Location: William Grant Still Arts Center 2520 South West View Street Los Angeles, CA 90016 Photographs, concert posters, and books will also be on display to provide an insight into the work of this American treasure. On display are 70 vintage album covers, which chronicle his recording history from 1946 to 1989. The Charles Mingus - Son of Watts - Musical Caravan project is made possible in part through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) American Masterpieces initiative, a program designed to present and celebrate works considered в€єmerican Masterpieces.'ДCA presents an exhibition of memorabilia relating to jazz musician Charles Mingus from the collection of Alden Kimbrough at the William Grant Still Arts Center. The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is pleased to present the second part of the Mingus Musical Caravan Celebration, and provide a lasting tribute to Charles Mingus, a musician from Watts, California and of the Nation's musical and cultural treasures. The celebration began in September 2008 with the opening of the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center, and continued with the prestigious 27th Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival and the 32nd Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival, two concerts from The Charles Mingus Big Band, and Visual Arts Exhibitions at the Watts Towers Noah Purifoy Gallery and the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. Los Angeles - The Charles Mingus - Son of Watts - Musical Caravan is a year-long tribute to the life and work of Charles Mingus, one of the most important figures in 20th Century American Music.

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