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Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways.
According to ALSC policy, the current year's Newbery, Caldecott, Belpré, Sibert, Geisel, and Batchelder Award and Honor books automatically are added to the Notable Children's Books list.
For your convenience, Notable Children's Books that have also received other ALA awards, such as the Coretta Scott King Award, Michael L. Printz Award, and Schneider Family Book Award, are noted on this list.
Younger Readers
Becker, Bonny. A Visitor for Bear. Illus. by Kady MacDonald
The simple backdrop of bear's forest home sets the stage for a visit from the persistent and irritating mouse who insists the two will become friends.
Bee, Wlliam. Beware of the Frog. Illus. by the author. Candlewick. (9780763639204).
Living alone in the forest, Old Mrs. Collywobbles needs protection from the Greedy Goblin, the Smelly Troll, and the Giant Hungry Ogre. Her pet frog jumps out of folklore to come to her rescue and give Mrs. Collywobbles more than she anticipated.
Campbell, Sarah C. Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator. Photos by Sarah C. and Richard P. Campbell. Boyds Mills Press. (9781590785546).
Magnified photographs and informative text provide a nonfiction look at the carnivorous wolfsnail trapping and devouring its victim. This science book will amaze and attract readers. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)
Davis, Eleanor. Stinky. Illus. by the author. RAW Junior/TOON Books. (9780979923845).
Stinky, the swamp monster, is at first determined to rid his beloved "muddy, slimy, smelly swamp" of Nick, only to realize that this dreaded "kid" is not the appallingly clean intruder he supposes him to be. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)
Dorros, Arthur. Papá and
Lively artwork tells the story of a father and son who spend a special day together in the city—singing, cooking, going to the park and the beach, riding the bus, and telling stories, culminated by a visit with Papá's parents. (2009 Belpré Illustrator Honor Book)
Fleming, Denise. Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp. Illus. by the author. Henry Holt. (9780805078923).
After a week at Cowboy Camp for Dogs, Buster's homesickness evaporates as he joyfully joins the controlled canine chaos of camp activities. Fleming's richly colored multimedia art details the camp's layout and the animals' constant motion.
Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Illus. by the author. Harcourt. (9780152060206).
With lively, detailed, subtly retro cartoons, Frazee gently pokes fun at adult expectations and captures the unbounded joy of two friends experiencing a parent-free summer adventure. (2009 Caldecott Honor Book)
George, Jean Craighead. Goose and Duck. Illus. by Priscilla Lamont. HarperCollins/Laura Geringer. (9780061170768).
Goose imprints on the boy who finds his egg, Duck imprints on goose, and both follow the boy around until fall when they figure out who they are and join their fellows flying south.
Graham, Bob. How to Heal a Broken Wing. Illus. by the author. Candlewick. (9780763639037).
On a busy city street, young Will stops for an injured pigeon. Soft watercolor panels depict the family's care of the bird and its subsequent release into the sky over the city.
Grant, Judyann Ackerman. Chicken Said, "Cluck!" Illus. by Sue Truesdell. HarperCollins.(9780060287238).
Earl and
Harris, Robie H. Maybe a Bear Ate It! Illus by Michael Emberley. Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic. (9780439929615).
When a favorite book goes missing, our frantic narrator conducts a frenzied search, imagining the worst. Cartoony art illustrates the emotions of losing and finding a cherished object.
Henkes, Kevin. Old Bear. Illus. by the author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. (9780061552052).
During his annual hibernation, Old Bear dreams of the seasons of his youth. Seasonal changes and Old Bear's sense of wonder are gently evoked in Henkes' ink and watercolor pictures.
Hills, Tad. What's Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites. Illus. by the author. Random House/Schwartz & Wade. (9780375847387).
Adapting Duck and Goose for the board book crowd, Hills whimsically presents concepts such as loud and quiet, far and near, and heavy and light in clear, child-appealing watercolors.
Hole, Stian. Garmann's Summer. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Don Bartlett. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. (9780802853394)
Humorous and poetic text, combined with surreal and multi-layered artwork, creates a truly unique and complex look at the universality of fear and uncertainty in this tale of a six-year-old's last summer before starting school. (2009 Batchelder Honor Book)
Kohara, Kazuno. Ghosts in the House! Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook. (9781596434271).
Faced with a houseful of ghosts, a little girl and her cat come up with a creative solution for repurposing them. Orange and black linocuts, collaged with rice paper "ghosts," complete this appealing package for very young children.
McDonald, Megan. The Hinky Pink. Illus. by Brian Floca. Atheneum/Richard
Until the young seamstress Anabel finds the perfect bed for the Hobbledy-gob Hinky-Pink, she will get no sleep and the Princess's dress will never be ready in time for the ball.
Morales, Yuyi. Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book. Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. (9781596433298).
Vibrant jewel-tone colors masterfully capture the story of Señor Calavera's quest to find the perfect birthday gift for Grandma Beetle. Part ghost story, part trickster tale, the book features motifs from Mexican culture that represent each letter of the Spanish alphabet. (2009 Belpré Illustrator Award Book and Author Honor Book)
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. One Boy. Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.(9781596432741).
Seeger's eye-catching picture book leads readers to discover words within words through a distinctive die-cut design and clean, bold illustrations. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night. Illus. by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin.(9780618862443).
This timeless bedtime verse offers reassurance to young children that there is always light in the darkness. Elegant line, with touches of golden watercolor, evoke the warmth and comfort of home, as well as the joys of exploring the wider world. (2009 Caldecott Medal Book)
Tafolla, Carmen. What Can You Do with a Rebozo? Illus. by Amy Cordova. Tricycle Press/Ten Speed Press. (9781582462202).
Rich, vibrant colors swirl and swoosh across full-page spreads, depicting the family home of an imaginative, young Mexican American girl who playfully invents modern-day uses for the traditional Mexican rebozo, or long scarf. (2009 Belpré Honor Book)
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane. Illus. by Sean Qualls. Henry Holt. (9780805079944).
John Coltrane's childhood echoed with sounds. The formative experiences of the legendary musician and composer are portrayed in rhythmic language and stylized, mixed media illustrations in blues, browns and white. (2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
Easily approachable text and expressive drawings tell the story of Piggie and Gerald who experience the ups and downs of a rainy day. (2009 Geisel Award Book)
Middle Readers
Appelt, Kathi. The Underneath. Illus. by David Small. Atheneum. (9781416950585).
Intertwining stories of an embittered man, a loyal hound, an abandoned cat and a vengeful lamia sing of love, loss, loneliness and hope. (2009 Newbery Honor Book)
Bishop, Nic. Frogs. Photos by the author. Scholastic Nonfiction, an imprint of Scholastic. (9780439877558).
Bishop presents salient facts about frogs through clear text, augmented with fascinating photographs of species around the world. Even the frog-phobic will be fascinated.
Broach, Elise. Masterpiece. Illus. by Kelly Murphy. Holt/Christy Ottaviano. (9780805082708).
An artistic beetle with a yen for adventure and a lonely 11-year-old boy team up to catch the thief who has stolen a priceless Albrecht Durer from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Brown, Don. All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912, the Day the Titanic Sank. Illus. by the author. Flash Point/Roaring Brook. (9781596432222)
Selecting just the right amount of essential information, Brown artfully captures the drama of what happened to the unsinkable Titanic on that fateful night.
Bryant, Jen. A
Sweet's mixed-media collage and primitive watercolors flow seamlessly with Bryant's prose to reveal the important bits and pieces of Williams' ordinary, yet extraordinary, life as a doctor and poet. (2009 Caldecott Honor Book)
Dowd, Siobhan. The
In a race against time, twelve-year-old Ted, with his sister Kat, uses his special skills and perceptions to discover how their cousin Salim disappeared while riding the London Eye, the world's tallest observation wheel.
Elliott, Zetta. Bird. Illus. by Shadra Strickland. Lee & Low. (9781600602412).
A young boy, Mehkai, nicknamed Bird because he loves to draw birds, finds solace in his art work as his beloved grandfather dies and his admired older brother Marcus succumbs to drug addiction. (2009 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award)
Erdrich, Louise. The Porcupine Year. HarperCollins. (9780060297879).
In this third in the Birchbark House series set in 1852, Omakayas, a young Ojibwa girl now 12, and her family face serious challenges as they move westward from land the
Fern, Tracey E. Buffalo Music. Illus. by Lauren Castillo. Clarion. (9780618723416).
Pioneer Mary Ann Goodnight saves her beloved
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. Illus. by Dave McKean. HarperCollins. (9780060530921).
A child marked for death by an ancient league of assassins escapes into an abandoned graveyard, where he is reared and protected by its spirit denizens. A delicious mix of murder, fantasy, humor and human longing, Gaiman's tale is told in magical, haunting prose. (2009 Newbery Medal Book)
González, Lucía. The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos. Illus. by Lulu Delacre. Children's Book Press. (9780892392223).
Text and sepia tone illustrations present the biographical story of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian hired by the New York Public Library, who introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta. (2009 Belpré Author Honor Book and Illustrator Honor Book)
Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond. Illus. with photographs. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. (9781596430716)
Beginning with a description of the dramatic "Gates" project installed for two weeks in
Hale, Shannon and Dean Hale. Rapunzel's Revenge. Illus. by Nathan Hale.
In a vibrantly illustrated graphic novel set in a make-believe frontier land, an untraditional Rapunzel escapes the tower, uses her long braids as weapons, and takes revenge on the wicked Mother Gothel.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). Illus. by John Hendrix. Random House/Schwartz & Wade. (9780375837685).
Taking a boyhood story about
Kerley, Barbara. What To Do About
Growing up as the daughter of the President was not easy, but being the President and father of Alice Roosevelt was not easy either. Kerley's playful use of language and Fotheringham's rollicking illustrations converge to introduce energy and outrageousness. (2009 Sibert Honor Book)
Law, Ingrid. Savvy. Dial/Walden Media. (9780803733060).
This rich first-person narrative draws readers into a wild bus ride, winding through the countryside on a journey of self-discovery for Mibs Beaumont and her companions. (2009 Newbery Honor Book)
Lewin, Ted and Betsy. Horse Song: The Naadam of
Alternating lavish watercolors and lively cartoon sketches, the artists document their travel to
McGill, Alice. Way Up and Over Everything. Illus. by Jude Daly. Houghton Mifflin. (9780618387960).
Stylized watercolors illustrate A storyteller's account of the five newly purchased Africans who escaped the horrors of slavery by flying away from the
Nicholls, Sally. Ways to Live Forever. Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Scholastic. (9780545069489).
Using clever lists, insightful questions, thoughtful journal entries and drawings, eleven-year-old Sam shares his perspective on his leukemia and his upbeat attitude as he faces the end of his life.
Nivola, Claire A. Planting the Trees of
Naïf, charming pictures, and well-chosen details illuminate the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, who responded to the impending desertification of her native
Nobleman, Marc Tyler. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman. Illus. by Ross MacDonald. Knopf. (9780375838026).
Part picture book, part graphic novel, this is the fascinating story of how two high school friends created a superhero that endures to this day.
Parker, Robert Andrew. Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. Illus. by the author. Random House/Schwartz & Wade. (9780375839658).
Parker imagines renowned jazz pianist Tatum's early years, employing a first person narrative that takes readers from his
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in
Lively photographs, capturing images of wildlife, and an easy text make it clear to young readers the beneficial impact to the ecosystem when wolves were reintroduced.
Preller, James. Six Innings: A Game in the Life. Feiwell & Friends. (9780312367633).
The heart stopping action of a little league baseball game frames a personal introduction to the players, the strategies, and twelve-year-old Sam, sidelined by cancer.
Ray, Deborah Kogan. Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw. Illus. by the author. Viking/Penguin. (9780670062928).
This intimate portrait of the creator of Millions of Cats combines Gág's own words with more detailed text to describe a girl who never let go of her dream. Lush illustrations suggest Gág's style and versatility.
Rumford, James. Silent Music: A Story of
Ali, a young boy in contemporary
Scieszka, Jon. Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories about Growing Up Scieszka. Illus. by author. Viking/Penguin. (9780670011063).
A hilarious saga of growing up in a household with five brothers during the 1950's and 1960's by the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, illustrated with candid pictures from the period.
Schulman, Janet. Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of
Lush watercolors and personable narrative bring to life the story of Pale Male, a male hawk who nests atop a swanky
Shulevitz, Uri. How I Learned Geography. Illus. by the author. Farrar Straus Giroux.(9780374334994).
Recounting memories of his family's flight from the Warsaw Blitz and his years as a refugee during World War II, Shulevitz employs watercolor and ink to depict a boy liberated from his dreary existence through flights of fancy inspired by the map his father buys in the village market. (2009 Caldecott Honor Book)
Stone, Tanya Lee.
This introductory biography outlines Elizabeth Cady Stanton's childhood realization of the secondary status of women and continues with her adult activism that lead to the right to vote for women. Folk art expands the text.
Thomas, Joyce Carol. The Blacker the
A collection of twelve poems celebrating and affirming the variations in skin color and individuality of African American children, illustrated with richly colored paintings of children complementing the imagery of the free verse. (2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and Author Honor Book)
Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu. Tr. by Cathy Hirano. Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Scholastic. (9780545005425).
Balsa, a female warrior, accepts the task of protecting a young prince from demons and his father's assassins. Prince Chagum is the Moribito, the guardian of the sacred spirit. Together they must find in each other the source of strength they need to prevail. (2009 Batchelder Award Book)
Older Readers
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains. Simon & Schuster. (9781416905851).
Sold as a slave to an influential New York Tory family, 13-year-old Isabel spies for the patriot side during the American Revolution in a desperate hope to gain freedom for herself and her 5-year-old sister.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic. (9780439023481).
In a science-fiction cliffhanger, Katniss takes her younger sister's place as one of twenty-four youths who are turned over to the Capitol in a deadly annual reality game in which only one can survive.
Connor, Leslie. Waiting for
Longing for the loving family life her younger half-sisters have with her former stepfather, resilient sixth-grader Addie copes with living in a trailer in
Deem, James M. Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past. Illus. Houghton Mifflin. (9780618800452).
In this exploration of the archaeology of glacier science, Deem's visual presentation engages readers through period newspaper illustrations, paintings, maps and photographs of ice mummies and artifacts from four continents. (2009 Sibert Honor Book)
Engle, Margarita. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom. Henry Holt.(9780805086744).
Hauntingly beautiful free verse prose breathes life into this finely crafted story that illuminates
Fleischman, Sid. The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West. Illus. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. (9780061344329).
This rip-roaring biography of
Fleming, Candace. The
Short articles, vignettes, excerpts from letters, historical photographs and documents form the scrapbook demonstrating the intertwined lives of the Civil War president and his devoted but unbalanced wife and giving equal attention to both parties.
Freedman, Russell.
Freedman's customary graceful prose, eye for the telling detail, and clear narrative arc describe the winter
Jiménez, Francisco. Reaching Out. Houghton Mifflin. (9780618038510).
In this poignantly written autobiography, Jimenez recounts his days as a young Mexican American student who is the first in his family to attend college. Against great odds, he is determined to complete his education. (2009 Belpré Author Honor Book)
Macaulay, David with Richard Walker. The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body. Illus. by the author. Houghton Mifflin/Walter
The amazing human body gets an equally amazing treatment for all its systems and functions. Thorough explanations, visual and verbal, offer an inside look of the body's marvels.
Michaelis, Antonia. Tiger Moon. Tr. by Anthea Bell. Amulet. (9780810994812).
A betrayed woman facing death, a most unlikely hero, and a sarcastic talking white tiger in colonial-era
Nelson, Kadir. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. Illus. by the author. Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group. (9780786808328).
This fascinating and well-documented history of Negro League Baseball is told in the voice of an "everyman" narrator. Dignified, riveting full-page illustrations capture the spirit of these larger-than-life men who loved the game, despite the prejudice they faced. (2009 Sibert Medal Book, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and CSK Illustrator Honor Book)
Nelson, Scott Reynolds with Marc Aronson. Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry. Illus. National Geographic. (9781426300004).
A historian explains how he connected bits of information acquired in a larger research project to identify the actual story and person behind the John Henry folksong.
O'Brien, Tony and Mike Sullivan. Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of
Young people from various backgrounds around
Pratchett, Terry. Nation. HarperCollins. (9780061433016).
After a tsunami, island native, Mau, and shipwreck survivor, Daphne, construct a nation that blends each other's customs, science, and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics. (2009 Printz Honor Book)
Reeve, Philip. Here Lies Arthur. Scholastic. (9780545093347).
Reeve places his Arthur in the Dark Ages of the sixth century where Myrddin embellishes his story by creating a modern spin on this ancient tale that combines wishes, lies, and dreams into the now familiar legend.
Smith, Hope Anita. Keeping the Night Watch. Illus. by E.B. Lewis. Henry Holt. (9780805072020).
While the rest of the family welcomes his father's return, thirteen-year-old C.J. cannot hide his hurt and anger over his father's abandonment. Smith's graceful poetry delves deeply into C.J.'s emotional life. (2009 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac & D Foster. G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin. (9780399246548)
Bonded by Tupac's music, three girls explore the lure of freedom and build a friendship that redefines their own identities. (2009 Newbery Honor Book)
All Ages
Arnosky, Jim. Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints. Illus. by the author.
Life-sized footprints depicting more than 60 North American wild animals make this an enticing field guide for young explorers
Johnson, Stephen T. A Is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet. Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman. (9780689863011).
In this amazing tour de force, Johnson creates an original piece of abstract art for each letter of the alphabet. Playful touches include hidden letters, alliterative text, and details on the construction of each piece.
National Children's Book and Literacy
One hundred and eight finest authors and illustrators for children tell both the historical and human stories of a beloved national landmark.
2009 Notable Children's Books Committee
Caroline Ward, chair, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, Conn.
Betty Carter, Coppell, Texas
Elise DeGuiseppi, Pierce County Library System, Tacoma, Wash.
Eliza T. Dresang, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Roxanne Hsu Feldman, The Dalton School, New York, N.Y.
Darwin L. Henderson, College of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Barbara Immroth, School of Information, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Kathleen Isaacs, Pasadena, Md.
Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, N.Y.
Sally Anne Thompson, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Martha M. Walke, Children's Literature New England, Inc., South Strafford, Vt.


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Bill Gross, the PIMCO fund manager known as the "Bond King," is out with his February investment letter, titled "Credit Supernova!"
This month, Gross tackles the relationship between credit expansion and real growth. He channels the late economist Hyman Minsky, saying the economy is now in Minsky's "Ponzi finance" phase, "when additional credit would be required just to cover increasingly burdensome interest payments, with accelerating inflation the end result."
Gross writes that new credit is providing diminishing returns: "Each additional dollar of credit seems to create less and less heat. In the 1980s, it took four dollars of new credit to generate $1 of real GDP. Over the last decade, it has taken $10, and since 2006, $20 to produce the same result."
The reason, Gross says, is because more and more of that credit is being channeled into market speculation, driving a wedge between markets and the real economy. "Investment banking, which only a decade ago promoted small business development and transition to public markets, now is dominated by leveraged speculation and the Ponzi finance Minsky once warned against," he writes.
Below is an excerpt from the letter (emphasis his):
So our credit-based financial markets and the economy it supports are levered, fragile and increasingly entropic - it is running out of energy and time. When does money run out of time? The countdown begins when investable assets pose too much risk for too little return; when lenders desert credit markets for other alternatives such as cash or real assets.
Visible first signs for creditors would logically be 1) long-term bond yields too low relative to duration risk, 2) credit spreads too tight relative to default risk and 3) PE ratios too high relative to growth risks. Not immediately, but over time, credit is exchanged figuratively or sometimes literally for cash in a mattress or conversely for real assets (gold, diamonds) in a vault. It also may move to other credit markets denominated in alternative currencies. As it does, domestic systems delever as credit and its supernova heat is abandoned for alternative assets. Unless central banks and credit extending private banks can generate real or at second best, nominal growth with their trillions of dollars, euros, and yen, then the risk of credit market entropy will increase.
The element of time is critical because investors and speculators that support the system may not necessarily fully participate in it for perpetuity. We ask ourselves frequently at PIMCO, what else could we do, what else could we invest in to avoid the consequences of financial repression and negative real interest rates approaching minus 2%? The choices are varied: cash to help protect against an inflationary expansion or just the opposite - long Treasuries to take advantage of a deflationary bust; real assets; emerging market equities, etc. One of our Investment Committee members swears he would buy land in New Zealand and set sail. Most of us can't do that, nor can you. The fact is that PIMCO and almost all professional investors are in many cases index constrained, and thus duration and risk constrained. We operate in a world that is primarily credit based and as credit loses energy we and our clients should acknowledge its entropy, which means accepting lower returns on bonds, stocks, real estate and derivative strategies that likely will produce less than double-digit returns.

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C++ turned 22 this yearyes, it was 22 years ago that Bjarne Stroustrup published the first specification of the language. Moreover, C has another dozen or so years on C++. Despite all predictions that Java and .NET languages will make C++ obsolete, C and C++ development remains healthy. More than 3 million programmers maintain and enhance the C and C++ applications currently in use and continue to write significant amounts of new code.
C/C++ programmers face somewhat different challenges than programmers working in other languages and domains. Today's C++ projects often involve modifying or extending existing systems, refactoring available code for new applications, or integrating existing modules in new ways. Most commonly, a team inherits a pile of C or C++ code from a different group, an outside vendor/contractor, or the open-source community. Such projects inevitably require modifying some amount of unfamiliar code (while getting to understand it in the process) and maintaining it going forward.
In this article, I examine several techniques that, when properly and consistently applied and monitored, reduce the risks of errors when diverse teams of programmers develop code on top of existing code bases, as well as improve the stability and quality of the project's evolving code base.


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Influenza is very contagious and is spread by contact with an infected person. A person is contagious from about two days before symptoms occur until about the fifth day of the illness. Symptoms of influenza include chills, fever, headache, achiness, fatigue, and lack of appetite.
Treatment is generally directed at alleviating symptoms, which can make the sufferer truly miserable. Although the illness generally runs its course in three to four days, complications such as encephalitis, pneumonia, croup, or seizures can occur. If any of these develop, your child will need immediate medical attention.
Conventional Treatment
The cornerstones of treatment for influenza are fever control, rest, and plenty of fluids. Acetaminophen (in Tylenol, Tempra, and other medications) or ibuprofen (Advil, Nuprin, and others) can tee used to reduce fever and alleviate achiness.
Note: In excessive amounts, acetaminophen can cause liver damage. Read package directions carefully so as not to exceed the proper dosage for your child's age and size. Ibuprofen can cause stomach upset in some children. To avoid this problem, try giving this medication with food.
Do not give aspirin to a child or
teenager with the flu. The combination of aspirin and viral infection is
associated with Reye's syndrome, a dangerous disease affecting the brain and
Because influenza is caused by a virus, antibiotics have no effectiveness and are not used. A drug containing amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel) is sometimes used in epidemics known to be caused by influenza type A. This drug is effective only if started in the first two days after the onset of symptoms, and it is not used in younger children.
Dietary Guidelines
If your child doesn't feel like eating, it's best not to force food. Suggest juices, applesauce, soups, and herbal teas.


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Work on salvaging the crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship is now underway some five months after it capsized off the coast of Italy, killing 32, a spokesperson for the ship's operators confirmed Thursday.
Spearheading the project is Pompano Beach-based Titan Salvage, who along with Italian partner Micoperi, was awarded the contract in April to refloat and remove the beached 114,500-ton ship.
The refloating project is expected to take about a year and will be divided into four stages once the ship is stabilized, according to Titan-Micoperi officials.
The Concordia, which is operated by Carnival Corp.subsidiary Costa Cruises, overturned near the Tuscan island of Giglio on Jan. 13 with more than 4,000 passengers and crew aboard after its captain Francesco Schettino allegedly deviated from its course.
The key to the winning Titan-Micoperi bid was the removal of the Concordia wreck in one piece to minimize environmental damage off Giglio's coast.
The process will involve the construction of a platform below sea level and attaching watertight chambers called caissons to the ship's side that's above water.
Two cranes attached to the platform will then pull the ship upright, aided by the water-filled chambers. Once the ship is up on the platform, more caissons will be attached to the other side of its hull.
Then the caissons on each side of the ship will be drained (after the water is treated and purified) and filled with air.
The sea bottom will be cleaned and marine flora replanted after the Concordia is removed.
See photos of the salvage plan.
In an email Thursday Costa's Head of Corporate Communications Cristiano De Musso provided this timeline of the project:
Now through July 31: On-going site inspections of the ship and its position
Aug.1-31: Securing of the Costa Concordia wreck to ensure on-going safety and stability
Sept. 1-Nov. 15: Installation of caissons on left side of vessel and construction of submarine platforms
Dec. 1: Sensitive stage of salvage begins with rotation of wreck with the installation of boxes on its right side
Jan. 15: Ship to be up-righted above waterline
Jan. 31: Ship delivered to an Italian port for processing according to regulations.
April 30: Cleaning and replanting of marine flora expected to be completed
Here's a round-up of other recent Costa Concordia reports:
@ThomasTraveller: World exclusive photo: the new rig which will help lift the Costa Concordia brought into place on Giglio last night
Daily Mail UK: Rock that sank the Costa Concordia to become memorial to the 32 people who diedLA Times: Life returning to normal on Giglio Island after Costa Concordia
CruiseRadio.net: Dutch journalists to document the Concordia salvage project


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|Mingus Big Band tops list of local music in Reading Eagle
|Sun, Dec. 28 2008
|The year in local music and dance 2008: simply stunningBy Susan L. Peña Reading Eagle Correspondent"1. The Mingus Big Band, presented by the Kutztown University Performing Artists Series, Jan. 30. It would be difficult to find a better band, and its devotion to performing the brilliant works of Charles Mingus makes it a national treasure."
|Mingus Big Band listed with photo in NYT listing of New Year's Eve events in NYC
|Sun, Dec. 28 2008
|NATE CHINEN in NYT
Charles Mingus,
At 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, ticketweb.com.
|Time Out NY on Mingus Orchestra
|Thu, Dec. 25 2008
|"One of several bands entrusted with the daunting task of preserving Charles Mingus's raucous, bighearted legacy, the ten-piece Mingus Orchestra has all the depth and muscle needed to render the master bassist-composer's tempestuous fantasias."
|Happy Holidays from the Mingus Bands
|Thu, Dec. 25 2008
Click on image above or Youtube link below to view video greeting!
|Holiday Greetings-Lineup for Mingus Dynasty Monday, Dec 15
|Thu, Dec. 11 2008
Click on image above or Youtube link below to view video greeting!
MONDAY December 15th
MINGUS DYNASTY 7:30pm & 9:30pm at Jazz Standard
Alto saxophone
SETS AT 7:30 & 9:30. Doors open an hour prior.
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.
NEW YEAR'S EVE December 31
Trumpets: Randy Brecker, Kenny Rampton, Earl Gardner
WBGO/NPR is also broadcasting the music nationwide
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. 116 East 27th between Park and Lex in NYC 212-576-2232. http://jazzstandard.com
|What About Mingus? By Nat Hentoff-NOW ONLINE
|Wed, Dec. 10 2008
|The December issue of Jazz Times has an article by Nat Hentoff in which he highlights recent Mingus activities that are expanding the cultural and educational impact of Mingus music throughout the world including the upcoming Mingus High School Competition, the publication of new charts, the Simply Mingus series, and the touring bands that frequently include clinics and workshops. He also issues a rallying cry to additional institutions to embrace the canon.
|"Lunch crowd treated to jazz quintet" (Mingus High School Competition)
|Sun, Nov. 23 2008
|"….The combo played for three lunch periods while also recording tracks for a compact disc they will use to enter an upcoming Charles Mingus competition.The students were so absorbed in their playing that when the third period finished, they thought they had only played for two.A live audience helps their performance and a live audience with people who wanted to listen was even better. "You get a different vibe," said teacher Brian Messier. They wanted that energy captured on the recording.The combo, which featured a trumpet, tenor saxophone, guitar, base guitar and drums, launched into the Mingus tunes "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" and "Pithecanthropus Erectus…."
|A 65th Birthday Tribute to Joni Mitchell
|Sun, Nov. 23 2008
|Includes audio for "A Chair In The Sky" from "Mingus" (1979), an album that showcases Ms. Mitchell's experimental side as she collaborates with jazz great Charles Mingus
|Arranger Sy Johnson on WBGO
|Sat, Nov. 22 2008
|From Bill Kirchner:"Recently, I taped my next one-hour show for the "Jazz From The Archives" series. Presented by the Institute of Jazz Studies, the series runs every Sunday on WBGO-FM (88.3).Sy Johnson (b. 1930) is a Renaissance Man of jazz. He's a gifted arranger-composer, pianist, singer, writer, photographer, educator, and raconteur.We'll hear examples of Johnson's arrangements for Charles Mingus, the Lee Konitz Nonet, and the current Mingus Big Band and Mingus Orchestra.The show will air this Sunday, November 23, from 11 p.m. to midnight, Eastern Standard Time.NOTE: If you live outside the New York City metropolitan area, WBGO also broadcasts on the Internet at www.wbgo.org.
|Review of Ah Um new Vinyl release by Bob Lange
|Sat, Nov. 22 2008
|Mingus Ah Um (Legacy Vinyl Re-Issue)
By Bob Lange
As great as Mingus Ah Um is, I've only
|Flavorpill review of Mingus Mondays
|Mon, Nov. 17 2008
|"The Mingus Big Band, one of three rotating groups that makes up this weekly celebration of the music of Charles Mingus, cannot be contained on the intimate stage of the Jazz Standard, forcing some of their lead brass players into the audience. The 14-piece ensemble fills the room with loud and forceful melodies that swing so hard they erupt into inspired improv. It's a fitting tribute to the prolific avant-garde composer, and his widow, Sue, is often present to provide context to important works. The band has many friends — including the Late Show with David Letterman's Paul Shaffer who recently sat in on piano."– Chris Kompanek
|Mingus in New Box Set tribute to Nesuhi Ertugun
|Mon, Nov. 17 2008
|"Hommage à Nesuhi" (Rhino Handmade)—The late record executive Nesuhi Ertegün may not have possessed the celebrity of his younger brother, Ahmet, but his visionary production work for Atlantic Records with John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Ray Charles, Hank Crawford, and others made him a behind-the-scenes legend. This five-disk tribute was the last project completed by Joel Dorn, the producer who followed Ertegün at Atlantic and who died late last year.
|"Obama should follow Carter's lead and bring jazz back to the White House" by Howard Reich
|Mon, Nov. 17 2008
|"If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statement—one that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicago—there's a compelling way to do it:
Teach the White House to swing (again).
That's what President Jimmy Carter did in spring 1978, casting the unique brilliance of a presidential spotlight on a distinctly American art form. Carter convened a galaxy of jazz luminaries at the White House, to spectacular effect. Eubie Blake (at 95), Dizzy Gillespie, Pearl Bailey, Teddy Wilson, Max Roach, Louie Bellson and other giants performed jubilantly on the White House South Lawn, basking in the kind of official recognition jazz richly deserves but rarely receives. Anyone who follows jazz never will forget the sight of a wheelchair-bound Charles Mingus, a musical icon then and now, weeping openly as President Carter praised him at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave…."
|Mingus Awareness Project review
|Mon, Nov. 17 2008
|Mingus art/First Grade Jazz
|Mon, Nov. 17 2008
Portrait of Mingus by artist/DJ Ed German.
Part of Jazz Art Exhibit presented by First Grade Jazz, primary school jazz education.
|Paul Shaffer with Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard
|Fri, Nov. 14 2008
|Paul Shaffer from Late Show with David Letterman stopped by to hear the Mingus Big Band at the Jazz Standard on Monday night, November 10th, and found himself performing an entire set at the piano, instead! He soloed on a brand new arrangement of "New Now Know How" and swung magnificently on "Song with Orange." Here are some photos! (Below with trumpet player Lew Soloff.)
|Mingus Dynasty mention in Santa Barbara Independent
|Thu, Nov. 13 2008
|Obama fever has been bubbling up for months, of course, including in the largely progressive realms of jazz across the land and here in the jazz Mecca of N.Y.C. Buzzes of anticipation could be felt the night before in clubland here. Monday night is hardly an "off" night in New York: It is when big bands and special projects take up residencies, including the ongoing presence of official Mingus bands, most recently in the vibe-filled basement of the Jazz Standard. (While there, check out the savory BBQ from the host eatery, Smoke.) Great to know that Charles Mingus's unique songbook and spirit is alive and well in the city where his creative fire raged.
During last Monday's set by the seven-piece Mingus Dynastyband—featuring tenor player Seamus Blake, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, Kuumba Frank Lacy, etc.—alto saxist Craig Handy greeted us with, "Welcome to the Jazz Standard, on the night before the world changes. Hopefully, when we go to Europe on tour, they won't throw tomatoes at us anymore." The band launched into one of Mingus's politically barbed chestnuts, "Fables of Faubus."
|Jazz Breakfast review of Mingus Orchestra
|Tue, Oct. 28 2008
|AllAboutJazz.com: Sights from Mingus Awareness Project
|Tue, Oct. 28 2008
|By Dean Christesen
The 2nd Annual Mingus Awareness Project in Richmond this evening seemed to be, to say the very least, an absolute success on all levels.
|New England Conservatory presents Music of Charles Mingus Dec. 4
|Tue, Oct. 28 2008
|Thursday, December 4Ken Schaphorst conducts NEC Jazz Orchestra: Music of Charles MingusKen Schaphorst directs the NEC Jazz Orchestra in the performance of music by Charles Mingus. Program will include many of Mingus's most beloved compositions, including Boogie Stop Shuffle, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Sue's Changes, Children's Hour of Dream, and The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife are Some Jive-Ass Slippers.The NEC Jazz Orchestra was named Best College Big Band in the 2004 Downbeat Student Music Awards, and performs original music and traditional big band repertoire under the direction of Ken Schaphorst and guest artists.FreeNEC's Jordan Hall
|Mingus Orchestra at Jazz Standard tonight and tomorrow, Mingus Big Band all weekend
|Wed, Oct. 8 2008
|IT'S HERE! MINGUS AT JAZZ STANDARD in NYC.Monday, October 6 MINGUS MONDAYS kicks off with a full week of Mingus, with all three bands and special guests.Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30, with an extra 11:30 set on Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open an hour prior.Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.Look at this lineup:
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 MINGUS ORCHESTRA
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Alto Sax: Craig Handy
Bassoon: Michael Rabinowitz
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 MINGUS ORCHESTRA
Bass: Joe Martin
Alto Sax: Craig Handy
Bassoon: Michael Rabinowitz
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 MINGUS BIG BAND
Trumpet: Lew Soloff
Trombone: Earl McIntyre
Alto Sax: Jaleel Shaw
Drums: Victor Lewis
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 MINGUS BIG BAND
Trumpet: Lew Soloff
Trombone: Earl McIntyre
Alto Sax: Jaleel Shaw
Drums: Adam Cruz
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 MINGUS BIG BAND
Trumpet: Randy Brecker
Trombone: Earl Mcintyre
Tenor Sax: Seamus Blake
Drums: Adam Cruz
Monday Oct. 13, 2008 MINGUS DYNASTY
Bass: Dwayne Burno
Trumpet: Alex Sipiagin
|NYT: Mingus week at Jazz Standard
|Tue, Oct. 7 2008
|★ MINGUS DYNASTY AND ORCHESTRA (Monday through Thursday) After a long residency at Iridium, the Mingus repertory juggernaut has settled in at the Jazz Standard for a spell. Monday and Tuesday will feature the Mingus Dynasty, a seven-piece band that includes the saxophonists Craig Handy and Seamus Blake. On Wednesday and Thursday the Mingus Orchestra, an ensemble with some unusual timbres — like French horn, bass clarinet and bassoon — holds court. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $25 and $30. (Chinen)
|New Yorker: Mingus week at Jazz Standard
|Tue, Oct. 7 2008
|JAZZ STANDARD116 E. 27th St. (212-576-2232)—Charles Mingus's widow, Sue Mingus, keeps the music of the master bassist alive with the Mingus Dynasty, the Mingus Orchestra, and the Mingus Big Band. They'll be here on Mondays, with rotating weekly appearances. To settle in (they were in residence at Iridium in recent years), the groups are spending a few days at a time onstage. Last week belonged to the Mingus Dynasty. On Oct. 8-9, the Mingus Orchestra, which focusses on his compositions, takes over. Oct. 10-12: The Mingus Big Band is in the house. Oct. 13: Mingus Mondays get rolling in earnest with the Mingus Dynasty.
|Mingus at Jazz Standard Oct 6-13 all week!
|Sat, Oct. 4 2008
|IT'S IT'S HERE! MINGUS MONDAYS AT JAZZ STANDARD in NYC.Monday, October 6 MINGUS MONDAYS kicks off with a full week of Mingus, with all three bands and special guests.Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30, with an extra 11:30 set on Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open an hour prior.Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.Look at this lineup:Monday Oct. 6, 2008
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Trumpet: Alex Sipiagin
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Alto Sax: Craig Handy
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Alto Sax: Craig Handy
Bassoon: Michael Rabinowitz
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
Bass: Joe Martin
Alto Sax: Craig Handy
Bassoon: Michael Rabinowitz
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Trumpet: Lew Soloff
Trombone: Earl McIntyre
Alto Sax: Jaleel Shaw
Drums: Victor Lewis
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
Trumpet: Lew Soloff
Trombone: Earl McIntyre
Alto Sax: Jaleel Shaw
Drums: Adam Cruz
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Trumpet: Randy Brecker
Trombone: Earl Mcintyre
Tenor Sax: Seamus Blake
Drums: Adam Cruz
Monday Oct. 13, 2008
Bass: Dwayne Burno
Trumpet: Alex Sipiagin
|Mingus Big Band in LA Oct 3 & 4
|Fri, Oct. 3 2008
|Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4: MINGUS BIG BAND in L.A. as part of the celebrations for the new Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center in Watts. The band will be playing at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park, and the Warner Grand in San Pedro. More info on the Tour page.Trumpets: Greg Gisbert, Sean Jones, Lew Soloff
Saxophones: Seamus Blake, Mark Gross, Jaleel Shaw, Jason Marshall, Scott Robinson
Trombones: Clark Gayton, Conrad Herwig, Earl McIntyre
Drums: Justin Faulkner
Bass: Andy McKee
Piano: Kenny Drew, Jr.
|Mingus Awareness Project by Peter McElhinney
|Wed, Oct. 1 2008
|"Two busy musicians have a long month ahead of them, but their orbits will cross at the Mingus Awareness Project.
|100 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: Review of Mingus Ah Um By Tom Moon
|Sun, Sep. 28 2008
|WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Boo! Nazi Fascist Supremists! (MP3s) by Doug Schulkind
|Wed, Sep. 24 2008
|A history lesson on Desegregation with Fables of Faubus.
|All About Jazz: Department of Cultural Affairs Announces Grand Opening of the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center
|Tue, Sep. 16 2008
|…In addition to the Watts Towers Drum and Jazz Festivals, there will be three major Jazz concerts focusing on the music of Charles Mingus. Two concerts, one at the Madrid Theater in the San Fernando Valley, and the other at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro in the southern tip of the City, will feature the music of the Charles Mingus Big Band. The final concert is envisioned as a gala tribute and will take place at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in the Mid City/Leimert Park community. It will feature LA-based, nationally recognized musicians who played with, or were deeply influenced by, Mr. Mingus….
|Plea from Mingus musician Wayne Escoffery: Missing Horn
|Tue, Sep. 16 2008
|Help Wayne locate his horn!
|Silver Spring Jazz Festival review
|Tue, Sep. 16 2008
|"It's hard to describe the sound of a 14-piece jazz orchestra playing the work of Charles Mingus … it was just sensational, the crowd went wild, and Marcus Johnson was also probably the best I've ever heard him."
|MINGUS BIG BAND Sat, Sept 13 at Silver Springs, MD. October 3, 4 in L. A. & MINGUS MONDAYS at Jazz Standard
|Sat, Sep. 13 2008
Saturday, September 13th at 9pm MINGUS BIG BAND at the Silver Springs Jazz Festival in Silver Springs, MDTrumpets: Tatum Greenblatt, Alex Sipiagin, Lew Soloff
Saxophones: Seamus Blake, Abraham Burton, Jason Marshall, Scott Robinson, Jaleel Shaw
Drums: Donald Edwards
Piano: David Kikoski
Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4: MINGUS BIG BAND in L.A. as part of the celebrations for the new Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center in Watts. The band will be playing at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park, and the Warner Grand in San Pedro. More info on the Tour page.
Trumpets: Greg Gisbert, Sean Jones, Lew Soloff
Sue Mingus announces, next month:
MINGUS MONDAYS AT JAZZ STANDARD in NYC.
MINGUS MONDAYS kicks
Mingus Dynasty, Orchestra & Big Band Establish A New Long-Term Residency At NYC's Foremost Jazz Club
Outstanding Musicians From Across the Generations Fill the Ranks of Three Great Bands
Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30, with an extra 11:30 set on Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open an hour prior.
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.
Come celebrate our new Jazz Standard residency starting Monday, October 6th.
|L.A. Arts Center Named After Jazz Great Charles Mingus
|Thu, Sep. 11 2008
|"A new youth arts center in Watts run by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs will have its grand opening later this month during a weekend when two festivals will be happening. Named after the famous jazz musician and past local resident, the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center will expand space for youth arts programs. The new building, which is next to the Watts Towers Arts Center, will bring more classroom space expanding the department's educational classes that give children a safe and creative atmosphere for individual expression with guidance and direction from professional artists."
|Interview with Sue Mingus for Silver Spring concert on Sept 13
|Wed, Sep. 10 2008
|All that and a pork pie hat: Fifth annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival
by Chris Slattery…"Sue Graham Mingus says the Mingus music is a perfect fit for a festival focused on young performers, local talent and community togetherness."This music has enormous energy," she says. "It really demands that individual musicians come in and play themselves, tell who they are. There are lots of open spaces."The Mingus oeuvre of more than 300 compositions can be challenging, and rewarding, for musicians and listeners alike. The score of his orchestral masterpiece "Epitaph" is 500 pages, and there's a whole sub-genre known as "Simply Mingus" that's recommended for students. But Sue Graham Mingus wants her husband's legacy to include his sense of fun and wonder – and empathy."Charles appreciated the idea of risk and surprises," she says."That's what we associate with jazz. You take risks, and stumble sometimes, and recover. We thrive on the unpredictability and excitement."
|Mingus Moves! To Jazz Standard in October
|Thu, Sep. 4 2008
|PDF of This release
Media Contact: Theresa Mullen, 646.747.7217, tmullen [at] ushgnyc.comMINGUS MOVES! TO JAZZ STANDARD IN OCTOBER
FILL THE RANKS OF THREE GREAT BANDSNEW YORK CITY/AUGUST 28 — Jazz Standard and Sue Mingus announced today a new home for the music of legendary jazz composer/bassist/band leader Charles Mingus. Beginning with a gala week of performances in October, the Mingus organization will begin its long-term residency at Jazz Standard with alternating weekly appearances by Mingus Dynasty, the Mingus Orchestra, and the Mingus Big Band. Monday nights at Jazz Standard, beginning October 6, 2008, will be known as "Mingus Mondays".The new extended engagement kicks off October 6-7 with performances by Mingus Dynasty – the original Charles Mingus legacy group, formed by Sue Mingus from among his most valuable sidemen shortly after their leader's death in 1979. Although lineups are still being confirmed at press time, recent editions of Mingus Dynasty have included saxophonists Craig Handy, Seamus Blake, and Jaleel Shaw; trombonists Conrad Herwig and Ku-umba Frank Lacy; and pianists Orrin Evans and David Kikoski, with the redoubtable Boris Kozlov (bass) and Adam Cruz (drums) holding down the rhythm section.The excitement continues October 8-9 with the Mingus Orchestra. Sue Mingus assembled the Mingus Orchestra in 1999 to focus on Charles Mingus' compositions, with less emphasis on extended soloing. The Orchestra's distinctive sound emerges from an expanded repertoire and a diverse instrumentation that may include bassoon, bass clarinet, French horn, and guitar. From October 10-12, the Mingus Big Band will hold forth at Jazz Standard. Writing in The New York Times, Jon Pareles hailed the Big Band for having "revived Charles Mingus' repertory and the brawling, muscular, hard-swinging, bluesy way he wanted it played.""We are delighted and honored to have Jazz Standard chosen by Sue Mingus as the new home for this timeless music," said Seth Abramson, artistic director for Jazz Standard. "The genius of Charles Mingus' compositions and arrangements is matched by the talent and enthusiasm of the players in each of these three outstanding bands."
|Last night at Iridium! Mingus Big Band September 2
|Tue, Sep. 2 2008
|Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Mingus Big Bandat IridiumTrumpets: Tatum Greenblatt, Kenny Rampton, Lew SoloffSaxophone: Seamus Blake, Abraham Burton, Mark Gross, Jason Marshall,
Donny McCaslin
Trombones: Conrad Herwig, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Earl McIntyreDrums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Dwayne Burno
Piano: Helen Sung2 sets 8:30 and 10:30
This is the final night of the Mingus residency at Iridium. We thank you for supporting a great four-year run!
Sue Mingus announces, next month: MINGUS MONDAYS AT JAZZ STANDARD!
MINGUS MONDAYS kicks
Mingus Dynasty, Orchestra & Big Band Establish A New Long-Term Residency At NYC's Foremost Jazz Club
Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30, with an extra 11:30 set on Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open an hour prior.
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.
Please join us for our final night at Iridium Tuesday, September 2nd.
|New music software named after Mingus
|Tue, Sep. 2 2008
|"mingus is an advanced music theory and notation package for Python. It can be used to play around with music theory, to build editors, educational tools and other applications that need to process music. It can also be used to create sheet music with LilyPond."
|Mingus Dynasty at Iridium 8/26/08
|Thu, Aug. 21 2008
|August 26 MINGUS DYNASTY at IridiumTrumpet Lew SoloffAlto Saxophone Mark GrossTenor Saxophone Seamus BlakeTrombone Conrad HerwigDrums Donald Edwards
Bass Dwayne Burno
Piano Helen Sung
Two Sets at 8:30 and 10:30. $25/half for students
|Washington Square Park Blog: Mingus Orchestra played last concert there
|Wed, Aug. 20 2008
|Sue Mingus book signing at Gibson Baldwin Jazz Fest NYC, Mingus Dynasty at Iridium
|Fri, Aug. 15 2008
|Saturday, August 16, 2008 Gibson Baldwin Jazz Fest at Whole Food on Bowery.
5:30pm Sue Mingus will sign copies of her book Tonight at Noon while Mingus Epitaph and Orchestra member Jack Wilkins performs with Carl Barry. 95 East Houston St. FREE.
Tuesday, August
19th, 2008 8:30
and 10:30
Mingus Dynasty
at Iridium. 51st and B'way. Alto saxophone Mark GrossTenor Saxophone Wayne EscofferyTrumpet Kenny RamptonTrombone Conrad Herwig
Bass Ugonna Okegwo
Piano Orrin Evans
Drums Donald Edwards
|Mingus Dynasty at Iridium 8/12/08 & 8/19/08
|Thu, Aug. 7 2008
|Tuesday, August
12th, 2008 8:30
and 10:30 Mingus
Dynasty at Iridium. 51st and B'way. Alto saxophone Jaleel ShawTenor Saxophone Wayne EscofferyTrumpet Alex SipiaginTrombone Andy HunterBass Boris KozlovPiano Helen Sung
Drums Donald Edwards
Tuesday, August
Alto saxophone Mark Gross
Tenor Saxophone Wayne Escoffery
Trumpet Kenny Rampton
Trombone Conrad Herwig
Bass Ugonna Okegwo
Piano Orrin Evans
Drums Donald Edwards
|Mingus Orchestra at Iridium Tues 8/5/08
|Mon, Aug. 4 2008
|Iridium — Tuesday, August 5, 2008Alto Saxophone/clarinet/flute/soprano: Craig HandyTenor Saxophone/soprano: Wayne EscofferyTrombone: Conrad HerwigTrumpet: Alex SipiaginDrums: Victor Lewis
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Bassoon – Michael Rabinowitz
French Horn – Vincent Chauncey
Guitar – David Gilmore
Bass Clarinet – Jason Marshall
|Announcing First Annual Mingus High School Competition
|Mon, Aug. 4 2008
|We are pleased to announce
FIRST ANNUAL MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITIONFebruary 22, 2009& 3-Day Mingus Summit February 20-22, 2009
|Epitaph in Print and on NPR
|Mon, Aug. 4 2008
IN PRINT: We are excited to announce that the full score of Charles Mingus masterwork Epitaph is now
available for the first time from Hal
Leonard, at your favorite music dealer. (Currently in stock at SheetMusicPlus,
Sheet Music, Compumusic,
Forte, Andy's
Music Online, and more.)LISTEN: NPR has posted to their website the broadcast of the Walt Disney Concert Hall performance of Epitaph from May 2007. A one-hour program and also the full concert is available there. Gunther Schuller conducted the following 31 musicians:
You can listen online or CHECK YOUR LOCAL NPR station to see if they will be airing it on the radio!
|Three jazz bands compose 'The Mingus Legacy' – The Star-Ledger
|Wed, Jul. 30 2008
|by Zan Stewart…while none of the participants had played with the master, they delivered his 1950s-through-1970s works with the kind of verve, spark and precision that he demanded, and that anyone who had heard him live would recognize, and regale in….
|Better than Google? 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog,' Charles Mingus and more -Plain Dealer
|Wed, Jul. 30 2008
|by Tom Feran….Jazz legend Charles Mingus abandoned his monumental masterpiece, "Epitaph," after one aborted performance. But the rediscovered score has been completed and performed by new generations. National Public Radio is streaming the full, 2½-hour piece for 31 musicians, plus an hourlong special and background story, free at www.npr.org/music. Also new there this week is a 2½-hour concert from Tom Waits' "Glitter & Doom" summer tour.
|Mingus Orchestra at Washington Square Park NYC and Dynasty at Iridium Tues 7/29/08
|Mon, Jul. 28 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 8 pm Charles Mingus Orchestraat Washington Square Park in NYC. FREE!
Also Tuesday, July 29
Alto saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
TWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced
|Mingus Orchestra at Iridium Tues 7/22/08
|Mon, Jul. 21 2008
July 22 Mingus Orchestra at Iridium
(51st and B'way) in New York CityLineup
Alto Saxophone/clarinet/flute/soprano: Craig Handy
Tenor Saxophone/soprano: Brandon Wright
Trombone: Andy Hunter
Trumpet: Kenny Rampton
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Ugonna Okegwo
Bassoon: Janet Grice
French Horn: Dan Shaud
Guitar: David Gilmore
Bass Clarinet: Doug YatesTWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced
for students both sets.
|Mingus Dynasty and Orchestra Line Up- July 15 and 29th
|Fri, Jul. 11 2008
July 15 Mingus
Dynasty at Iridium
(51st and B'way) in New York City
Lineup Trumpet: Alex Sipiagan Alto Saxophone:Craig Handy
Tenor Saxophone: Brandon Wright
Trombones: Andy Hunter Drums: Adam CruzBass:
Brad Jones Piano:
David Kikoski
|John Handy Quintet at Jazz Standard (with more Mingus bands alums: Craig Handy, Helen Sung, Victor Lewis)
|Thu, Jul. 10 2008
|JOHN HANDY QUINTET (Friday through Sunday)
From NYT:
"Best known for his work with Charles Mingus and Randy Weston in the late 1950s, John Handy is still a musician of flexible means; here he plays alto saxophone, clarinet, oboe and saxello. Craig Handy (not related) joins him on tenor saxophone; their top-flight rhythm section consists of Helen Sung on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass and Victor Lewis on drums. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., with an 11:30 set Friday and Saturday, Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $30; $25 on Sunday."
|Line-ups: Dynasty at Iridium 7/8/08 and Orchestra in Washington Square Park 7/29/08
|Tue, Jul. 8 2008
July 8 Mingus
Dynasty at Iridium
(51st and B'way) in New York CityLineupTrumpet: Kenny RamptonAlto Saxophone: Tia Fuller
Tenor Saxophone: Wayne Escoffery
Trombones: Jonathan AronsDrums: Donald EdwardsBass: Boris KozlovPiano: David Kikoski
TWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced
Tuesday, July 29, 8 pm Washington Square Park Charles Mingus Orchestra in NYC. FREE!
|Dynasty lineup 6/24/08, Cornell wins Jazz Journalists Assn Award
|Mon, Jun. 23 2008
Trumpet: Alex Sipiagin
Alto Saxophone: Craig Handy
Tenor Saxophone: Abraham Burton
Trombones: Ku-umba Frank Lacy
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: Helen Sung
TWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced
WINNER: 2008 Jazz Journalists
Reissue/Historical Release of the Year
|Billy Taylor Trio with Mingus, Storyville 1951, Nat Hentoff Hosting
|Mon, Jun. 16 2008
|Fables of Faubus used in project for Brown US History class
|Sun, Jun. 15 2008
|Mingus music in Casssavetes "Shadows" at MOMA
|Sun, Jun. 15 2008
|Shadows. 1959. USA. Written and directed by John Cassavetes. Music by Shafi Hadi, Charles Mingus. With Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd. Cassavetes's vital, poignant, and humorous story of interracial romance and "passing"—often hailed as an American counterpart to Godard's Breathless (also 1959)—shattered cinematic conventions with its improvisational acting, jumpy editing, and handheld camerawork in the streets, coffee shops, late-night parties, and sculpture gardens of New York City. 87 min.Friday, July 4, 2008, 6:00 p.m., Theater 1, T1
Sunday, July 6, 2008, 2:30 p.m., Theater 1, T1
|Mingus Big Band 6/10 and 6/17 at Iridium, 6/18 at Clifford Brown Festival
|Mon, Jun. 9 2008
music heats up in the summertime!
Some old favorites rejoin the mix, and this
Tuesday we have both Strickland brothers in the band at the same time!
Plus, for the next few weeks at Iridium we'll be preparing for the Clifford Brown festival,
so we'll be featuring some material from Epitaph, and a Clifford Brown tune the band will perform in his honor.
PERFORMANCE DATES:Tuesday,
June 10 Mingus
Big Band at
(51st and B'way) in New York CityLineupTrumpets: Alex Sipiagin, Earl Gardner, Kenny RamptonSaxophone: Marcus Strickland, Mark Gross, Donny McCaslin, Abraham
Burton, Lauren Sevian
Trombones: Conrad Herwig , Clark Gayton, Earl McIntyre
Drums: E.J. Strickland
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: Bruce Barth
TWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced for students both sets.
Trumpets: Jack Walrath, Earl Gardner, Tatum Greenblatt
Saxophone: Wayne Escoffery, Craig Handy, Donny McCaslin, Abraham Burton,
Trombones: Clark Gayton, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Dave Taylor
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Joe Martin
Piano: Orrin Evans
Saxophones: Wayne Escoffery, Craig Handy,
Trombones: Clark Gayton, Ku-umba Frank Lacy,
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: Orrin Evans
Ensemble of the Year: Mingus Big Band AND
We are pleased to announce
February 22,
& 3-Day
|Mingus Dynasty and Big Band Line Up- June 3 and 18th
|Sat, May. 31 2008
|Tuesday, June 3 Mingus Dynasty at Iridium (51st and B'way) in New York CityLineup
Alto saxophone – Craig Handy, Tenor Saxophone – Donny McCaslin, Trumpet – Kenny Rampton, Trombone – Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Bass – Boris Kozlov, Piano – Helen Sung, Drums – Donald EdwardsTWO SETS 8:30 AND 10:30. $25/half-priced for students both sets.Wednesday,June 18 The Mingus Big Band performs at the FREE Clifford Brown Jazz Festival at Rodney Square in Wilmington, DE.Lineup
Trumpets: Greg Gisbert, Earl Gardner, Alex SipiaginSaxophones: Wayne Escoffery, Craig Handy, Seamus Blake, Abraham Burton, Jason Marshall
Trombones: Conrad Herwig, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Earl McIntyre
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: Orrin Evans
|New Yorker: "100 Essential Jazz Albums" 3% is Mingus!
|Tue, May. 27 2008
|52. Charles Mingus, "Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955).53. Charles Mingus, "Mingus Ah Um" (Columbia, 1959).54. Charles Mingus Sextet, "Cornell 1964" (Blue Note, 2007).
|Dynasty line-up for Iridium and Barack Obama Fundraiser.
|Tue, May. 20 2008
Mingus DynastyTonight, May 20 at Iridium in New York City
Alto saxophone · Craig Handy, Tenor Saxophone · Seamus Blake, Trumpet ·
Kenny Rampton, Trombone · Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Bass · Boris Kozlov,
Piano · David Kikoski, Drums · Adam Cruz
Wednesday, May 21 The Mingus Dynasty was asked to perform at a swanky fundraiser for Barack Obama
Tuesday, May 27 at Iridium in New York City
|2 Mingus nominations for Jazz Journalists Awards
|Fri, May. 16 2008
|Reissue of the Year
* Cornell 1964, Charles Mingus Sextet (Blue Note) Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces)
* Mingus Big Band The Awards will be celebrated Wednesday, June 18, at a cocktail reception 3 to 6 pm at the Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St., NYC).Finalists, honored for excellence in jazz and jazz journalism, will be voted upon by professional members of the JJA toward selection of a representative recipient (aka "winner").
|Part 2 of NPR profile
|Mon, May. 5 2008
|Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 2
|NPR Jazz Profile on Mingus
|Sat, Apr. 26 2008
|Nancy Wilson hosts Part 1 of "Charles Mingus: Fables of Bass"
|Review of Mingus Birthday show on Thirteen/WNET
|Thu, Apr. 24 2008
|Mingus Big Band lineup-NY & SF
|Sat, Apr. 19 2008
As testament to to power of Mingus music to attract the greatest musicians playing today, two outstanding Mingus Big Bands are both celebrating Mingus birthday on April 22nd, coast to coast.IN NEW YORK:
April 22 Mingus Birthday Celebration at Iridium in New York City
Lineup: Trumpets: Lew Soloff, Earl Gardner, Kenny Rampton
Saxophone: Marcus Strickland, Jaleel Shaw, Vincent Herring, Scott Robinson, Ronnie Cuber
Trombones: Conrad Herwig, Clark Gayton, Dave Taylor
Drums: Gene Jackson
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: George Colligan
Preceded by a performance by the Yale Jazz Ensemble at 6:30 pm, no cover.
Worldwide web and radio:
|Jazz Festival to honor Charles Mingus in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico
|Fri, Apr. 18 2008
|A jazz festival will be held over two weekends in Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico in a joint effort to honor the late Charles Mingus. Mingus, who played and composed for most of the jazz greats, was born in Nogales, Ariz., and died in Mexico, and this is the second time the two communities, known collectively as Ambos Nogales, have worked together to hold a jazz festival in Mingus's honor.
|Jazz Police re: Mingus Birthday Celebrations
|Thu, Apr. 17 2008
|By Andrea Canter
Mingus Big Band Birthday Celebration, Coast to Coast on April 22ndEvery Tuesday night, one of the Mingus legacy bands takes over the bandstand at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan to celebrate and promote the music of legendary bassist Charles Mingus. On April 22nd, the Mingus Big Band further honors the 86th birthday of a man of divergent, often controversial tastes and a singular mission to create music. The celebration will not be limited to the Iridium, however, as a second edition of the Mingus Big Band will perform at Yoshi's in San Francisco as well on April 22nd, then move to across the Bay to Oakland, April 24-27. Additional Mingus celebrations will be broadcast on Radio WKCR and Sirius.
|Yale Jazz Ensemble Opens Mingus Birthday Celebration at Iridium – April 22, 2008
|Thu, Apr. 17 2008
|The Yale Jazz Ensemble, led by Music Director David M. Brandenburg, will open for the Mingus Big Band on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Charles Mingus' birthday, at 6:30 pm at the Iridium Jazz Club (1650 Broadway at 51st Street). The Ensemble will be joined by special guest Niko Higgins, saxophone. There is a $10 minimum with no cover charge. (There is an additional charge to stay for the Mingus Big Band.) Call (212) 582-2121 or visit iridiumjazzclub.com for more information.Founded in 1991, the Mingus Big Band performs the music of legendary composer and bassist Charles Mingus. Under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, the group tours widely in the United States and abroad, and has recorded nine albums, six of which have been nominated for GRAMMY Awards. Since 2004, the Mingus Big Band has performed every Tuesday night at the Iridium Jazz Club, which has been hailed by New York Magazine as "New York's Best Jazz Club".Niko Higgins is a saxophonist and composer who lives in New York City where he leads the Niko Higgins Ensemble. His two albums, "Inbetween" (2003) and "From Eye to Ear" (2006), are released by Engine Studios.The Yale Jazz Ensemble (YJE) is an eighteen-piece big band that performs a wide variety of music, from Yale's Benny Goodman archive to the newest and most progressive jazz compositions. The Ensemble has performed extensively in the United States and internationally at such venues as New York's Village Vanguard and London's Ronnie Scott's. The YJE has performed with or opened for The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band, the World Saxophone Quartet, Jane Ira Bloom, Jimmy Owens, and Branford Marsalis.
|Mingus Birthday events April 22, 2008
|Tue, Apr. 8 2008
|Two Mingus Big Bands play coast to cost.Also,WKCR hosts its annual 24-hour Mingus broadcasthttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/Sirius celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
Mingus on Mingus
Sirius celebrates the birth of Charles Mingus with music curated by his widow Sue Mingus. Every hour, throughout the day, listeners will hear a Mingus tune and Sue Mingus will explain the significance of each one.
Tuesday, April 22, starting at 6 am to 12 midnight ET.
|Mingus' "Fables of Faubus" in touring exhibit "Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art"
|Mon, Apr. 7 2008
|Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New YorkMay 04, 2008 – September 21, 2008Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Mo.October 19, 2008 – January 11, 2009
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y.
February 13 – May 31, 2009
|New York Magazine 40th Anniv Issue "This is New York 1968-2008" features Mingus' Beneath the Underdog
|Mon, Apr. 7 2008
|The New York Canon:
Books From Norman Mailer to Rem Koolhaas, 26 works of lapidary New Yorkitude.
By Sam Anderson
Charles Mingus was categorically uncategorizable: white, black, Asian; bassist, bandleader, composer; L.A., New York. He always insisted that his music was not jazz: It was Mingus music. This whacked-out half-fictional memoir (cf. his early experiences as a pimp) is not autobiography: It's Mingus writing. It makes today's fictioneering memoirists look like stenographers, and vacuum-seals the mid-century scene's flavor more potently than mere fact ever could.
|Mingus Big Band at Iridium Lineup for April 8
|Mon, Apr. 7 2008
|Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 IridiumTrumpets: Alex Sipiagin, Tatum Greenblatt, Kenny RamptonSaxophone: Wayne Escoffery, Steve Slagle, Mark Gross, Abraham Burton, Jason MarshallTrombones: Conrad Herwig, Andy Hunter, Earl McIntyre
Drums: Gene Jackson
Bass: John Benitez
Piano: Orrin Evans
|Ross Lipman to present: "Mingus, Cassavetes, and the Politics of Improv" in Seattle
|Mon, Apr. 7 2008
|Friday, April 11, 2008, 2:00 – 3:45Abstract:"Mingus, Cassavetes, and the Politics of Improv"
"Jazz is orgasm, it is the music of orgasm, good orgasm and bad, and so it spoke across a nation… it spoke in no matter what laundered popular way of instantaneous existential states to which some whites could respond, it was indeed a communication of art because it said, 'I feel this, and now you do too.'" — Norman Mailer, "The White Negro"
Norman Mailer's remarks in his controversial 1957 essay speak to a collision and melding of the races in popular culture that we still witness today. Yet nowhere are Mailer's themes embodied more fully than in John Cassavetes' seminal independent film of the same year, Shadows, which featured an original score by Charles Mingus. This lecture examines the complex and explosive collaboration of Cassavetes and Mingus, two of the United States' leading improvisational artists, at a pivotal moment in the history of independent cinema, jazz, and race relations.
Through an integration of film clips, texts, and still photographs, this presentation examines connections between the film's loose narrative—of three mixed-race siblings living day-to-day in mid-50s New York bohemia–and the film's revolutionary making, which in many ways inverted the plot. In Mingus's score, which Cassavetes edited severely, one finds the truest expression of the film's exploration of cultural identity. The score encapsulates Cassavetes' and Mingus's unique approaches to both improvisation and composition in their respective media, illuminating the oppositional nature of jazz to mainstream cultural production—and in turn, the underbelly of race relations in 1950s America.
|NYT: 'What Is This Music?': Mingus, Melville and the Sounds of Covert Revolution" presented by David Yaffe
|Tue, Apr. 1 2008
|As part of jazz conference "Brilliant Corners: Jazz and Its Cultures." at Stony Brook University.
|Mingus Dynasty at Iridium Line Up for April 1st
|Tue, Apr. 1 2008
|Two sets at 8:30 and 10:30
at Iridium, 51st and Broadway.Alto Saxophone
Mark Gross
Tenor Saxophone
Donny McCaslin
Ryan Kisor Trombone
Andy Hunter
Boris Kozlov
George Colligan
Gene Jackson
|Mingus Big Band at Iridium Lineup for March 25th
|Fri, Mar. 21 2008
|Two sets, 8:30 and 10:30This week:TrumpetsEarl Gardner
Ryan KisorKenny RamptonSaxophone
Abraham Burton
Craig Handy
Jaleel Shaw
Andy Hunter
Earl McIntyre
Justin Faulkner
Boris Kozlov
|Nogales Mingus Jazz Festival needs support
|Thu, Mar. 20 2008
|April 19th Festival in Mingus's hometown in Nogales, Arizona, is in need of support!
|Listen to Mingus interpretations on New Sounds, WNYC
|Thu, Mar. 20 2008
|Mingus and Monk
Show #2526Explore the music Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk, New Sounds-style. From Cuban percussionist Anga to the Massachusetts big band Either/Orchestra, from ex-Police guitarist Andy Summers to avant-garde composer George Crumb, the echoes of Monk and Mingus can be heard in a wide variety of new settings. We'll sample a few of the more unusual renditions of their classic tunes for this New Sounds program.
|U of Alabama Jazz Ensemble plays music of Mingus
|Thu, Mar. 20 2008
|By Aisha Mahmood
…Kozak said he didn't think there has been much of a focus on Mingus at the University.
"I've always admired his music," Kozak said. "It's a great opportunity for students to see what Mingus was about."
Kozak also said Mingus' music is important because students who want to be diverse jazz musicians need to be willing to understand and play all types of genres.
Kozak said he was proud of the Jazz Ensemble and, "They did a fantastic job. I'm super happy."
Some students who attended the concert said they enjoyed Mingus' music.
"The soloists were really fun and energetic. They make you excited to be there. You can tell they're having fun," said Meredith Reaves, a sophomore majoring in music education.
"I liked the selection of music. He's a great composer," said Margaret Dixon, a junior majoring in music performance.
|All About Jazz: Review of Mingus Big Band at Kimmel Center
|Mon, Mar. 3 2008
By Victor L. Schermer:
…Simply put, the Mingus Big Band is a wonder and an anomaly. During a time when the few surviving big bands, like the Count Basie Orchestra and Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, tour the world like beautiful museum treasures, the Mingus Band has taken a musical legacy and transformed it into a creative force that generates a contemporary originality and vitality all its own. They are an important part of the current jazz scene and a constant reminder that jazz—big band jazz, at that—is not merely entertainment but a powerful art form and means of expression. Kudos to this band, to Sue Mingus, and to the extraordinary and tragic man whose spirit pervades it all—the late, great Charles Mingus.
|Philadelphia Inquirer- An invocation of Mingus: The Mingus Big Band captures the man's demanding music
|Thu, Feb. 28 2008
|By David R. Adler
…It takes a certain musician to play the demanding, eccentric works of Mingus, the late jazz bassist and composer. The Mingus Big Band, under the offstage direction of Sue Mingus, Charles' widow, has 14 such musicians, all world class, spanning several generations. It is perhaps the most racially integrated large ensemble operating today.
The group's weekly gig at Iridium in New York has given it an extraordinary solidity and sense of daring. Heavy snow couldn't keep the Philly audience away."
…the Mingus group, with its unstoppable rhythm section in bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Donald Edwards, set the evening's agenda.
Philly pianist Orrin Evans landed improvisatory bull's-eyes on the opening "Haitian Fight Song" and the closing "Pedal Point Blues." Alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, a Philly-born rising star, followed the formidable trombonist Conrad Herwig on "Ysabel's Table Dance," steering the piece into choppier waters.
"Children's Hour of Dream," a movement from the through-composed epic Epitaph, offered a window into Mingus' Third Stream writing, nearly classical in character.
|Mingus Big Band on tour-Philadelphia, Elmhurst, Miami
|Wed, Feb. 20 2008
|MINGUS BIG BAND performs
Fri, Feb 22 Kimmel Center Philadelphia, PA
Arrive early for a pre-show artist chat with Sue Mingus at 6:30pm in the Merck Arts Education Center in Philadelphia.
Sat, Feb 23 Elmhurst College Jazz Festival Elmhurst, ILTrumpets: Lew Soloff, Kenny Rampton, Earl Gardner in PA, Alex Sipiagin in IL
Saxophones: Seamus Blake, Craig Handy, Jaleel Shaw, Vincent Herring, Jason Marshall
Trombones: Andy Hunter, Conrad Herwig, Earl McIntyre
Drums: Donald Edwards
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: Orrin EvansMINGUS BIG BAND performs
Sat, Mar 8 & Sun, Mar 9 Carnaval Miami in Coral Gables, FL
|Dave Taylor and Friends play Mingus at Lyric NYC
|Tue, Feb. 19 2008
|THE LYRIC CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF NEW YORK PRESENTS ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASONTHE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC: PROGRAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLDFEBRUARY 27, 2008 7.30pm Kosciuscko FoundationAUSTRIA AND BEYONDDavid Taylor and Friends"To the Distant Beloved"
A Journey from Schubert to Mingus
DAVID TAYLOR, Bass Trombone
ADAM HOLZMAN AND MICHAEL HOLOBER, Piano and Keyboards
BELLE EHRESMANN, Beat Box
On February 27, 2008, the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York is pleased to present bass trombone virtuoso David Taylor and Friends in a special autobiographical concert entitled "To the Distant Beloved." The program, another of the Lyric's special CHAMZZ offerings, follows Taylor's musical explorations from Brooklyn to Vienna in a unique blend of jazz and classical repertoire.
The musical range of award-winning musician David Taylor extends from Bachian piety to Yiddish irony, from the idealism of Charles Ives to the hipster nihilism of Lenny Bruce. Inspired by his travels, and his exploration of jazz while at Juilliard, Taylor's music represents the spirit of improvisation and risk as opposed to conservatory notions of perfection.
The program will showcase the unique sounds of the relatively unknown bass trombone, which Taylor calls a "darkly sparkling instrument." Taylor has put together a suite of Schubert songs and French music by Ravel, Milhaud, and others. He has also developed a suite combining the music of the Vienna Secession, such as Berg and Schoenberg, with the jazz of Mingus and Carla Brey. Called "A Belle E Golden Hue," it celebrates his parents' devoted marriage of sixty years.
Taylor will be joined by Adam Holzman and Michael Holober on piano and keyboards, and Belle Ehresmann on beat box.
In this, as in all concerts at the Lyric, the musicians will speak about the history and background of the music during the evening. And also, as always, a light reception with the artists will follow the concert.
Reception with artists following concert
Student Tickets $15
For tickets call Ticket Central:
The Lyric Chamber Music Society of NY | 20 West 64th Street, Suite 27H | New York | NY | 10023
|Village Voice Archives 1957-Charles Mingus in the Village
|Thu, Feb. 14 2008
|Jean Shepherd as master of ceremonies……Among the highlights of the evening will be a new composition by bass virtuoso Charlie Mingus called "Tia Juana Table Dance." An authentic Flamenco dancer will accompany the number, which is based on Spanish Flamenco and jazz rhythms. Critic Barry Ulanov said of Mingus "Here is a man who thinks and feels with unending resources both of musical technique and imagination. In other words, an artist."
|Mingus featured on Crooks and Liars Late Night Music Club on Election Day!
|Tue, Feb. 5 2008
|John Handy NPR article
|Sun, Feb. 3 2008
|Happy Birthday, John Handy!"In Part 2 of our interview with alto saxophonist John Handy, he discusses a unique aspect of his sound, the origins of Charles Mingus' Lester Young tribute "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," the night Mingus made a scene listening to him play, the Mingus gig that resulted in the live album Jazz Portraits."
|Mingus Big Band at Iridium Feb 5
|Fri, Feb. 1 2008
|Amazing line-up this weekTrumpets:Earl GardnerTatum GreenblattKenny RamptonSaxophone:
Craig Handy
Wayne Escoffery
Abraham Burton
David Lee Jones
Jason Marshall
Conrad Herwig
Ku-umba Frank Lacy
Earl McIntyre
Joe Martin
(artists subject to change)
|AllAboutJazz-New York: Best of 2007, Best Performance, album, musician
|Tue, Jan. 29 2008
|MINGUS BIG BAND AND ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY GUNTHER SCHULLER Damrosch Park, August 26thCharles Mingus named "Musician of the Year"andUnearthed gem: Mingus at Cornell
|SLATE: The Best Jazz Albums of 2007
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy, Cornell 1964 (Blue Note). The clear winner is this live two-disc concert from long-lost tapes of Mingus' most boisterous band in its merriest mood. Regarded as a run-through of the (now-legendary) Town Hall concert a few weeks hence, and the European tour that followed, the session has its wayward moments, but it's jammed with zest and virtuosity. It starts with a head-spinning Jaki Byard piano solo on "Play MediaATFW You" (the initials standing for Art Tatum/Fats Waller), segues to Mingus plucking a soulful bass solo on "Sophisticated Lady," then moves into a string of original tunes—Mingus classics ("Play MediaFaubus Fables," "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk," "So Long, Eric"), some of them played for the first time in public here. Horn solos by Play MediaEric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, and Johnny Coles sizzle throughout. Drummer Danny Richmond plays near his peak, too. The discs aren't as revelatory as Monk and Coltrane's unearthed Carnegie Hall tapes of 1957, which topped this list (and many others) in 2005, but they'll do. (Better still, in some ways, is the "Jazz Icons" DVD, Charles Mingus: Live in '64, which lets you watch this same band, playing the same music, much of it a bit more tightly, a few weeks later in Europe.)
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy: "Cornell 1964" (Blue Note). Newly discovered, this is sheer gold — historic performances by one of the very finest ensembles Mingus ever led. Best of all, there is extraordinary playing — on alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute — from Dolphy, who died 12 weeks after the gig at age 36. -DON HECKMAN
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET WITH ERIC DOLPHY, CORNELL 1964 (Blue Note). This was, quite simply, one of the greatest aggregations of instrumental intensity ever to gather for one magical year. And this concert, which took place before the group's legendary (and, some might say, ill-fated) European tour, exhibits a high-spiritedness and keenness of interplay that exceeds even the recordings from that earlier tour.Gene Seymour
|NYT-Nate Chinen's Top 10 records of 2007
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET: 'CORNELL 1964' (Blue Note). A time capsule that reveals an irrepressible Mingus, on bass and vocals, propelling a short-lived band with both Eric Dolphy and Clifford Jordan on saxophones. Nothing, not even musty sound quality, can diminish the manic ebullience captured here.
|NPR: Tom Moon's Top Ten CDs for 2007
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|NPRArtist: Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy
Album: Cornell 1964The recently unearthed concert by Charles Mingus' group featuring Eric Dolphy is similarly relevatory – it's a lusty blowing-session blast from an aggregate that ranks among Mingus' best. Anchored by the unshakeable drummer Dannie Richmond, this sextet barrels through everything from early piano jazz to the stemwinding wheedles of the avant-garde to a seventeen-minute throwdown on Billy Strayhorn's theme for the Ellington Orchestra, "Take the A Train." Dolphy was at his most peak in 1964 – he recorded his classic Out To Lunch the same year – and this band, with Mingus interjecting constantly, keeps up with the saxophonist's every crazy detour.
|NEW YORKER: Best of 2007
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|Charles Mingus Sextet, "Cornell 1964" (Blue Note)—It's tough to go wrong when it comes to live recordings of the Mingus band, especially the incarnation that featured the resident geniuses Eric Dolphy and Jaki Byard, as well as the underappreciated Johnny Coles and Clifford Jordan. Still, this newly unearthed concert is notable for the ebullience of its often irascible leader.-Steve Futterman
|POP MATTERS: Best of 2007
|Tue, Jan. 8 2008
|On this frequently brilliant and warmly recorded concert from March 18, 1964, Charles Mingus reasserts his intense genius. His bass playing, sprightly yet forceful, fast yet tempered, is a wonder to behold. Yet it's almost impossible to take your attention off everyone else. Jaki Byard, perhaps the most underappreciated pianist in the history of jazz, plays with a flourishing grace that feels like dancing on water. Dannie Richmond's drumming pays attention to ride, hi-hat, snare, tom, and kick with equal focus, and provides an equal level of striking and skittering. Then there's Clifford Jordan and Johnny Coles, whose sax and tumpet, respectively, blow and bleat with a tendentious ease usually reserved for Coltrane and Miles. Never mind that they have to play next to Eric Dolphy, whose work on the bass clarinet and flute are mind-blowing. And never mind that nobody knew this concert was recorded, nor that anyone but the people there even knew it existed.
-Tal Rosenberg


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New Website
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on January 20, 2015
Finally, I've got a new website: patriciacaviglia.com. Check it out!
How's The Baby?
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on August 25, 2013
Since this year marks the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, the CBC was running a collection of old interviews that spanned the last five decades. I never read the book or knew much about the author, and as I listened to the radio program, I realized what an uphill battle this lady had. Of course, she was promoting an idea that went against mainstream thinking of the middle class mind after World War II. But she could hold her own. She was feisty, intelligent, aggressive, and, at times and to her detriment, petulant and defensive. Whatever it took to get the point across. Even later, when interviewers wondered if she thought feminism was a failed experiment, Friedan insisted that it wasn't. She offered solutions that we are still working out today such as free universal daycare, division of labour within the home, flexible work hours for parents, and so on.
I've never given the feminism of the 60s its due. As I listened to her and her contemporaries debate the existence of the woman whose life revolved around her husband, her children and her home, I found myself relating and was reminded of a recent conversation with my best friend on the topic of maternity leave. We are two women born in the mid 70s, educated by nuns (You don't know feminism until you've known a nun. They practice a quiet feminism honed over centuries in which they accumulated education, wealth, and power.), part of the labour force since our teens and with university degrees.
We discussed the sense of meaninglessness we felt during our one-year maternity leave. I suppose that part of the reason for the one-year is medical society's current insistence on breastfeeding. (My next post might be titled "The Human Dairy Cow". Time will tell.) We felt isolated from the world in spite of all the communications technology available. Our lives suddenly centered on the home: a daily grind of cook, clean, take care of the baby. That was it. We never left home without the baby and the diaper bag. When we took our children out for activities and socialized with other parents, we talked about our babies. When we met up with friends and family, we talked about our babies. No one asked "How are you?" or "What do you think about (insert major world event)?" It was "How's the baby?" Before we became mothers, we were people. Yet suddenly, our children defined us. Ironic since parents are the ones doing the raising.
Don't get me wrong, we did enjoy being with our children. We spent hours staring at our babies and pondered the wonder of nature, the miracle they are, that we all are. We tried to hold on to the memory of that first smile, that first step, that first sound that was more word than baby noise. We could have gone back to work early, but how could we intrust the care of this defenseless little person to another who considered changing diapers a job as opposed to the creation of comfort for someone who couldn't do it for themselves? Looking back now, perhaps the ability to work from home or even a part-time return could have relieved the thoughts that we as people had become meaningless. I don't have a solution. It probably exists on a case by case basis. What I do have is a new respect for the post WWII wife and mother. And I am grateful to the feminists of the 60s who forced society to recognize that self-actualization should be defined by each individual and not imposed on us by a group, a government or the media.
What do you think of feminism, Betty Friedan or The Feminine Mystique? What was your mat leave experience like? If you've chosen to be a stay at home mom, how do you remain you?
WANAfriday: Friday Funnies
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on July 19, 2013
This is my first WANAfriday post. The prompt for this week is Friday funnies. I've posted pranks from Fousey before. Here's his latest.
Check out funnies posted by other WANAs using #WANAfriday and have a laugh.
My Love Life: Online Dating
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on July 11, 2013
I knew it was time to do something about my love life when my 5-year-old showed more concern for it than I did. So last week, I joined an online dating site.
It's my third foray. On the first website, I got propositioned a lot and met men online that just seemed unsuitable. When I met someone offline, I was glad the search was over. The second round came last fall. I don't believe my mind and heart were in the right place and so my success was impossible. I put out the wrong vibes. Beware: the universe gives back what you give it. This go around is going better. In one week, I received much interest and expressed some interest in a few men. I communicated with three very nice gentlemen and agreed to go out with two. As first "blind" dates go, they went quite well. And I hope to hear from one of them again. It won't be the end of the world if I don't. There are plenty of fish in the cyber sea.
As I talk about my current experience with friends, I'm getting all kinds of interesting feedback. Misconceptions about who's online abound. Many women expressed fear at meeting creeps. I say forget emailing back and forth, get his number and talk on the phone. If he sounds normal and asks for a date, suggest a crowded location, mention your plans to a friend, and drive yourself there.
Some of my male friends had their own bad experiences and some had never tried, but they agreed that picking up a woman at a bar or some other public place was infinitely better. Their arguments were: 1) you know what she truly looks like and that you're attracted; 2) by talking to her, you get a sense of whether she's a crazy b* or not; 3) and no nerve-racking blind date necessary. All good points.
What do you think of online dating? Got any good stories to share? How did you meet your last date?
Taking Care of Business
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on July 7, 2013
I finished cleaning. Broth's simmering on the stove. A Sunday afternoon breeze is coming through the window. Baseball game on the radio. The Jays are leading the Twins 7-3 in the 7th inning. And I'm waiting for that magical time when I go pickup BabyGirl. She's been on vacation with her Dad for a week. I've missed her. I'm looking forward to our reunion. But I still have a few hours and I better take care of business cause I've been remiss.
After a month of daily postings, you'd think I'd have developed a longing for blogging but no. Social media does not evoke much emotion in me, except for Facebook, which if you've followed this blog since the beginning, you know I despise. I've given up trying to scrub the blood stains from the wall. I'll have to repaint some time.
So I'm taking stock of what I need to get done to take care of my business:
- Finish 2nd draft of Stay by July 27.
- Find an editor and turn manuscript over by July 28.
- Find a cover for Stay (8-3 Jays)
- Blog at least twice a week forever.
- Book Writers Digest Conference West before July 19 to take advantage of early bird pricing.
- Finish planning my third novel.
- Practice guitar daily (research for my third novel; I'm taking lessons). (9-3 Jays)
- Finish planning Western Canada vacay.
(11-3 Jays, still in the 7th inning) I had to stop writing this post to start the next one on online dating. Guess we both know what I'll be talking about on Tuesday. I don't know about you, but I'm relieved. Make sure you come back for my kernels of wisdom(?).
What's on your to-do list? Where are you vacationing this summer? Does all the energy from the sun recharge your batteries?
Oh Canada – Classified Style
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on July 1, 2013
Happy Birthday Canada!
WordCount Blogathon 2013: Last Post
Posted by Patricia Caviglia in Uncategorized on June 30, 2013
The WordCount Blogathon 2013 is over! It's time to assess:
- My personal goal was to start blogging again. ACCOMPLISHED
- The Blogathon challenge was 30 posts in 30 days. I managed 29 posts in 30 days. So I'm going to give myself a PASS.
- I babbled. I did some soul searching. I racked my brain for post ideas. I got lazy and posted music videos and movie trailers. I went to bed late every night. I had some guests. I learned how to create a wordcloud.
Overall, I had a great time. Thank you to Michelle Rafter of WordCount for running this event.
What have you learned from blogging? Is there a type of post you enjoy reading more than all others? Is posting music videos, movie trailers and wordclouds a cop out?


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