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Charles Mingus

Mingus Ah Um

1959

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Mingus Ah Um

Records

Coming Up

  1. Mingus Ah Um, complete

    Village Vanguard, New York

    Sunday 25 OCT 2026

    Tickets: Mingus Ah Um, complete (opens in a new tab)

  2. Jazz Workshop night

    The Jazz Gallery, New York

    Thursday 12 NOV 2026

  3. Epitaph, with a big band

    The Town Hall, New York

    Friday 4 DEC 2026

    Tickets: Epitaph, with a big band (opens in a new tab)

On Film

Liner Notes

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that is creativity.
Charles MingusMainliner, July 1977
In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time.
Charles Mingusto Nat Hentoff, in California Rock, California Sound, 1979
Let my children have music! Let them hear live music. Not noise.
Charles MingusLiner notes, Let My Children Hear Music, 1971

Concerts and workshops

For tribute concerts, big band nights and workshops on his music.