On the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and “The greatest MC of all time
Tag Archives: Thelonious Monk
Craft Recordings Commemorates 70 Years Of Prestige Records
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records
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In Case You Didn’t Know, Rhonda Ross And Rodney Kendrick Are Having A Valentine’s Day Concert In Harlem
At Harlem stage Rhonda Ross and Rodney Kendrick celebrate love in all its dimensions in their first full USA concert together in 15 years! Continue Reading →
Monkmania, A Centennial Tribute to Thelonious Monk At Harlem Stage
The MSM MONK’estra Ensemble, with students from Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz Arts program, led by guest conductor/arranger John Beasley, will perform arrangements from Beasley’s MONK’estra project, which “reinvents Thelonious Monk for the 21st century” (LA Weekly). Continue Reading →
Harlem Stride Piano Style Developed During The 1920s And 1930s In Harlem, NY (Video)
Harlem Stride Piano, stride piano, commonly abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that was developed in the large cities of the US East Coast, mainly in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s and 1930s. Continue Reading →
New Petition Seeks An End To Controversial Dancing Ban From Harlem To Hollis
In reference to a movement that has been gaining momentum in recent months, Grubstreet reports on a petition to repeal the city’s archaic–and racially motivated in its origins–1926 Cabaret Law that requires an establishment to have a city license if more than three patrons want to move their feet. Continue Reading →
