Next at the Kennedy Center, a new prime-time TV series that is the product of a collaboration between the John F. Kennedy Center for the … Read More “Kennedy Center’s New TV Series Premieres with Mingus Tribute”
The Mingus Dynasty, a seven-piece all-star ensemble, was the first band Charles Mingus’s wife, Sue Mingus, organized after his death in 1979– collaborating with Mingus’s … Read More “The Mingus Dynasty at Dizzy’s Club in NYC”
Kicking off a multi-night Charles Mingus Centennial Celebration (born, April 22, 1922) the Grammy-winning Mingus Big Band performs the music of its namesake, composer/bassist Charles … Read More “The Mingus Big Band at Dizzy’s Club in NYC”
Grammy-winning Mingus Big Band commemorates the centennial of legendary composer, bassist, and bandleader Charles Mingus (1922–1979) with a performance blending hard bop, Afro-Latin soul, and … Read More “The Mingus Big Band at the Kennedy Center”
Candid Records, a label founded in 1960 by bandleader Archie Bleyer as a jazz subsidiary to his Cadence Records, has come back to life in … Read More “Candid Records Relaunches with Five Iconic ’60s Jazz & Blues Recordings”
In honor of the 100th birthday of legendary bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) will present a Charles Mingus Centennial … Read More “Jazz at Lincoln Center Hosts Charles Mingus Centennial Celebration”
4/18 Mingus Celebration: Mingus Mondays: Mingus Big Band Mingus Three 7:30 + 9:30pm As part of the month-long Mingus Centennial celebrations, tonight marks a dedication … Read More “Mingus Centennial: Mingus Big Band Celebrates “Mingus Three” at the Django”
As of October 2021, the Mingus Big Band has found a new home. The Grammy-winning repertory ensemble now holds a Tuesday-night weekly residency at the … Read More “The Mingus Big Band Has Relocated”
BBE Music and 180 Proof Records have unearthed what are described in a press release as “long-lost intimate concert tapes” from Charles Mingus. The tracks … Read More ““Lost” 1973 Live Charles Mingus Recording Set for Release”
Turkish composer also collaborated with Freddie Hubbard
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