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In 1961, the great bassist and composer started a long residency at a club in Queens, N.Y., called Copa City. It was a period of bold artistic statements from Mingus. Now, a new box set of live recordings immortalizes that moment in time, and why it can be called a "titty."

Christmas 2007 arrives on set, and some of the musical guests return home. Read a recap of the live performance scenes, featuring Joe Krown, Tom McDermott, Jonathan Batiste, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Red Stick Ramblers and Sharon Martin.

Reedman Paquito D'Rivera called him "the most beloved jazz musician in the world." Naturally, a lot of fellow musicians are lining up to pay tribute to the man during a jazz festival named in Moody's honor. Here's a chance to explore their connections to the great saxophonist.

A lot can happen in six years. For one young New York-based jazz trumpeter, losses in the family and gains in musical maturity were enough to inspire a new album, End of an Era. He and his band visited WBGO's studios for this in-studio recording.

Read a recap of this week's live music scenes, featuring Shannon Powell, Marcia Ball, Fredy Omar and the late "Sugar Boy" Crawford. Plus, visits from Davell Crawford, the Creole Wild West tribe, Kidd Jordan and the beginnings of New Orleans sludge metal.

The late John Tchicai, plus jazz in Central Park, Gary Burton and Herbie Hancock's Martian rock.

A recap of the show's music, including Tab Benoit, Monk Boudreaux, Anders Osborne and Ernie Vincent.

Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style of guitar-propelled swing, it's being adapted by bands like these. Hear what Frank Vignola, John Jorgensen, the Hot Club of Detroit and others are doing with the idiom.

Whither smooth jazz? Plus, Jenny Scheinman at home, Archie Shepp and new club openings.