Past Event
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
The Charles McPherson Quintet
7600 Fay Avenue, San Diego, 92037
Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1939 and moved to Detroit at age nine. While growing up in Detroit, he studied with the renowned pianist Barry Harris and started playing jazz professionally at age 19. He then moved from Detroit to New York in 1959 in order to be in the heart of the jazz scene. McPherson soon joined bassist Charles Mingus’ band and performed with Mingus from 1960 to 1972. While performing with Mingus, he collaborated frequently with Harris, Lonnie Hillyer, and George Coleman.