Jam Session - Thelonious Monk Tribute

Thelonious Monk's artistic legacy remains one of the most original and fascinating that jazz has left. "Monk played the piano as if he'd never seen one before," said English writer Geoff Dyer in his book Jazz Improv. A paradox full of truth, in his approach to music made of innocence and creativity, of an ever full immersion in an inner world from which he drew a mysterious strength. Masterpieces such as "Round Midnight", "Monk's Mood" and "Pannonica" are the fruit of this extraordinary creativity.

If jazz is a way of living music in the moment, Simon Chivallon is the embodiment of it, and each solo demonstrates this in its spontaneity and directness. There's no room for pretence: what's played is what comes, a sensitivity that expresses itself, a talent that breathes and seeks to touch the listener. As host of the Sunday JAM once a month, Simon invites us to a bowl of fresh air!