Roscoe Mitchell

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    Sylvie Courvoisier, piano, and Mary Halvorson, guitar, perform at Other Minds.

    The Resilience of Other Minds 25

    The mood at Other Minds 25 — an anniversary celebration for Other Minds, the San Francisco-based arts organization…

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    Reedist Roscoe Mitchell is set to stream a performance Wednesday as part of the Hot House Meets Havana festival.

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    Reedist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellowship recipient Roscoe Mitchell, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Junius Paul and drummer Vincent Davis perform during Thursday’s NEA ceremony.

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    Dorthaan Kirk, who retired from WBGO in 2018, is among the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters.

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    Band Housing was among the performers at the Parisian Sons d’hiver festival, which ran Jan. 17–Feb. 8.

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    The sound of pianist Marilyn Crispell changed following a trip to a festival in Stockholm: “I heard them playing stuff that really, really touched me.”

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    Miguel Zenón and Melissa Aldana perform Sunday at the Chicago Jazz Festival with Latino-America Unida, a new collective that also included drummer Antonio Sánchez, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and pianist David Virelles.

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    Bobby McFerrin is one of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters. The other honorees are Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Dorthaan Kirk.

    NEA Announces 2020 Jazz Masters

    The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2020 class of NEA Jazz Masters. The honorees are singer Bobby…

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    As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival, Grammy-winning singer Cécile McLorin Salvant will perform at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 31 at 7:45 p.m.

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    Improvising cellist Tomeka Reid’s most recent recording is The Mouser (Relative Pitch), a collaboration with drummer Filippo Monico.

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    Joseph Jarman (1937–2019)

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    Improvising cellist Okkyung Lee is scheduled to play in a variety of different settings at the upcoming Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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    Roscoe Mitchell performs at Vibrato Grill & Jazz in Los Angeles last week. The composer and saxophonist was there to receive the Founders Award during ASCAP’s Jazz Awards ceremony.

    Roscoe Mitchell Honored by ASCAP

    Last week amid the million-dollar homes along Los Angeles’ Mulholland Drive, Vibrato Grill & Jazz hosted ASCAP’s Jazz…

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    A Jan. 29 memorial service in New York for Muhal Richard Abrams opened with the performance of his recently composed chamber work, “Trio Things,” by pianist Joe Kubera, violinist Tom Chiu and cellist Meaghan Burke.

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    Roscoe Mitchell (foreground) and Fred Berry perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.

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    The Chicago Jazz Fest (left) and Detroit Jazz Fest will take place over Labor Day Weekend. Admission to both festivals is free.

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    Vijay Iyer (center) performs with the Brentano String Quartet on June 10.

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    Greg Howe (left) and Roscoe Mitchell at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, on Nov. 9.


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