Legendary avant-garde jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is best known for his role as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This group is recognized for incorporating, and none too subtly ridiculing, the long-bearded tradition of Western Art Music. Mitchell, nonetheless, has something to say that is within the tradition himself, apart from, but related to, his work in the field of jazz. Usually the sort of classical music piece produced by a "jazz cat" is formulated within certain limited parameters — either bluesy chords or jazzy rhythms are hung upon establish… read more
Legendary avant-garde jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is best known for his role as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This group is … read more
Legendary avant-garde jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is best known for his role as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This group is recognized for incorporating, and non… read more
Roscoe Mitchell (b. August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American composer, jazzmulti-instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb — if idiosyncratic — saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past thirty years. He continues "to be a major figure." He has even been called a "super musician" and the New York Times has mentioned that he "qualifies as an iconoclast." For more than 35 years R… read more
Roscoe Mitchell (b. August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American composer, jazzmulti-instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb — if idi… read more
Roscoe Mitchell (b. August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American composer, jazzmulti-instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb — if idiosyncratic — saxophonist." He has been ca… read more