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Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition winners at Tribeca Performing Arts Center |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
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Jazz in Progress
Monk in Motion:
The Next Face of Jazz
On November 29 David Mooney, on December 7 Miles Okazaki, and on December 13 Lage Lund perforn at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
A Partnership between Tribeca Performing Arts Center and the Thelonious
Monk Institute presents the top three winners from the renowned 18th
Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Each concert
features one winner and their combo from various parts of the world,
demonstrating the versatility and variety of jazz guitar styles.
 Finalist with TS Monk and Billy Dee Williams
November 29 @ 7pm: David Mooney
The 18th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition $5,000
third place scholarship went to David Mooney, 24, from New Orleans,
Louisiana. Mooney has a Bachelor of Music degree from the
University of North Texas and a Master of Music degree from the
University of New Orleans. He has been a member of the Louis
Armstrong Quintet, a group funded by the Louis Armstrong Foundation to
teach jazz to high school students. He currently performs with
the David Mooney Group.
December 7 @ 7pm: Miles Okazaki
The 18th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition second
place honors and a $10,000 scholarship went to Miles Okazaki, 30, a
native of Seattle, Washington. Okazaki has a B.A. in Literature
from Harvard University and a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan
School of Music. He has performed with a variety of artists
including Stanley Turrentine, Regina Carter, and Allan Harris. He
is currently a member of Jane Monheit's group.
 Lage Lund
The 18th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, which
this year was devoted to jazz guitar, came to a close this evening with
three winners among a strong field of 10 competitors. Taking top
honors and the $20,000 first place scholarship was Lage Lund, 27.
A native of Skein, Norway, Lund began playing guitar at age 13.
By the time he was 16, he was performing at local clubs with his own
jazz trio. Lund received a full scholarship to attend the Berklee
College of Music, where he studied with Bill Pierce, Hal Crook, and
George Garzone. After graduating, he moved to New York and
received a grant from the Fulbright Foundation. He was later
accepted into the Juilliard Jazz Studies program, making him the first
guitarist in the history of the program. Lund also has been the
recipient of the Jimi Hendrix Award and the Max Roach Scholarship.
Tickets: $10. Students/Seniors: $8 For tickets, please call the box
office at (212) 220-1460.
Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers St.
New York, NY 10007
(between Greenwich and West Streets)
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