BBC Proms 2017 - Prom 53: Beneath the Underdog: Charles Mingus Revisited
Following their sell-out 2016 Quincy Jones Prom, Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest return to celebrate the legendary composer, bandleader and bass player Charles Mingus, featuring artists Shabaka Hutchings, Christian Scott and Kandace Springs.
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A giant of jazz, Charles Mingus (1922–79) combined the classic style of Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton with the radical spirit of black music of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and has influenced artists from Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello to Debbie Harry.
Following sell-out Quincy Jones and Jamie Cullum Proms last year, Jules Buckley returns – with his Metropole Orkest – to celebrate the life and music of this legendary composer, bandleader and bass-player. The Prom features Mingus favourites including ‘Better Git It in Your Soul’, ‘Moanin’’ and ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’, performed by a starry line-up of artists.
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Featuring:
Shabaka Hutchings - saxophones
Leo Pellegrino (Leo P) - baritone saxophone
Christian Scott - trumpet
Bart van Lier - trombone
Kandace Springs - singer
Metropole Orkest
Jules Buckley - conductor
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Broadcast on BBC Four, 25 August 2017
