Monika Herzig “WHOLE WORLD IN HER HANDS” – 8PM & 10PM

Recently, Herzig has been signed to the Owl Studios label and released the holiday CD“Peace on Earth”, followed by a CD/ DVD combo entitled “Come With Me” on March 8, 2011.  Her previous releases have received rave reviews.  Thomas Garner from Garageradio.com writes, “I was totally awed by the fine musicianship throughout”.  As a recipient of the 1994 Down Beat Magazine Award for her composition “Let’s Fool One” and with several Big Band Arrangements published with the University of Northern Colorado Press, Herzig has also gathered international recognition for her writing skills.

The current repertoire of the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project includes originals and arrangements of standard repertoire, such as John Lennon’s Imagine, Cole Porter’s Night and Day, or Hoagy Carmichael’s Georgia.  The Monika Herzig Trio can be heard every Saturday at Rick’s Cafe Boatyard at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis.  For current tour listings and sound samples/ videos visit www.monikaherzig.com.

Distinctive originals and well-chosen standards reveal Herzig’s warmhearted, reflective side and her cleverly playful nature.

Nancy Ann Lee

Jazz Times contributor and co-editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide

“A lovely example of a thoroughly schooled, thoroughly modern jazz pianist.”

Cherilee Wadsworth Walker, Eastern Illinois University