Mingus featured in Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mingusadmin

Hear Mingus’s composition “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting” in Martin Scorsese’s latest film “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie follows the true story of Jordan Belfort from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Other recent placement of Mingus’s music include:

AD: Nate Berkus for Target — Better Git Hit In Your Soul
FILM: People Like Us (Dreamworks) — Boogie Stop Shuffle
FILM: Regeneration (Green Light) — Haitian Fight Song
TV: Cold Case (Warner Brothers) — Haitian Fight Song
TV: The Good Wife (ABC) — Hora Decubitus sample

Submission Deadline: 2014 Mingus High School Competition

Posted on December 9, 2013 by mingusadmin

The deadline to submit to the 2014 6th Annual Charles Mingus High School Festival and Competition is now passed. Best of luck to all who have entered!

Teaching Mingus: November 11 & 12, 2013, NYC with Ken Pullig

Posted on November 7, 2013 by mingusadmin

Professor Ken Pullig, retired chair of Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music, will visit the Greater New York City area to lecture on Charles Mingus at three local institutions:

Monday, November 11, 2013: 12:30-2:00pm
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Rehearsal Hall in Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ

Monday, November 11, 2013: 5:00-6:15pm
City College of New York
Concert Hall in Shepard Hall
New York, NY

November 12, 2013: 3:00-4:30pm — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Manhattan School of Music
Studio 610
New York, NY

Professor Ken Pullig taught Mingus for over a decade and brings great insight to Mingus’s music and compositional technique. These lectures are not to be missed!

Mingus Big Band at Cork Guiness Jazz Festival 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by mingusadmin

The Mingus Big Band will perform at the Guiness Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland, for one day only October 27!