Mingus Big Band
- Type: Ensemble
- Country: United States
- Born: New York City, New York, United States
- Active: 1991 - present
Biography
Mingus Big Band is a fourteen-piece New York jazz ensemble founded in 1991 by Sue Mingus to perform the compositions of her late husband, *Charles Mingus*, in new big band arrangements. Drawing on a rotating pool of leading players, it has maintained a weekly New York residency for over thirty years and recorded extensively for #Dreyfus Jazz# and other labels, from 'Nostalgia in Times Square' in 1993 to the Grammy-winning 'Live at Jazz Standard' and 'The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions' in 2022.
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Mingus Big Band Discography
- Epitaph (1990) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Mingus Big Band 93: Nostalgia in Times Square (1993) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- The Essential Mingus Big Band (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.01/5