Tonight at Noon: Celebrating Charles Mingus' Life & Legacy at the Logan Center for the Arts

You're invited to come to this special performance event -- when we celebrate the life and legacy of Charles Mingus with music, poetry & visual art! 

Friday, April 4 (8 p.m.)

Logan Center for the Arts
Performance Penthouse 901 (9th floor)
915 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL  60637
phone: (773) 702-2787

$7 suggested donation

The great bassist and composer Charles Mingus was born 92 years ago, and we present this unique program of music and poetry in celebration of that great American genius' work & legacy. This program includes music composed by Mingus, songs by composers who worked with Mingus or were inspired by Mingus, poetry inspired by Mingus, and  visual art inspired by Mingus! 

Above: Mingus Awareness Project painting by Alpha Bruton, "After Better Get Hit in Your Soul" by Deborah Meadows, and Mingus Awareness Project concert poster image by Josh Josue

poster image designed by Josh Josue

1st set: 
David Boykin -- reeds

2nd set:
poetry inspired by Charles Mingus

3rd set:
performance by the Míngtiāns 
Jon Hey -- piano 
Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone
Jon Griffith -- saxophones
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone 
Alex Wing -- upright bass
Damon Short -- drums

More about "Tonight at Noon": 

• The set list will include "Jelly Roll," "Better Get Hit in Your Soul," "Ecclusiastics," "Peggy's Blue Skylight," "Nostalgia in Times Square," "Haitian Fight Song," and other songs.
• "portrait" by Steven Schroeder, "Into This Time" (for Charles Mingus) by Jayne Cortez, "Context of Champions" by Andrew Choate and "tonight at noon (mingus in tompkins square park / a free fugs concert -- 1960's)" by Steve Dalachinsky will be performed during the second set. 
• Artworks by Alpha Bruton, Deborah Meadows, and Josh Josue will be projected during the event.