Volume VIX, 2024

September Song

Kurt Weill

But it's a long, long while from May to December

And the days grow short when you reach September

And the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame

And I haven't got time for waiting game

And the wine dwindles down to a precious brew

September, November,

And these few vintage years I'd share with you

Those vintage years I'd share with you

Photo by David Shank

Dear Friends

Here is an early edition of the September Newsletter as my hands will be on a steering wheel or piano keyboard over the next two weeks. But I hope to see many of you in person during our 10th Anniversary release tour- Indiana friends, reserve your tickets for the Jazz Kitchen show on Sunday Aug 25 here. And we will have our debut at Cincinnati's Caffe Vivace on Tuesday, Aug 27, tickets available here.

More live opportunities in South Bend, Cleveland, Erie, DC Jazz Fest and Detroit Jazz Festival - see calendar and links.

All In Good Time is moving up the JazzWeek Radio charts - in only four weeks we moved to #17, thanks to all the DJs spinning the music and everyone listening. The album is available on all streaming services (search for Monika Herzig's Sheroes) - recommended order link - Bloomington friends, stop by at Landlocked Music for your copy. Recording Academy Member friends, consider voting in the Best Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Solo category.

We're planning a series of US Jazz Girls Days and Sheroes concerts late March/ early April 2025 - send me a note if you're interested in hosting!

Live Streaming Alerts - free and to your sofa: The final concert on Friday September 20 of our Blended Intensive Learning Program in partnership with four European Universities featuring music from the 2022 collection New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers - info and link here.

And the conference sessions, including a Talking Jazz Live show, during the 4th gathering of the International Network for Artistic Research in Jazz October 4-6 can also be streamed from anywhere in the world - more info soon.

Below is the calendar with all the tour dates - I can't wait to connect with many of you and share musical moments and memories. Let me know where you can join us. Also find a link to a new Talking Jazz Episode with Annie Chen. Talking Jazz is available as a podcast on all streaming services, subscribe for weekly shows with today's leading jazz artists.

Thank you for your support and friendship

Monika

All In Good Time is racing up the JazzWeek Radio Charts - already #17 in its fourth week, thank you to all the DJs spinning the music and everyone listening. You can order your copy here.

Our Concert at Eagle Creek Park this year was very special - pulling out lots of classic BeebleBrox tunes. We'll present the repertoire one more time at the Chatterbox, August 23, with FREE BeebleBrox CDs available!

Thank you to Kyle Long at WFYI Indianapolis for the interview feature - enjoy!

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 23, 9:30pm, Chatterbox, Indianapolis - Monika Herzig Acoustic Project

Saturday, August 24, 3:30pm, Garfield Park McAllister Stage, Labor Day Festival - Monika Herzig Trio

SHEROES 10th Anniversary Album Release Tour

Supported in part by a Chamber Music America Performance Plus Grant

August 25 Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis

August 26 White's Lawn, Bloomington (email for invitation)

Augsut 27 Caffe Vivace, Cincinnatti

August 28 Merriman's Playhouse, South Bend

August 29 City Gallery, Erie

August 30 Bop Stop, Cleveland

Sep 1 DC Jazz Festival

Sep 2 Detroit Jazz Festival

This tour is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Sep 16 Zwe, Vienna - Jam Session with BIP New Standards

Sept 20 Spielraum Gasometer, Vienna - Final Concert BIP New Standards, Livestream Link

Sep 25 5:45 pm Frau Mayer, Vienna - Solo Piano

Sep 27 Hobiraum, Bad Vöslau - with Gudula Urban

OCTOBER 4-6, International Network of Artistic Research in Jazz Conference - stay tuned for livestreaming links

Oct 8 5:45 Frau Mayer, Vienna - Solo Piano

SHEROES 10th Anniversary Album Release Tour International

October 11 Stockwerk, Graz

October 12 Cafe Museum, Passau

October 13 Porgy & Bess, Wien

October 14 Ella & Louis, Mannheim

October 16 Jazzwoche, Hannover

October 18 Biberach Jazzclub

October 19 Femina Jazz, Cafe Berlin, Madrid

October 22-31 Jazzmandu Festival, Nepal

November 1/2 Piano Man, New Delhi

November 4 Global Music Institute, New Delhi

This tour is supported in part by Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International, a program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.

Further support by the Austrian Ministry of Culture and US Embassy Kathmandu

November 15 Lehel/Herzig/Schwarz/ Strauch @Hemingway Lounge Karlsruhe

November 24 Rule/ Herzig/ Schwarz @ Tunnel, Vienna

A blast from the Sheroes past - this is a performance of istop from the first album, just before recording our second album at the Manchester Craftsmen Guild in Pittsburgh in October 2017

Opportunity Alert

The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Trust Foundation in collaboration with the Jazz Education Network is offering a Jazz Research Fellowship - applications open until October 15. More info here.. Article submissions to Jazz Education in Research and Practice are also open here.

Streaming Links - click on the image of your favorite service, like, download, share, play often!

New Talking Jazz Episode with Annie Chen - enjoy!

Recordings and Books at the ACME Online Shop

Order Both Sides of Joni at www.bothsidesofjoni.com