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Comprising Javier Red on piano, Marlene Rosenberg on bass, and Tim Davis on drums, the trio presents a performance centered around Thelonious Monk's compositions. They skillfully meld Monk's distinct rhythmic nuances with their own improvisational styles, creating a captivating musical experience.

Javier Red - piano 

Marlene Rosenberg - bass

Tim Davis - drums

Javier Red, a Chicago-based jazz pianist, leads the unconventional jazz band "Javier Red's Imagery Converter" with two critically acclaimed albums. "Ephemeral Certainties" was selected in the 2019 NPR Jazz Critics Poll. They recently released "Life & Umbrella," praised by publications like Chicago Reader, Jazziz, and All About Jazz.

Javier Red was born and raised in Mexico City, and in 2015 he moved to Chicago. Although he has had key musical mentors in his career, Javier is mainly self-taught. He believes that music inspires, connects people with themselves or with each other, and is a never-ending journey of self-discovery, exploration, challenges, creativity, and growth. In 2001 he founds -together with Jose Gurria (L.A. Gurrisonic Orchestra)- Ethos Trio, with whom they were enrolled in several international performances, such as the International Festival Meet in Beijing in China, and the Washington Kennedy Center Celebrating Mexico among others. They also frequently had Michael Caldwell (California State University senior faculty fellow) as a special guest with whom they performed in Mexico and USA. He was part of Papabetos; Mexican Big Band, with featured invited artists such as Kiyoshi Kitagawa in the bass. 

In 2006 he met Matt Davis (NY based Guitar player & Manhattan School of Music guitar faculty member). They started creating and presenting their music in New York, Philadelphia and Mexico City, recording a Duo Album En Nuestros Viajes, which was ranked as one of the best 2011 Albums by Tome to the Weather Machine. He has played in some of the most important venues in Mexico, such as Palacio de Bellas Artes and CENART, as well as important venues around the world such as Beijing Haidan Centre, Washington Kennedy Center, and Notre Dame University DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. He has been invited for multiple festivals such as Eurojazz, Festival Cervantino, Havana-Cuba Jazz Festival, and Lima Jazz Festival among others. His Chicago-based band Imagery Converter has performed in several Chicago and Midwest Jazz venues, been very well received. In 2019 they released their first album Ephemeral Certainties with the iconic Chicago label Delmark. Javier was recognised as newcomer of the year by El Intruso 2019 International Poll, as well as the new album was selected by NPR 2019 Jazz Writers as the third Debut album of the year. Cerebral and stimulating music..lyrical and wistful (Chicago Jazz Magazine) Outstanding Musician… (La Jornada Mexico) Awesome soloing skills… (Tome to the Weather Machine, US) Deep sensitivity ... (All About Jazz)

Drummer, Tim Davishas Performed with Nat Adderly Quintet, Mose Allison, Randy Brecker, Nick Brignola, Steve Cardenes, Rodney Dangerfield, Kurt Elling, John Fedchock, Von Freeman, Eddi Harris, Carmell Jones, Barney Kessel Sheila Jordan, Dave Liebman, Kitty Margolis, Mike Metheny, James Moody, Carol Sloan, Tiny Tim, Bill Watrous, Claude “Fiddler” Williams, Larry Willis, Dave Onderdonk, Kelly Brand and Nextet, Marlene Rosenberg, Steve Million, Dennis Luxion, and many more.

As an educator Davis conducted workshops, master classes, and performance clinics. Adjunct Faculty at University of Missouri and Concordia University. Consultant to the Kansas City Magnet Schools music education program. Taught privately in addition to group instruction.

Concerts and events made possible, in part, with support from the Wells Philanthropic Services provided by grants from the John, Anna, and Martha Jane Fields Memorial Trust Foundation, Stanley A. and Flora P. Clark Memorial Community Trust Foundation, and the Florence V. Carroll Charitable Trust, The Esther and George Jaruga Charitable Foundation, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County's ArtsEverywhere initiative, and the Arts Project Support Grant and Arts Recovery Grant through the Indiana Arts Commission. Concert support provided by the Arts Midwest Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund grant (2022-2023 season).