Monnette Sudler (June 5, 1952 – August 21, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist from Philadelphia.
She could play drums and piano, and she also composed, arranged, sang, and wrote poetry.
Early in her career she worked with vibraphonist Khan Jamal in the Sounds of Liberation.
In the 1970s she studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston and in the 1980s at Temple University.
[3] During her career, she worked with Kenny Barron, Hamiet Bluiett, Arthur Blythe, Dameronia, Sonny Fortune, Dave Holland, Freddie Hubbard, Joseph Jarman, Hugh Masekela, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Sunny Murray, Trudy Pitts, Odean Pope, Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Shirley Scott, Archie Shepp, Leon Thomas, Steve Turre, Cedar Walton, Grover Washington Jr., and Reggie Workman.