Amanda Monaco (guitar); Michaël Attias (alto saxophone); Sean Conly (bass); Michael Sarin (drums)

New Haven Native and NYC-based guitarist Amanda Monaco presents her quartet, Deathblow, for a concert of music from their new self-titled album as well as new music written by Monaco.

Amanda Monaco has performed at venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Jazz Standard, and the Blue Note, and with artists such as Milt Hinton and the Mingus Orchestra. She has released eight albums as a leader; her projects include her eclectic quartet Deathblow, rambunctious organ quartet Glitter, and all-female sextet Lioness. Her Pirkei Avot Project performs her original music with lyrics from selected verses from a collection of rabbinical teachings compiled in the third century C.E. Monaco is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory.