<p>Jazz great  Thelonious Monk was born on this day in 1917.  WNYC’s Sara Fishko talked to pianist Jason Moran about the  powerful presence of Monk, long after his death in 1982–for this edition of  Fishko Files.</p>

Jazz great Thelonious Monk was born on this day in 1917. WNYC’s Sara Fishko talked to pianist Jason Moran about the powerful presence of Monk, long after his death in 1982–for this edition of Fishko Files.

<p>Jazz great  Thelonious Monk was born on this day in 1917.&nbsp; WNYC’s Sara Fishko talked to pianist Jason Moran about the  powerful presence of Monk, long after his death in 1982–for this edition of  Fishko Files.</p>

Moran on Monk

From WNYC, New York Public Radio, join WNYC's cultural attaché Sara Fishko for her personal radio essays on music, art, culture and media.

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