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Thelonious Monk

Celebrating Thelonious Monk

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Fifty years ago this week, virtuoso jazz pianist Thelonious Monk gave a landmark concert at New York City’s Town Hall; it was a coming-out for an underground jazz scene.

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