Jazz Small Ensembles
The Music of Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell
Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:00pm CDT
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Darius Hampton and Joe Clark, conductors
Pianist and composer Thelonious Monk had a lasting impact on the jazz world through his unique improvisational style, utilizing dissonance and angular melodies, with a percussive touch to his playing. His composition “’Round Midnight” is widely recognized as the most frequently recorded jazz standard composed by a single artist. A protégé of Thelonious Monk, pianist and composer Bud Powell was a key contributor to the development of bebop. Powell made numerous recordings on the Blue Note label, collaborating with artists including Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, and Max Roach.
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Buy TicketsSelections by the Joe Clark Ensemble
Cy Salmonson, alto saxophone
Darius Botley, tenor saxophone
Charlie Kunzweiler, trombone
Andrew Schreiber, guitar
Isaiah McCray, piano
Daniel Ellis Perez, bass
Charles Johnson, drums
Thelonious Monk (arr. Darius Botley), In Walked Bud
Bud Powell (arr. Charles Johnson), Blue Pearl
Thelonious Monk (arr. Cy Salmonson), Light Blue
Bud Powell (arr. Charlie Kunzweiler), Celia
Thelonious Monk (arr. Andrew Schreiber), Green Chimneys
Bud Powell (arr. Isaiah McCray), Oblivion
Selections by the Darius Hampton Ensemble
Reece Joshi, trumpet
Ethan Weisman, alto saxophone
Bernard Sie, tenor saxophone
Nathaniel Stall, bass trombone
Evan Steinkoler, piano
Dante Espinoza-Villaseñor, bass
Raymond Zheng, drums
Bud Powell (arr. Reece Joshi), Bud’s Bubble
Thelonious Monk (arr. Bernard Sie), Reflections
Thelonious Monk (arr. Bernard Sie), Bye-Ya
Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds, and Al Neiburg (arr. Raymond Zheng), “I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)”
Chick Corea (arr. Nathaniel Stall), Bud Powell
Thelonious Monk (arr. Evan Steinkoler), Well, You Needn’t
David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Located in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this rooms seats 120 and offers a flexible space for choral rehearsals, small ensemble performances, and student recitals.
