In
the beginning, there were ‘The Chicks’. I encouraged Monika Herzig to pursue
her love of Chick Corea’s music and dared to mention the play on words with his
name. Her project is anything but tongue-in-cheek. She has assembled some
seriously accomplished musicians, all of whom happen to be women. Not only can
we be excited about the music they play, we can be thrilled about the important
example they represent of high achieving women. Women are not the only ones
that can feel lucky about what The Whole World in Her Hands has
brought us. We all can. – Grammy
Winning Bassist, John Clayton
The Whole World in Her Hands is a musical
collaboration under the leadership of pianist/ composer Monika Herzig featuring
outstanding female jazz artists from around the globe and produced by Suzi
Reynolds. The music was recorded at Avatar
Studios in New York City and released June 2016 on Whaling City Sound. The
group completed an extensive Midwest/ East Coast Tour in September 2016 with
subsequent second recording to be released Summer 2017.
Monika will be joined by the following musicians:
Jaime Baum (flute) – Guggenheim Fellow, numerous awards as flutist/ composer
Rosa Avila (drums) – Pearl Drums artist, with Villalobos Brothers, Andy Williams, and more
Shannon Gunn (trombone) - leader of Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes
Jennifer Vincent (bass) – Jazz at Lincoln Center educator, bassist with Duke Ellington Orchestra etc
Leni Stern (guitar) - Fender and D’Addario artist w. Michael Brecker, Bill Frisell