As a broadcaster and a bass player, I often end up in discussions about the all-time most influential bassists. Charles Mingus is a common, and correct, mention — a multifaceted trailblazer whose ...

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Mingus Mondays. When: Mondays, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Where: Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St., New York. Howmuch: $25 music charge, no minimum. Call (212) 576-2232 or visit jazzstandard.net. NEW YORK-- The ...

Charles Mingus. You just have to know that he would have nudged, cajoled, or bullied his way into the top of this list, even twenty years after his death. Mingus at Antibes is a kinetic, frenetic, ...

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 ...

The sheer impossibility of encompassing jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus (1922-’79) in a single film limits Don McGlynn’s ambitious 1997 documentary, Charles Mingus: Triumph of ...

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.

Correction: The audio of this segment mentions a February performance by the Mingus Jazz Orchestra. There will be no Mingus Jazz Orchestra concert this year. The audio and text of this segment also ...