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Assembled in 1999 by Sue Mingus to extend her husband's legacy, the Charles Mingus Orchestra reworks his catalog through a ten-piece lineup built around instruments unusual for jazz, including bassoon, French horn, and guitar. The group's Tonight at Noon recording, which earned a Grammy nomination, paired the band with Elvis Costello for a rare jazz crossover. Half the chairs double on flute, soprano, and clarinet, widening the arrangements beyond a standard big band. Grab your Charles Mingus Orchestra tickets through Event Tickets Center and hear compositions built for this ensemble.
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The Orchestra returns to Birdland Theatre in New York for three nights, opening Friday, August 14, 2026, and closing Sunday, August 16, 2026, with two sets scheduled each evening. This same ensemble last played the room in November 2025, and the personnel rotates from chair to chair while staying anchored by musicians who also perform in the Mingus Big Band. Expect the same expanded instrumentation that sets the Orchestra apart: bass clarinet and French horn textures woven through arrangements built for a standard rhythm section plus horns.
Charles Mingus Orchestra Set List and Concert Info
That November 2025 Birdland run leaned on cornerstones of the Mingus songbook: "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," "Fables of Faubus," "Moanin'," "Better Git It in Your Soul," and "Nostalgia in Times Square," each reharmonized for the Orchestra's wider instrumentation rather than played as straight big-band charts. Full sets tend to run close to ninety minutes, mixing scored passages with extended improvisation from whichever soloists are seated that night. Expect surprising textures from the bassoon and French horn chairs, instruments that rarely surface in a jazz setting outside this specific group.
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Few working ensembles anywhere are built specifically to play one composer's catalog with this level of instrumental range. That specificity is what separates the Orchestra from a typical tribute band. Mingus wrote music that demanded unusual voicings, bassoon and French horn included, and this is the group assembled to deliver them properly. Secure your Charles Mingus Orchestra tickets through Event Tickets Center.