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Helen Sung: Connected to Monk, Mingus and the Masters

Video interview with the pianist during the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival

Helen Sung, Pianist

Helen Sung on her early musical education and training as a classical pianist:

Helen Sung on how the Monk Institute of Jazz education program changed her life:

Helen Sung on the Mingus Big Band and the legacy of Charles Mingus:

Helen Sung on her quintet and her album Anthem for a New Day:

Interview by JazzTimes publisher Lee Mergner. Video production by Melissa Mergner.

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