Wednesday is the birthday anniversary of pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Thursday is the birthday anniversary of drummer Art Blakey. The two were born two years and one day apart ...

Thelonious Monk got part of his training from the old ... Other solo jazz pianists like Art Tatum showed off their virtuosity, but Monk solos were more about the compositions, and making the ...

While doing research for a possible dramatic biopic about Thelonious Monk ... correction like “Rewind & Play” is that where Monk’s art relished asymmetrical, free expression — what ...

Listening to Thelonious Monk sometimes feels like listening to ... greats never stop evolving and pushing the bounds of their art. “Evidence” is one of the best examples of shifting time ...

But are we being wayward if we suggest that Thelonious Monk might be in the runner-up spot ... virtually inventing the art house medium in the space of a couple years. The French loved jazz ...