CHARLES MINGUS CENTENARY TRIBUTE FILM AND LIVE JAZZ Booking Ref
SPECIAL EVENT
Wed 24 Aug 19:30 to 23:00 – Auditorium Tickets £20
Interval of 30 mins – the bar is open until 23:00
TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG
The music and personality, if not the sources of inspiration, of one of this century’s most eclectic jazz composers are comprehensively nailed in this brilliant documentary. Illustrated with archival footage and musical extracts, director Don McGlynn began shooting interviews in 1989, at the time of the N.Y. world premiere of Mingus’ posthumous magnum opus, ‘Epitaph.’ This brought together many of the composer’s colleagues including Dannie Richmond, Gunther Schuller, Sue Mingus, Celia Mingus Zaentz, John Handy, Jimmy Knepper, Don Butterfield, Snooky Young, Eddie Bert, Wynton Marsalis, Dorian Mingus, Britt Woodman, Jerome Richardson and Randy Brecker. Production continued fitfully thereafter, with the finished documentary presented originally at the 1997 London Film Festival. USA 1997 DON MCGLYNN 78M
LIVE JAZZ GIG
Following the documentary, we are delighted to present a live jazz session featuring an ensemble that features: the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist, Alex Clarke (alto/tenor saxophone); winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Instrumentalist of the Year, Josephine Davies (tenor saxophone); the highly creative talents of Tim Lapthorn (piano); Winston Clifford, one of the leading British drummers in the last forty years; and led by veteran jazz double bassist Andrew Cleyndert. The credits and associations of the individual members of the group are expansive, and collectively they offer a unique blend of improvisational talents to explore the music and spirit of one of the most important players and composers in jazz history. The set promises to be a highly enjoyable addition to the evening’s film and will include a wide variety of works from the Mingus canon.
ANDREW CLEYNDERT
ALEX CLARKE
78 chichesterfilmfestival.co.uk
TIM LAPTHORN
WINSTON CLIFFORD
JOSEPHINE DAVIES
