NICOLE MITCHELL
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Third Stream, Eclectic Fusion, African Fusion, 21st Century Modern • United States

Nicole Margaret Mitchell has been noted as “a compelling improviser of wit, determination, positivity, and tremendous talent...on her way to becoming one of the greatest living flutists in jazz,” (Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader). A creative flutist, composer and bandleader, Mitchell has been named "Top Flutist 2010 and 2011" by Downbeat Magazine's Critic's Polls and also placed first as Downbeat magazine’s "Rising Star Flutist 2005-2011. She was awarded "Jazz Flutist of the Year 2010 and 2011"by the Jazz Journalist Association and ““Chicagoan of the Year 2006” by the Chicago Tribune. The founder of the critically acclaimed Black Earth Ensemble and Black Earth Strings, Mitchell’s compositions reach across sound worlds, integrating new ideas with moments in the legacy of jazz, gospel, pop, and African percussion to create a fascinating synthesis of “postmodern jazz.” With her ensembles, as a featured flutist, and as a music educator, Mitchell has been a highlight at art read more...