Jazz is Peace: 2025 Thelonious Monk
Sat, Oct 11
|Arcata Playhouse
James Zeller presents the seventh concert in the "Jazz is Peace" series, this one celebrating the life and works of Thelonious Monk.
Time & Location
Oct 11, 2025, 7:00 PM
Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th St, Arcata, CA 95521, USA
Guests
About the event
doors 6:30 pm, show 7 pm
On October 11th Creative Sanctuary is excited to present the final show of their Jazz is Peace series at the Arcata Playhouse by honoring Thelonious Monk a day after what would have been his 108th birthday.
Sometimes called "The High Priest" of Jazz music, Monk was an enigma and a major influence on music in the 20th century. A common myth told of him having little technique, and creating a personal style in spite of poor technique. Interviews with his family and peers has revealed this as pure myth: Monk was an accomplished classic pianist from his youth, his teacher stating that after a short period of lessons there nothing he could teach him. He mastered stride piano, and revolutionized Jazz harmony.
The show will feature well known and lesser known Monk masterpieces in a variety of settings, from duo, trio to vocals…