Jazz audiences know Monika Herzig especially as co-leader of the fusion jazz group BeebleBrox, who recently released their fifth CD "Real Brox". BeebleBrox has also toured Germany twice and opened for acts such as Tower of Power, Sting, Santana, Yes, and many more. The Monika Herzig Acoustic Project showcases Herzig's skills as composer/ arranger and jazz pianist. Recently she has received an "Individual Artist Grant" from the Indiana Arts Commission in support of the release of her CD Melody Without Words on ACME Records. Melody With Harmony, the second CD by the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project, was released in March 2003. As a recipient of the 1994 Down Beat Magazine Award for her composition "Let's Fool One" and with several Big Band Arrangements published with the University of Northern Colorado Press, Herzig has already gathered international recognition for her writing skills. Herzig has been performing as a professional jazz pianist for more than fifteen years and has completed a Doctorate in Music Education and Jazz Studies at Bloomington's Indiana University in 1997. Currently she teaches Music Theory, Piano, Jazz Piano, and Music Business at Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University/ Purdue University Indianapolis. The repertoire of the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project includes originals and arrangements of standard repertoire, such as George Harrison's "Something", Kern/ Hammerstein's "The Song Is You", and Charlie Parker's "Yardbird Suite". Previous appearances include the Indy Jazz Fest, the Indianapolis Zoo, Cincinnati's Jazz in July Series, Bloomington's Jazz in July Series, the Columbus Jazz Fest, and many more. The Monika Herzig Trio can be heard every Thursday and Saturday at Rick's Cafe Boatyard at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis. "Distinctive originals and well-chosen standards reveal Herzig's warmhearted, reflective side and her cleverly playful nature." Nancy Ann Lee Jazz TImes contributor and co-editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide'' "The lady can get down and play" John W. Patterson AAJ Fusion/ Progressive Editor "Be sure to include the work of Monika Herzig in your jazz collection! Your life will be richer because of it!" Mark Lush, Midwestbands.com