Mingus Dynasty at Jazz Standard

Donny McCaslin - tenor saxophone
Scott Robinson - alto saxophone
Kenny Rampton - trumpet
Ku-umba Frank Lacy - trombone
Helen Sung - piano
Luques Curtis - bass
Donald Edwards - drums
The original Charles Mingus legacy group is back in action at Jazz Standard! “Mingus was simultane¬ously singular and diverse in his music,” wrote Nat Hentoff in his liner notes for the Rhino/Atlantic CD reissue of Mingus’ 1960 album Blues & Roots. “‘I don't get caught in any one groove,’ he used to say, ‘Everything I do is Mingus.’ He didn’t like to use the word ‘jazz.’ Everything he did was Mingus music. And that ranged from long symphonic–like compositions to blues to musical portraits to harsh evocations of racism.”...

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Donny McCaslin - tenor saxophone
Scott Robinson - alto saxophone
Kenny Rampton - trumpet
Ku-umba Frank Lacy - trombone
Helen Sung - piano
Luques Curtis - bass
Donald Edwards - drums
The original Charles Mingus legacy group is back in action at Jazz Standard! “Mingus was simultane¬ously singular and diverse in his music,” wrote Nat Hentoff in his liner notes for the Rhino/Atlantic CD reissue of Mingus’ 1960 album Blues & Roots. “‘I don't get caught in any one groove,’ he used to say, ‘Everything I do is Mingus.’ He didn’t like to use the word ‘jazz.’ Everything he did was Mingus music. And that ranged from long symphonic–like compositions to blues to musical portraits to harsh evocations of racism.”
Tickets: $25

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