Dom Minasi, the guitarist, was born in New York City on March 6, 1943. This is the same date as Wes Montgomery. He was a self-taught natural musician who played a lot of jazz combo gigs, rock & roll, church dances and other musical instruments in his youth. Minasi was a teacher and took many … Read more
After completing basic musical education and highschool, he went on to study jazz piano at the Universitat fur Musik und darstellende Krz – Austria. Eli has extensive experience performing as both a live and studio musician in many bands of different musical styles. He has many years’ experience as a professional pianist at weddings, cocktail … Read more
Feng Hou Jie, Mine Kosuke: Japanese jazz and jazz-fusion pianist. Born in Tokyo on February 6, 1944. His debut album as a leader was released in 1970 by Three Blind Mice, a Japanese jazz label. (also TBM’s first release). To become a professional musician with the Blue Seven in 1962, he left his clarinet class … Read more
Pete Minger was born George Allen Minger on January 22, 1943 in Orangeburg (South Carolina) and died April 13, 2000 in Pompano Beach. He was a bebop-based, trumpeter. He was flugelhorn player as well. His grandmother and mother were both musicians. His brother is also an accomplished jazz pianist. Although he started out on the … Read more
Miles Perkins, the bassist and band leader of Mingus Amungus, is based on the creative foundations of Charles Mingus. All-star six-piece band weaves their way through Mingus’ intricate charts with hard-hitting jazz, be-bop and funk. The band adds San Francisco’s Hip-Hop Jazz flavor to the mix along with a variety lyricists, thereby bringing Mingus’ work … Read more
Mingus Dynasty, an American jazz group, was formed shortly after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979. It featured many musicians Mingus played or recorded with. Mingus Dynasty’s 1959 album was the inspiration for the name of this group. The group grew to a big-band format in 1988. Since 1991, the Mingus Big Band has been residing … Read more
Charles Mingus, 22 April 1922 – 5 January 1979, was an American jazz musician, composer, leader, and occasional pianist. Mingus was also well-known for his activism against racial inequality. His legacy is remarkable: Mingus is considered one of the best jazz composers and musicians and has recorded many highly-regarded albums. Many musicians were part of … Read more
This recording is technically a collective effort. However, Gebhard Ullmann wrote and arranged the entire album and is prominently featured on flutes and reeds. The recording’s core features are Ullmann, Andreas Willers, and Nikolaus Schauble, who play guitars and percussion respectively. They are joined by Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu, on bass, and samples from a … Read more
