“I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time.” — Charles Mingus
More than almost any other great music innovator in or out of jazz, Charles Mingus was a textbook example of a truly creative artist who thrived through constant change and evolution.
Or, more precisely, a truly creative artist who mastered the textbooks of music, then put them aside and forged a stunningly multifarious path all his own.
