USA: The 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition

2011 JAZZ PIANO COMPETITION SEMI-FINALS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Sunday, September 11, 2011

1:00 p.m.

National Museum of Natural History

Baird Auditorium

10th and Constitution, NW

Washington, D.C.

On Sunday, September 11, twelve of the world's most talented young jazz pianists will compete in the semi-finals of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, the most prestigious jazz competition in the world.

The semi-finals will be held at the National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium. Tickets are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are unable to attend in person, please watch the semi-finals via a LIVE webcast presented by Smithsonian Associates at www.monkinstitute.org/semifinalslive.

This year's judges include Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Moran, Danilo Perez and Renee Rosnes. Thelonious Monk, Jr. will host the event.
The 2011 competition semi-finalists are Kris Bowers (Los Angeles, California), Emmet Cohen (Miami, Florida), Steven Feifke (Lexington, Massachusetts), Beka Gochiashvili (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia), Justin Kauflin (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Pascal Le Boeuf (Santa Cruz, California), Antonio Madruga (Pembroke Pines, Florida), Hod Moshonov (Pardes Hanna, Israel), Can Olgun (born in Marburg, Germany and raised in Berlin, Germany), Harold O'Neal (born in Arusha, Tanzania and raised in Kansas City, Missouri), Joshua White (born in Los Angeles and raised in El Cajon, California) and Glenn Zaleski (Boylston, Massachusetts).

The 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition is sponsored by Cadillac. All proceeds will support Institute programs in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New Orleans, and around the world.

If you would like to contribute to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, please visit our website or call 202-364-7272.