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Monk Tango Celebrates The Birthday Of Thelonious Monk on October 9th At Flushing Town Hall

Source: Konrad Adderley
October 1, 2015

Artistic mergers are a tricky business. In order to truly wed different streams of thought and expression, an artist must hold firm to the artistic principles of each while finding or paving some sort of common ground. That’s exactly what bassist Konrad Adderley has done with Monk Tango—a multi-dimensional concert experience coming to Flushing Town Hall on the eve of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s ninety-eighth birthday. With due respect and reverence, Adderley addresses tango standards and merges traditional ...

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