Moderated by former New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff, MONK@100 artists reflect on the substantial musical legacies of the late Geri Allen (who was slated to appear in MONK@100) and ...
Moderated by former New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff, MONK@100 artists reflect on the substantial musical legacies of the late Geri Allen (who was slated to appear in MONK@100) and ...
As part of Duke Performances’ 10-day celebration of the music and legacy of Thelonious Monk, pianist and co-curator Ethan Iverson will host a pair of late-night jam sessions at Durham ...
The trumpeter Dave Douglas didn’t always “get” Thelonious Monk. The melodies seemed too simple, less flashy than the licks one could learn from Coltrane.
Acclaimed pianist and composer Kris Davis substitutes for the recently deceased jazz great Geri Allen on Monk@100.
In this dream collaboration, two of American music’s brightest and most adventurous modern minds, Tyshawn Sorey and Jason Moran, collaborate to pay tribute to their clear musical and intellectual predecessor, Thelonious Monk.
Though pianist Gerald Clayton and saxophonist Ben Wendel are bandmates and compelling musical collaborators.
Remarkably little is known about the years that Thelonious Monk spent on the road as a teenager, playing organ behind an evangelist and faith healer possibly called The Texas Warhorse.
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane was born into jazz royalty, as the son of musicians John (who died before Ravi was two) and Alice.
“Is Joshua Redman a new archetype?” The New York Times asked more than two decades ago, when the saxophonist and recent transplant to the city was just twenty-five.
Nearly four decades separate the exuberant Chris Potter and the sage Houston Person, but in Durham they share the same supporting trio.
Thelonious Monk contributed countless standards to the jazz canon.
Though she’s not yet reached her thirtieth birthday, Melissa Aldana has already broken several jazz boundaries.
The guitarist Bill Frisell has earned great acclaim, especially during the last decade, for highly conceptual projects, many of which he’s presented at Duke Performances.