions. This concert features Ben Jansson on tenor saxophone; Duncan McMillan on piano; Paul Keller on bass; and Sean Dobbins on drums.

The Ben Jansson Quartet plays frequently at Cliff Bells Jazz Club and Bakers keyboard Lounge in Detroit, Murphy's Jazz Club in Toledo and Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor. Each quartet member is also a leader of their own ensemble and play frequently throughout Michigan, nationally and internationally.

Come out and listen to the compositions of Thelonious Monk, which have been praised as the most original, exciting, sophisticated, and inspired music ever created in America.