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So we'll be doing a mixture of all of our own compositions as well as tunes by others, such as Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. In terms of style, we cover a wide range. We have some funk, some fusion and some traditional, straight-ahead jazz. There will be something for everyone.
A wonderfully buoyant documentary capturing one day at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this film features no narration or dialogue, but expresses the South's vital musical heritage through the performances of Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, and others.
I decided to play jazz on a whim ... I was walking down the street one day and thought, 'I should study jazz.' I hadn't heard that much jazz in my life. Suddenly I was immersed in Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.More quotes »
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Hundreds of students and jazz lovers attended free grand piano duo outreach events 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 1:04 PM from All About Jazz Read more »
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Fluent in the Hard-Core Joy of Monk
Karsten Moran for The New York Times Eric Reed performing at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday night. Thelonious Monk’s music stands for many things — intuitive rigor, rugged refinement, a system of intervallic order — but what 5/30/12 from The New York Times Read more »
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Jazz Town | A Dozen variations on New Orleans jazz
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, performing tonight at Crossroads KC, is much more than a brilliant New Orleans-style party band. The way it spans styles from way back when to right now, from conservative to funky, shows everybody how tradition really works. from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Legacy's Complete Albums Collections Presents Three New Box Sets By Four Of The Greatest Composers/Leaders/Players In Jazz: Charles Mingus, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Weather Report With Joe Zawinul And Wayne Shorter
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: from PR Newswire Read more »
