Jason Moran Plays Thelonious Monk

[@andrewszabo5076]

I saw this concert live. Kenny Barron played, too. One of the best concerts I ever saw. The audience was jumping out of their seats.

[@haywoodlawrence]

I like the way Jason Moran honors the great pianists of the past, just happened on this predecessor to All Rise, his recent tribute to Fats Waller..Great!

[@stevezurier]

The High Priest of Bop, just a great tribute with awesome players and commentary..

[@georgiosminaios286]

Thelonious is the musician who managed to echo his soul into his music, beyond any technique, beyond any manière, thus he became an artist. And what an artist! His cacophonies, the right pedal use, for space and haunting effect, the jumping chords, everything was used to express his soul. That's why he still speaks to the hearts of the people. When you hear his compositions in the beginning you can be frustrated, but later you understand the "sweetness" of his melodies, the nostalgic feeling, all what a soul needs to express. And he is immediately connected with the audience since he is truthful. Thelonious asks people to be with him, he doesn't feel alone like Bill Evans, he shares his music with the people, he surrenders his soul to his audience through his music. And that's art.

[@ixlnxs]

Jason Moran - IN MY MIND: Monk at Town Hall 1959 On October 28, at De Roma in my native Antwerp, Belgium I live in Morocco but I'm flying home for this show

[@RanBlakePiano]

ixlnxs I believe Elias G invited me to the show

[@sknmwms6516]

Love ❤️ Monk&MORAN!

[@weedanwine]

Jason really hits on something here, the way jazz is taught is all music-centric. One issue I think contemporary jazz can suffer from is a lack of connection to the counter-culture history of jazz, which could be helped with more cultural elements when teaching jazz. Let's not forget that jazz was the music played in illegal clubs! Just knowing the right notes to play on that solo isn't enough, the spirit of jazz has gotta ring true too.

[@michaelEvans-zo4lt]

Saw Moran & Company performing the Monk Tribute at the Chicago Jazz Fest a few years back. Really enjoyed it. They went out into the audience at the end of their performance playing Crepuscule With Nellie. It was great until park security told them they had to stop.

[@RanBlakePiano]

I agree with jason .monk has produced the greatest music . I say this as much as I love Mahalia ,Messiaen ,Mingus

[@KERSTEN27]

Jason Moran is right: It doesn't get any better.

[@farshimelt]

Now listen to Monk play Little Rootie Tootie on Monk at Town Hall.

[@lynnewoodard5049]

This is awesome!

[@SokratisVotskos]

Use of space...one of the most important music elements...period!

[@cesarllaguno1672]

amazing

[@nellyhajdu5423]

Genious!!! 💚🙏

[@zeruchofficial]

the only woman i ever loved said on our first date "monk isn't a piano player...he's a motherfucking prophet"

[@sunearthlocs]

AWESOME 😄

[@wavemechanic]

What is that amazing bass? Cross between an electric and an upright. Sounds great.

[@TheMourningPalace]

Looks like a fretless electric. Dunno what brand though.

[@alexalbrecht3179]

Jason Moran's the Man

[@paxwallacejazz]

The 1st thing that happened when I hit jazz music school is I was given to a jazz piano teacher who confided to me during our 1st lesson that she didn't dig MONK???Don't even speculate about who this person is cause you're wrong no doubt and I'll never say. I said what? Huh? I said to her face that even if you play totally differently like Jarrett or Herbie or Chick or all Miles' pianists you gotta dig, love Monk!😑😆🤔😎 it was an irreconcilable difference. we didn't even finish one lesson I told her I didn't think I could/should study with her. Now from a more Buddhist perspective I question that decision because everyone can be the Buddha!if you're at that point; dig? But you know? I don't question it that hard.

[@piercethxchris]

Every musician knows tfw the audience claps thinking the song is over but it isn't

[@rmoraespinto]

Minha Nossa Senhora!

[@sid5537]

look at Frank Lacy at 3.56. lol))

[@Manuel-oe4gv]

hahahahaha going crazy

[@jhonnyalbertolunamantilla674]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@sebitramontana1600]

Ralph Alessi!!!

[@jaysonteam4431]

Jason Moran is American rapper

[@casper5314]

meh

[@vova47]

Yawn.....zzzzzzz......ZZZZZZZ

[@JJamJ]

Our paths cross again Vova47. Sleep tight sir🤫