Monaghan, who is the regular saxophonist with the Boston Pops and the Wang Center Theatre Orchestra, has performed with such jazz greats as Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Art Farmer, Chick Corea, and Gerry Mulligan. He has also worked with many pop stars, including Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra.
The Monaghan clinic is the second in the Jazz in Our Midst series organized by Director of Jazz Studies Richard Falco in an effort to increase students' awareness of jazz in our community.
Another event which you might like to check out is "A Memorable Jazz Evening" on Sunday the 18th. Jazz legends Steve Kuhn, Sheila Jordan, Harvie Swartz and Bob Moses will be playing in Alden Hall at 7:00pm, tickets are $8 at the door with a WPI ID. This program is being presented by the WPI Music Department and WICN 90.5 FM.
Kuhn, the pianist of the group, will be on campus during the afternoon and at 3:00 he will be giving an informal discussion in the lower level of Alden. This is sponsored by the WPI Speakers Fund and among the topics Kuhn plans to cover are the New York City art scene in the 1960's, the changing artistic dynamics of the 70's and the new directions in the 90's. This program is free and open to all members of the community.
Kuhn is noted for working with some of the big jazz names from the 60's, like Kenny Dorham's Quintet, the John Coltrane Quartet and the Art Farmer group. He left the United States to go to Sweden and when he returned in 1971, he found that the jazz scene had changed dramatically.
The evening concert includes the Steve Kuhn Trio (with Swartz on bass and Moses on drums) and vocalist Shelia Jordan. These four have been together since the late seventies and have worked together on several albums. Jordan was "a typist by day and a jazz musician by night" during the bop era and she has worked with many noted jazz artists, including Charlie Parker and George Russell. She was married to pianist Duke Jordan for a time and she is recognized as one of the most original and diverse vocal stylists in jazz.
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