9/24 Steven Kirby’s Illuminations Project (Monkfish Concert Series)

Steven Kirby’s Illuminations Project: award-winning guitarist leads a stellar quintet blending lyrical originals, jazz & reimagined classics.

Personnel:

Steven Kirby (Guitars/Compositions/Arrangements)

Jireh Calo (Vocals)

Carl Clements (Sax and Flute)

Ben Cook (Piano)

Mark Poniatowski (Bass)

Mike Connors (Drums)

NOTE:

Immerse yourself in the cozy atmosphere of the Jazz Baroness Room at The Mad Monkfish, where you can sip your favorite drink, savor sushi or Thai cuisine, and enjoy the mesmerizing sounds of a remarkable jazz ensemble. Whether you're a seasoned jazz aficionado or simply seeking a delightful night out, this event promises to be a treat for your senses. To keep this vibrant jazz scene alive, we require a minimum spend of $25 per person, since all ticket proceeds go directly to the musicians. If a guest spends less than $25, the difference will be added to the check—this small gesture helps us keep the restaurant running and the music flowing. We’re grateful for your support—it’s what keeps the spirit of live jazz alive here at The Mad Monkfish.

Our full bar and food menus are available to complement the musical experience, so indulge in our renowned cuisine while supporting live jazz at The Mad Monkfish. Together, we can keep the music playing!

ADDITIONAL BAND INFORMATION:

Steven Kirby’s “Illuminations” Project: “richly textured, multi-layered, ebullient and lyrical jazz”. With influences that include the Pat Metheny Group and other ECM artists this group features Kirby's distinctive original compositions, as well as his creative jazz arrangements of standard and well known classic pop songs, using a quintet of excellent jazz musicians from the New England/New York area and featuring a singer performing both wordless and lyrical vocals.

Kirby is an award winning jazz composer and guitarist.

Steven Kirby’s website: https://steven-kirby.squarespace.com/

“… a guitarist of rippling technique and a poet mind, (who) has developed a modern jazz guitar style that bridges the angular lyricism of Pat Metheny and the painterly asceticism of Jim Hall” (Downbeat Magazine)

Guitarist, composer, educator Steven Kirby has built a reputation for performing exciting, melodic, lyrical and expressive mainstream and contemporary jazz as well as being active as performer in other contemporary styles. He has appeared on over 25 released recordings (including three as a leader “Point Of Balance” , “North Light” both on Challenge Records and in 2016, "Illuminations"  on WCS. He has performed and/or recorded with many of today’s most respected contemporary musicians including Chris Potter, George Garzone, Mike Manieri (Steps Ahead), Scott Colley, Bruce Barth, Joe Lovano, Javon Jackson, Harvie Swartz, Joe Hunt, Steve Hunt, George Schuller, Allan Holdsworth, Matt Malley (of Counting Crows) and others.  He has toured in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Caribbean, Europe, China and Africa.

Kirby’s music has been played on over 100 radio stations in the US and internationally including features on NPR’s “Here and Now”, “Jazz with Bob Parlocha” and “Eric in the Evening”.

Kirby's jazz compositions have won awards in the International Songwriting Competition, the Billboard Song Contest and Downbeat. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has a masters degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from U Mass (Amherst). He is currently on the music faculty at 3 institutions of higher education: Berklee College of Music (Associate Professor, Harmony and Jazz Composition Dept), Berklee Online, and Wellesley College (Professor of Applied Guitar)

Kirby is also the published author of Jazz Guitar Improvisation Strategies (Berklee Press/Hal Leonard) and has published educational material in a wide spectrum of music print and internet publications including Guitar Player, Just Jazz Guitar, Jazz Improv Magazine, Mike’s Masterclasses and True Fire.

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