Please join us for special series at Chelsea Table & Stage to explore the legendary works of the great American composer Charles Mingus and celebrate his centennial year. 100 YEARS OF MINGUS! .
(Instead of a student discount we are offering $5 off with code Mingus5)
(Also two nights of Mingus Orchestra in September, two sets at 7 & 9:30pm)
Philip Harper
Brandon Wright
Wayne Escoffery
Ku-umba Frank Lacy
David Kikoski
Boris Kozlov
Ronnie Burrage
ABOUT THE BANDS
Mingus Dynasty (8/25)
THE NIMBLE AND EXPERT 7-PIECE MINGUS DYNASTY was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor the life and work of the bassist and composer. Because Mingus always said he was first and foremost a composer, and because he left behind over 300 compositions that deserved to be played, a band carrying on his music became a natural, if unanticipated, mission. Today, four decades later, the rich legacy of Mingus music ignites the bandstand while new generations of musicians add their individual voices and continue to celebrate and explore this rich and varied musical legacy.