Charles Mingus

Recent Lynwood High School graduate Jaeden Rubio is the KNKX School of Jazz guest DJ at 7pm July 11.

Let’s not forget the people we lost this year who didn’t make the music, but contributed in a big way to the jazz we love. Robin Lloyd pays tribute to journalist and archivist Sue Mingus.

The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.

Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.

So many recently discovered and previously unreleased jazz collections were produced this year. Here are my top five picks, in no particular order and based solely on my personal taste.

The pandemic-era Record Store Day celebrations return for a third time in socially distanced ways Saturday, Oct. 24. Reissues and first-time-vinyl…

In honor of Black History Month, we are taking a look into the career highlights of African American artists and their contribution to the world of jazz…

"Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple." - Charles MingusBassist and composer Charles Mingus was a true…

Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Influenced both by church choirs and Duke Ellington, he studied…