"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint". "This biography traces the output of jazz master Charles Mingus--his recordings, his compositions, and his writings--highlighting key moments in his ...

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one ...

The purposes of the Mingus Awareness Project are: to celebrate the life and music of Charles Mingus, to raise awareness about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), and to raise money for ALS research and other ...

Charles Mingus demonstrated his prowess as a songwriter even in the early stages of his career. Surprisingly, he started writing songs as early as 1945, a fact that often goes unnoticed. This ...