ROSCOE MITCHELL
ABOUT THE ARTIST/BIOGRAPHY
Since the early 1960's composer Roscoe Mitchell has been a vital force in American music. An acclaimed saxophonist, Mitchell tours regularly throughout the United States and overseas. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a founder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Recently he appeared to great critical acclaim with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and The Orchestra of the S.E.M Ensemble as soloist and composer on tours in the United States and Europe. Recent compositions include Variations and Sketches From The Bamboo Terrace for chamber orchestra (1988), Contacts, Turbulents (1986), Memoirs of A Dying Parachutist for chamber orchestra with poetry by Daniel Moore (1995), Fallen Heroes for baritone and orchestra (1998), The Bells of Fifty Ninth Street for alto saxophone and Gamelan Orchestra (2000), 59A for solo soprano saxophone (2000), and Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City (2002) with text by Joseph Jarman.. Back to Artists
LINKS
AACM: www.aacmchicago.org/roscoe-mitchell
Perfect Sound Forever: www.furious.com/perfect/roscoemitchell.html
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ROSCOE MITCHELL / Not YetA monumental recording of recent concert works by Roscoe Mitchell, for solo percussion, alto saxophone & piano, string quartet, alto saxophone quartet, baritone & chamber orchestra. Recorded live at Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA, March 31, 2012. Live recording and mixing by Robert Shumaker assisted by James Frazier. |
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MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS / ROSCOE MITCHELL / Spectrum"This is an important recording and it confirms my conviction as to the importance of these two composer-improvisers. It should expand the musical consciousness of all listeners, regardless of whether one comes out of the improviser camp, the orchestral camp, the all-music camp, or no camp at all." - Grego Edwards, Gapplegate Music
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JÉRÔME BOURDELLON, THOMAS BUCKNER, DALILA KHATIR, ROSCOE MITCHELL / Kirili et les NymphéasThis deluxe package includes a film by Jean-Paul Fargier Habiter le Présent/To Live the Present, featuring the musicians recorded at the Musée de l¹Orangerie. Enclosed as well are a 16 page booklet with color photos of the musicians among Alain Kirili¹s sculptures and Monet¹s paintings by Ariane Lopez-Huici, and a 20 page booklet containing an essay by French philosopher Paul Audi in both English and French.
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![ROSCOE MITCHELL / Solo [3]](https://mutablemusic.com/mm/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/mm/sites/default/files/covers/solo3.jpg?itok=Oj92ZNsC "ROSCOE MITCHELL / Solo [3]") |
ROSCOE MITCHELL / Solo [3]Sudden music! All alone, unprotected, Roscoe Mitchell confronts Silence: the void, the vast unknown. One and a half of the 38 pieces in this collection are composed. Two more are improvisations that begin with at least some conditions. The other 34 and a half pieces are completely improvised-Mitchell simply picks up a horn or mallets and begins playing. He's armed only with his wide-ranging imagination, his instruments, his virtuosity, and his experience-for what more does he need? |
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ROSCOE MITCHELL & THOMAS BUCKNER / 8 O'Clock: Two ImprovisationsThe full spectrum voice of baritone Thomas Buckner has been heard for more than two decades in questing improvisations alongside multi-instrumentalist Roscoe Mitchell. This recording documents a further stage in the duo's ongoing research. Mitchell plays flute and percussion as well as alto and soprano saxophones; Buckner couples evident formal training with freedom to roam. Individual sounds and occasional phrases are placed scrupulously within the field of silence. |
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SPACE (THOMAS BUCKNER & ROSCOE MITCHELL) / New Music for Woodwinds and Voice/An Interesting Breakfast Conversation"Putting Roscoe Mitchell, Thomas Buckner and Gerald Oshita in a room together is as good a way as any to ensure a high level of freakiness. Roscoe Mitchell is one of Creative Music's granddaddies, having had a hand in the establishment of both the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago. He plays about a zillion instruments; here, he plays a variety of saxes and clarinets. |