Featured In
ALBUMDog WaterEric Mingus
Albums by Eric Mingus
ALBUMDog WaterEric Mingus
ALBUMSongs from a Rogue StateElliott Sharp & Eric Mingus
ALBUMThe Devil's WeightEric Mingus
ALBUMLangston Hughes: The Dream KeeperEric Mingus & The Langston Hughes Project
ALBUMMade In BrooklynDonny McCaslin, Eric Mingus, Ethan Winogrand & Ross Bonadonna
ALBUMToo Many Bullets... Not Enough SoulEric Mingus
ALBUMThis Isn't SexJim Dvorak & Eric Mingus
Artist Biography
The son of the legendary jazz bass player Charles Mingus, Eric Mingus was also a bassist. For some years he worked as a session musician and backing singer, playing on dates with artists such as Carla Bley, Bobby McFerrin, and Karen Mantler. When performing in his own right, Mingus’ work displayed a politically aware and somewhat rebellious streak reminiscent of his father, although in a different style. In many of his songs (some of which he writes himself), Mingus confronts issues that detrimentally impact Black and mixed-race Americans. At the end of the '90s, Mingus’ reputation spread overseas, owing in part to an appearance in England at the Meltdown Festival, where he performed at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Genre
Blues