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Name Derel Monteith
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Biography
Derel Monteith has played the piano since 2nd grade, and jazz has been his primary musical focus for over 20 years. Jazz pianists in East Coast small groups active during the 1940's, 50's and 60's---Wynton Kelly, Red Garland, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner---are among Derel's biggest musical influences, as well as more recent pianists such as Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, Mulgrew Miller, and Bobo Stenson. Derel arrived in Peoria in late September 2007 from his home state of North Carolina and began performing with Central Illinois jazz luminaries such as David Hoffman and Todd Kelly shortly thereafter. Derel spends his spare time hanging out with his wife and daughter and practicing intellectual property law at Caterpillar.

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