Posted on Apr 21, 2022
How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
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Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22.
"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 foundations of jazz and American music, from the roots to the most sophisticated forms."
Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22.
"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 foundations of jazz and American music, from the roots to the most sophisticated forms."
How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Charles Mingus was born on an Army post in Nogales, Arizona, where his father was stationed as part of a Buffalo Soldiers unit, on April 22, 1922.
The revered jazz bassist and composer was a toddler when his family settled in Los Angeles, where he was largely raised in the Watts neighborhood.
But each spring, Nogales holds a Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival to honor his connection to the city."...
..."Charles Mingus was born on an Army post in Nogales, Arizona, where his father was stationed as part of a Buffalo Soldiers unit, on April 22, 1922.
The revered jazz bassist and composer was a toddler when his family settled in Los Angeles, where he was largely raised in the Watts neighborhood.
But each spring, Nogales holds a Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival to honor his connection to the city."...
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