Monika Herzig is a German-born pianist, composer and performing/recording artist. After receiving a scholarship in 1987 from the pedagogical institute in Weingarten, Germany for a one-year exchange program at the University of Alabama, she moved to the United States in August 1988. Later on, she completed her Doctorate in Music Education and Jazz Studies at Indiana University, where she is now a faculty member.

As a recording artist, in addition to numerous recordings with the fusion group BeebleBrox, she has produced four albums as leader of the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project. "Peace on Earth" was released locally in the Indianapolis, Indiana area in 2008 and was released nationally in 2009 under the Owl Studios

Owl Studios

Owl Studios is an independent record label, started in 2005 by J. Allan Hall, that concentrates on jazz, R&B, and jam band genres. It is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates from its downtown offices on Monument Circle.-Formation:...

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Awards

• 1994 Down Beat
  Down Beat
  Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
  
  Magazine "Best Original Composition" Winner for Let's Fool One
• 1994-1996 Two times finalist with BeebleBrox and winner with Oliver Nelson Jr. in WTPI Winter Jazzfest Competition, Indianapolis
• 2000, 2003, 2005 Individual Artist Grant recipient, Indiana Arts Commission