Aug 4, 2026 12:16 PM
Monika Herzig’s Transparent Journey
German-born pianist, composer and educator Monika Herzig has always placed advocacy and humanitarianism at the center…
“I can talk from the perspective of other parents and what it would be like,” Monika Herzig notes of advocating for her transgender son through music. “So let me do that. That’s the voice I can share.”
Aug 4, 2026 12:16 PM
German-born pianist, composer and educator Monika Herzig has always placed advocacy and humanitarianism at the center…
The Mussorgsky Jazz Orchestra is one of many bands that has played at the Jazz Across Borders conference in St. Petersburg, Russia. The third annual edition will be held Nov. 15–16.
Nov 5, 2019 4:26 PM
The third annual Jazz Across Borders conference will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 15–16. The event will…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Sep 26, 2019 4:45 PM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
After taking part in a discussion on gender and jazz, pianist Monika Herzig’s SHEroes ensemble performed April 4 at The New School in New York.
Apr 9, 2018 8:31 PM
“You play good, for a girl.”
Every instrumentalist on the “Jazz and Gender” panel discussion at The New…
