Happy Birthday, Sue Mingus!

Editor, Author, Publisher, Producer

Wife of Charles and champion of Mingus Music

Sue is a community leader and living legend. Her advocacy upholds and advances the rich legacy of Charles Mingus. She has impacted the lives of many musicians, students, and listeners around the world.

Through Sue’s efforts, Mingus’s Spirit lives on in a shared experience of celebration.

“When I asked Charles if he ever was going to come back after he died-- if anyone would figure it out, Charles would-- he said, ‘I’m never going to leave.’ Charles’s footprints are still walking the earth with his music; he’s very much alive.”

Please join us in celebration of Sue!

Photo credit: Sy Johnson (Mingus Archives) - Charles and Sue Mingus in their apartment at Manhattan Plaza, NYC