Thelonious Monk

Authorisation override: why music films shouldn’t need the estate’s blessing

Dr John, Thelonious Monk and (kind of) Mac Miller films have come in for criticism from the artists' families, but does that make them inauthentic?

Thelonious Monk estate “condemn” biopic starring Yasiin Bey

“There is no involvement by anyone in the Monk family with this project, and we actually condemn the effort"
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