The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of Charles Mingus, a composer and bassist. Based in New York, the band travels around the world performing a distinctive Mingus sound that embraces jazz and classical forms. Its unique instrumentation
includes bassoon, bass clarinet, French horn and harp — instruments rarely heard in traditional jazz bands, Connecticut College, Palmer Auditorium, 270 Mohegan
Avenue, New London, Tickets call 860-439-ARTS (2787) for tickets and information.
