John Beasley - Monk'estra Plays John Beasley2020 release. Over the course of two albums, bandleader composer arranger John Beasley has reimagined Thelonious Monk's iconic compositions through his inventive, versatile Monk'estra a big band able to deftly navigate the legend's eccentricities from a variety of perspectives, from boisterous swing to raucous funk to Afro Cuban explosiveness. Monk'estra, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 each garnered a pair of Grammy Award nominations, alongside widespread critical

Brenda Lucas Ogdon graduated with Honors from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1957

which was founded in 1993 by musicians from Brazil

You know what to expect

Four Marine buddies share comic misadventures before being redeployed

With glorious production and performances

MANSUR is the newly initiated project by Jason Kohnen (ex-The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble) joined by Dimitry El-Demerdashi (ex-Phurpa) and introducing Martina Horváth on vocals

or the many works of Jon Spencer

John Clayton on bass

This album honors the roots in the Western canon and showcases the innovation through various American musical languages

Various Artists - Spanish Side of Jazz / Various

Laila Garin

meandering through landmark decisions