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A Tribute Concert to Charles Mingus

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Students from the improvisation program at the Academy of Music and Drama invite you to an evening dedicated to Charles Mingus (1922–1979), one of jazz's most powerful and multifaceted voices – a virtuoso bassist, groundbreaking composer and visionary bandleader. His music contains both raw energy and deep sensitivity, where gospel, blues, classical form and free improvisation meet in a constantly living expression.

Concert
Date
28 Oct 2025
Time
18:30 - 20:00
Location
Folkteatern, foyer stage
Cost
Free admission, no tickets
Organizer
Academy of Music and Drama

In this tribute concert, students from the Improvisation Programme approach Mingus' world in a close encounter between song and bass, between text and tone, structure and spontaneity, composition and improvisation. An exploration of Mingus' musical soul: powerful, poetic, humorous and deeply human.

The concert consists of seven performances in duo format, with a short break in the middle.

Who was Charles Mingus? 

He describes himself as ”a musician who plays beautiful. Who plays ugly. Who plays lovely. Who plays feminine. Who plays music. Who plays sound. Loud, soft, unheard sounds. Sounds, sounds, sounds. Solid sounds. Sounds, sounds. A musician who just loves to play with sound. ”

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