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Thelonious Monk
New York, USA
Pianist and composer, New York. House pianist at Minton's, the Five Spot with Coltrane, twelve years with Charlie Rouse.
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Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.
John Coltrane, Coltrane on Coltrane, DownBeat, 29 September 1960
He approaches the piano somehow from an angle, and it is the right angle.
Bill Evans, Blindfold Test, DownBeat, 1964
You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens.
Thelonious Monk, On the future of jazz, DownBeat, 30 October 1958
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Programming and press
Tribute concerts, residencies and exhibitions around his music. Write with the hall, the date and who is playing.