Jazzed about jazz images Nov 8, 2009
Stephenson said the files include pianist-composer Thelonius Monk, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims and bassist-composer Charles Mingus. Also included are some swing-era musicians, such as clarinetist Pee Wee Russell and trombonist Vic Dickenson. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Titan Missile Museum volunteers Sam Densler, Len Dendorf, Norm Goetz, Tom McDonnell and Jim McMillan, not pictured, were busy Tuesday working on a float for the White Elephant Parade. Photo by Jaime Richardson | Green Valley News Oct 21, 2009
Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival. 100. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Tufts University presents faculty chamber music concert Oct 13, 2009
The program will include works by Beethoven, C.P.E. Bach, Katherine Hoover, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk and Abbey Lincoln. Admission is free and open to the public. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Nogales mayor: Still has car and still will travel Oct 10, 2009
The chamber has requested funding for the Charles Mingus Jazz Festival, and it was just a precautionary measure to ensure the financial records are in order. . (Nogales International, AZ)
Music: the week ahead Sep 24, 2009
AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA The marvelous Boston-based big band opens its 37th season with a program titled All Blues, saluting the 50th anniversaries of two iconic recordings: Miles Davis s Kind of Blue and Charles Mingus s Mingus Ah Um. The program includes new arrangements of seminal compositions from those albums, as well as blues-based pieces from Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Aardvark s musical director Mark Harvey. (Boston Globe)
Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorer’s Club at Johnny D’s Sep 9, 2009
As a New Hampshire teen, Charlie Kohlhase was hooked on Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. As a student in Maine, Kohlhase learned from his music teacher, Roswell Rudd, that playing one note for a while opens up a lot of improvisational adventures (this word crops up later). (Boston Globe)
The First Black Prez Aug 27, 2009
Charles Mingus wrote Goodbye Pork Pie Hat as a tribute to Young, and it has become a jazz standard. Wayne Shorter wrote Lester Leaves Town as a tribute, too. (Slate)
Universal Music Australia to Distribute Savoy Label Group Aug 22, 2009
UMA is Australia's leading music company and SLG is home to many of the greatest recordings in contemporary jazz by artists such as Charles Mingus, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Denon Classics is one of the world's most respected labels. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Newsweek: It'll be a tough year on 'Mad Men' Aug 14, 2009
Bob Dylan (n Robert Zimmerman) came out with The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, and Charles Mingus released one of the best jazz albums in history, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. The British invasion was launched soon after the Beatles recorded their first album, Please Please Me, in London in 1963. (MSNBC -- News)
Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
JAZZ, BLUES & CABARET NICK GRONDIN The 26-year-old, award-winning guitarist, composer, and arranger s vibrant, cinematic new album, Songteller - the Jazz Orchestra Project, features not only a kaleidoscopic, big-band arrangement of the Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever, but also a swaggering, earthy tribute to Charles Mingus, among other tunes. Tonight, Grondin and his talented nonet celebrate his new release. (Boston Globe)
Hazel Scott Jazz Pioneer And Activi... Aug 2, 2009
She went on to record a few more excellent albums for Decca, Ticoh, Columbia and Signature, but it was her 1995 recording for Charles Mingus s label Debut Records that many jazz enthusiasts rave about. The album Relaxed Piano Moods, places Ms Scott in the company of jazz giants Max Roach on drums and label owner the legendary Charles Mingus on Bass. (Suite101.com)
Keep On Rock'n Jul 30, 2009
Some of Steve's earliest memories are of his father bringing a succession of musical giants - Charles Mingus, Tal Farlow, Red Norvo - home for dinner and an informal recording session. One visitor made an especially important impact. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
The Best Year in Jazz Ever Jul 17, 2009
1959: When Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus Ruled Jazz ... 1959: When Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus Ruled Jazz This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most creative moments in the history of American music; the year when jazz was at its peak ... Miles Davis , John Coltranes , Ornette Colemans , Dave Brubecks and two by Charles Mingus, and. (Slate)
Thanks for the jazz fest help Jul 1, 2009
I know its a little late, but on behalf of the board of directors for the Santa Cruz Advocates for the Arts; (Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival) we wish to thank the following businesses and patrons that made it possible. Chicago Music Store, City of Nogales, City of Nogales Sonora, Fiestas de Mayo, Fox 11 TV, Frontier Heating and Cooling, Hackenberg Piano and Sons, Infoculta, Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, Kendall Law Firm, KXCI 91. (Nogales International, AZ)
Charlie Mariano, saxophonist, musical sojourner Jun 17, 2009
Charlie Mariano, the Boston-born saxophonist who gained world renown as a performer with his former wife, Toshiko Akiyoshi; Stan Kenton; and Charles Mingus, among many others, died yesterday at Mildred Scheel Hospiz in Cologne, Germany, his longtime home. Mr. Mariano, who had battled cancer for years, was 85. (Boston Globe)
Three NHS students take top art honors Jun 6, 2009
I want to give special thanks to the organizers, Peters said, explaining that the deadline for submitting the art was the same weekend of the Charles Mingus Jazz Festival and two other shows he and others were participating in. They really worked with us and were very flexible and accommodating, he said. (Nogales International, AZ)
Julian Lage has got his finger on the pulse May 24, 2009
Handy is an alto saxophone local star who sat in with Charles Mingus in the '50s and now leads a band boasting harp, violin and the great singing of Kenny Washington. -- June 6: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quintet. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks May 1, 2009
Sunday @ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre: Even by the spectacular standards of 1959, a landmark year for modern jazz, Charles Mingus was in prodigious form, recording three albums for the ages for three labels - "Mingus Ah Um" (Columbia), "Blues and Roots" (Atlantic) and "Mingus in Wonderland" (Blue Note) - each of which featured riveting solos by Oakland-raised altoist John Handy. Fifty years later, Handy makes a rare foray into the volatile bassist's coruscating music with Mingus Dynasty, an... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Leinen selected to Celebration Iowa group Apr 30, 2009
The group performs classic swing charts from Count Basie and Duke Ellington, as well as more modern big band charts from the likes of Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie. The band performs original songs and arrangements from some of today's newest composers as well as original arrangements written just for this group. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
MCHS to present Dimensions in Jazz Apr 30, 2009
Jelly Roll, by bassist Charles Mingus, will feature Mike McEniry on trombone ... Progressive jazz composer Charles Mingus popular tune Moanin will then follow. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
What a show! Apr 29, 2009
Note to Nogales watch for info for the Third Charles Mingus Jazz Festival in 2010 (hopefully there will be one) it was a fun evening hopefully next year they will have to open the "pods" in the NHS auditorium to seat all the folks watching this great and fun event. . (Nogales International, AZ)
Ambos Nogales plans Mingus Jazz Festival Apr 18, 2009
Thirty years after his death, Charles Mingus continues to entice and mesmerize his many fans ... there will be a second annual celebration, Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival to be held April 17-19, in Ambos Nogales ... There will be a special Buffalo Soldier presentation, Jazz For Kids sessions, and Jazz for Adult sessions, art exhibits, and a Charles Mingus Film Festival. (Nogales International, AZ)
Weekend Events! Apr 11, 2009
First up, catch Micheaux's "Charles Mingus: Triumph Of The Underdog", a story of the legendary musician. Check it out next Thursday starting at 6 P.M. Visit for information. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Schools to perform Jazz Spectrum concert April 6 Apr 2, 2009
The program will focus on the works of legendary musician and composer Charles Mingus. Admission is free and open to the public. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
A musician's travels Mar 28, 2009
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus. Leonard Bernstein, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
International Saxophonist Justo Almario to Attend the 61st Conference on World Affairs on April 6-10th Mar 24, 2009
Justo has performed with Patrice Rushen's Grammy Awards Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Ayers, George Duke, Tito Puente, Machito, Dave Grusin, Ndugu Chancler, Abraham Laboriel, TOLU, Al Mckibbon, Master P, Bebe Winans, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Charles Mingus, Chaka Kahn, Linda Rondstadt, Herb Alpert, Bobby Shew, John Heard, Billy Higgins and Andy Garcia and the CineSon All Stars. Always in demand, Justo's complete list of credits is simply too extensive to mention. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'1959 - Jazz's Greatest Year,' Classic Albums by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus All Celebrate 50th Anniversaries in 2009 Mar 14, 2009
1959 - Jazz's Greatest Year,' Classic Albums by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus All Celebrate 50th Anniversaries in 2009: Financial News - Yahoo ... 1959 - Jazz's Greatest Year,' Classic Albums by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus All Celebrate 50th Anniversaries in 2009Friday March 13, 10:00 am ET ... NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Judging by the flow of jazz masterpieces recorded that year -- among them, the Columbia Records classics Time Out by the Dave Brubeck... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jazz ensemble takes top honors in New York Mar 1, 2009
Among the five big bands competing at the Charles Mingus High School Jazz Band Competition Feb. 22 was the Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jeffrey Leonard ... The goal of the competition is to provide an opportunity for high school music students to explore the enormously varied works of Charles Mingus, who left one of the largest and most personal legacies in 20th-century American composition, and to find their own individual voices within the music. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
CD Review: Van Morrison Revisits, Reworks '60s Masterpiece On Live Disc Feb 28, 2009
The folk-rock pop of "The Way Young Lovers Do" sounds more like something off Love's "Forever Changes," but David Hayes' double bass powers this rendition with the kind of drive that only an acolyte of jazz great Charles Mingus could manage. On "Ballerina," Morrison is the one looking to push this in a new direction. (KIRO TV, WA)
Wellesley High jazz band is finalist in national competition Feb 27, 2009
This year the band has studied and prepared tunes by jazz composers and arrangers from Dizzy Gillespie to Charles Mingus to Miles Davis not to mention Duke Ellington and in styles from Swing to Salsa to Bop. Loading commenting interface. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Spotify could become the best music service ever Feb 25, 2009
But it found everything else I was looking for: extensive catalogs for David Bowie, Charles Mingus, Brian Eno, Iron Maiden, and The Rolling Stones; lost classic rock hits (UFO's "Love to Love," Blue Oyster Cult's "I Love the Night," Jeff Beck's "Bolero"); obscure dub act Scientist; plenty of Aphex Twin; Amon Tobin's "Foley Room". you get the idea. (CNET News)
Youth Jazz Team Wins Competition Feb 24, 2009
The Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra took first place among big bands in the first ever Charles Mingus competition. The students come from 14 different school districts across Western New York. (R News)
Denys Baptiste: Let Freedom Ring is... Feb 23, 2009
Driven by the words of Dr Martin Luther King, Denys created a big band sound reminiscent of the work of Charles Mingus s workshop band. The suites that make up the CD blends contemporary jazz with a potent mix of Gospel, blues and Afro Cuban music and then as if he wanted us to reach higher, Denys added the deep baritone voice of Nigerian Poet Ben Okri to chant inspired lyrics from his epic poem Mental Fight , between the clash of rhythm section and horns. (Suite101.com)
