Mingus Big Band at The Pocket Jazz Club-New Mingus Mondays residency!
- The Pocket Jazz Club 130 West 46th Street New York, NY, 10036 United States (map)
Two sets 7pm and 9pm.
The Pocket Built by Michelin-starred veterans of Jazz Standard, Crane Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Blue Note, The Pocket Jazz Club is an intimate room where world-class musicians connect directly with listeners. The best shows. Uncompromising acoustics. Exceptional food and drink. This is music as it was meant to be experienced: up-close, unfiltered, unforgettable.
Mingus Big Band performs exclusively the music of celebrated American composer/bassist/activist Charles Mingus. Sue Mingus created this 14-piece band to feature new arrangements of Mingus compositions in a larger band format that Mingus wanted, but was not always able to organize in his lifetime. The dynamic structure encourages deep explorations and ever-evolving ideations of Mingus’ Music and provides a platform for individual artistic expression, just as Mingus himself created in his Jazz Workshop projects and compositions.
Drawing from a rotation of NYC’s best established and rising musicians, Mingus Big Band is one of the most spontaneous, creative bands in the world. Nominated for seven GRAMMY’s— most recently for The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions in 2022– and one win in 2011 for Live at Jazz Standard, the band continues to build its legacy with a continuation of the legendary Mingus Mondays residency at The Pocket.
For the best Monday in NYC, look no further.
Boris Kozlov, bassist, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and arranger.
Currently serving as a bassist, arranger and musical director for Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra, as well as leading his own projects, he has also been a first-call bassist for such important jazz acts as Michael Brecker, John Blake, Ray Barretto's 'New World Spirit', Lew Tabackin, David Kikoski, Alex Sipiagin, Jean-Michel Pilc and many others.
Donald Edwards has played across the globe with some of the finest musicians in jazz and other genres. He has now built a reputation all his own. He is a 2018 recipient of the Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works Grant, A Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Jazz Project. After winning the Louisiana Arts Ambassador’s Award in 1994 for Music Composition, Donald Edwards became one of the most sought after drummers on the Baton Rouge/ New Orleans music scene. He grew up playing different kinds of music ranging from marching band, hip-hop and pop to r&b, jazz, funk and gospel music. As a result, Edwards is now called on to play many different genres of music and meets them with creative interpretation and virtuosity. Donald Edwards is among the vanguard of players on the New York scene today. Edwards has 4 recordings as a leader and is also involved in the production of numerous recording projects.
