As commemorative tributes take place across the country, the flagship jazz competition has quietly been put on hold. Thelonious Monk, the incomparably influential jazz composer and pianist, would have ...

Jazz's most prestigious contest takes place this weekend — though not everyone agrees it deserves the prestige. Five former entrants, winners... Pianist Ethan Iverson launched a debate last month when ...

After an uncertain delay, the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition has an official date: According to an announcement by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the nonprofit organization ...

It can never be said that the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz does anything halfway. Held annually at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, this year's competition and gala concert was ambitious and ...

The 20th annual Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz competition featured trumpeters this year, along with a concert tribute to Herbie Hancock that brought out an array of guest artists. A night to ...

“We’ve got the jazz stars of tomorrow,” boasted T.S. Monk (known for the occasion as Thelonious Jr.) at the start of last night’s Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition finals. Never has that ...

Thelonious Monk, the incomparably influential jazz composer and pianist, would have turned 100 today, and across the country a healthy range of commemorative tributes is already underway. But the ...