Marcus Shelby & Friends – Happy Birthday Thelonious Monk!
Sat Oct 19, 2024
Family Matinee w/ Marcus Shelby New Orchestra | SFJAZZ Education 2024-25

Band Personnel:
Marcus Shelby, bass/musical director
Mike Olmos, trumpet
Phil Vieux, alto sax/flute
Greg Jacobs, piano
Jemal Ramirez, drums
Thelonious Monk Slide Show by Andi Wong

Set List:

Hornin’ In; by Thelonious Monk, arranged by Marcus Shelby
Well You Needn’t by Thelonious Monk
San Francisco Holiday by Thelonious Monk, arranged by Miguel Zenón
Criss Cross by Thelonious Monk, arranged by Marcus Shelby
City of Monk by Marcus Shelby

Q&A

Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk

We are always happy to celebrate the music of jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who was born in North Carolina on October 10th, 1917. Monk was known as the “genius of modern music,” and his compositions are some of the most well known and most recorded jazz pieces in the world. Along with saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, Monk is considered among the most important composers, instrumentalists and innovators of modern jazz. For this special birthday tribute, bassist and band leader Marcus Shelby shares his love of Monk’s music and his legacy.