TYLER MITCHELL
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Hard Bop • United States

Growing up in Chicago, Tyler was introduced to Jazz from an early age. "My earliest music experiences were listening to all the great jazz records my dad played almost nonstop at home. You see, my father was a world renowned artist and muralist; he loved jazz and knew many of the greats." (John Coltrane, Max Roach and Miles Davis but to name a few) "It was only natural that I would play jazz because it's all I heard around the house. I come from Chicago, which has a strong jazz and blues history but my father was my main influence." Tyler cites a visit from John Coltrane to his house when he was 5 as a reason for following music but never thinks of it as a career. "I never thought of music this way. It is just something that I love to do - that's it." After studying under Donald Raphael read more...