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Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus 1

Jazz & Blues

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus 2

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus 3

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus 4

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus 5

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus

Jazz & Blues

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus

Name: Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus
Start: 2026-02-21T17:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-21T23:59:59-08:00
Location: Piedmont Piano Company

At Piedmont Piano Company

Downtown Oakland

Step into a 1920s Art Deco showroom where Marcus Shelby's sextet breathes life into rarely performed Charles Mingus compositions from 1950-1960. Archival film clips, excerpts from Mingus' own writings, and Shelby's oratory weave together an immersive portrait of one of jazz's most towering figures.

Intimate jazz club

Live Mingus tribute

Art Deco venue

Musical storytelling

Tips

🎹"wonderful place to see an intimate jazz piano concert"

🎺six-piece sextet includes trumpet, trombone, and alto sax

📖excerpts from Mingus' autobiography "Beneath the Underdog"

Piedmont Piano Company

1728 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

+1 510-547-8188

$30-$35