April 2, 2023 Mingus' Epitaph at Yale

Mingus Big Band members join Yale students for a Centennial year performance of Charles Mingus’ masterwork Epitaph. Conducted by Wayne Escoffery and Ku-umba Frank Lacy.

Left to right: Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, and Willie Ruff in Woolsey Hall. Photo by Reggie Jackson, courtesy Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Willie Ruff ’53BM 54MM.