For decades a respected but somewhat eccentric figure even within the jazz scene, the pianist and composer is at the peak of his influence as he reaches his centennial this month.
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The Wright Museum to celebrate jazz legend Thelonious Monk | Michigan Chronicle
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright Museum) presents an event-filled weekend Oct. 13-14 to commemorate the centennial of jazz legend Thelonious Sphere Monk.
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In 1959, the peak of his playing years, Thelonious Monk did something he’d never done before: record music for a film.
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