The Mingus Dynasty

Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles
Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor his
life and work. Although Mingus was an iconic and trailblazing bassist,
he always said he was first and foremost a composer, and he left behind
over 300 compositions that deserved to be played. So, a band carrying on
his music became a natural, if unanticipated, mission. Today, four
decades later, the powerful legacy of Mingus Music ignites bandstands as
new generations of musicians express their individual voices and musical
personalities, and celebrate and explore this rich and varied musicallegacy.