Ten cadets from the West Point Jazz Forum travelled to New York City, to see the Mingus Big Band perform live at the Jazz Standard. The Jazz Standard is one of New York City’s premiere Jazz venues. The Mingus Big Band carries on the living music of Charles Mingus, one of America’s most prolific and most celebrated composers of the 20th Century, featuring New York City’s best Jazz Musicians and brightest talents. This event tied together the entire semester for the Jazz Forum, as the very first meeting of the group featured a DVD viewing of Charles Mingus’ Sextet from 1964.
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