The Man Who Makes Monk Better

The Austrian pianist Hans Groiner re-emerged recently, on Twitter. At first, we suspicion it competence be a satire account, though it is, in fact, a tangible Hans Groiner.

His artistic goal is simple. From his Twitter bio:

I am a academician of Thelonious Monk. we urge his song by creation it some-more relaxing, and reduction descent to a ear.

Some of we might be thinking, “Wait, Thelonious Monk’s song is ideal a approach it is!” Let me only contend that’s what we suspicion — until we listened this.

Groiner spasmodic creates it opposite a pool to perform live in a U.S. In fact, there’s video justification from a New York venue Small’s — see these clips with Joe Martin on drum and Jeff Ballard on drums.

One some-more note: It might be tough to believe, though Groiner is indeed distantly associated to a loll thespian Johnny “Bowtie” Barstow, whose album of holiday classics is a classical in a same genre.

A Blog Supreme is off currently and might take a sovereign holiday to listen to Larry Goldings recordings done not in jest.