2014 6th Annual Mingus Festival & Competition in NYTimes

Posted on February 14, 2014 by mingusadmin

This year’s 6th Annual Mingus Festival & Competition got a mention in the New York Times!

All events are open to the public! The full schedule can be found here.

Mingus Big Band reviewed in the U.K.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by mingusadmin

Check out these reviews of the Mingus Big Band’s performance at Ronnie Scott’s in London, England!

The Telegraph

The Telegraph described the ensemble as an “unstoppable band” displaying a “irresistible, seductive music charm”.

The Guardian

“Naturally, the most explicitly jazzy, bluesy and gospelly sounds came from the Mingus band.”

Gunther Schuller discusses “Epitaph” on January 15

Posted on January 15, 2014 by mingusadmin

Make Music New York inaugurates a new series called Make Music Monthly, featuring conversations with musical luminaries recorded live at the Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village. This series is co-presented with the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.

On January 15, 2014, jazz historian and composer Gunther Schuller speaks about Charles Mingus’s monumental “Epitaph,” 25 years after he conducted the work’s world premiere.

Hosted by Make Music New York founder Aaron Friedman, the discussion will be recorded and published as a podcast available on the Make Music New York and New School websites.

Mingus on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

Posted on January 13, 2014 by mingusadmin

In an episode airing Wednesday, January 15th, 2014, Mingus’s composition Love Chant will be featured in an episode of Dick Wolf’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, starring Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson.