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Mar 30, 2022 · To commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday (April 22, 2022) of iconic jazz composer/bandleader/bassist Charles Mingus (1922-2022), The Django is hosting special Mingus concerts including this one featuring Mingus Big Band musical director/member Conrad Herwig.
Sep 23, 2019 · His purported critique of neo-jazz movements of the late 1950s and early 1960s, like the free jazz (“The New Thing”)/avant-garde jazz movement, narratively put him at odds with emerging jazz artists like Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis.
Where Did the "Free" in Free Jazz Come From? THE MUSIC WAS ARGUABLY BORN ON 30 JANUARY 1956, A WELL-NIGH APOCALYPTIC moment when jazz composer Charles Mingus set in motion a novel but durable experiment in musical orchestration and simultaneously un-veiled a menacing critique of modernist authority. Mingus had as-sembled his Jazz Workshop in ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Charles Mingus was an American Jazz musician whose compositions and arrangements crossed numerous boundaries from Swing to Boogie Woogie, from Bebop to Classical and the Avant Garde. Like Duke Ellington, Mingus was an innovator in the long form of jazz composition.
Jun 7, 2021 · Bandleader Charles Mingus was a notable jazz musician of the mid-twentieth century. He helped pioneer the concept of collective improvisation.
Oct 11, 2021 · As gospel-sprung as it is shot through with a blues-fired vitality; reflective and mellow, politically charged yet warmly humorous – as historically literate, overall, as it is vibrant in matters of swing and harmony, dynamics and voicings – Mingus Ah Um is presented here in both high-quality vinyl LP and CD format.
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Oct 15, 2024 · Six musicians testify to his life-changing impact. A transformative figure during his lifetime (April 22, 1922-January 5, 1979), which roughly tracked the history of pre-postmodern jazz, Charles Mingus continues to fascinate us in his centennial year.
