Thelonious Monk

Biography

Thelonious Sphere Monk, 11 October 1917, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA, d. 17 February 1982, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. Monk’s family moved to New York when he was five years old. He started playing piano a year later, receiving formal tuition from the age of 11 onwards. At Stuyvesant High School he excelled at physics and maths, and also found time to play organ in church. In the late 30s he toured with a gospel group, then began playing in the clubs and became pianist in Kenny... Read more

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Documentaries Drama Movies Foreign Films Jazz Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Sci-Fi / Fantasy Movies

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jazz

bebop

piano

jazz piano

free jazz

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