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The Mingus Awareness Project concerts have been presented as benefits to raise funds for research into the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). These concerts celebrate the life and music of Charles Mingus, an American musician, jazz bassist, composer and pianist, whose death was ultimately caused by his affliction with ALS. The Mingus Awareness Project concerts have been sponsored by the Borderbend Arts Collective, in partnership with the Les Turner ALS Foundation. Mingus Awareness Project concerts have been presented in Chicago, Illinois, at HotHouse (2007), the Velvet Lounge (2008), The Hideout (2009), The Jazz Showcase (2010), Martyrs' (2011) and Fitzgerald's (2012) as well as in Richmond, Virginia, at The Camel and Rhythm Hall (2007–2012). The 16th Mingus Awareness Project concert will be presented at the The Promontory 5311 South Lake Park Ave West, Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The 12th Mingus Awareness Project concerts were presented on Sunday, July 21, 2013 and Monday July 22, 2103 at Balliceaux, 203 N. Lombardy Street Richmond, VA 23220 The 13th Mingus Awareness Project concert was presented on Monday, December 16, 2013 at Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 The 14th Mingus Awareness Project concert was presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at The Camel, 1621 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220. Performers were the Quartet of Jones/D’earth/Kuhl/Pharr, The Toby Whitaker Ensemble, The Alan Parker Group and Cameron Ralston The 15th Mingus Awareness Project concert was presented on Sunday December 7, 2014 at the The Promontory 5311 South Lake Park Ave West, Chicago, IL This concert included: *Renée Baker - guest violinist *Thomas (Tom) Berg - flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet *Rebecca Cohn - trombone *Dan Godston - trumpet *Jon Godston - soprano saxophone *Paul Hartsaw - tenor saxophone *Michael Hesiak - alto and tenor saxophones *Jonathan (Jon) Hey - piano, composer, arranger *Damon Short - drums *Alex Wing - upright bass, composer, arranger *Juli Wood - baritone saxophone Concerts in Chicago, Illinois have included these individual musicians, performing under the name MAPtet: *Thomas (Tom) Berg - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute *Stephen E. (Steve) Berry - trombone *Cory Biggerstaff - upright bass *Rebecca Cohn - trombone *Jerry Coleman - drums *Rich Corpolongo - saxophones *Raphael Crawford - trombone *Dan Godston - trumpet *Jon Godston - soprano saxophone *Ben Gray - drums *Paul Hartsaw - tenor saxophone *Michael Hesiak - alto saxophone *Jonathan (Jon) Hey - piano, composer, arranger *Fredrick (Fred) Jackson - alto saxophone *Brian Jones - drums *Dave Levit - sound engineering, recordist *Bill MacKay - electric guitar *Steve Maxwell Jr. - drums *Nick Moran - baritone saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet *Fred Moyer - alto saxophone *Norman Palm - trombone *Ed Roberson - poetry *Damon Short - drums *Joel Wanek - upright bass *Alex Wing - upright bass, composer, arranger *Juli Wood - baritone saxophone *Saalik Ahmad Ziyad - vocals Concerts in Richmond, Virginia, have included these groups: The Brian Jones Quartet, the Mingus Awareness Project Big Band, the No BS! Brass Band, The Angry Man Quintet, Glows in the Dark, Scott Clark 4tet, Hooten/Levin/Jones w/ JC Kuhl, Jon Hey Quartet, Jason Jenkins Quartet, Brian Jones Guitar Quartet and the RVA Big Band Concerts in Richmond, Virginia have included these individual musicians: *Taylor Barnett - trumpet, arranger *Scott Burton - guitar, arranger *Scott Clark - drums *Stefan Demetriadis - tuba *Dan Godston - trumpet *Jonathan (Jon) Hey - piano, composer *David Hood - alto saxophone, arranger *Bryan Hooten - trombone, arranger *John Hulley - trombone *Brian Jones - drums *Lance Koehler - drums *JC Kuhl - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet *Daniel Levin - cello *John Lilley - saxophone *Bob Miller - trumpet *Randall Pharr - bass *Trey Pollard - guitar *Cameron Ralston - upright bass *Jason Scott - alto saxophone *Marcus Tenney - trumpet *Dillard Watt - bass trombone An additional associated concert presentation was ''Jon Hey presents "Better Get Hit In Your Soul" - The Music of Charles Mingus'' - at The Skokie Theatre, Skokie, IL on September 25, 2011. The group was named ''The Míngtiāns'' for performances outside of the auspices of ALS benefit concerts. The Míngtiāns: *Stephen E. (Steve) Berry - trombone *Jonathon Edwards - baritone saxophone *Dan Godston - trumpet *Jon Godston - soprano saxophone *Paul Hartsaw - tenor saxophone *Jonathan (Jon) Hey - piano, composer, arranger *Fredrick (Fred) Jackson - alto saxophone *Justin Kramer - drums *Alex Wing - upright bass At the Mingus Awareness Project concerts, Charles Mingus compositions have been performed along with music by musicians associated with Mingus such as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Eric Dolphy and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Music performed includes these Mingus compositions: *"Better Get (Git) Hit (It) In Your Soul" *"Boogie Stop Shuffle" *"Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" *"East Coastin'" (arr. Jon Hey) *"Ecclusiastics" *"E’s Flat, Ah’s Flat Too" (aka "Hora Decubitus") *"Fables of Faubus" *"Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A." (arr. Jon Hey) *"Girl of My Dreams" (arr. Jon Hey) *"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" *"Haitian Fight Song" *"Jelly Roll" *"Nostalgia in Times Square" *"O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)" *"Orange Was The Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" *"Peggy’s Blue Skylight" *"Pithecanthropus Erectus" *"Prayer for Passive Resistance" *"Reincarnation of a Lovebird" *"Sue's Changes" (arr. Jon Hey) *"Weird Nightmare" *"Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'm" and music by other composers/performers associated with Charles Mingus: *"A Crush Mingles" by Jonathan Hey *"Caravan" by Juan Tizol (Ellington Orchestra) *"Charlies’ Arch Isle" by Jonathan Hey *"Fire Waltz" by Mal Waldron *"For Jaki Byard" by Alex Wing *"From Bechet, Byas, and Fats" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk *"Gazzelloni" by Eric Dolphy *"Isfahan" (originally "Elf") by Billy Strayhorn (arr. Jon Hey) *"Petite Fleur Africaine" ("Fleurette Africaine" - "African Flower") by Duke Ellington *"Portrait of Those Beautiful Ladies" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk (arr. Jon Hey) *"Prelude to a Kiss" by Duke Ellington *"Rip, Rig, and Panic" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk *"Serenade to a Cuckoo" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk *"Stompin' Grounds" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk *"Warm Valley" by Duke Ellington (arr. Jon Hey) *"We Free Kings" (version of the popular Christmas carol "We Three Kings" also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest of the Magi" ) by Rahsaan Roland Kirk (arr. Jon Hey) ==References== http://www.mingusawarenessproject.org/ http://www.borderbend.org/ http://www.lesturnerals.org/ http://www.alsmndalliance.org/famous_people.html http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/musculoskeletal/als3.htm http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20337463412 http://rvanews.com/features/mingus-awareness-project-return-to-richmond/33130 http://rvanews.com/etc/mingus-awareness-project-a-benefit-for-als-research/21430 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=24541 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%A9 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mingus Awareness Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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