JD Allen trio with Gregg August and Rudy Royston, special guest Bill Frisell

Set 1

Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues Are
Teo
52 St. Theme
Pannonica
Bright Mississippi
Nutty

(JD worked in reprises of the blues and the rhythm changes: very hip.)

Set 2

Stuffy Turkey
Bemsha Swing
Ask Me Now
Epistrophy
Bright Mississippi
Monk’s Dream
I Mean You

encore: Misterioso

Highlights included: JD’s levitating post-Coltrane search on “Bemsha Swing,” Frisell’s melodies on “Ask Me Now,”  Royston’s one-handed single stroke rolls accompanying the theme of “Monk’s Dream,” August’s indomitable up-tempo walking lines on “52 St. Theme.”

Very special thanks to Tim Walter of Durham Fruit and Produce Co., the warehouse is warm and welcoming.

MONK@100  includes a listening booth

and several pieces of art by André Leon Gray.

Aaron Greenwald of Duke Performances made it all possible.

Rehearsal and pre-gig: