Thelonious Monk's Piano Style with Omree Gal-Oz at Philly Joe's

Thelonious Monk was a controversial figure in the jazz world, but he is no longer. His compositions are so loved and appreciated that musicians frequently record entire albums consisting only of interpretations of his music. One frequently hears his compositions played at jam sessions these days. As a pianist, when he started out his jagged piano playing alienated listeners, but it soon became a hallmark of a unique voice on the instrument (by 1964 his image made it onto the cover of Time magazine). This workshop will focus on the harmonies and dissonances used by Thelonious Monk to achieve his signature sound...

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Thelonious Monk was a controversial figure in the jazz world, but he is no longer. His compositions are so loved and appreciated that musicians frequently record entire albums consisting only of interpretations of his music. One frequently hears his compositions played at jam sessions these days. As a pianist, when he started out his jagged piano playing alienated listeners, but it soon became a hallmark of a unique voice on the instrument (by 1964 his image made it onto the cover of Time magazine). This workshop will focus on the harmonies and dissonances used by Thelonious Monk to achieve his signature sound. Two partial transcriptions and one full transcription will be handed out. Prerequisites include ability to read treble and bass clef, knowledge of chord scales including diminished and whole tone (e.g. understanding what scale goes over a Ebmaj7#11 chord).

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