# CD review: SJZ Collective – SJZ Collective Reimagines Monk 2018: Video

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2018/12/21/cd-review-sjz-collective-sjz-collective-reimagines-monk-2018-video/
- Published: 2018-12-21T21:13:11+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**On the eve of the of the 30th anniversary of San Jose Jazz’s annual Summer Fest
in 2019, the SJZ Collective, featuring the cream of Silicon Valley jazz musicians,
is set to release its debut EP, SJZ Collective Reimagines Monk, on December 14. **

The EP is a collection of new arrangements of four Thelonious Monk compositions,
featuring drummer Wally Schnalle, trumpeter/flugelhorn player John L. Worley, Jr.,
organist Brian Ho, guitarist Hristo Vitchev, saxophonist Oscar Pangilinan and bassist
Saúl Sierra – each an acclaimed bandleader in their own right. The project debuted
at the San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2018, celebrating Monk’s centennial.

The SJZ Collective is the brainchild of Schnalle, and each of its members is on 
the staff of San Jose Jazz Summer Jazz Camp, a two-week learning lab led by some
of the region’s best teaching artists. Schnalle has been an integral faculty member
of the camp for two decades and its director since 2013. Over the past year, the
SJZ Collective has represented the sound of South Bay on a national level, touring
the U.S., and most recently returned from their first international tour in Taiwan.

 1. Green Chimneys
 2. ‘Round Midnight
 3. Ask Me Now
 4. Blue Monk

**Murray Low – piano**
 **Oscar Pangilinan – saxophone** **Saúl Sierra – bass** **
Wally Schnalle – drums** **Mason Razavi – guitar** **John L. Worley, Jr. – trumpet**

![Картинки по запросу SJZ Collective - SJZ Collective Reimagines
Monk](https://i0.wp.com/www.gratefulweb.com/sites/default/files/images/articles/
SJZCollective.jpeg?w=640)

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