With conductor Kari Heinilä, Soloist Rick Margitza (sax)

Reflecting the spirit of modern jazz in post-war New York, the concert pays homage to the best-known works of Charles Mingus (1922–1979). The concert presents jazz classics of the era in the spirit of modernism.

The American tenor saxophonist Rick Margitza (b. 1961) will be heard as the concert’s soloist. Margitza is best known for his connection to the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, after playing and recording with his band at the end of the 1980s. Rick Margitza was also a guest on Finnish jazz group Trio Töykeät’s first long play (1990), which became a top selling jazz record of the year in Finland after its release.

Charles Mingus (1922–1979)

- An American musician who is cited as one of the world’s most famous and significant developers of jazz.

- The music created by Mingus is largely hard-bop that has been influenced by gospel, Third Stream Jazz and free jazz.

- Mingus is considered as an innovative and boundary-breaking jazz composer who escapes categorisations.

The age limit of the event is 18.

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Tapahtuma:

UMO Classic: Mingus Night – Reflections of time from the New York of the 1950’s

Ajankohta:

2010-11-18 21:00:00

Tapahtumapaikka:

Birdland Jazz Club, Mannerheimintie 6, Helsinki

Liput ovelta:

23 (normal) / 18 (pens.) / 11,5 (students, unemployeed)

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