Thelonious Monk Archives - Harlem World Magazine

New Recording By Harlem’s Claude Jay Who Channels Jazz Legend Thelonious Monk

A Jazz classic, Round Midnight, is the title song of Claude Jay’s new album by Harlem resident and small business owner, written by jazz master Thelonious Monk.Continue reading

Robert’s World: T.S. Monk ‘Bid Em In’ Interview (Video)

By Robert Walker In a time where the United States is in the throes of a pandemic that has taken more lives than both World Wars and the VietNam war combined.Continue reading

Get Paid In Full When You “Sweat The Technique”

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," Rakim.Continue reading

Craft Recordings Commemorates 70 Years Of Prestige Records

2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, one of the most revered jazz labels in the world. Continue reading

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