Live jazz with dinner at The Mad Monkfish in Central Sq!
Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish!
William Watson (Bill) Pierce is a saxophonist and educator. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1972. Over the years, Bill has performed and recorded with numerous jazz legends. He appeared with artists such as The Four Tops and toured with Stevie Wonder’s band. In 1980, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, serving as musical director, and regularly performed with the Freddie Hubbard Quintet. In 1985, Bill joined the Tony Williams Quintet and made five recordings with the group. Since 1999, Bill has been a member of the Kevin Eubanks Quartet, which has released six recordings. For more than 35 years, he has divided his time between academia, performing and recording under his own name for the Sunnyside label. Bill has released recordings of his own group and has been featured at many major American, Japanese and European jazz festivals.
Bill was the chairman of the woodwind department at Berklee College of Music. He retired from that position in 2018.
Featuring:
Bill Pierce, tenor saxophone
Gilson Schachnik, piano
Gregory Ryan, acoustic bass
John Ramsay, drums
Live music free with your meal! Dinner reservations are recommended. Please specify that you want a table in the Jazz Baroness Room.
Phone: 617-441-2116
Additional time info:
1st Show: 7:00-8:15pm
2nd Show: 8:45-10:00pm
For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page.
2023/07/22 - 2023/07/22
The Mad Monkfish
524 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Street parking, Green Street Garage, H-Mart parking lot.