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Mingus Big Band at Yale

  • Yale University Woolsey Hall 500 College Street New Haven, CT, 06511 United States (map)

Willie Ruff Memorial Concert

Saturday, March 29, 2025 2:00PM

Woolsey Hall

ELLINGTON JAZZ SERIES

The Dizzy Gillespie All Stars and the Mingus Big Band, which includes Yale Jazz Ensembles Director, YSM Lecturer in Jazz, and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, perform in celebration of the life, work, and legacy of YSM Professor Emeritus of Music Willie Ruff.

Earlier Event: March 21
Mingus Dynasty at Zinc Bar
Later Event: April 14
Mingus Big Band at Ronnie Scott's in London