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 ...

Thelonious’ son T.S. Monk said, “There is no involvement by anyone in the Monk family with this project, and we actually condemn the effort." A planned biopic of jazz icon Thelonious Monk is in ...

A butterfly met a monk in 1954. In the wake of an almost 30 year friendship they left behind some of the best music of the 20th century—Thelonious Monk the creator, Pannonica de Koenigswarter an ...

For some performers, the shadow of a famous parent is a weight, as they try to make a name for themselves. But for T.S. Monk, the life and work of his father, legendary jazz pianist and composer ...

As jazz gears up for its second century of new sounds and lively improvisation, there couldn't be a better time to re-appreciate the eccentric genius of pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk.

One of my favorite Thelonious Monk sessions took place on May 30, 1952, his last for Blue Note Records. There's a slippery urgency to the pianist's playing on this date, and the sidemen are both ...