Carmen Staaf - "Sounding Line" Album Release Preview

Carmen Staaf
"Sounding Line" Album Release Preview

Taking cues from two uncompromising geniuses of the piano, pianist/composer Carmen Staaf presents a fabulous contemporary accounting of the importance of Mary Lou Williams and Thelonious Monk in the lineage of jazz on her new recording, Sounding Line (Sunnyside, September 2025). For this preview performance, she is joined by some of the illustrious musicians from the album - Ben Goldberg, Dillon Vado, and Hamir Atwal - for a set of duos, trios, and quartets exploring music by Williams and Monk, as well as originals. "A consummate jazz pianist" - Herbie Hancock.

General Admission
$25 advanced / $30 at the door

We are offering a limited number of seats for this performance. Advanced purchase is recommended. Masking is no longer required.

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