The Home of Jazz Music in Columbus, Ohio

Since his debut album in 1995, Ben Monder has reshaped jazz guitar with a keen eye for history – lending an unmistakable voice to the work of giants including David Bowie, Lee Konitz, Maria Schneider, Paul Motian, Ingrid Jensen, and Tim Berne – and a firm grip on the future with beguiling, idiosyncratic compositions. For the first time since his appearance in Guillermo Klein’s Los Guachos big band at the Wexner Center, thanks to local guitar hero Zakk Jones who opens, Monder graces Columbus’ premiere intimate listening room, Filament, for a solo guitar performance on November 23 (tickets here), I was lucky enough to talk with Monder by phone about the mesmerizing double-album he comes to town promoting, Day After Day. Read More →