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A video exploring the impact of Charles Mingus on civil rights through his jazz music, presented by Nick Rossi.
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- Nick Rossi
Feb 18, 2022 · Charles Mingus (1922-1979), bassist and composer, was not only one of the greatest jazz musicians and jazz ensemble leaders of all time, but also one of the most important American...
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- UCI Illuminations
Order Your Copy of Walking the Changes: Legends of Double Bass in Jazz here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/walkingthechanges===Follow Walking the Changes! Fa...
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- Beneath the Bassline
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- davidj0seph
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.
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.
A profound composer and powerful bassist, Mingus' personal story is at times disturbing, and his reputation as the 'angry man of jazz' was well earned, but his mark on the history of jazz is ...
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- Chase Sanborn
