4 in 1 Monkin Around

• 1 Well You Needn't 03:12
• 2 Two Timer 04:18
• 3 Evidence 06:11
• 4 Pannonica 04:52
• 5 San Francisco Holiday 05:21
• 6 Epistrophy 04:50
• 7 Four in One 05:11
• 8 Green Chimneys 05:12
• 9 Brake's Sake 06:17
• 10 Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are 04:14
• 11 Off Minor 04:28
• 12 I Mean You 05:39
• Total Runtime 59:45

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Oscar Wilde sagte einmal: „Nachahmung ist die höchste Form der Schmeichelei, die Mittelmäßigkeit der Größe erweisen kann“. Jazzmusiker haben das schon immer gewusst und ihr Bestes getan, um auf den Schultern von Giganten zu stehen. Obwohl diese drei Musiker keineswegs mittelmäßig sind, werden sie dem großen Thelonious Monk gerne jede Schmeichelei erweisen.

Hier haben sich drei Freunde zusammengetan, um einem der größten Jazzkomponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts, Thelonious Monk, zu huldigen.

Jahrhunderts. Dave O'Higgins, Luke Fowler und Billy Pod haben es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, dem Werk von Thelonious Monk ihren Respekt zu erweisen und seine Kompositionen zu nutzen, um sich selbst auszudrücken und ihr wahres Talent zu zeigen.

Dave O'Higgins, Saxophon
Luke Fowler, Kontrabass
Billy Pod, Schlagzeug

Dave O’Higgins
now has 24 albums as leader to his credit. His sound is highly personal and recognisable, with a clear sense of melodic development and adventure.

A popular performer with the public, with an excellent sense of pacing and presentation, he has a wide palette from Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Joe Henderson through to Stanley Turrentine and Michael Brecker.

O’Higgins has relentlessly pursued artistic exploration and development always maintaining a deep respect for the tradition of the music. Now with the spotlight on Monk we will get to see yet another feather in Dave’s cap.

“A stunning player in the neo-bop vein, with an apparently effortless flow of coherent ideas, beautiful time and a highly developed harmonic sense.” (JAZZ GUIDE)

Luke Fowler
After spending his formative years in Perth, Western Australia studying at WAAPA until 2005, Luke Fowler moved to the UK where he has spent the last 18 years. He opened an award winning Jazz Venue in South London called ‘The Junction’ which soon became a hub for some of the best musicians in the UK, featuring the likes of Jim Mullen, Dave O’Higgins, Alex Garnett plus some of the new younger sensations coming out of London, including Mark Kavuma, Emma Rawicz and Rob Luft. The Junction was voted in the Guardians; ‘Top 10 music Pubs in the UK’

After recently graduating with his Masters in Jazz Performance at London’s acclaimed Guildhall of Music in 2020, Luke has been busy running a series of projects which he has presented in and around London. He has a strong sound and infectious beat on his instrument having been inspired by Ray Brown at an early age. His extensive knowledge of harmony makes him an engaging and interesting bassist to listen to and perform with.

Billy Pod
After exploding onto the UK jazz scene, Billy Pod has worked with a number of leading musicians including; Jim Mullen, Dave O’Higgins and Rob Luft, Vasilis Xenopoulos and Mornington Lockett among others. He has recorded more than 20 albums as a side-man/co-leader and has performed in festivals and venues in EU, USA and Asia. In 2016 he performed at the Tribeca Performing Arts Centre in New York as a finalist of the “Made In New York” International Jazz Competition and in 2019 he was selected in the list of 'Top 10 new and upcoming drummers' by French ‘Βatterie’ magazine.

His debut album “Drums to Heal Society" released in 2019 has not just given him a prominent position among the new generation of drummers internationally but also demonstrated his compelling skills as a composer and music ensemble director. His latest album entitled ‘Quintessence’ was also well received by press, media and audiences during his UK and European tour in 2023.

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