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Jan 7, 2022 · Harry Colomby, Teacher Who Aided a Jazz Great’s Career, Dies at 92. A chance encounter with Thelonious Monk led to a 14-year stint as his manager. After seeing a young Michael Keaton at a...
Jan 13, 2022 · Photo by Doug Quackenbush. Harry Colomby, a gifted teacher of English and Social Studies, taught at high schools in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, and died aged 92 on 25 December from multiple causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was also Thelonious Monk’s manager for 14 years.
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An undated family photo shows Harry Colomby in 2015. Colomby, a high school teacher who managed the jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk for 14 years. Colomby died on Dec. 25, 2021, at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 92. The Colomby Family via The New York Times. by Richard Sandomir
Oct 1, 1989 · With Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby, John Coltrane, Ray Copeland. A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
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- 1989-10-01
Dec 30, 2021 · August 20, 1929 - December 25, 2021 Harry Colomby passed on Christmas morning, he was 92 years old. ... It was there he ran into Thelonious Monk who asked Harry if he could give him a ride home ...
Mar 24, 2023 · Colomby: Miles would come by my mom’s apartment when I was growing up. And my other brother, Harry Colomby, managed Thelonious Monk for 14 years. So, the music I heard growing up was either the [Sergei] Prokofiev I fell in love with — but also jazz. That’s all I heard!
Feb 12, 2024 · There remains some confusion as to exactly when Monk composed “‘Round Midnight” – also known as ‘’Round About Midnight’ – although it is believed to be around 1940 or ‘41. Monk’s manager Harry Colomby ( who only passed away recently) has suggested that an early version by Monk was written as early as 1936. In any case, the ...