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Reviews

Album Reviews:
- Jan 2021: Best Albums of 2020 albums “Masterpieces”
http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2021/DB21_01/single_page_view/35.html
- Sep 2020: Album Review: “MONK’estra Plays John Beasley” – 5 stars/5 stars
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/monkestra-plays-john-beasley
- Jul 2017: Album Review: “MONK’estra Vol 2” – 4 1/2 stars/5 stars
http://downbeat.com/news/detail/new-music-from-iyer-salvant-mahanthappa-more
- Aug 2016: Album Review: “MONK’estra Vol 1”
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/monkestra-vol.-1
- Jul 2020: Downbeat Premiere: “John Beasley’s MONK’estra Interprets ‘Come Sunday’”
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/premiere-beasley-come-sunday
- Feb 2023: John Beasley: Making a High-Production Recording on a No-Frills Budget
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/john-beasley
Concert Reviews:
- Jul 2021: North Sea Jazz Festival 2017 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/beasleys-monkestra-takes-thelonious-tunes-on-wild-ride
- Nov 2017: Berlin Jazz Festival, Germany
http://downbeat.com/news/detail/amid-straightahead-high-points-berlin-fest-takes-adventurous-paths
- Sep 2017: Monterey Jazz Festival, California
http://downbeat.com/news/detail/monterey-artists-salute-jazz-icons

Reviews:
- Dec 2020: The MONK’estra Trilogy: The Genius Of John Beasley And Thelonious Monk
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/monkestra-the-genius-of-john-beasley-and-theloniousmonk-john-beasley
- Dec 2020: Album Review: MONK’estra plays John
- Apr 2019 John Beasley: Master Of All Trades
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Reviews:
- Dec 2020: The MONK’estra Trilogy: The Genius Of John Beasley And Thelonious Monk
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/monkestra-the-genius-of-john-beasley-and-theloniousmonk-john-beasley
- March 2024: Auditions Roundup: Legends and Love Letters
Auditions Roundup: Legends and Love Letters