Epistrophy; Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are; Evidence; Just A Gigolo; Blue Monk. At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with ...

The impact of the late pianist/composer Thelonious Monk on modern jazz is almost impossible to quantify. First emerging as part of the crew of New York musicians spearheading the bebop movement in the ...

It appears purely coincidental that Thelonious Monk’s posthumous Pulitzer Prize for music in 2006 came only two years before Bob Dylan was awarded a Pulitzer of his own. But these two very different ...

With the bassist Carlos Henriquez serving as musical director, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra offers 10 Monk tunes — both famous and relatively obscure — in the Afro-Latin style. Carlos ...

Jazz, like all art forms that become institutionalized, is always at risk of being engulfed by its own history. I know people who consider themselves jazz fans, but whose knowledge of the music ...

Streaming platforms for Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel Paris 1969 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

There’s a story, possibly apocryphal, about Thelonious Monk and his 1956 composition “Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are.” Supposedly, Monk performed the number at a club and afterward, a rather dignified ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO >> On Saturday, Jan. 17, The Vermont Jazz Center will present drummer Clarence Penn in concert with his quartet, Penn Station, performing ...