In the summer of 1939, a 17-year-old bassist named Charles Mingus made a fateful trip to the Bay Area. While already possessed by extraordinary ambition—a racially ambiguous jazz artist drawn to ...

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the Promethean genius Charles Mingus falls on April 22, 2022—and Rhino/Parlophone are releasing a 2 x CD edition of Mingus Three (aka Trio, Jubilee, 1957) to ...

Mingus Unearthed! Just in time for Record Store Day Resonance Records releases never before heard live Mingus recordings from performances in Argentina. Also new music from David Murray with Ekep ...

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," ...

“I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time.” — Charles Mingus More than almost any other great music innovator in or out of jazz, ...

How big an impact did Charles Mingus have beyond the jazz world? And why are so many stylistically disparate artists drawn to the music of the legendary composer, bassist and band leader, who died in ...

Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the legacy of the musician who would have been 100 on April 22, 2022. Mingus died in 1979, leaving behind a catalog of music that reflected his outsized personality.