Judges for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition-pianists Hancock, Monty Alexander, Joanne Brackeen, Cyrus Chestnut, Jason Moran, Danilo PГ©rez and Renee Rosnes-will evaluate performances by 14 competitors, who will be accompanied by Rodney Whitaker on bass and Carl Allen on drums, to select three finalists. 2вЂ“3 in Washington, D.C., following a two-year hiatus. The organizationвЂ™s competition, which was founded in 1987, is set to hold the 30th iteration of the event Dec. вЂњIвЂ™m looking forward to continuing in my role as institute chairman and carrying on and expanding the organizationвЂ™s important worldwide jazz education and humanitarian initiatives.вЂќДownBeat Publisher Frank Alkyer is a member of the instituteвЂ™s advisory board.ДЄccording to the release, the вЂњdecision was made following a request by representatives of the Monk Estate regarding the continued use of Thelonious MonkвЂ™s name.вЂќ вЂњHaving the institute named in my honor is tremendously humbling and represents a profound moment for my family and me,вЂќ Hancock said in the release. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz announced Wednesday that it will be called the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz beginning Jan. (Photo: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz) Herbie Hancock (left) and Igor Butman shake hands after their performance during the International Jazz Day 2015 Global Concert at UNESCO on April 30, 2015, in Paris, France.

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