Juli Wood Quartet

Juli Wood - Tenor Sax/Vocals

Russ Johnson - Trumpet

Matt Ferguson - Bass

Mike Schlick - Drums

Carmen sings Monk: a celebration of the swinging and wonderful music of Thelonious Monk performed by Juli Wood Quartet

For the past twenty-five years, with five albums as a leader, several studio projects as a sideman, and countless worldwide performances, saxophonist, vocalist, and composer Juli Wood has established herself as a solid, swinging, lyrical, and entertaining performer on Chicago’s music scene. Juli has played many jazz clubs and festivals nationally and internationally: Chicago Jazz Fest, Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Chicago’s main jazz clubs – Jazz Showcase, Green Mill, Andy’s and Katerina’s. Skansen Jazz and Blues (Stockholm, Sweden), Pori Jazz Fest (Finland), Bent J’s club (Aarhus, Denmark), Storyville (Helsinki, Finland), Arlandia Jazz Fest (Aaland Islands, Finland), and the ” Made in Chicago ” jazz festival in Poznan, Poland, to name a few. Juli is in the tradition of saxophonists who were also great vocalists: Cleanhead Vincent, Eddie Harris, and Louis Jordan.