Caracas-Venezuela musician who has released three solo albums. The “Selection Of The Month” featured the first “Bartok’s Room”, a French company publishing it. It received great reviews from countries like Austria, Germany, Japan, Germany and Argentina. The first part of a trilogy, “Mitxelena III : Nauthiz”, is later published. A compilation of pieces for two … Read more
Yoko Miwa, a well-known pianist and JVC Victor Entertainment Recording artist, is on a roll. The Boston Phoenix’s 2012 Best Music Poll voted the Yoko Miwa Trio the Best Jazz Act. Her trio released Act Naturally, their debut major label CD in Japan on JVC Victor Entertainment’s label. She was named Assistant Professor at Berklee … Read more
Daniel Asbury Mixon, a prolific pianist virtuoso, was born in Harlem, New York, on August 19, 1949. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York. His grandparents and mother were musical influences, so he began his artistic expression at age 3. He was a tap dancer at Ruth Williams Dance Studio, and was also known as … Read more
British keyboard player Mitchell is a trumpet player . Mitchell, who was born in Britain, has been playing keyboards and trumpet in various Happy Accidents incarnations. Graham Flight, the Canterbury musical guru, is a veteran of The Wilde Flowers. This band had a number of luminaries like Hugh Hopper, Richard Sinclair and Kevin Ayers as … Read more
Mixture was a jazz-rock band that was in the same style and company as Pondus. It appears that the group consisted of 10 musicians, each taking turns playing on the disc. Students from Konstfack, Stockholm did the cover. It is unclear if the group was connected to the University. Mixture was recorded at Bjorbo, Stockholm. … Read more
Matt was born July 19, 1975. His interest in music quickly developed. Matt was a toddler who would play with his Fisher Price record player, a stack vinyl LPs, and learn lyrics, track times, and other trivia about his parents’ albums. Matt started playing the piano at 6 years old. Composing began at 10 years … Read more
Miyama-sensei, the New Herd, and their auspicious start in 1958 have grown from strength to strength over the 1960s with concerts and summer residences throughout Japan. They expanded their repertoire to include Latin Jazz and, most importantly, the Twist! 1963 saw Miyama-sensei support Anita O’Day’s Japanese Tour. This was their first collaboration with a major … Read more
Nicole Margaret Mitchell is a “compelling improviser of intelligence, determination, positivity and tremendous talent…on the way to becoming one among the greatest living flutists of jazz.” (Peter Margasak. Chicago Reader). Mitchell is a creative flutist, composer, and bandleader. She was also named the “Top Flutist 2010” and “Top Flutist 2011” by Downbeat Magazine’s Criti’s Polls. … Read more
Naosuke was born in 1936 and was already a veteran bassist by the time he released this album as a leader. He had been a member of George Kawaguchi’s Big Four Plus One group in 1960 and was playing with Sadao Watanabe, et al. His decision to return to Kansai, his hometown in the Mid-Western … Read more
Roscoe Mitchell is a rare jazz musician who can also be comfortable in the world of contemporary classical music. Mitchell can be described as a more convincing musician when he is working with European-influenced music. Mitchell can sometimes come across as stifling and unnatural when he relies on formal and structural jazz conventions. Mitchell’s explorations … Read more
