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Mingus Big Band Opens a Six-Night Stand at Ronnie Scott's in London
The Mingus Big Band opened a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London on Monday, Oct. 19, with shows scheduled through Saturday, Oct. 24. The venue lists a 14-piece lineup drawn from the New York ensemble that has carried Charles Mingus's music since 1991.
The Mingus Big Band opened a six-night stand at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. According to the club's listing, the residency runs through Saturday, Oct. 24, with ticket prices given as £55 to £75.
Ronnie Scott's describes the group as a 14-piece ensemble created in 1991 by Sue Mingus. The club says the band grew out of the posthumous Mingus Dynasty and Epitaph projects and presents larger-scale arrangements of music by the bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus. An earlier post on the official Charles Mingus website called the October week a "full week" at Ronnie Scott's and urged listeners to buy tickets early, saying the previous year's run had sold out in advance.
The venue's published lineup for the London dates lists trumpeters Alex Sipiagin, Alexander Pope Norris and Philip Harper; trombonists Luis Bonilla and Robin Eubanks; bass trombonist Earl McIntyre; tenor saxophonists Wayne Escoffery and Craig Handy; alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan; Mark Gross on alto and soprano saxophone and flute; Lauren Sevian on baritone saxophone; pianist Theo Hill; bassist Boris Kozlov; and drummer Donald Edwards.
Ronnie Scott's says the band has issued twelve recordings, including the Grammy-winning Live at Jazz Standard and the Grammy-nominated The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions. The club also notes the group's long weekly New York residency and an evolving roster of established players and younger musicians.
Mingus's writing, as framed by the venue, blends hard bop, gospel and blues with freer approaches and classical craft. The club quotes All About Jazz calling the band a force that generates "contemporary originality and vitality," and Time Out calling it "the hippest big band in the universe."
The London week sits in a busy autumn for large ensembles on both sides of the Atlantic. JazzLib has not reviewed the opening-night set; this report is based on the club's published schedule and lineup and on the Mingus organization's advance notice of the residency.