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WTJU And The Charlottesville Jazz Society Present A Special Benefit Concert By The Mingus Awareness Project. at Brooks Hall
Courtesy of Gary Funston | Posted on August 26, 2017
Where
Brooks Hall
University of Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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When
Sun, September 17, 2017
8:00 pm
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The legendary bassist and composer Charles Mingus died of complications from Amyothrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 1979. The Mingus Awareness Project is a series of concerts that benefits organizations that provide support for individuals who have ALS, as well as their families. More than a dozen Mingus Awareness Project concerts have happened in Chicago, Richmond, and other cities. MAP concerts provide opportunities for audiences and performers to celebrate the music of Charles Mingus, as well as music by composers who perform during MAP concerts.
Participating musicians for this concert include an all-star array of some of Virginia’s finest jazz talent. This Project is spear-headed by Richmond based drummer and composer Brian Jones. He has put together various combinations of players including a unique guitar duo with Adam Larrabee and Jamal Milner. Saxophonist Charles Owens, trumpeter John D’earth, drummer Robert Jospe, pianist Butch Taylor and saxophonist JC Kuhl will also perform duo, trio and quartet sets. Proceeds from the concert will go to ALS support groups....