Thelonious Monkey

Focused around a set of strong original compositions by Chris Wabich and Jennifer Wabich – fusing traditional jazz, middle eastern grooves that their drummer and leader is known for, and rock and roll.

Chris Wabich leads the group as music director, arranger, composer and drummer, percussionist and steel drummer.  Currently drum set, steel band and world music director at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Chris’ drumming is heard with Ludacris, Sting, Leonard Cohen, Stanley Jordan, Brian Johnson (AC/DC) Sheila E., Mark Murphy, the Zappa Family, Larry Koonse, Turkish superstar Omar Faruk, Boogsie Sharpe, Prog Rock legends Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine), Richard Sinclair (Caravan).  A few soundtracks include  “Malcolm in the Middle”, “American Idol”, “Better Homes and Gardens”, and “Wild California” IMAX.

More recently, Chris has been arranging and producing projects including Billboard charting hits for Margo Rey/John Oates (of Hall and Oates), Ty Taylor from Vintage Trouble, and the Beatles show, “Both”. Chris is currently working on a solo album, his 30th release as a leader.

He is sponsored by INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION sticks, ROLAND electronics, TURKISH cymbals, CADESON drums, and REMO drumheads

Jennifer Wabich co-leads Thelonious Monkey as keyboardist, soprano, alto saxophonist, lead vocalist, arranger and composer.  Jennifer can be heard in background vocals and keyboard tracks on the radio with Margo Rey and John Oates, backing the Pink Power Ranger herself in her musical project Elle tu Four, and kicking it old school in her own YouTube series, Girl on a Grand.  She has performed with Canadian jazz greats Neil Swainson, Phil Dwyer, Don Thompson, and Ian MacDougall and American icons such as Brian Johnson (ACDC) and Jason Paige (Pokemon Theme Song).

Chris Wabich – drums and compositions

Jenny Ing – vocals, piano, sax

DaTou – bass

Sam Su – tenor sax

Entrance Fee 門票: $300

music starts 表演 : 9.30pm