The pianist and the drummer were born two years and one day apart. Nearly a century later, we consider both of them to be jazz legends, in part... Wednesday is the birthday anniversary of pianist and ...

There’s a documentary coming to PBS’s Afro-Pop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange on May 1 that features a re-emerged 1969 French interview with Thelonius Monk produced for State TV. Titled Rewind & Play ...

Finding a lost movie soundtrack by composer/pianist Thelonious Monk at this late date seems an improbable event, at the very least. But that is what we have here: previously unreleased performances ...

We asked Jon Batiste, Arooj Aftab, Mary Halvorson and others to share their favorites. By Marcus J. Moore See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

101 Round About Midnight / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk. Piano. 102 Off Minor / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano. 103 Ruby My Dear / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano. 104 I ...

Looking back on his time as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Javon Jackson can say, "It's still probably the most incredible period of my life." The celebrated tenor saxophonist joined the ...

Jazz legend Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was born on October 10, 1917. In honor of his birthday, we’re republishing John Swenson’s tribute to the late musician, printed in the June, 1982 issue of High ...

Jazz drummer Art Blakey brought a propulsive, irresistible swing to his playing, an intensity that drove his ensembles like dry leaves before the wild hurricane. “He was a volcano,” said Gordon ...

The magnitude of archival material in jazz music is enormous and overflowing as basements and attics are full with unreleased materials, outtakes and alternate versions by various artists. It's such a ...

Program notes by Ira Gitler on containers. Performer(s): Thelonious Monk, piano; with various artists. Production notes: Re-release of pieces originally recorded between 1940-1959. Vol. 1. 'Round ...