Chao, Monique
, 2024, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 31.2
Jazz Ruler Type: BigBand
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 74
O’s Notes: Big band composer, conductor, pianist, vocalist Monique Chao was born in Taiwan, and is now based in Milan, Italy. She released Time Chamber late in 2024 with her large ensemble. The music combines layers of harmonious rhythms with syncopated beats accented by the rhythm section. Highlights are “Hollow”, the fusion-laced “Hyperbolic Time Chamber”, the sleepy “Melting City”, “More Than A Friend”, and “Chester Is Boss”.
Publicist: Two for the Show Media