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As part of the series of recordings launching the Monterey Jazz Festival's new record label, this previously unreleased 1964 set by Thelonious Monk offers a glimpse of the maestro with an augmented ...

He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own. By Clay Risen Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered ...

One game into the 2023-24 NBA season, Malik Monk might already have locked up the Dunk of the Year. OK, maybe that's a slight exaggeration. But Kings veteran forward Harrison Barnes does believe the ...

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.

Sometime between set one and set two, Thelonious Monk and his tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse disappeared. Clearly, some industrial-strength pharmacology transpired during the intermission. Both ...

After dropping two straight games to the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings will attempt to get back on track to get out of the play-in tournament. After the two losses, the Kings sit in eighth ...

Acclaimed composer John Beasley served as a guest composer for the Thornton Jazz Orchestra to bring his trio of jazz albums all titled “MONK’estra” to life. He has spent the semester helping the ...

We need more surprises like this one. Discovered by accident during a routine transfer of tapes to digital format, the Library of Congress found a gem. Monk and Coltrane gave their November 29, 1957 ...