Reviews: Mingus Big Band at Ronnie Scott's, Oct 20-25, 2014

Thank you to Ronnie Scott's for hosting a great week of Mingus music in London!

The Telegraph (click for link)

"Profound... The moments when the band came together were the most fascinating, because you could see anarchy and tight discipline rubbing shoulders... Holding these things in balance is bound to stir up unruly emotions, not at all of them bright. Sometimes it seemed as if the sheer intensity on that stage could spill over into a fist-fight. That feeling carries us back to something primordial in jazz, which is why these annual visits by the Mingus Big Band have become a fixture in the jazz-lover’s calendar."

London Jazz News (click for link)

"A great tradition has been invented: this time of year has become synonymous with the Mingus Big Band spending a week at Ronnie Scott’s.  Impressive display of interplay and remarkable improvisational talent present all evening."

Jazzwise Magazine (click for link)

"The 14-piece ensemble that plays the music of Charles Mingus is a big beast of an orchestra that roars mightily but knows how to seductively purr when revealing the wry sensitivity that was also an integral part of the great bassist-pianist-composer’s psyche. "