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 ...

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

There's bebop, there's hard bop—and then there's Thelonious Monk. It's not hard to imagine where the bebop pioneers found their new sound in the late 1940s, after World War II. It emerged from the big ...

Over the years, Thelonious Monk has resided in our collective minds and hearts like the extra-terrestrial "E.T." or Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye, or some such alien figure whom we don't ...

This month we celebrate the birthday of one of the truly unique personalities in jazz: Thelonious Monk. Born on October 10, 1917, Monk created a style of improvisation and a repertoire of compositions ...

Joined by Amanda Gardier (saxophone), Jesse Wittman (bass), and trading off between drummers Cassius Goens III and Chris Parker, the quartet paid tribute to the timeless and, confirmed by Ballantine, ...

Thelonious Monk (1917-1992) was a true musical original. Over a career spanning nearly 40 years, he left an indelible imprint not only on Jazz, but on music as well. His singular style, both in his ...

Today marks the centennial of the birth of pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-82), one of the most idiosyncratic stylists and influential composers in the annals of jazz. His staggering output includes ...

Limited to 4,000 individually numbered copies worldwide, the latest Thelonious Monk vinyl reissue features all-analog, one-step mastering. Handpicked from Craft’s extensive catalog, each Small Batch ...

The jazz legend would have turned 100 today. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Monk's music is "universally beloved, by jazz musicians across the stylistic spectrum who might agree about little else." GROSS ...

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Yasiin Bey has stepped back from his role portraying Thelonious Monk in an upcoming biopic after the jazz legend’s estate issued a statement to “condemn” the unauthorized film. However, just hours ...