Thelonious Monk’s best-known composition, “’Round Midnight,” was first recorded 80 years ago this month. His slow, moody ...

The latest releases include Joe Pass’ Virtuoso , Wes Montgomery’s The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery , Thelonious Monk’s Thelonious Himself and Miles Davis’ The Musings of Miles and Walkin’ ...

Explore Craft Recordings’ Record Store Day 2025 preview featuring exclusive releases from Carla Thomas, Thelonious Monk with Gerry Mulligan, and the Jazz Dispensary Night Lights Moodsville Collection.

Very rarely does a film manage to discuss complex and nuanced racial issues without being too preachy and still being clever, hilarious and witty. “American Fiction,“ winner of the 2024 Oscar for Best ...

He is often compared to Thelonious Monk, and his piano playing and compositions certainly do have some of the harmonic angularity people associate with Monk. But he had a very distinctive sound of his ...

Today's avant-garde is tomorrow's mainstream?as was the case with Monk. When widespread success finally arrived, there was this nagging suspicion he didn't quite know how to deal with it.

Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition, has performed extensively as both a sideman and as a leader in an ever-expanding range of projects, from the most ...