Description
Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, once called the “high priest of bebop,” influenced jazz musicians for generations beyond his time through his harmonic and improvisatory innovations. As acclaimed as he was in his lifetime, he still had to struggle with misunderstanding, ridicule, racism, and financial stress. The presentation is a combination of narrative, recordings, and live musical examples performed at the piano by Robert Lah and assisted by Linda Davidson on flute.
Robert Lah is a lifelong jazz pianist and educator. He taught music at levels K-college, including high school and university jazz ensembles. He has worked with jazz combos and big bands, dance bands and symphonies. He is an experienced arranger and composer and performs locally with a variety of jazz groups.