The Custer Beacon proudly presents an evening of music featuring the collaboration of Jonathan Jacky and Mateo Monk, two massively talented multi-instrumental loop artists.

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About Jacky & Monk:

Jonathan Jacky  has been expanding upon his background as a classically trained trumpeter since relocating in 2021 to the Black Hills when he moved to Custer from Ohio.  As a local area musician, Jonathan has developed his own eclectic musical looping style where he creates a unique kaleidoscope of sound with multiple instruments to create a truly one-of-a-kind experience.  His masterful trumpet stylings have been featured on stage with numerous Black Hills ensembles, and he is perpetually discovering new textures and sounds through his solo studio project: quakequation.

Mateo Monk is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, adept at many styles of world roots music. With thirty years of performing experience, his live shows are an exciting musical journey around the globe, exploring the rhythms of jazz, bossanova, reggae, hindustani raga, bluegrass, soul and funk. Performing solo on the guitar, flute, synth, and vocals, Mateo utilizes a looping pedal to create fully textured rhythms, adorned with virtuosic melodic musings, all seamlessly woven into the song form in real time. It’s a modern spin on the iconic idea of the “one man band”, executed by a one-of-a-kind artist with deep emotional sensibility and dazzling instrumental finesse.