Mingus Big Band

Charles Mingus was a towering leader in American jazz—charismatic, visionary, and passionate in his linking the power of music and the zeitgeist of his day. Created by Sue Mingus as a continuation of the landmark 1979 Carnegie Hall tribute to her late husband, the Mingus Big Band has wowed audiences for three decades at its weekly New York appearances.
A steady roster of New York’s finest big band jazz musicians keeps the music alive, with their common devotion to the exuberant style and probing musicianship exemplified by this great American master. The Mingus Big Band has ten recordings to its credit; its recent Live at the Jazz Standard won the 2011 Grammy for Best Big Band.
The Los Angeles Times praises the band’s “spirited blend of the lush harmonies and boisterous blues sections, interwoven ensemble passages and sudden tempo shifts that made the late bassist Charles Mingus one of the most exhilarating and celebrated artists in jazz.” The New York Daily News says, “The Mingus Band is a wonder and an anomaly...[having] taken a musical legacy and transformed it into a creative force that generates a contemporary originality and vitality all its own.”