Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert featuring the David Mesquitic Big Band feat. Christian Wiggs!
Grab your Tickets at monks-jazz.turntabletickets.com/#/shows/425?date=2023-02-26
Stream in UHD at youtu.be/A4niAN2hxGc
David Mesquitic - Piano/Bandleader/Composer
Christian Wiggs - Vocals
Ryan Hagler - Bass
Daniel Dufour - Drums
Matthew Maldonado - Reed 1
Russell Haight - Reed 2
Jerry Espinoza - Reed 3
John Mills - Reed 4
Eric Hargett - Reed 5
Leo Gauna - Trombone
Paul Deemer - Trombone
Ulrican Williams - Trombone
Aaron Garcia - Trombone
Mike Sailors - Trumpet
Jonah Springs - Trumpet
Lee Sparky Thomason - Trumpet
Jimmy Shortell - Trumpet
David Mesquitic is a jazz pianist, educator, and arranger based out of Texas. David Mesquitic is a pianist and educator committed to the intergenerational transfer of the knowledge, history, and traditions of jazz. Mesquitic’s performance includes his originals, arrangements, and special interpretations on classic jazz standards and American Songbook selections ranging from the ragtime, stride, bebop, post bop, and contemporary jazz stylings. Mesquitic is currently earning his Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies at the University of Texas at Austin where he was recently award the 2022 Eleanor Alexander Stripling Award for Excellence in Jazz Studies. As bandleader David released his first trio album in the summer of 2019 titled “Preamble.” As an artist, David remains active performing, touring, and arranging as leader and sideman in both jazz and commercial based projects. David has had the privilege to study with luminaries Andy LaVerne, Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman, Steven Feifke, and Benny Green. He has also had the privilege of sharing the stage with Postmodern Jukebox, Aubrey Logan, Dick Oats, Steven Feifke, Benny Benack III, Carmen Bradford, Clark Sommers, Dick Oats, Andre Hayward, James Morrison, and Christian Wiggs.
This show features original works by David Mesquitic and a special four movement suite with the collaboration of Christian Wiggs. “A New Covenant” is an exploratory work of identity, abuse, subsequent trauma and openness for reformation within organizational spirituality. While the work is semi-autobiographical, pulling directly from the lives of both composers, it speaks to a shared experience from generations of individuals affected by religious dogma.
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Taking inspiration from luminaries such as Kurt Elling, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, and founder of Bandstand Presents.
Christian has shared the stage with acclaimed musicians such as Benny Benack III, Martina DaSilva, Bryan Carter, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Steven Feifke, Aubrey Logan, Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski, Mathis Picard, Daniel Foose, Andre Hayward, Robert Edwards, Clark Sommers, and George Fludas. In addition to collaboration, Christian serves as artist management for drummer/vocalist, composer, and orchestrator Bryan Carter.
Wiggs has released three studio albums and serves as the host and producer of “Off The Bandstand”, a series of conversations that feature local and national jazz musicians. Off stage, Christian serves as an active producer and director, his work behind the camera being featured by Playbill, ABC News, NPR Live Sessions, and WRTI 90.1.
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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!
