Tonight’s performances by this GRAMMY Award–winning ensemble begin another month of our “Mingus Monday” weekly residency dedicated to the music of Charles Mingus (1922–1979).  “He is usually called ‘Jazz’s Angry Man.’ But he is capable of joy in his music and warmth toward his fellow musicians. He is also capable of extraordinary music–making. He is, along with Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and Thelonious Monk, one of the towering figures of modern jazz.” (Newsweek, 12.10.1962)