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Charles Mingus

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One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church— choir and group singing— and from "hearing Duke Ellington over the radio when [he] was eight years old." He studied double bass and composition in a formal way (five years with H. Rheinshagen, principal bassist of the New York Philharmonic, and compositional techniques with the legendary Lloyd Reese) while absorbing vernacular music from the great jazz masters, first-hand

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In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD 1: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Duke Ellington's Song Of Love; Noddin' Ya Head Blues; Three Or Four Shades Of Blue; Koko/Cherokee; For Harry Carney; Cumbia & Jazz Fusion; Solo Piano Improvisation. CD 2: Sue's Changes; Koko/Cherokee/band intro; Fable Of Faubus; Solo Piano Improvisation.

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In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: CD1: Introduction; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love; Noddin’ Ya Head Blues; Three or Four Shades of Blue; Koko/Cherokee; For Harry Carney; Cumbia & Jazz Fusion; Solo Piano Improvisation. CD2: Sue's Changes (Incomplete); Koko/Cherokee/Band Intros; Fables of Faubus; Solo Piano Improvisation.

Article: Album Review

Don Ellis: How Time Passes to Essence Revisited

Read "How Time Passes to Essence Revisited" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Nelle storie del jazz Don Ellis è ricordato principalmente per l'innovativa big band che guidò per un decennio, dalla metà degli anni sessanta. Questa preziosa riedizione ci rammenta i suoi inizi di carriera, quando esplorava nuove soluzioni a partire dalla tromba: accoppia il suo debutto in quartetto (...How Time Passes...) dell'ottobre 1960 con alcuni brani di ...

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Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 5-8

Read "Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 5-8" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues jny:Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 If the first four days of Brilliant Corners 2025 leaned towards long-form contemporary composition and free improvisation, the music of the last four days had a more spiritual tone, and a more heavily African-accented character. Many would say that ...

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Article: Interview

Wajdi Riahi: Something That Feels Honest

Read "Wajdi Riahi: Something That Feels Honest" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniskyte


Wajdi Riahi, a Tunisian-born, Brussels-based jazz pianist and composer, is rapidly emerging as a distinctive voice on the European jazz scene. His music, deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, is also infused with the rich melodic and rhythmic colors of his North African heritage, creating a captivating and highly personal sound. Riahi's playing is marked by ...

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Article: Interview

Anat Cohen and Oded Lev-Ari: On Togetherness, The 3 Cohens and The Art of Interaction

Read "Anat Cohen and Oded Lev-Ari: On Togetherness, The 3 Cohens and The Art of Interaction" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


As clarinetist Anat Cohen and arranger Oded Lev-Ari sit down to chat on a frigid February morning, they're completely cognizant of a pair of major milestones on the horizon in early 2025: Anzic Records--the label they initially launched with valued partner and supporter Colin Negrych, and have long run as a two-person team--marks its 20th anniversary; ...

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Article: Interview

Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There

Read "Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There" reviewed by Ian Patterson


"How come I haven't heard of you before?" a surprised Anthony Braxton asked Northern Irish drummer/percussionist Stephen Davis. The venerable American saxophonist and composer was bowled over after playing with Davis for the first time. Most musicians are. It is no secret in Ireland, or indeed Europe at large, that jny: Belfast-born Davis ...

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Article: Album Review

Stephen Davis Unit: The Gleaming World

Read "The Gleaming World" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Belfast-based drummer-percussionist Stephen Davis' debut album for 577 Records takes its name from a line in a Seamus Heaney poem. The Irish Nobel laureate drew deeply on his rural surroundings, and, as these song titles suggest, so too has Davis. In late 2023, Davis spent time as a musician-in-residence at The Courthouse, Tinahely, in County Wicklow--an ...

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Article: Live Review

Mingus Dynasty Septet at Slee Hall

Read "Mingus Dynasty Septet at Slee Hall" reviewed by Frank Housh


Mingus Dynasty Septet Slee Hall at University of Buffalo Buffalo, NY November 1, 2024 The Mingus Dynasty Septet performed on Friday, November 1, 2024, at UB's Slee Hall (SUNY Buffalo) as part of its Visiting Artist Series. The Septet's personnel and the concert's set list are at the bottom of this ...


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