Plays Monk is a trio—Ben Goldberg on clarinet, Scott Amendola on drums, and Devin Hoff on contrabass—that celebrates the music of Thelonious Monk, one of the greatest composer/piano players in jazz history. In the words of Plays Monk’s members:
“Monk's music will live on forever. This is our homage to him, his interminable spirit and desire to push the envelope. And our way of doing our thing through Monk.” —Scott Amendola