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Nicole Mitchell premieres New Orchestra Work, Harambee: The Road to Victory January 15th and 16th
The Chicago Sinfonietta, led by conductor/music director Mei-Ann Chen will perform its annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., which will feature a world premiere of creative flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell's Harambee: Road to Victory for choir, flute and orchestra on January 15th and 16th, 2012. With her third orchestra piece being performed in the last six ...
Troy Collins' Best Releases of 2011
by Troy Collins
Compiling end of the year lists is never easy. Considering the quantity of recordings issued during a year, attempting to mention every noteworthy session would result in a list of epic proportions. These few albums are a cross-section of some of the best modern jazz released in 2011, highlighting sophisticated new developments in composition and improvisation--from ...
Dave Douglas: A Creative Consciousness
by Dave Wayne
Considering trumpeter Dave Douglas' musical career, one word that comes to mind is “consistency." Sure, he's led a dizzying variety of bands playing in all sorts of styles. Yet, of the 30-odd recordings he's led, not one veers from the central mission of presenting challenging, original jazz. An inveterate musical risk taker, Douglas has always led ...
Nicole Mitchell's New Orchestra Premiere: Flight for Freedom on December 7th (Chicago)
Creative flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell will perform her new orchestra work with the Chicago Composers Orchestra on December 7th, 2011, 6:30pm at Garfield Park Conservatory. With Flight for Freedom for Creative Flute and Orchestra, Mitchell straddles contemporary classical music, jazz and creative music in ways she has never done before. The Chicago Composers Orchestra is in its ...
Nicole Mitchell: Awakening
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che Nicole Mitchell sia una delle protagoniste più stimolanti del jazz degli ultimi anni è un dato di fatto confermato dalle tante uscite discografiche, dalle collaborazioni e dalla presenza in festival e rassegne. Gli appassionati si dividono poi nei giudizi: la flautista ha puntato molto in questi anni su progetti per largo organico in cui convivono ...
Indigo Trio and Michel Edelin: The Ethiopian Princess Meets The Tantric Priest
by Bob Hatteau
Key musicians from the Chicago scene, Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead and Hamid Drake, created the Indigo Trio about six years ago. Since then, they've been exploring a musical field that faces the avant-garde of the improvisation. Indigo Trio has produced some noticeable records, including Live In Montreal (Greenleaf, 2007), Anaya (RogueArt, 2008). For ...
Part 7: What Musicians Expect from Music Critics and Journalists
This is Pt. 7 in our series of dialogues with musicians where we pose the following burning question: When you read music journalism and criticism, what qualities are you looking for in the writer and the writing? This week's correspondents: Drummer-bandleader Allison Miller, and flutist-bandleader-composer Nicole Mitchell. Allison Miller “I look for writers who are open ...
Nicole Mitchell: Awakening
by Jerry D'Souza
Flautist Nicole Mitchell is visionary. Her music clasps a wide panorama of styles and sounds in a constant quest for the new, as she opens up a sonic spectrum that moves from quiet interludes to scintillating rhythmic motifs. Mitchell brings the flute up front on this CD, working with a quartet rather than the ...
Nicole Mitchell: Awakening
by Jack Huntley
Flautist Nicole Mitchell's generous improvisational abilities are at the musical heart of Awakening. Not only does she move effortlessly from single-note lines and sliding honks to wispy, soft timbres, but she is equally comfortable moving from pure melodic phrasing to more experimental, free content. Coupled with an exceptional trio backing, Mitchell's album crackles with infectious spontaneity. ...
Nicole Mitchell's "Awakening": Flautist on Top
In case we need proof, Nicole Mitchell's Awakening (Delmark 599) shows us that Ms. Mitchell has become one of the premier flute players today. It's a swinging quartet date with well-chosen players, some of Chicago's very best. And it's about as close to straight-ahead as you are likely to hear from Nicole. Now don't make the ...
