Andrew Moorhead Trio ft. Marcos Varela & Ari Hoenig - Live at Monks

Thu, Sep 07

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Andrew Moorhead Trio! Andrew Moorhead - Piano Marcos Varela - Double Bass Ari Hoenig - Drums Special Guest: Carter Arrington - Guitar Andrew Moorhead is a pianist and composer from Houston, Texas. He studied physics and piano at the University of Texas. During his studies and after graduating in 2006 he was an active player in Austin, whose rich and multifaceted music scene provided multiple contexts (jazz, metal, R&B) in which to develop. During this time he was privileged to make music with Carter Arrington, Philippe Vieux, John Fremgen, Eric Hargett, Jon Blondell, Brannen Temple, Dwayne Jackson (aka D-madness), Jason Marsalis, Sam Lipman, Ed Miles, Chris Maresh, Bruce Saunders, and more. Andrew moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2008 to pursue a PhD in mathematics. While there, he studied piano with Art Lande, also playing in a free improvisation group with him, and performed widely on the Denver jazz scene with Brad Goode, John Lake, Josh Quinlan, Serafin Sanchez, John Gunther, John Grigsby, Greg Garrison, Greg Tanner Harris, Danny Meyer, Ed Breazeale, and more. In 2011 Andrew's life was interrupted by a 47 foot fall that resulted in a three month hospitalization and a lengthy subsequent period of total disability. His current method of playing has developed from the necessity of accommodating spinal cord damage impacting both legs and an immobile right wrist. Andrew's music is a blend of various styles and genres. Chief among his influences are Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Allan Holdsworth, Brahms, Steve Reich, Boards of Canada, and Aphex Twin. His music has recently been brought to life by the expertise of an old friend Marcos Varela and the venerable drumming of Ari Hoenig on his debut album Interleaved. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve.