The music, life and complex racial identity of jazz great Charles Mingus. Charles Mingus performs in lower Manhattan, N.Y., as a part of U.S. Bicentennial Celebrations on July 4, 1976. (Tom Marcello / ...

The bassist’s reissued ‘Mingus at Monterey’ and the drummer’s previously unreleased ‘Strasbourg 82’ highlight both musicians ...

We interrupt this blog to bring you an announcement from the one and only Charles Mingus, the great bassist and composer: About that tune: "Copa City Titty," a.k.a. "O.P." or "O.P. Junior," is rarely ...

Charles Mingus was only on this planet for 56 years, yet he accomplished so much. Composer, bassist, pianist, bandleader, activist. His bold, diverse jazz explorations sound as daring and exciting ...

"Charles Mingus is one of our most important thinkers and composers," says Wynton Marsalis, who will lead two concerts in honor of the composer at Lincoln Center. "He touched on many of the ...

Charles Mingus would have turned 100 today. The jazz bassist is often mentioned in the same sentence as Duke Ellington as one of America's greatest composers. HALL: If I had to describe what his ...

Jazz and the civil-rights movement were closely intertwined, and two musicians whose work was at the forefront of this intersection, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus, have new releases this month of ...

Charles Mingus was a larger than life figure on the music scene. Crashing. Volatile. Complex. Swinging. Intense. Delicate. Raucous and joyous. Depending on who you talk to, and maybe even what day, ...

Mingus was a genius. The music on this CD is incredible. Anything that Mingus recorded was incredible. This being the Very Best Of, what does one expect, but fantastic performances. The only real ...

What was Charles Mingus really like? The jazz bassist and composer, who was born 100 years ago on April 22nd, was “powerful…completely individual…volatile ...

This program was originally broadcast on February 26, 2016. The music, life and complex racial identity of jazz great Charles Mingus. Charles Mingus performs in lower Manhattan, N.Y., as a part of U.S ...