"There’s no subject and object with Mingus. He was music. That’s all he thought about and did, writing music. He was totally self-absorbed, maybe to a fault, in the music, and he was what he produced. He was a pure artist.” - Charles McPherson via JazzTimes

One hundred years ago this April 22, Charles Mingus was born, and more than 40 years after his death, the impact of his music continues to resonate.

In JazzTimes April issue, Shaun Brady speaks to Charles McPherson, Jack Walrath, Boris Kozlov and others about what Mingus represents to jazz past, present, and future.

Read the full article here:

https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/charles-mingus-at-100-the-legacy-continues/

Photo by Jean-Piere Leloir