Billy Mitchell was a hard-swinging tenor and saxophonist who is not related to the crossover keyboardist. In Detroit, Mitchell was a member of Nat Towles’ band. He also played in Lucky Millinder’s Orchestra in New York in the late 1940s. Mitchell recorded in 1949 with Milt Jackson. He also worked in the big bands Milt … Read more
Grover Mitchell, a soloist with soul and expressive vocals, is most well-known for his association to swing greats. He has a very likable, appealing tone that was influenced largely by Tommy Dorsey. He was born in Whatley, Alabama and grew up in Pittsburgh. In the early 1960s, he moved to California. Mitchell was a member … Read more
Joni Mitchell, CC (b. Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, CC (b. Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod (Alberta, Canada) on 7th November 1943. She is a poet, musician, and artist. She was born in Saskatoon in Saskatchewan and attended briefly the Alberta College of Art at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta. … Read more
Keith Moore Mitchell (September 20, 1928, New York City – November 8, 1993, Salem Oregon), also known as Red Mitchell was an American jazz double-bassist and composer. He is also a poet, lyricist, and lyricist. Red was brought up in New Jersey by an engineer father and mother who were passionate about poetry. His first … Read more
Born 1971 Instrument: Keyboard Piano,Keyboards,Composer,Lyricist,Teacher,Arranger Projects: Robert Mitchell’s Panacea (4-piece band Deborah Jordan Vocals and Tom Mason Bass), Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente (3io) (pno/bass,dr trio), Robert Mitchell and Julien Siegal (2 piano+sax duo), Robert Mitchell, Corey Mwamba (piano+vibes), new one tba Robert Mitchell was nominated twice for the BBC Jazz Awards (Best newcomer and … Read more
Greg Prato’s biography. Willie Mitchell is best known for signing Al Green to Hi Records. He was also the producer of Green’s most successful records. Mitchell was born in Ashland on March 23, 1928. He was raised in Memphis, TN. Mitchell began studying music and arranging as an infant. At eight years old, he took … Read more
Gabriele Mitelli was born in Brescia, Italy, in 1988. He studied with Beppe Rusconi, a Brescia-based maestro, and then with Markus Stockhausen, a Cologne-based maestro. He has performed with many of the leading players in jazz and edge music including Beppe Scardino and Tino Tracanna, as well as Jeff Parker and Rob Mazurek. He is … Read more
Jackie was born March 3, 1948, in Brown’s Town in the Parish Saint Ann, Jamaica. At thirteen, he began playing professionally with bands like The Rivals or The Sheiks. It was at this time that he began hanging out at Fedral Studio and playing with some of the best musicians in Jamaica. The Skatalites would … Read more
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
