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The first time you hear the music of jazz composer and bass player Charles Mingus, it can change your life. That happened to two jazz musicians in the Springfield Jazz Orchestra. The band is celebrating the centennial of Mingus’ birth with a concert this week. David Seitz tells us the story of these two musicians and the Mingus effect. ....

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