Under the direction of Dr. Monty Cole, hear the music of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk and his sidemen performed by the Mercer Jazz Combo. This event is free and open to the public.

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Straight No Chaser”

McCorkle Music Building

Students in the WashU guitar studios will perform a concert of solos and ensembles.


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Guitar Gala

560 Music Center

Take a break in your day to hear Washington University faculty and students from the Department of Music, Arts & Sciences, in intimate chamber music and acoustic solo performances surrounded by art in the permanent collection and special exhibition galleries. These 45-minute concerts are free and open to the public.

Kemper Unplugged

Washington University in St. Louis

The Merz Trio has established itself at the forefront of the U.S. chamber music scene, with debuts in the 2022–23 season at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Chamber Music Houston, Chamber Music Detroit, and Minnesota's Schubert Club, among others. Winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, and Chesapeake competitions, the members have been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity... fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle) and “perfection of intonation and ensemble” (Hudson Review).

Merz Trio

Tippet Rise Art Center

Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane

San Bernardino Valley College Auditorium

A classically trained pianist with the creative energy of a jazz performer, Aaron Diehl returns to Orange County in “Paradoxes in Performance,” a program that explores the role of improvisation in both classical and jazz pieces.

Aaron Diehl, piano

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

A classically trained pianist with the creative spirit of a jazz performer, Aaron Diehl fuses together traditional pieces with fresh artistry as he interweaves multiple genres into one exquisite piano recital.  A graduate of Juilliard, Diehl was named the 2011 Cole Porter Fellow by American Pianists Association, in 2014 became the youngest ever Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist, and has released two critically acclaimed albums on the Mack Avenue Records label. He has collaborated with living masters across the music spectrum from jazz greats Wynton Marsalis and Benny Golson to 20th century classical titan Philip Glass.

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Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Straight No Chaser” · Mercer University Townsend School of Music

Dec 3, 2023

Guitar Gala · Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music

Nov 17, 2023

Kemper Unplugged · Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music

Sep 16, 2023

Merz Trio · Tippet Rise Art Center

May 20, 2023

Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane · San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra

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