Jazz Articles about Joelle Leandre / Nicole Mitchell / Dylan van der Schyff

Joelle Leandre / Nicole Mitchell: Sisters Where

by John Sharpe
July 25, 2014

Sisters Where forms another installment in the fertile collaboration between French bassist Joëlle Léandre and American flutist Nicole Mitchell, following on from Before After (Rogue Art, 2011) and Flowing Stream (Leo Records, 2014). One enduring feature of the pairing is the attractive opposition of high and low ends represented by their respective axes, although of course Léandre can effortlessly traverse that divide with her virtuosic bow handling. What further helps make the session work so well is that each includes ...