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Igmar Thomas and Megan Stabile credit: Deneka Penison

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Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band honors rap and jazz innovators J.Dilla and Thelonius Monk with “Thelonius,” featuring Talib Kweli.  The two-part suite is a reimagining of Dilla’s instrumental “Thelonius” from Common’s Like Water For Chocolate and Monk’s bebop standard “Thelonius.” Summerstage commissioned Thomas in 2016 for A Journey Through TheContinue Reading

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Documentaries about African singer Angélique Kidjo, choreographer Bill T. Jones and jazz musician Thelonious Monk are scheduled for season 15 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.  The new season is different from previous ones because it focuses on one theme by singling out Black art for the first time. TheContinue Reading

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Thelonius Monk

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  Why did the family of the late jazz legend Thelonius Monk not approve of a biopic about his life starring Yasiin Bey?   Did Jay-Z reveal that Watch The Throne 2 is coming on his new song with Kanye West?    Related posts: Nas, Jay-Z, Ghostface, Notorious Big And SamuelContinue Reading

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