| NPR to rebroadcast Mingus Big Band from the Jazz Standard. |
| Thu, Dec. 23 2010 |
| NPR is rebroadcasting the Mingus Big Band from the Jazz Standard – the Grammy-nominated music – as the first JazzSet of 2011. JazzSet airs on more than 100 stations nationwide and in Europe as well. Listeners should check with their stations for date and time of the broadcast(s).On WBGO and wbgo.org, JazzSet featuring the MBB airs on Sun, Jan 2, at 6pm and on Wed, Jan 5, at 6:30pm.Michael Bourne is the MC and the Grammy-nominated host is Dee Dee Bridgewater.The CD and mp3 downloads of the album go here: http://mingusmingusmingus.com/MingusBands/liveatstandard.html |
| Happy Holidays! |
| Thu, Dec. 23 2010 |
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| Mingus NEA concerts at MacPhail Center for Music |
| Wed, Nov. 24 2010 |
| “Three NEA grants (American Masterpieces) for chamber music in 2010-2011 support projects devoted to the works of Charles Mingus, including the four-concert series at the MacPhail Center for Music. Presented as part of its annual Jazz Thursdays program, “Meditations and Revelations” is the brainchild of bassist/MacPhail jazz coordinator Adam Linz, a longtime devotee of the “one-man avant garde,” to quote John McDonough in his article about the MacPhail grant in this month’s issue of Chamber Music magazine. In explaining the rationale for presenting the music of Mingus live, Linz told McDonough, “It’s the ability to find spontaneity in music that’s fifty years old [and to] take it somewhere it hasn’t been. That’s the spirit of Mingus… You have a band that rehearses without charts and adds to the performance…we want to keep that spirit that it may all fall apart….”article and photos by Andrea Canter |
| WSJ: “Mingus” at Anthology series. |
| Thu, Nov. 4 2010 |
| Pedro Costa SelectsAnthology Film Archives 32 Second Ave., (212) 505-5181 Through Nov. 16View Full Image MOVIE2 Pedro CostaJeanne Balibar in Pedro Costa’s ‘Ne change rien.’ MOVIE2 MOVIE2A rock star to cinematic aesthetes, Pedro Costa is more punk than Dutch provocateur Lars von Trier. With seemingly no more than a digital camera, some natural light and a subject (for instance, the Lisbon slum and its loquacious denizens in his celebrated Fontainhas Trilogy) the Portuguese filmmaker achieves something fascinating, hypnotic and mysterious—and, in its fearless chiaroscuro, an austere yet rapturous beauty. For two weeks, Mr. Costa will present his most recent film, “Ne change rein,” a performance documentary starring French actress and singer Jeanne Balibar, alongside some of his favorite movies. He’s included some elusive choices, such as Jean Eustache’s obscured documentary debut “Numero Zero,” Jean-Luc Godard’s comic “Keep Your Right Up,” Thomas Reichman’s raw and bitter “Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968.” Mr. Costa will discuss his films Friday evening, and will introduce various screenings throughout the series. |
| Jazz Times: Junko Onishi plays Mingus; “Meditations for a Pair of Wire Cutters” |
| Thu, Nov. 4 2010 |
| You can listen to a clip on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Baroque/dp/B0043CO7PA/ref=tmm_other_title_0 |
| Appalachian’s Jazz Ensemble II performs Nov. 9 |
| Thu, Nov. 4 2010 |
| Appalachian’s Jazz Ensemble II performs Nov. 9BOONE—Charles Mingus, Mark Taylor and Chris Culver are among the jazz composers whose work will be performed Nov. 9 by Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble II.The program begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.Rod Berry, an instructor in the Hayes School of Music, directs the ensemble in performances of Lennie Niehaus’ “Absolutely Awesome,” Chris Culver’s “Mongo Mood,” Mark Taylor’s “Bebop ‘N’ Georgia” and “Not Yet Over the Hill,” Charles Mingus’ “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” and Mike Carubia’s “Buffalo Wings.” |
| Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard is up for a Grammy nomination! |
| Thu, Oct. 21 2010 |
| Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard is up for a Grammy nomination at http://www.grammy365.comIf you are a voting member, please consider: Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz StandardSolo: Kenny Rampton on “Cryin’ Blues”Arrangement: Sy Johnson for “New Now Know How”You’ll find them under Jazz of course.If you haven’t heard it yet: http://mingusmingusmingus.com/MingusBands/liveatstandard.htmlYou can also download a free mp3 of “Cryin’ Blues” featuring Kenny Rampton on trumpet. “Every tune a classic, every player a master, “Crisp and crackling with life….the Mingus songbook
with fresh arrangements and top-notch musicianship.” -All About Jazz-New York
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| Mingus Awareness Project: Return to Richmond, VA |
| Wed, Oct. 20 2010 |
| Mingus Awareness Project features Adam Larrabee Plays Money Jungle and Mingus Awareness Project Big Band directed by Doug Richards and will take place on Sunday, October 24, 2010, 7pm, at Richmond CenterStage’s Rhythm Hall.Another article. |
| Anniversary of Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus |
| Wed, Oct. 20 2010 |
| Charles Mingus Presents Charles MingusRecorded October 19, 1960 at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York City |
| Jazz Times: Review of Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard |
| Wed, Oct. 6 2010 |
| Lucid Culture review of Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard |
| Wed, Oct. 6 2010 |
| Buddy Collette’s Los Angeles: LA Times. |
| Thu, Sep. 23 2010 |
| “In 1999, the late jazzman reflected on his early musical career, Central Avenue, Charles Mingus and the fusion of the segregated musicians’ unions.”RIP, Buddy Collette. |
| Charles Mingus Revenge! Now available digitally |
| Thu, Sep. 9 2010 |
| Revenge! The Legendary Paris Concert Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute), Johnny Coles (trumpet on So Long Eric), Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone), Jaki Byard (piano), and Dannie Richmond (drums), Charles Mingus (bass)
• So Long Eric (28:50) • Parkeriana (24:13)
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| Guadian.co.uk Review: 50 great moments in jazz: Charles Mingus’s The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady |
| Tue, Sep. 7 2010 |
| 50 great moments in jazz: Charles Mingus’s The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady: It’s almost impossible to choose just one great moment from the legacy of this pioneering bassist and compositional genius…. |
| Pop Matters reviews Live at Jazz Standard |
| Fri, Aug. 6 2010 |
| Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band: Letting Our Children Hear Music By Sean Murphy |
| Mingus bands in residency at Flynn Center |
| Mon, Jul. 19 2010 |
| Four-day residency with three bands. Highlight: Oct. 16, 2010, the Mingus Repertory Ensembles — the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra — perform the music of jazz legend Charles Mingus, with choreography by Danny Buraczeski. |
| http://www.washingtonsquarenyc.org/wordpress/archives/246 |
| Mon, Jul. 19 2010 |
| WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL ENDS 50th PARK SEASON WITH THE CHARLES MINGUS ORCHESTRA, A FREE JAZZ CONCERTOn Tuesday, July 27 at 8 pm in Washington Square,the Charles Mingus Orchestra closes the Washington Square Music Festival’s 52nd season by performing works by the late Charles Mingus. The concert is free and celebrates a great American composer, who left his legacy in the worlds of both jazz and the civil rights struggle.Seating is on a first-come, first served basis in front of the Holley Statue, in the northwest quadrant of the Square. The Festival is under the auspices of the Washington Square Association, Inc. Rainspace is St. Joseph’s Church, 371 Sixth Avenue. Festival info: 212-252-3621 www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org |
| New CD reviewed on Straight No Chaser |
| Tue, Jun. 29 2010 |
| CD reviewed in July issue of All About Jazz-New York |
| Tue, Jun. 29 2010 |
| “Crisp and crackling with life….the Mingus songbook with fresh arrangements and top-notch musicianship.” CD reviewed in July issue of All About Jazz-New York. |
| Fight ALS (tonight at Jazz Showcase in Chicago) by remembering Charles Mingus |
| Wed, Jun. 23 2010 |
| Jazz Journalists Assn honors Sue Mingus |
| Wed, Jun. 16 2010 |
| JJA 2010 Jazz Awards Sy Johnson introduces Sue Mingus at :59. |
| New CD Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard |
| Thu, Jun. 10 2010 |
 Available digitally at iTunes and physical CDs at CD Baby |
| Living Legends, Onstage and in Memoriam-Wall Street Journal |
| Thu, Jun. 10 2010 |
| Mingus Big Band/Mingus Mondays Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th St., (212) 576-2232 Mondays Also being honored at the JJA Awards is Sue Mingus, the widow of the late bassist-composer, who has seen to it that her husband’s music is more widely performed now than it was during the jazz iconoclast’s lifetime. (Even the Django Reinhardt-inspired Hot Club of Detroit is playing “Nostalgia in Times Square” on their new album, “It’s About That Time.”) “Mingus Monday” has become a tradition at Jazz Standard…. The 14-piece big band, which features saxophonists Scott Robinson and Wayne Escoffery, is also represented by its 10th album, “Live at Jazz Standard,” and demonstrates that, alongside Ellington and Monk, there’s no composer more worthy than Mingus of being a one-man franchise. |
| Mingus Big Band Finalist for Large Ensemble of the Year-Jazz Journalists Awards |
| Wed, May. 26 2010 |
| Gala on June 14, 2010. |
| Mingus band regular Scott Robinson feautred in WSJ |
| Wed, May. 26 2010 |
| Mailing List changes from weekly to monthly | ||
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| Mingus paintings by BRUNI Sablan |
| Wed, Mar. 24 2010 |
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| Mingus Mondays featured on PBS SundayArts News |
| Tue, Feb. 23 2010 |
| Mingus Mondays is 4:56-5:20 |
| Student recites “Mingus at the Showplace” by William Matthews in Thousand Oaks competition |
| Thu, Feb. 11 2010 |
| Yale Jazz Ensemble Concert To Feature Music Of Charles Mingus Feb 10 |
| Wed, Feb. 10 2010 |
| Yale Jazz Ensemble Concert To Feature Music Of Thad Jones, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington On CampusThe Yale Jazz Ensemble, directed by Thomas C. Duffy, will present its winter concert on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m., in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall. The program will feature charts by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Thad Jones, Phil Woods, Lester Young, Slide Hampton, and more. Admission is free and no tickets are required.The Yale Jazz Ensemble is an 18 piece big band that performs a wide variety of music, from Yale’s Benny Goodman archive to the newest and most progressive jazz compositions. The ensemble has performed extensively in the U.S. and internationally at such noted venues as New York’s Village Vanguard and Iridium Jazz Clubs and London’s Ronnie Scott’s.Call 203-432-4113 for more information. |
| February 9, 2010 National Jazz Museum in Harlem: Jazz on Film: Charles Mingus/Billie Holiday |
| Sat, Jan. 30 2010 |
| February 9, 2010 Jazz for Curious ListenersJazz on Film: Charles Mingus/Billie Holiday 7:00 – 8:30pmLocation: NJMIH Visitors Center (104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C)FREE | For more information: 212-348-8300Hearing is one thing – seeing is another. What better to spend an evening that watching these two iconic figures in all of their originality and genius? |
| Mingus workshop in Buffalo tonight! |
| Mon, Feb. 8 2010 |
| WWMD? A gaggle of devotees of Charles Mingus, the legendary jazz bassist-composer-rights activist, will brainstorm and barnstorm in the Jazz Composers Workshop, which gets under way at about 7:30 p.m. in Central Park Grill, 2519 Main St. On hand will be Nelson Starr, John Werick, Michael McNeill, John Anderson, Joe Hochulski, Kelly Bucheger and Tim Clarke. |
| Mingus Big Band’s Conrad Herwig on WKCR 89.9FM NY and online. |
| Wed, Jan. 27 2010 |
| 6-9pm Wednesday, January 27th on WKCR 89.9FM NY. “The Musician’s Show.”Conrad Herwig will guest host Mingus Big Band’s Conrad Herwig LIVE on-air on WKCR Radio next Wednesday 6-9PM. He’ll play his own music, recordings he has played on with the Mingus bands (such as the soon-to-be-released 2009 New Year’s Eve concert at Jazz Standard, broadcast on NPR), and other music that has inspired him. |
| Nu-Art Series features music of Charles Mingus |
| Wed, Jan. 27 2010 |
| Saturday, February 6:Darrell Mixon Quartet/Charles Mingus |
| “Haitian Fight Song” / Haitian Relief |
| Wed, Jan. 20 2010 |
| Links to a few places that need your donations: Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/ Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti http://yele.org Red Cross Artists for Peace and Justice Doctors without Borders Oxfam Catholic Relief Services http://crs.org/ Unicef http://www.unicef.org/ Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Longer, descriptive list on Huffington Post |
| Marching for Peace, 1967 |
| Mon, Jan. 18 2010 |
Hart Hooton memory of marching with King and Mingus |
