ARTS Pick: Monika Herzig

She writes about it, she teaches it and more importantly she lives it. Jazz pianist and educator Monika Herzig leads an all-female lineup featuring veteran flutist Jamie Baum, along with Israeli-American musicians Reut Regev on trombone and Adi Myerson on bass, and Nashville-based drummer Arianna Fanning holding down the beat for an evening of instrumentals presented by the Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU.

Friday 8/28. $10-20, 8pm. Brooks Hall, UVA Grounds. 249-6191.

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