JD Allen Trio & Bill Frisell

The guitarist Bill Frisell has earned great acclaim, especially during the last decade, for highly conceptual projects, many of which he has presented at Duke Performances. Frisell has been grappling with the legacy and lessons of Thelonious Monk for his entire career, pursuing Monk's unwavering mix of devotion to melody and his obsession with bending it. From Frisell's stunning collaborations with Monk associates Paul Motian and Ron Carter (including 1989's devotional Monk in Motian) to his playful take on "Blue Monk" with pianist Fred Hersch, he is one of music's very best Monk interpreters.

TWO SETS: 7 PM & 9 PM