Nicole Mitchell
One of Chicago's more inspiring jazz visionaries, (Chicago Tribune), Nicole Mitchell is a creative instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and an educator. With her ensembles, and as a featured flutist, she has been a highlight at art venues and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. A recent recipient of the 2011 Alpert Award and a former president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Nicole Mitchell explores new sounds and creative techniques as a flutist and as a composer. She has performed with creative luminaries including George Lewis, Miya Masaoka, Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Myra Melford, Orbert Davis, Lori Freedman and Muhal Richard Abrams. One of very few African American women jazz instrumentalists, Mitchell also works on ongoing projects with Hamid Drake, David Boykin, Ed Wilkerson, Dee Alexander, Rob Mazurek, Harrison Bankhead and Arveeayl Ra. Mitchell was honored to be charted #1 in Downbeat magazine Critic’s Poll for Flutist 2010, Flutist of the Year 2010 by Jazz Journalists Association and was named Chicagoan of the Year 2006 by the Chicago Tribune. Black Earth Ensemble (BEE), and Black Earth Strings (BES), founded by Mitchell, are forums for her compositions and creative vision. Nicole Mitchell is also a recipient of the Illinois Arts Council fellowship for music composition (2005, 2002). Mitchell has been commissioned by the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chamber Music America, Ravinia, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Mitchell also does a variety of residencies, workshops and panel discussions in Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a focus on creative music.
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November 17, 2013
Nicole Mitchell Premieres Collaborative Multi-Arts "Mandorla Awakening"...
April 18, 2013
Nicole Mitchell, Jason Hwang And Kamala Sankaram Premiere New Music...
January 20, 2012
Chicago Flutist and Composer Nicole Mitchell Relocates to Los Angeles...
December 22, 2011
Nicole Mitchell premieres New Orchestra Work, Harambee: The Road to...
December 05, 2011
Nicole Mitchell's New Orchestra Premiere: Flight for Freedom on...
August 16, 2011
Nicole Mitchell's "Awakening": Flautist on Top
July 16, 2011
Nicole Mitchell - Awakening (2011)
June 12, 2011
Nicole Mitchell - Awakening (Delmark Records, 2011)
April 14, 2010
Nicole Mitchell Intergalactic Beings: Xenogenesis II
November 10, 2009
Announcing the Winners of the "Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings -...
Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com
There's both a buzz and an independence about flautist Nicole Mitchell.
Xenogenesis Suite: A
Tribute To Octavia Butler is her second disc for a label other than
her
own and it marks the
arrival
of a singular talent for whom the future holds much promise.
Nic Jones, AllAboutJazz.com
One of the highest compliments I can pay to this recording is that I always listen to it from beginning to end, and that I don’t really distinguish between separate tracks
Primary Instrument
Flute
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Masters in Jazz and Classical Flute Performance Has worked with students from kindergarten to college with our without a music background. Has led college jazz ensembles and taught jazz history. Has lectured on topics of creative music, jazz, the AACM, women in music,. Has been a resident guest composer/director for high school, college and professional ensembles.