The 1988 documentary film “Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser” unearths reels of previously lost Monk footage that co-producer Bruce Ricker has called “the Dead Sea Scrolls of Jazz.”
“Straight, No Chaser” gets at the heart of Monk’s distinctive style. It explores the “dissonant harmonies and angular twists” set against the backdrop of bebop. It shows Monk both in the studio and on tour as he stabbed out the beautiful skewed melodies and sparse solos, which made him the one of the celebrated founders of modern jazz. Dir: Charlotte Zwerin, 1988, 35mm, 90 min.
WHEN: 8:00PM
ADMISSION: $10 General Admission
WHERE: The Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre
ADDRESS: 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca 90036
PHONE: (323) 655-2510
CONTACT: www.cinefamily.org
