Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz [SEP] inception
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is a non-profit music education organization co-founded in 1986 by T.S. Monk, the son of the late American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, opera singer Maria Fisher and jazz musician Clark Terry. Before 2019, it was known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, but was then renamed after its longtime Board Chairman, Herbie Hancock.
The Institute has held the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition annually since 1987, offered its full scholarship Thelonious Monk Institute of
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Washington D.C., the UCLA Thelonious Monk Institute of Institute of Jazz Performance is a two-year tuition free study program that provides the unique opportunity of working with world class jazz musicians at UCLA. Students have had opportunities to work with and learn from world class jazz musicians, such as Herbie Hancock.
The Institute only accepts one ensemble per class annually with students participating in many international and domestic outreach events such as “40th anniversary of the coronation of the King of Thailand.” This program