The jazz giant Thelonious Monk was an elusive personality even to those who knew him. In her 1988 documentary Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser, director Charlotte Zwerin presents both the artist ...

There is an iconic image in Charlotte Zwerin's 1988 documentary film Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser that shows Monk, cigarette in hand, silently contemplating a misty Manhattan skyline. As heard ...

Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison in American Fiction. Courtesy: Amazon MGM Studios Some people bite the hand that feeds them. American Fiction’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison wants to chew it ...

Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more ...