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Monika is a very active musician. She already released
the albums Melody Without Words, Melody with Harmony,
In Your Own Sweet Voice - A Tribute to Women Composers, What Have
You Gone and Done?, With subtlety Monika Herzig approaches the first theme The Pianists Say. She expands the complex melody structure into jamming excursions combing different elements of jazz. On Come With Me Monika Herzig seamlessly bridges the gap between a romantic melody and jazz improvisation by interweaving both sides into one composition. Inside the album one finds a poem of Norbert Krapf, which describes in words the intended emotional expression of the musical piece. Olé is an old Spanish expression used to cheer and applaud as part of flamenco music. The title perfectly sums up the elegance and dynamic of the tune. Carolyn Dutton (violin) and Monika excel on this mixture of salsa, flamenco and all goodies of Latin music. Bob Dylan wrote the song Blowing In The Wind for his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963). Blowin' in the Wind has been covered by hundreds of artists, but certainly has Monika's rendition a special place and earns the prize for jazzy interpretation. On Italian Taxi Ride displays Monika's experience during a high speed drive through small Roman alleys. Superb how the musicians cites many musical themes in the course of the performance. Cole Porter wrote the song What Is This Thing Called Love for his show Wake Up and Dream in 1928. Carolyn Dutton takes the lead on violin on this Latin enhanced version. Heavy Burden is Monika's return to her days of the BeebleBox recordings, fusion jazz at its best. Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years is also Monika's motto. Share her journey. Paradise On Ice is Monika's musical impression of a previous dream vacation in the Panorama Ski Resort in B.C., Canada. Fascinating Peter Kienle's guitar solo. The album ends with a solo piano rendition of Hoagy Carmichael's Georgia, contemplative and elegant. Monika Herzig's Come With Me is highly recommended to anyone building a great library of jazz music. She embodies many different styles of jazz for your outmost pleasure.
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German-born
pianist, composer and artist Monika Herzig moved to the United States in
August 1988. After completing her Doctorate in Music Education and
Jazz Studies at Indiana University, she is now a faculty member of this
institution.
