Charles Mingus Centennial

Join us as we celebrate and honor the centennial of Charles
Mingus! This episode will take a deep dive into his album Mingus
Plays the Piano. Charles Mingus was a pioneer of the modern jazz
movement and this album speaks to that.


Amongst his vast discography, this album takes a slight departure
from his typical music styles. The listener will hear various
influences of early 20th c. composers along with Mingus’ own
amount of spice.


In the episode we will feature the album along with excerpts from
the biography Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by
Charles Mingus.