Jazz Articles about Nicole Mitchell

Nicole Mitchell: Flute, Healing and Wanting the Best

by Paul Olson
May 14, 2007

Composer, bandleader and flutist Nicole Mitchell isn't quite a household name in jazz circles outside Chicago, but there's not a more talented flautist--or, for that matter, composer, or large-ensemble bandleader--working in improvised music today. It's not surprising she's a co-president of the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), the Chicago collective associated with Windy City improv greats like the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Muhal Richard Abrams and Henry Threadgill, because her own work is a direct continuation of the ...

Nicole Mitchell: Frequency & Indigo Trio: Live in Montreal

by Matthew Miller
April 7, 2007

Ed Wilkerson/Nicole Mitchell/Harrison Bankhead/Avreeayl Ra Frequency Thrill Jockey 2007 Nicole Mitchell/Harrison Bankhead/Hamid Drake Indigo Trio - Live in Montreal Greenleaf Music 2007

Flutist Nicole Mitchell may not be the most recognizable name on the venerated AACM roster - she falls between the late Art Ensemble bassist Malachi Favors Maghostut and Roscoe ...

Frequency: Frequency

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 18, 2006

La Thrill Jockey torna a puntare sul jazz e lo fa con il debutto di un quartetto che unisce alcune interessanti personalità della scena di Chicago: Frequency, questo il nome di disco e formazione, riunisce il sassofonista Edward Wilkerson [che molti ricorderanno negli 8 Bold Souls], la giovane flautista Nicole Mitchell - che all'interno dell'AACM riveste un ruolo di primissimo piano - il contrabbassista Harrison Bankhead e l'esperto percussionista Avreeayl Ra. Collocandosi apertamente all'interno delle linee espressive dell'AACM, la band ...

Hope, Future and Destiny; Nod

by Florence Wetzel
June 12, 2005

Goddesses walk among us; witness these new releases by two formidable female talents, Hope, Future and Destiny by Nicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble and Nod by the Jessica Jones Quartet.

Nicole Mitchell Hope, Future and Destiny Dreamtime

Mitchell's CD originates from her multi-arts community play that featured a cast of 50 and included dance, video, acting and live original music. The CD is an aural feast with some of the most joyful, ...