'''T.S. Monk''', or '''Thelonious Monk Jr.''' is the son of the famous pianist [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4.html|Thelonious Monk]. Literally born into jazz, he featured with his father during the 70s, and was close with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/0b6aea55-d855-4a33-ae08-b0280dd28684.html|Max Roach] who gave him drums lessons. Though he lead a number of R&B and fusion experiments, he is mostly playing hardbop. A very fine drummer, he also dedicated himself to the creation of the ''Thelonious Monk Institute''.