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6/2 Consuelo Candelaria Trio

June 02, 2024 07:00 PM until June 02, 2024 10:00 PM

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page.  1st Show: 7:00-8:15pm   and   2nd Show: 8:45-10:00pm

Consuelo Candelaria, piano

Kevin Barry, guitar

Ron Mahdi, acoustic bass


Recorded Paula Cole’s latest record “Ballads” 2018

Performances with Curtis Fuller, Billy Pierce, Billy Hart, Don Braden, Lewis Nash, Louis Hayes, Pat LaBarbara, Joe Morelo, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Jeff Watts, Paula Cole, and many others.

Performances and recordings with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra with the Bill Pierce Quintet for the King of Thailand, recorded by Abbey Roads Studio remote, performed for the President of Costa Rica with Victor Mendoza and others

Dennis Brennan (Iodine Bros), Emiel Van Egdom featuring Bobby Militello, Consuelo-Jon Quintet (original compositions) featuring Bill Pierce, The Don Houge Quintet, and multiple recordings as sideman

Tours of Asia, Europe, U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean

Recordings as a leader: Last Sunday Morning by the Consuelo-Jon Quintet on Accurate Records, “When They Danced” by Consuelo Candelaria featuring Kevin Barry, “La Jornada” recording in 2009

A Grand prize winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in Jazz category

Currently working on a new recording this year featuring Kevin Barry. Release date 2018-19

B.M., Berklee College of Music

Professor Berklee College, Ensemble Department

"From listening to her recordings I realized she has become one of the great masters of jazz piano and a first rate composer. It is an honor and privilege to give her my highest endorsement."

~DONALD BROWN, World renowned pianist/composer/educator