{"id":2313,"date":"2007-10-08T20:40:30","date_gmt":"2007-10-09T01:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/pjones\/wordpress\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2007-10-08T20:40:30","modified_gmt":"2007-10-09T01:40:30","slug":"jazz-deals-of-the-century-following-monk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/pjones\/blog\/jazz-deals-of-the-century-following-monk\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Deals of the Century &#8211; Following Monk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Greenwald of Duke Performances is offering a jazzy peaceful outreach to UNC and NCCU students and to community members in the form of reduced prices for some upcoming concerts in the Following Monk series.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nNCCU, UNC, DPS &#038; Triangle Jazz Society Friends:<\/p>\n<p>Over here at Duke Performances, we&#8217;re looking forward to three exceptional, upcoming performances in the next month celebrating what would have been NC-born jazz legend Thelonious Monk&#8217;s 90th b-day.   We would like to offer you, your students, your members &#038; friends a special deal on tix for these monumental concert events:<\/p>\n<p>Half-price tickets for community members and Duke employees.*<br \/>\n$5 tickets for all students, an extension from the usual Duke student exclusive offer.**<\/p>\n<p>Charles Tolliver, Andy Bey, and Jason Moran, extraordinary artists, deserving of a full house, will each give a rare performance for the Following Monk Festival.<\/p>\n<p>:::<br \/>\nCHARLES TOLLIVER ORCHESTRA<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive Concert Event<br \/>\nTHE THELONIOUS MONK ORCHESTRA AT TOWN HALL, 1959: REVIVING A LANDMARK<br \/>\nSaturday, 10\/13\/07, 8 pm, Page Auditorium<\/p>\n<p>For the &#8220;Following Monk&#8221; festival, the man who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, and Max Roach will lead his critically acclaimed orchestra through Monk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legendary \u00e2\u20ac\u212259 Town Hall tenter concert, start to finish\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the first time this storied section of the Monk catalogue has been played in nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets were: $38 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $30 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $22 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Special offer: price applies to all students)<br \/>\nSpecial offer: $19 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $15 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $11 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Students)<\/p>\n<p>:::<br \/>\nANDY BEY TRIO<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive Concert Event<br \/>\nCARMEN SINGS MONK: A NEW INTERPRETATION<br \/>\nThursday, 10\/18\/07, 8 pm, Reynolds Industries Theater<\/p>\n<p>For this special &#8220;Following Monk&#8221; festival show, this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ferociously talented\u00e2\u20ac\u009d singer-pianist (&#8220;New York Times&#8221;) interprets selections from Carmen McRae\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s iconic album of Monk arrangements, &#8220;Carmen Sings Monk,&#8221; 14 tracks of of Monk&#8217;s iconic tunes given voice.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets were: $26 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $20 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Special offer: price applies to all students)<br \/>\nSpecial offer: $13 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $10 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Students)<\/p>\n<p>:::<br \/>\nJASON MORAN OCTET<\/p>\n<p>A World Premiere<br \/>\nIN MY MIND: MONK AT TOWN HALL, 1959<br \/>\nSaturday, 10\/27\/07, 8 pm, Page Auditorium<\/p>\n<p>In this world-premiere performance, a prodigy pianist, gifted composer, and heir to the Monk tradition debuts IN MY MIND, a full-length original piece based on Monk&#8217;s legendary 1959 Town Hall concert, W. Eugene Smith\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s documentary work, and Moran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2007 pilgrimage to Monk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ancestral home in North Carolina. The piece incorporates live performance by an eight-piece ensemble, video projections, and recorded samples of Monk rehearsing his band for the Town Hall performance.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets were: $38 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $30 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $22 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Special offer: price applies to all students)<br \/>\nSpecial offer: $19 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $15 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $11 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 $5 (Students)<\/p>\n<p>:::<br \/>\nTo purchase tix, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/dukeperformances.org\">dukeperformances.org<\/a>, or call (919) 684-4444 and let the box office representative know you would like to take advantage of this deal.<\/p>\n<p>When purchasing the tickets online, you will see the discounted price once you have added tickets to your basket.<\/p>\n<p>*Four half-price tickets per purchase.<br \/>\n** Two $5 ticket per valid student ID.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Greenwald of Duke Performances is offering a jazzy peaceful outreach to UNC and NCCU students and to community members in the form of reduced prices for some upcoming concerts in the Following Monk series. 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