T. S. Monk
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T. S. Monk is an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, and the son of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| T. S. Monk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6209346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T. S. Monk Context triple: [Thelonious Monk, child, T. S. Monk]
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A.
J. Donald Monk
J. Donald Monk is an American mathematician and logician known for his work in set theory, Boolean algebras, and mathematical logic.
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B.
J. Peter Robinson
J. Peter Robinson is a British composer, arranger, and keyboardist known for his film and television scores as well as his work in rock and jazz fusion.
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C.
Raymond Parks
Raymond Parks was an African American barber and civil rights activist in Montgomery, Alabama, known for his early involvement in the NAACP and support of his wife Rosa Parks’ historic role in the civil rights movement.
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D.
John Wildes
John Wildes is a historical figure known primarily as the husband of Sarah Wildes, one of the women accused during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Harlen Maguire
Harlen Maguire is a sadistic crime-scene photographer and hitman portrayed by Jude Law in the 2002 crime drama film "Road to Perdition."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T. S. Monk Target entity description: T. S. Monk is an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, and the son of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk.
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A.
J. Donald Monk
J. Donald Monk is an American mathematician and logician known for his work in set theory, Boolean algebras, and mathematical logic.
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B.
J. Peter Robinson
J. Peter Robinson is a British composer, arranger, and keyboardist known for his film and television scores as well as his work in rock and jazz fusion.
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C.
Raymond Parks
Raymond Parks was an African American barber and civil rights activist in Montgomery, Alabama, known for his early involvement in the NAACP and support of his wife Rosa Parks’ historic role in the civil rights movement.
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D.
John Wildes
John Wildes is a historical figure known primarily as the husband of Sarah Wildes, one of the women accused during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Harlen Maguire
Harlen Maguire is a sadistic crime-scene photographer and hitman portrayed by Jude Law in the 2002 crime drama film "Road to Perdition."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| birthName | Thelonious Sphere Monk III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-12-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (as a co-founder and board member) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Thelonious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
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percussion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
T. S. Monk Ensemble
NERFINISHED
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T. S. Monk Sextet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Nellie Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | T. S. Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped promote jazz education through the Thelonious Monk Institute competitions
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led a successful hard bop sextet in the 1990s ⓘ produced and organized tributes to Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| notableRole | president of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Changing of the Guard"
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album "House of Music" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Monk on Monk" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Take One" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "The Charm" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ drummer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Barbara Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: T. S. Monk Description of subject: T. S. Monk is an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, and the son of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.