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John Beasley Trio. ROOTS AND RIBS FESTIVAL of music and food. at OSPAC..

The Musical Director of International Jazz Day Concerts Comes to West Orange.


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Beasley,

a far-ranging pianist and arranger who’s worked with Miles Davis,

Freddie Hubbard, Queen Latifah and Steely Dan, leads Monk'estra - a

smashing new 16-piece big band that captures the spirit of Thelonious

Monk’s singular music – the off-beat melodies and humor, strange beauty

and unbounded swing – in fresh arrangements flavored with hip-hop,

Afro-Cuban rhythms and atmospheric colors.

He brings this

creativity and excitement intrinsic to Monk'estra to OSPAC in a concert

of reflections of Monk - and some originals - done by John and his trio.
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