The Monika Wall Ensemble takes the stage In Celebration of Nina Simone. Singer songwriter Monika Wall shared her love for Nina Simone’s blues and gospel music with a virtual Music ‘N’ Mavens audience in 2021. Having developed the music further to include Jonathan Alexiuk, piano, Richard Gillis, trumpet, Mitchell Mozdzen, bass, and Jim Johnston, drums, this concert returns to the 2022 stage as a grander, live performance of Nina Simone’s melodies.