The Whole World in Her Hands Monika Herzig

• 1Plenty of Nothing05:06
• 2Mosquitoes04:14
• 3The Cat That Stole the Moon03:04
• 4In a Nutshell05:26
• 5Song for Argentina05:49
• 6istop05:30
• 7Royals05:22
• 8Oh Muddy Waters04:59
• 92-Way Mirror04:32
• 10A Total Non-Impossibility05:40
• 11Peaceful Piece03:48
• 12The Whole World in Her Hands05:09
• Total Runtime58:39

Info for The Whole World in Her Hands

Jazz pianist Monika Herzig has toured internationally as a bandleader, pianist, author, and jazz advocate. The songs on this album include original compositions by Herzig, as well as arrangements of traditional tunes and current hits. Along with Herzig, an all-star ensemble performs on these works, including Leni Stern, Mayra Casales, Jane Bunnett, Arianna Fanning, Jennifer Vincent, Reut Regev, Jamie Baum, Lakecia Benjamin, and Linda Oh.

The journey has begun – global female jazz musicians are taking the lead in “The Whole World in Her Hands”. The project includes recordings, a documentary, a song bportraits_675_RTook, and more. It’s a privilege to collaborate with these fantastic musicians – can you name them?

Monika Herzig, piano
Reut Regev, trombone
Leni Stern, guitar
Jamie Baum, flute
Lakecia Benjamin, saxophone
Jane Bunnett, saxophone, flute
Linda Oh, bass
Jennifer Vincent, bass
Anna Butterss, bass
Arianna Fanning, drums
Mayra Casales, percussion

Monika Herzig
In 1987, the pedagogical institute in Weingarten, Germany awarded a scholarship for a one-year exchange program at the University of Alabama to one of their students, jazz pianist Monika Herzig. Together with her partner and guitarist Peter Kienle, she arrived in the States on a one-way ticket, with one suitcase of belongings and one guitar in August 1988.

Since then she has completed her Doctorate in Music Education and Jazz Studies at Indiana University, where she is now a faculty member. Her book “David Baker – A Legacy in Music” was released November 2011 on IU Press. As a touring jazz artist, she has performed at many prestigious jazz clubs and festivals, such as the Indy Jazz Fest, Cleveland’s Nighttown, Louisville’s Jazz Factory, the W.C.Handy Festival, Jazz in July in Bloomington and Cincinnati, Columbus’ Jazz & Rib Fest, to name just a few. Groups under her leadership have toured Germany, Italy, Japan, opened for acts such as Tower of Power, Sting, the Dixie Dregs, Yes, and more.

Recently, Herzig has been signed to the Owl Studios label and released the holiday CD “Peace on Earth”, followed by a CD/ DVD combo entitled “Come With Me” on March 8, 2011. Her previous releases have received rave reviews. Thomas Garner from Garageradio.com writes, “I was totally awed by the fine musicianship throughout”. As a recipient of the 1994 Down Beat Magazine Award for her composition “Let’s Fool One” and with several Big Band Arrangements published with the University of Northern Colorado Press, Herzig has also gathered international recognition for her writing skills.

The current repertoire of the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project includes originals and arrangements of standard repertoire, such as John Lennon’s Imagine, Cole Porter’s Night and Day, or Hoagy Carmichael’s Georgia. The Monika Herzig Trio can be heard every Saturday at Rick’s Cafe Boatyard at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis.

This album contains no booklet.