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Several dynamic and professional repertory ensembles spread the amazing compositional legacy of Charles Mingus, domestically and internationally.
- THE MODERN MINGUS QUINTET featuring original arrangements by Charles Mingus. Download PDF. NEW IN 2010
- The five to seven-piece MINGUS DYNASTY, the original Mingus legacy band
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- The 10-piece MINGUS ORCHESTRA with instrumentation that includes bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, guitar, and more. NEW: Mingus Orchestra Domestic Tour 2010-2011: This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.DOWNLOAD PDF.
- The 14-piece MINGUS BIG BAND that has won critical and popular acclaim for nearly two decades. NEW ALBUM IN 2010.
- The 31-piece Mingus EPITAPH, Mingus’s 2-hour masterwork, posthumously premiered in 1989 and conducted by Gunther Schuller, which was presented again in 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Walt Disney Center, Chicago Symphony Center, and the Tri-C Jazz Festival.
We will be happy to discuss the ensemble best suited to your needs: the size of your venue and budget, your schedule, your target audience, and possible educational residencies or workshops.
Epitaph performances are presented by our non-profit educational foundation Let My Children Hear Music, Inc. (The Charles Mingus Institute).
For booking:
Tree Lawn Artists, Inc.
Eric Hanson – President/Agent
Nate Horne – Agent
Beth Eisenheimer – Operations Manager
General Inquiries: info@treelawn.org
8331 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
T. 215.248.LAWN (5296) • F. 215.974.7773
Sue Mingus
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Let My Children Hear Music, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
484 West 43rd St. #43-S
New York, NY 10036
212-736-4749
212-736-6149 Fax
In Italy: Giulio Vannini of Rat Pack Music
