Terez Montcalm, a Canadian jazz guitarist and singer, achieved international success in 2007. She was born in Quebec, Canada. She grew up bilingually in a French-speaking family, where English and French were used interchangeably, and music was an important part of her life. Her father, an English-speaking native speaker from Toronto, was a jazz lover … Read more
JazzTimes magazine calls Typhanie Monique a “modern Sarah Vaughan” with iridescent Lena Horne traces. She is a favorite among Midwest music lovers. Typhanie is an educator, performer and recording artist. Her three independently produced, critically acclaimed albums have won the attention of Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune jazz critic, and thousands of loyal fans. She has … Read more
Jeremy Monteiro, born 20 June 1960 in Singapore, is a jazz pianist and singer. He was dubbed “Singapore’s King Of Swing” in his home country by the local press. In 2002, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion. Monteiro fell in love with jazz at an early age and became a professional musician. He is the … Read more
T.S. T.S. Monk – Monk was a drummer, bandleader and composer. He also became a vocalist at the age of 10. Max Roach, his teacher, gifted him his first drum kit. After earning a reputation as a rabble-rouser in school (and graduating), Monk joined Max Roach’s trio and toured with his father until 1975 when … Read more
Thelonious was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 10, 1917. His mother, Marion, and two of his siblings, Thomas, arrived in New York City when he was just four years old. The Monks, unlike other Southern migrants, settled in Manhattan’s West 63rd Street, near the Hudson River, instead of heading straight to Harlem. … Read more
Monkey Plot is an acoustic trio that has been playing together for five-years. They have created an expressive idiom that evokes other musical references while also playing acoustic guitars, double bass, and drums. Monkey Plot is intimate and sometimes unpretentious in their music. It would be more accurate to refer to it as “music for … Read more
Monocled Man, a British trio, features Rory Simmons (trumpets, production, keys), Chris Montague and Jon Scott (drums. electronics). The band was founded by Loop Collective trumpet player Simmons. Their debut album, Southern Drawl, was released on Whirlwind Recordings in 2011. Southern Drawl has a raw, stripped-down sound that is somewhere between Tiny Bell Trio or … Read more
Monomono’s roots trace back to Fela Kuti’s band: the leader of Monomono (which means “dawn of awareness” in Yoruba), Friday Jumbo, was originally a congeuro for Fela and left the band to join forces with vocalist Joni Haastrup (who would blossom into a legend) and bassist Kenneth Okulolo…They put out several albums in the early/mid-1970s … Read more
