Roscoe Mitchell/Tatsu Aoki

Roscoe Mitchell/Tatsu Aoki: Chicago Duos/First Look

by Mark Corroto
October 8, 2005

You have to respect jazz musicians for their calling to this (less then popular) music. That said, how does one show proper admiration for the likes of Roscoe Mitchell? The AACM and Art Ensemble of Chicago musician has been laboring in the trenches for nearly fifty years! Those caught under the spell of his saxophone solos know the forces he can marshall, all within the instantaneous moment of improvisation.

I guess you show respect by pausing to allow ...