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With the arrival Thelonious Sphere Monk, modern music— let alone modern culture—simply hasn’t been the same. Recognized as one of the most inventive pianists of any musical genre, Monk achieved a startlingly original sound that even his most devoted followers have been unable to successfully imitate. His musical vision was both ahead of its time and deeply rooted in tradition, spanning the entire history of the music from the “stride” masters of James P. Johnson and Willie “the Lion” Smith to the tonal freedom and kinetics of the “avant garde.” And he shares with Edward “Duke” Ellington the distinction of being one of the century’s greatest American composers
Live In Paris 1967 Volume One
Label: Rhythm-A-Ning Enterprises
Released: 2026
Track listing: Artist Introduction; Epistrophy; Evidence; Ruby My Dear; We See
Monk Live In Paris 1967 Volume One
Label: Thelonious Monk Estate’s Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment
Released: 2026
Track listing: Epistrophy; Evidence; We See; Ruby My Dear.
Live In Paris, 1967. Volume Two
Label: Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment
Released: 2026
Track listing: Introduction; Blue Monk; Epistrophy; OskaT.
Happy 109th Birthday Thelonious Monk! His Music Interpreted by Himself, Ralph Peterson, Carmen Bradford, and Others
by David W. Daniels
It is “Monktober" and we are celebrating the 10-10-1917 birthday of one of the greatest piano composers in jazz--Mr. Thelonious Sphere Monk. In addition to the artists named in the title, we have tribute compositions from Dr. Lonnie Smith, Carlos Henriquez, and his son T.S. Monk. Additional artists interpreting Monk's compositions include Blue Mitchell, Larry Goldings, ...
Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious Monk–Live
by Keith Flint
Guitarist Miles Okazaki, originally from Port Townsend, Washington, has become an integral figure in New York's creative music scene. Over the course of his career, he has toured and recorded with such artists as Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Steve Coleman, Miguel Zenón, Henry Threadgill, Patricia Brennan, Dan Weiss, Matt Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, and Darcy James Argue. ...
Thelonious Monk: Wrong is Right, Part 1
by Stephen Braunginn
Thelonious Monk changed the language of jazz--but who was the man behind the music? On Strictly Jazz Sounds, Steve Braunginn talks with T.S. Monk and his son, Thelonious Monk IV, about Monk as father, grandfather and musical revolutionary. T.S. challenges the familiar image of Monk as an eccentric, examines his remarkable relationship with tenor ...
Tommy Flanagan: Solo Piano
by Jakob Baekgaard
A solo piano outing is the perfect opportunity to experience the style of a pianist in its purest form. Without the interaction with other musicians, there is only the instrument and the artist, and every musical trace and train of thought can be followed. Unfortunately, it is also rare sometimes to experience such musical soliloquys. While ...
Ekep Nkwelle, Brandon Seabrook, Donald Vega, Sakoto Fujii, Caixa Cuba
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--vocalist Ekep Nkwelle; guitarist/banjoist Brandon Seabrook; pianists Thelonious Monk (1967 Euro tour) and Donald Vega; harmonica player Hendrik Meurkens and pianist Steve Sandberg; pianist/composer Sakoto Fujii; the Brazilian trio Caixa Cuba; and guitarist Jocelyn Gould.Playlist [SINGLE] Billie Holiday “Deep Song" from [SINGLE] (Decca) 3:10 Ekep ...
John Scofield: Meant To Be
by John Ephland
When John Scofield and I met, in his Vancouver hotel room in June, 1990 on the occasion of the fifth annual du Maurier Ltd., International Jazz Festival, the conversation started with talk of his then-current band and his Blue Note debut, Time On My Hands (Blue Note Records, 1990). By this point, Sco had ...
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