JAZZed Magazine

The music and legacy of Charles Mingus will be returning to Manhattan School of Music on Saturday, February 18 and Sunday, February 19, 2012, when MSM collaborates with Let My Children Hear Music/the Charles Mingus Institute to host the Fourth Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival. This year's tribute, co-produced by Sue Mingus and Justin DiCioccio, celebrates Mingus's 90th Birthday Anniversary.

The 2012 Charles Mingus High School Competition will be bringing some of the country's most talented young jazz musicians to New York City to attend workshops, play in jam sessions and to compete in combo and big band categories, with all of the sessions showcasing Mingus's music. For more info, visit www.msmnyc.edu.