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Below is a sample of newspaper and magazine articles written about the wide variety of programs offered by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

Commitment to New Orleans

College Program: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance

Performing Arts High Schools and Peer-to-Peer

Curriculum tours: Jazz in America and Blues & Jazz

Jazz in the Classroom

International Tours

Other Special Programs

 

Commitment to New Orleans

• The Wolf Magazine (2008):  Revitalizing the city through music

• The New York Times (2007): Jazz fanfare for a new New Orleans

• USA Today (2007):  Key jazz program moves to New Orleans

• CNN (2007): Thelonious Monk jazz program moves from Los Angeles to New Orleans

• The Times-Picayune (2007):  Jazz music program bopping to Loyola

• The Times-Picayune (2007): Editorial: A jazzy addition

College Program: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance

• The Times-Picayune (2009): Snug Harbor sets mark Monk Institute students' graduation

• The Times-Picayune (2009): Thelonious Monk graduates join jazz greats to make music for a good cause

• The Times-Picayune (2009): Institute of jazz taps new pupils

• Offbeat (2009):  The jazz class plays an encore for New Orleans

• The Wolf Magazine (2009):  Bridging the gap: the Monk Institute's graduating class offers words of wisdom

• The Boston Globe (1995): Jazz master Marsalis teaches NEC students how to swing - and how to think

• DownBeat Magazine (1997): First Monk Institute class graduates with the goods

Performing Arts High Schools and Peer-to-Peer program

• Chicago Sun-Times (2009):  The lesson plan: FAME

• Pittsburgh Tribune (2009):  Sax player aims to shape jazz audiences of the future

• Kansas City Star (2009): Peer to peer learning

• DownBeat Magazine (2008):  Monk Institute brings peer groups, musical mentors together

• The Salt Lake Tribune (2008): Jazz students jam with visiting pros

• The Miami Herald (2008):  Coral Reef band jams with New Orleans teens

• New York Daily News (2007):  Blown away! Six high-school jazz musicians take a step toward the big time

• Jazz Ink (2006):  Peer to Peer jazz education: a week in Minnesota

• DownBeat Magazine (2006):  Monk Institute launches Peer-to-Peer education program

Curriculum tours: Jazz in America and Blues & Jazz

Mississippi

• The Chronicle (2009): Ruleville Middle School participates in TMIJ Blues and Jazz concert

• The Clarion-Ledger (2007):  Thelonious Monk Institute jazzes up school day

• Delta Democrat Times (2007):  Blues and jazz classics

• The Oxford Eagle (2007):  OHS students get a lesson they can dance to

• The Sun Herald (2006): Students learn jazz from greats

• The Mississippi Press (2006):
  1. ''Good for the Soul'' - Thelonious Monk Institute performs at PHS
  2. ''Awesome'' - world-class jazz wows Moss Point

• The Sun Herald (2005): Jazz musicians move Pascagoula students

• Hattiesburg American (2005): All that jazz

• The Mississippi Press (2005):
  1. Son of legendary musician bringing Institute of Jazz to Jackson County
  2. Jazz messengers: Thelonious Monk Institute artists wow Gautier Middle School students
  3. Letter to Editor: Monk Institute program magnificent
  4. Opinion: Gautier Middle, Moss Point, and the Grammys

• Jackson Free Press (2005): Son of jazz: an interview with Thelonious Monk III

Texas

• San Antonio Express-News (2007): Introduction to an American original

• Austin American-Statesman (2007): Making it swing till the bell rings

• Houston Chronicle (2007): All that jazz

North Carolina

• Charlotte Weekly (2006): No simple music lesson

• The Durham News (2006): Hypnotic harmonies jazz up the halls at Hillside

• The News & Observer (2006): Jazz musicians share talents

• Rocky Mount Telegram (2006):
  1. Monk Institute to start traveling jazz program here
  2. Monk Institute unveils national jazz curriculum

Illinois

• Chicago Tribune (2005): To kids raised on rap, Hancock explores link to jazz

Kentucky

• The State Journal (2005): Jazzing Around: Music tour strikes chord with local students

• Lexington Herald-Leader (2005): Jazz legend strikes chord with students

• Chevy Chaser Magazine (2005): Passing on the jazz

Alaska

• Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (2004): Keeping the beat

• Juneau Empire (2004): Spreading a passion for jazz

Montana

• Missoulian (2003): Jazzin' it up

Idaho

• The Idaho Statesman (2003): All-about-jazz program is coming to Boise students

Connecticut

• Hartford Business Journal (2000): Hartford among handful of schools to try eJazz curriculum

Jazz in the Classroom

• Daily News (2005): Pacoima students learn to come out swinging

• DownBeat Magazine (1997): Jazz Sports brings Watson, celebrities to D.C. junior high

• Los Angeles Times (1996): A fast break for kids

• The Washington Post (1996): At D.C. school, a sweet refrain

International Tours

India (2009)

• The Asian Age: Delhi's night of jazz with son of Dr. King

• DownBeat Magazine: Jazz legends, Indian masters join forces for goodwill celebration

• Mail Today: A dream sequence

• Mail Today: Get ready for all that jazz

• The Pioneer:  Lessons at the house of music

Vietnam (2005)

• Thanh Nien Daily:
  1. American jazz greats wow HCMC audience
  2. A jazz filled night of emotion and inspiration
  3. Jazz greats take to the stage in HCMC

• Saigon Times Daily: American jazz dazzles audience

• Vietnam Net: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and the dream night of jazz

• Phu Nu: Top American jazz artists to perform in Ho Chi Minh City

• DoanhNhan Saigon Cuoi Tuan: Nông nàn jazz My-Cái bát tay huu nghi vuot dai duong

South America (1998)

• El Mercurio: La Música Se Tomó la Noche de Santiago

• La Nación: La magia de Hancock

India and Thailand (1996)

• Billboard Magazine: U.S. shares jazz with Asia

• The Telegraph of Calcutta: How high Hancock

Other Special Programs

White House Music Series (2009)

• Los Angeles Times: The White House and all that jazz
  

• The New York Times: At the White House, a blend of jazz greats and hopefuls

• The Washington Post:: Top jazz students play big number: 1600 Penn.

• White House Blog: From the Studio

• DownBeat Magazine: White House jam

• The Tavis Smiley Show: White House jazz

Tribute to Kansas City Jazz (2005)

• The Kansas City Star: At center of a jazz universe

Celebration of America's Music (network television special)

• USA Today (1998): Jazz tribute shows great beat goes on

• USA Today (1997): Stars trumpet Fitzgerald at annual tribute

• USA Today (1996): ''America's Music'' rich with jazz performances