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Marcus Roberts (born August 7, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a gifted[citation needed]stride pianist committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. Roberts has also distinguished his solos by accompanying himself with walking basslines. He thus creates a more two-fisted style than is quite found elsewhere in modern jazz, but Roberts' basslines are convincingly spontaneous. Roberts is also a fine interpreter of Thelonious Monk[citation needed], and brings a lot of creative dissonances to Monk's compositions.