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The Mingus Big Band at Birdland

Courtesy of Birdland | Posted on August 1, 2022

Where

Birdland
315 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-581-3080

When

Sat, October 1, 2022
8:30 pm

About

Don’t miss the Mingus Big Band as they return to the Birdland stage on September 27 – October 1st with two sets each evening!
The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of composer/bassist Charles Mingus, who died in 1979. Under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, this 14-piece band performed Thursday nights from 1991 to 2004 at Fez under Time Cafe in New York City. It maintained weekly performances in the city from May 2004 until October 2008, when it began “Mingus Mondays” at Jazz Standard where it alternated with the Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty...

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