Monroe Quinn has been playing professionally
since the age of thirteen. He studied for over
ten years with jazz guitar great Remo Palmier.
Since then he has performed with such artists as
Billy Preston, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees,
Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, Neil Innes,
Joey Mallond of Badfinger, and Denny Laine from
Wings and The Moody Blues.
Monroe’s recording “I’ll Dream Of You”
contains nine tracks, seven of which he
composed. The CD has been played on 88.3FM WBGO
and was chosen as one of the “highlights of
the year” on their program “Jazz From the
Archives.”
Monroe is profiled in the book “The Jazz
Guitar-It’s Evolution, Players, and
Personalities Since 1900” written by Maurice
J. Summerfield and published by Ashley Mark. Show me.
The Hal Leonard Corporation has published
Monroe’s transcriptions of solos by Miles Davis,
Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and others.
In addition to freelancing with numerous artists in the New York area, Monroe is also the lead guitarist and chief arranger for The Alan Quinn Orchestra. www.alanquinn.com.
Quotes
about Monroe ...
New Jersey Jazz Society Journal, 2009, pdf
“…a musician of integrity and dedication. He
has a decided talent for writing a melodic jazz
line that lasts.”
Remo Palmier
Guitarist with Charlie Parker, Ella
Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand…
“I’ve heard him play live and he’s fantastic.”
Vincent Pelote
Rutgers Institute of
Jazz Studies
“…one of the most promising new jazz guitar
talents of the 1990s.”
Maurice J. Summerfield
Author of “The Jazz Guitar”
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