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Roscoe Mitchell: Three Compositions
by John Sharpe
On Three Compositions, veteran Chicago saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell's scores are interpreted by an established grouping with an AACM lineage, namesake flautist Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, unlike his previous album of written material, Numbers (Rogue Art, 2011), which featured a varied cast of contemporary players. It makes all the difference. This performance was one of three ...
2012: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The world of jazz officially went global in 2012, kicked the Grammy Awards in the shins, dealt with economic issues and Mother Nature, and found new ways to innovate in this social media and Internet-savvy age. There were ups and there were downs for both longstanding clubs and festivals, too. Here's a look at ...
Arc Of O For Improvisers, Chamber Orchestra & Electronics
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2012
Nicole Mitchell: Arc Of O
Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2012
Track listing: Arc of O - I; Arc of O - II; Arc of O - III; Arc of O - IV; Arc of O - V; Arc of O - VI; Afrika Rising.
The Ethiopian Princess Meets the Tantric Priest
Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2012
Track listing: Top Secret; Inside the Earth; Dérives; Wind Current; Call Back; The Ethiopian Princess Meets the Tantric
Priest; Ambre Sunset; Return of the Sun.
Harris Eisenstadt: Full Steam Ahead
by James Pearse
As well as three current working (and touring) ensembles, a busy recording schedule and a flourishing teaching career, Toronto, Canada-born percussionist/composer Harris Eisenstadt is also a family man. Now settled in New York City, it's been a busy year, with four recordings-September Trio (Clean Feed, 2011), Canada Day III (Songlines, 2012), Canada Day II (Songlines, 2011), ...
Nicole Mitchell: Arc Of O
by John Sharpe
Nicole MitchellArc Of ORogue Art2012Subtitled for improvisers, chamber orchestra and electronics," flutist Nicole Mitchell's genre-busting Arc Of O resonates a little with the almost forgotten Third Stream. Coined by composer/educator Gunther Schuller as a term for a synthesis of classical music and jazz at the end of the ...
Nicole Mitchell & An Arche New Music Ensemble: Arc of O
by AAJ Italy Staff
Arc of O è un lavoro commissionato a Nicole Mitchell dal Chicago Jazz Festival, eseguito in prima assoluta nel mese di settembre 2010 nella Wind City e replicato tre mesi più tardi a Poznan in Polonia insieme all'ARCHE New Music Ensemble diretto da Rafal Zapala. Il risultato di quell'evento è lo splendido disco dato alle stampe ...
Women Jazz Composers Festival Premieres October 12th And 13th At 18th Street Arts Center And World Stage, Los Angeles
OFF THE PAGE 2012: Women Jazz Composers Festival premieres October 12th and 13th at 18th Street Arts Center and World Stage, Los Angeles: including concerts by Maia, Tomeka Reid, Manisha Shahane, Dawn Norfleet, Leah Paul and Nicole Mitchell. October 12-13, 2012—Six women composers from diverse musical backgrounds will present original music at the OFF THE PAGE ...


