Thelonious Monk

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If there was one thing Thelonious Monk appreciated, it was individuality. Read More

Celebrated pianist-educator Ellis Marsalis was joined by newcomer Kris Bowers, the 22-year-old winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, in a series of music education programs across New Orleans, presented by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz with lead funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Bowers also participated in a Black History program at McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School and "Roots of Jazz" informance at the Old U.S. Mint. Highlighting the importance of jazz – America's greatest musical contribution to the world – each program combined performance with educational information, and showcased works by jazz icons such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. The musical conversation explored what jazz is, why it's important to America, and how a jazz ensemble represents a perfect democracy, and included a question-and-answer session. Read More

NEW YORK , May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz: CHARLES MINGUS - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA & RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 7 titles, 10 CDs. THE THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 6 CDs. WEATHER REPORT – THE COLUMBIA ALBUMS 1971-1975 ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 7 CDs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060130/LEGACYLOGO ) Newly assembled and affordably priced, this latest wave of jazz titles in the Complete Album Collections box set series will be available at the PopMarket.com website –  http://complete.popmarket.com – as well as at all general retail starting July 30th through Columbia / Legacy , a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT . Read More

Thelonious Monk made jazz history in 1959 when he and his band performed at New York's Town Hall. "The way that story has been told, pretty much since 1959, is that the white Hall Overton, who was a Juilliard instructor, took Monk's music and scored it for big band," said Sam Stephenson. Read More

The Monk Project" width="300" height="267" />Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is considered to be among our greatest jazz composers. Read More

Misterioso , Thelonious Monk 's 1958 album recorded live at the Five Spot Café in Greenwich Village, gets its title from his 1948 composition of the same name. Read More

The first—of many we trust—International Jazz Day shined brightly with a concert at the United Nations in New York City. There were other concerts the world over. Read More

North Carolina native son Thelonious Monk was known as the ultimate hipster and a virtuoso musician. Read More