WKCR ANNUAL MINGUS BIRTHDAY BROADCAST TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025 - 12:00AM TO 11:59PM WKCR is pleased to announce our annual birthday celebration for celebrated bassist, pianist, and composer Charles Mingus, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online 24 hours straight from 12:00 am to midnight on April 22, 2025. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader, and composer. Born on a military base in Nog

"I am Charles Mingus — a famed jazz musician — but not famed enough to make a living in the society that is America." - #charlesmingus #mingus #blackmusicmonth Music & film: November 1966, Lennie's-On-The-Turnpike, Peabody, Mass., from "Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968" dir. Thomas Reichman | Charles Mingus

The music Charles Mingus and his group recorded during his 1960 sessions for Candid Records produced three of the era's most revered jazz albums. Shop the Charles Mingus Candid Records collection now, which includes these three recordings - 'Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus', 'Newport Rebels', and 'Charles Mingus' - in addition to 'Reincarnations' the all-new companion piece to 'Incarnations'. Shop 20% off on the Candid Records Black Friday sale now: https://Candid.lnk.to/mingusbundleFO |