Music
Pride & Joy (2019)
Ensemble: Lioness
Personnel: Alexa Tarantino, Alto Saxophone; Jenny Hill, Tenor Saxophone; Lauren Sevian, Baritone Saxophone; Amanda Monaco, Guitar; Akiko Tsuruga, Organ; Allison Miller, Drums.
Description: Six talented female musicians join together to deliver an entertaining and melodically engaging debut as the new collective Lioness roars into action with "Pride & Joy." Carefully assembled by Posi-Tone producer Marc Free, this record features the front line talents of alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, tenor saxophonist Jenny Hill, and baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian, along with the talented rhythm section of guitarist Amanda Monaco, organist Akiko Tsuruga and drummer Allison Miller. With a dazzling combination of talents and an evocative program of musical selections by female composers, the ear catching performances on "Pride & Joy" are sure to bring bright moments to jazz fans everywhere.
Label: Posi-Tone Records
The Pirkei Avot Project, Vol. 2 (2019)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Tammy Scheffer, vocals; Daphna Mor, recorders, ney, and vocals; Sean Conly, bass; Daniel Freedman, percussion.
Description: The next installment of this ongoing musical project features vocalist Tammy Scheffer and percussionist Daniel Freedman along with Daphna Mor and Sean Conly from the previous album. Released on vinyl and mp3 only.
Label: RMI Records
GLITTER (2017)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Lauren Sevian, baritone saxophone; Gary Versace, organ; Matt Wilson, drums.
Description: Monaco’s debut as a leader for the Posi-Tone label features her original compositions as well as classics such as “Theme for Ernie” and “Freight Trane”.
Label: Posi-Tone Records
Changing Same (2015)
Ensemble: Joseph C Phillips’ Numinous Ensemble
Description: Part chamber orchestra, part big band, part contemporary alternative group, Numinous reflects Phillips’s musical philosophy of mixed music, a fusion of artistic and cultural influences into one distinctive and singular vision.
The Pirkei Avot Project, Vol. 1 (2011)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, vocals; Daphna Mor, recorders and ney; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion.
Description: Monaco’s first collection of music written to selected texts from a collection of rabbinic wisdom compiled in the third century C.E.
Label: Genevieve Records
I Think I’ll Keep You (2009)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Michaël Attias, alto and baritone saxophones; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums.
Description: Recorded for the now-defunct LateSet Records label (based in Japan), this quartet would go on to be called “Deathblow” and continues to be, but for no reason.
Label: Late Set Records
Playdate (2009)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Wayne Escoffery, tenor and soprano saxophones; Noah Baerman, piano; Henry Lugo, bass; Vinnie Sperrazza, drums.
Description: Friends since high school, Monaco, Baerman, and Escoffery studied music together at the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, Conn. Joined with new friends Lugo and Sperrazza, they swing and bop their way through tunes penned by Monaco, Baerman, and Sperrazza, along with lesser-known standards from the songbooks of John Stubblefield, James Williams and Kenny Barron (to name a few)
Label: Posi-Tone Records
Intention (2007)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco 4
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Jason Gillenwater, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Fraser Hollins, bass; Jeff Davis, drums.
Description: Recorded after the quartet’s 2005 tour and released in 2007, featuring originals by Monaco and Gillenwater.
Label: Innova Recordings
Amanda Monaco 4 (2003)
Ensemble: Amanda Monaco 4
Personnel: Amanda Monaco, guitar; Jason Gillenwater, tenor saxophone; Fraser Hollins, bass; Jeff Davis, drums.
Description: a. Recorded/mixed/mastered by Dae Bennett at Bennett Studios, Englewood NJ. Monaco’s first record as a leader, released on her label Genevieve Records.
Label: Genevieve Records