At the Cafe Bohemia PVS024VL a musician at the forefront

a musician at the forefront of Los Angeles' ever-thriving creative music scene

Celebrated jazz man Charles Mingus took Manhattan by storm when he played a series of legendary darts at the world famous Birdland venue in New York between 1961 and 196

warm melodies and instrumental exploration

it crosses many frontiers yet remains true to the mission and mood established in the opening stanzas of this cinematic 44 minute journey

At the Cafe Bohemia PVS024VL a musician at the forefrontOne of the definitive bands of the hard bop genre, The Jazz Messengers soulful and hard driving sound set the benchmark of excellence in jazz from the groups inception in the early 1950s to its culmination in 1990. This set, recorded live at the celebrated Caf Bohemia in New York, was one of the best from their early years.