FAREWELL DANNY MIXON (Aug. 19, 1949 – May 1, 2026)

Danny Mixon performing at the piano with Mingus Big Band at Dizzy’s Club on April 22, 2022. Photo credit: Jazz Workshop/Mingus Archives

FAREWELL DANNY MIXON, pianist (and tap dancer!) from Harlem who joined Charles Mingus’ touring band in 1976 and recorded on the album Cumbia & Jazz Fusion.

On April 22, 2022, Mixon reprised his role, sitting in on piano with Mingus Big Band during our weeklong celebration of Charles Mingus’ centennial at Dizzy’s Club in New York. This clip is from his solo on “Jelly Roll” (with nods to Stevie Wonder and a clever bit of “Happy Birthday” for Mingus):