Concert To Be Broadcast Live On WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM
Jazz drummer Ben Riley and the Monk Legacy Band will perform and sign autographs for fans at J&R Music and Computer World (23 Park Row) on Tuesday, October 31 at 12:30 PM. WBGO Jazz 88.3FM will broadcast and webcast the concert live starting at 12:30 with Midday Jazz host Rhonda Hamilton. The hour-long performance and interview will feature drummer Riley and the Monk Legacy Band performing the music of the legendary Thelonious Monk.
Ben Riley, an excellent jazz drummer, is best known for his association with Thelonious Monk's Quartet, in which he was a member from 1964-1967. Riley has also performed with several others including those acts led by Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Ray Bryant and has also been associated with Alice Coltrane, and the New York Quartet. Most recently, Riley has been playing with the Monk Legacy Band, which features some of the major players on the current jazz scene, including trumpet player and arranger Don Sickler, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, guitarist Freddie Bryant, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa, saxophonist Bruce Williams and baritone saxophonist Jay Brandford.
Who: Ben Riley And The Monk Legacy Band
What: Performing And Signing Autographs For Fans
Where: J&R Music And Computer World, 23 Park Row 2nd Floor
When: Tuesday, October 31, 2006, 12:30 PM (Media arrive at 12PM)
Jazz drummer Ben Riley and the Monk Legacy Band will perform and sign autographs for fans at J&R Music and Computer World (23 Park Row) on Tuesday, October 31 at 12:30 PM. WBGO Jazz 88.3FM will broadcast and webcast the concert live starting at 12:30 with Midday Jazz host Rhonda Hamilton. The hour-long performance and interview will feature drummer Riley and the Monk Legacy Band performing the music of the legendary Thelonious Monk.
Ben Riley, an excellent jazz drummer, is best known for his association with Thelonious Monk's Quartet, in which he was a member from 1964-1967. Riley has also performed with several others including those acts led by Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Ray Bryant and has also been associated with Alice Coltrane, and the New York Quartet. Most recently, Riley has been playing with the Monk Legacy Band, which features some of the major players on the current jazz scene, including trumpet player and arranger Don Sickler, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, guitarist Freddie Bryant, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa, saxophonist Bruce Williams and baritone saxophonist Jay Brandford.
Who: Ben Riley And The Monk Legacy Band
What: Performing And Signing Autographs For Fans
Where: J&R Music And Computer World, 23 Park Row 2nd Floor
When: Tuesday, October 31, 2006, 12:30 PM (Media arrive at 12PM)
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