Thelonious Monk

Vincent Herring, James Carter, and more bring a brand new all-star band to put a soul jazz twist on some of the most popular songs in jazz during this KNKX Studio Session.

Jazz stars Kurt Elling and Joey Calderazzo teamed up on tour and for an exclusive performance in the KNKX studios.

Young multi-instrumentalist Dylan Her brings an hour of his favorite jazz to KNKX listeners with co-host Abe Beeson.

Walk through the history, the decades, and the innovators of jazz with KNKX and Jazz24. Derived from the soloing of the swing era, musicians Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and others expanded the language of jazz with bebop, then known as "modern jazz."

Saturday marks the 13th annual celebration of record stores worldwide, Record Store Day. During a global pandemic, this day honoring a key part of our…

One of the most idiosyncratic musicians in jazz, Thelonious Monk is also one of the most popular. KNKX jazz host Abe Beeson is a big fan, but he’s been…

Multi-instrumentalist Tim Conley, performing as MAST, has just released a new collection of Thelonious Monk tunes. "Another one?" I hear you saying. Well,…

Tuesday October 10th is the 100th birthday of jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Often referred to as "the Picasso of bebop," or "the High Priest…

The Earshot Jazz Festival returns this weekend, and the fine folks at Earshot continue their tradition of presenting world class live jazz that stretches…

A sampling of new and recent releases by resident Northwest musicians is featured on Jazz Northwest this week. One of the most unusual is Recording Ban by…