Each verse of the strophic "Chiamo il mio ben cosi" is accompanied by different solo instruments.
(Chinen) Roni Ben-Hur Tribute to Wes Montgomery and Grant Green (Sunday) Roni Ben-Hur, a literate guitarist, pays homage to two giants of his instrument, each one an inventive and soulful influence.
(Chinen) BEN MONDER (Thursday) In the hands of Mr. Monder, the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost; here he rides an undulant rhythmic foundation shaped by Chris Lightcap, bassist, and Jeff Hirschfield, drummer.
(Chinen) BEN MONDER TRIO (Saturday) In the capable hands of Ben Monder the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost.
(Chinen) BEN MONDER GROUP (Sunday) In the hands of Mr. Monder, the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost; here he celebrates the release of a lush new album, "Oceana" (Sunnyside), with the bassist Ben Street and the drummer Ted Poor.
(Chinen) BEN MONDER GROUP (Thursday) In the hands of Mr. Monder, the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost; his fine recent album, "Oceana" (Sunnyside), showcases his dizzyingly proficient solo workouts and his coolly convoluted pieces for trio.
Monday at 8 p.m., Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com; suggested donation, $5. (Chinen) BEN MONDER TRIO (Friday and Saturday) In the hands of Ben Monder the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument first and foremost.
The instrument's powerful, colorful sonorities were highlighted in Vierne's "Carillon de Westminster" (a fantasia on the chime of Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster in London) and the "Impromptu" from Vierne's "Pièces de Fantaisie".
BEN MCGRATH: Chance, mostly.
