Jazz Articles about Marvin Blague

Marvin Blague: Epistrophal Astronomy: The Hidden Code of Thelonious Monk

by Geno Thackara
April 1, 2023

If you've ever wondered what planet Thelonious Monk came from, you are not alone. According to Marvin Blague, you're not wrong to wonder either. Like most jazz listeners, he was not sure what to make of Monk's clunky-sounding playing style on first listen. But where many of us gradually come to enjoy how the pianist used harmonies in his own quirky way, this unassuming undergraduate student heard a deeper pattern. When a streaming playlist happened to turn up the weirdly ...