A prolific writer of extraordinarily innovative, highly personal music, as well as an influential leader, the powerful bassist brought a fiery... Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 1 One of ...
Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22. "Charles Mingus is one of our most important thinkers and composers," ...
Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture. By Hank Shteamer Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron ...
Jazz may have died as a marketable musical genre several decades ago, but fans of swinging and squawking have more options than ever, thanks to a litany of ambitious reissues. However, none in recent ...
Charles Mingus completed the 1950s with an astonishing series of releases in 1959 -Blues and Roots, followed by Mingus Ah Um and finally, Mingus Dynasty. He kept up this pace for several years ...
"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint". "This biography traces the output of jazz master Charles Mingus--his recordings, his compositions, and his writings--highlighting key moments in his ...
The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, Charles Mingus, who died in 1979. Under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, this 14-piece band has performed Thursday nights ...
The Mingus Dynasty Septet, which performs exclusively the music of the late jazz master Charles Mingus, who taught at UB in 1971, will visit campus on Nov. 1. The concert will take place in Lippes ...