Drawing nigh on 80, saxophonist/composer Roscoe Mitchell—an axe man who can blow high, hard flames or find blowsy elegance in the understated and the meditative—is showing … Read More “Roscoe Mitchell with Ostravská Banda: Distant Radio Transmission (Wide Hive)”
Apparently, it was a total coincidence that Red Bull Music scheduled its Chicago “round robin” improvisation during the Chicago Jazz Festival. Perhaps also by coincidence, … Read More “Live Review: Red Bull Music Presents Round Robin in Chicago”
The backstory: In 2013 Roscoe Mitchell recorded Conversations, a trio album in two volumes, with pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku. Next, Mitchell and … Read More “Roscoe Mitchell & Montreal-Toronto Art Orchestra: Ride the Wind (Nessa)”
Recorded in 2015 at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, as part of a celebration of the AACM’s 50th anniversary, this double album basks in powerful … Read More “Roscoe Mitchell: Bells for the South Side (ECM)”
