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The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane was a short-lived group that made very few recordings--but it’s nevertheless considered one of the most important working jazz bands of all time. On November 29th, 1957, the band went on stage at Carnegie Hall for a legendary performance. And in January, 2005 a lost tape of the concert was unearthed in the Library of Congress. Now, this never-before-heard music is available as an album from Blue Note Records. We’ll talk to Ben Riley, a drummer who played in Monk’s quartet, and jazz writer Ashley Kahn about rediscovering this exciting piece of jazz history.

Events: Ben Riley and the Monk Legacy Septet will be playing
May 17th through 20th at 9 pm and 11 pm
Birdland
315 W. 44th, between 8th and 9th Avenues