Mingus Big Band : The party continued from the Jazz Standard, named Best Jazz Club by New York magazine in 2008.

NPR: Toast Of The Nation Swings Into 2009

The Mingus Big Band rang in 2009 with a rousing and raucous 80-minute set before a sold-out crowd at the Jazz Standard in New York.

NPR: Mingus Big Band: A Rousing, Raucous Concert

Mingus has contributed greatly to keeping Mingus's music alive, both in the U.S. and internationally, through the Mingus Big Band, the Mingus Orchestra and the 7-piece Mingus Dynasty, along with the competition.

WSJ: Charles Mingus Lives | By Nat Hentoff

For New Year's Eve, the Mingus Big Band picked tunes from those records to showcase Mingus' diverse repertoire, including everything from gospel hollers and church music to lush ballads, swinging dance tunes, bebop and the blues.

NPR: Mingus Big Band: A Rousing, Raucous Concert

The Mingus Big Band is a hot band at any time, and on this night, it added extra star power, featuring Ku-umba Frank Lacy on trombone and vocals, Randy Brecker on trumpet, Vincent Herring on sax, Dave Kikoski on piano and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums.

NPR: Mingus Big Band: A Rousing, Raucous Concert

From the first throbbing bass notes by Boris Koslov in "Gunslinging Birds" to the animated trombone and vocals of Ku-umba Frank Lacy in "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too, " and the roaring full-band choruses that close out "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, " the Mingus Big Band was on.

NPR: Mingus Big Band: A Rousing, Raucous Concert