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Nicole Mitchell, Haki Madhubuti: Liberation Narratives

Read "Liberation Narratives" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Nicole Mitchell è da tempo una delle figure-guida del nuovo jazz, chicagoano e non, e di conseguenza ogni sua nuova uscita discografica fa immancabilmente alzare le antenne agli appassionati di gusto non strettamente mainstream. È quindi con una punta (e anche qualcosa di più) di rammarico che ci apprestiamo a riferire di questo lavoro, ennesima espressione di quel jazz & poetry che non sempre--specie nel riversamento discografico di materiale live, come appunto in questo caso--fa centro. La ...

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Nicole Mitchell: Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

Read "Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Composer and flutist Nicole Mitchell has released her magnum opus with the provocative and stirring Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds. The single suite is a musical dramatization of the futuristic allegory that Mitchell wrote for the album. It is a short story set in the year 2099 and is about the symbolic struggle between the decaying and violent old order and the peace and vibrancy of an egalitarian society. The members of the ensemble build together poignant and ...

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Album Review

Nicole Mitchell: Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

Read "Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

All'origine vi è una novella scritta dalla stessa Nicole Mitchell, ambientata in un futuro prossimo, su di un'isola denominata Mandorla situata nell'Oceano Atlantico, dove prospera una società basata sull'armonia e sul rispetto della natura. E non poteva che essere il Black Earth Ensemble con i suoi formidabili musicisti, da sempre la formazione di Mitchell più legata a Madre Africa e ad un'idea di società nella quale natura e spiritualità sono le fondamenta di un vivere in armonia, a fornire il ...

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Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble + Ensemble Laborintus: Moments Of Fatherhood

Read "Moments Of Fatherhood" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Not content with being one of the foremost performers on her instrument, flutist Nicole Mitchell is also building an impressive body of work for larger ensembles. Moments Of Fatherhood takes its place in a distinguished lineage that includes Arc Of O (Rogue Art, 2012), Three Compositions (Rogue Art, 2013), and Xenogenesis Suite (Firehouse 12, 2008). On this occasion, Mitchell combines a scaled down version of her Black Earth Ensemble with the French contemporary music group Ensemble Laborintus to form a ...

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Album Review

Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed: Artifacts

Read "Artifacts" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani

I figli crescono. Terza generazione della mai troppo celebrata AACM chicagoana, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid e Mike Reed danno alle stampe un interessantissimo CD che è già stato votato da molte testate specializzate quale uno dei migliori, se non il migliore disco di jazz dello scorso anno. Artifacts è innanzitutto uno splendido tributo alle filosofie della AACM, per certi versi irripetibile avventura della migliore declinazione del vocabolo “creatività" nella storia della musica afro-americana tout-court ...

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Live Review

Nicole Mitchell al Teatro Franco Parenti

Read "Nicole Mitchell al Teatro Franco Parenti" reviewed by Paolo Peviani

by Paolo Peviani

Nicole Mitchell Jazz Al Parenti Teatro Franco Parenti Milano 25.04.2016 Sul programma presentato a inizio rassegna, Nicole Mitchell avrebbe dovuto essere al Teatro Franco Parenti con il suo quartetto Black Earth String, ovvero con Renee Baker al violino, Josh Abrams al contrabbasso e Tomeka Reid al violoncello. A volte però nel jazz, ma non solo nel jazz, le cose non vanno secondo i programmi. “Life is what happens to you ...

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Album Review

Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed: Artifacts

Read "Artifacts" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Flutist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed are three of the most prominent members of the third generation of Association for Advancement of Creative Music (AACM). Each one is a consummate musician; equally adept at composing and improvising. Each one of them has forged their boldly unique artistic path with an instantly recognizable soundTheir collaborative album Artifacts is a compelling and exquisite work that augments their innovative individual styles with a superb almost telepathic camaraderie. ...

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