The Geneva Music Festival is hosting a Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration with the legend’s son, T.S. Monk, and special guest Syndee Winters. June 9th at the Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY.
American jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, may have passed away in 1982 but his effect on the genre continues to echo on. Monk’s unique improvisational style made him a controversial figure during his early years in the jazz world. His numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, however, dispelled doubts of his genius. He remains the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.
Geneva Music Festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the jazz legend’s birth with the Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration. This special event is set to include Monk’s son and international jazz sensation in his own right, T.S. Monk.
T.S. Monk will leads the riveting night of jazz from his drum set, with special guest vocalist Syndee Winters opening the show. The Geneva MLK Choir will also make a guest appearance during the show.
The Geneva Music Festival is a professional chamber music festival held every year in June. The event sees internationally acclaimed artists performing in venues around the Finger Lakes region, including Geneva, Canandaigua, Auburn, and Skaneateles.
The 2018 Geneva Music Festival takes place May 31 through June 17 and includes a variety of events, from jazz and chamber music to spirituals and bluegrass.
Geneva Music Festival 2018 Season Schedule
Jinjoo Cho and Hyun Soo Kim: La Fin De Siècle
Thursday, May 31, 7:30pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
A Transfigured Night
Friday, June 1, 7:30pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, June 2, 7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
Cavani Quartet: “Collage: Music and Poetry”
Sunday, June 3, 2pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
Michelle Cann: Blues and Spirituals
Thursday, June 7, 7:30pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, June 10, 2pm, First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
Syndee Winters: LENA – A Moment with a Lady
Friday, June 8, 7:30pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
T.S. Monk: Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration
Saturday, June 9, 7:30pm, Smith Opera House
Raymond Nagem Organ Recital
Tuesday, June 12, 7:30pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Auburn
Wednesday, June 13, 7:30pm, Presbyterian Church in Geneva
Thursday, June 14, 7:30pm, United Church of Canandaigua
Ettore Causa and Friends: Chamber Music Finale
Friday, June 15, 7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
Saturday, June 16, 7:30pm, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
Bluegrass at Ravines
Sunday, June 17, 1pm, Ravines Winery
Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration
Saturday, June 9th at 7:30pm
Smith Opera House – 82 Seneca St, Geneva, NY 14456
Visit genevamusicfestival.com for tickets, directions, and more information.
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