April News

Volume III 2025

In this Edition:

Greetings
New York Tickets
New Orleans Concerts and Workshops
Jazz Girls Day Noblesville Support Needed
New Talking Jazz Episodes
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Recorded as a trio version with Fiction Plane drummer Pete Wilhoit and IU Professor of Jazz Bass Jeremy Allen on the What Have You Gone and Done Album. Here is the listening link, enjoy!

The album is still available at the ACME web store.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Paul Simon

When you're weary

Feeling small

When tears are in your eyes

I will dry them all

I'm on your side

Oh, when times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

When you're down and out

When you're on the street

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you

I'll take your part

Oh, when darkness comes

And pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Sail on, silver girl

Sail on by

Your time has come to shine

All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine

Oh, if you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

Dear Friends

On Sunday I'll head back home to Indiana with a 5-day residency in New York. The Sheroes Lite edition has a great program planned for April 1 at Pangea - tickets available here ! I have a few comp tickets for this performance, please do contact me and I'll reserve them for you - let's have a full house and welcome Jazz Appreciation Month in style, here is a little video preview.

I'm also very excited about our residency in New Orleans April 7/8 with workshops at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center and New Orleans Jazz Museum and concerts at Zeitgeist and New Orleans Jazz Museum.

Back Home Again in Indiana , we'll have two Jazz Girls Days - please do consider supporting the Noblesville Jazz Girls Day, we don't have the financial backing yet needed to keep it free for the girls - Donationa go through the non-profit organization Arts With A Purpose to Jazz Girls Day, here is the link and here is an inspiring Talking Jazz Episode that explains more about the importance of these initiatives, now more than ever. I've witnessed incredible growth over the past decade in numbers, enthusiasm, and quality, let's keep the momentum - here is a glimpse into Jazz Girls Day Vienna 2025.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month - we won't miss a beat - it's chalk full of music events, have a look at the calendar below and come say hello. Also find new Talking Jazz Episodes below and a preview for the New York shows - four more days to get tickets.

Who is coming to Jazz Ahead? Send me a note, let's meet up. I have exciting info about the House of the Singing Winds release to share and I want to hear your updates.

Happy Easter

Monika

New Talking Jazz Show with Adam Rudolph - fascinating philosophical and conceptual insights!