FAREWELL ROBERTA FLACK

Charles Mingus and Roberta Flack were labelmates at Atlantic Records for much of the 1970s

Charles MingusMarch 3, 2025Charles Mingus, Roberta Flack, Atlantic Records, George Mason University, Artists in Motion, Alchemy Ballet Academy, K Abe, Shinko MusicComment

Farewell President Jimmy Carter, friend to musicians!

Charles MingusJanuary 6, 2025Jimmy Carter, President, Charles Mingus, White House, Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein, 1978Comment

46 Years Ago Today: Charles Mingus Jr. Passed Away

Today we mark the 46th anniversary of the passing of Charles Mingus Jr., who died at the age of 56 due to complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis on January 5th, 1979 in Cuernavaca, Mexico

Charles MingusJanuary 5, 2025Charles Mingus, Sue Mingus, Cuernavaca Mexico, Mexico, Baja California Sur, Ganges River India, Library of Congress, Anniversary of deathComment

IN MEMORIAM: ALAN RAPH

Charles MingusJanuary 26, 2024Alan Raph, Charles Mingus, Let My Children Hear Music, Mingus Dances, Adagio Ma Non Troppo, Myself When I Am Real, Alvin Ailey, Robert Joffrey Ballet, Mingus Plays Piano

NEWS

Jazz Workshop, Inc. &
Let My Children Hear Music, Inc.
(The Charles Mingus Institute)