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Ben Monder Theo Bleckmann Duo at Jazz Standard
Courtesy of Matt Merewitz | Posted on October 16, 2013
Where
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-576-2232
When
Wed, October 23, 2013
7:30pm
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Musicians
Ben Monder
guitarTheo Bleckmann
vocalsAbout
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
Ben Monder and Theo Bleckmann join forces for two sets of originals and standards performed with an almost telepathic sense of improvisational give–and–take. Guitarist and vocalist released their first Songlines CD, No Boat, way back in 1997 with Skuli Sverrisson on electric bass and Jim Black on drums; a second CD, At Night, followed in 2007 with percussion & electronics by Satoshi Takeishi. "Vocalist Theo Bleckmann is one of the most flexible and uncategorizable figures on the New York scene…It’s tremendously rare for a singer to realize the potential of the voice so thoroughly.” (Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader) “Some would argue that with the Big Three of modern jazz guitar — Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Pat Metheny — belongs a fourth, Ben Monder. At 51, Monder is roughly of the next generation, a go–to guy for the likes of Maria Schneider and all manner of indie–jazz projects.” (The Boston Globe). This engagement will also feature selections from Ben Monder’s critically acclaimed new Sunnyside recording, Hydra....