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| Sunday, June 4, 2006, 7pm Woodland Pattern Book Center 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee Alternating Currents Live presents: Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings
Nicole Mitchell flutes, vocals Renee Baker violin, viola Tomeka Reid cello Josh Abrams bass Black Earth Strings brings African rhythms, contemporary sounds and swinging improvisation to a chamber music setting. Founded by composer/flutist Nicole Mitchell, Black Earth Strings features a diversity of compositions that celebrate the African American creative legacy. Unique from other string quartets, the strings in BES are at the forefront of jazz improvisation. The acoustic ensemble of four members includes the instrumentation of flute, piccolo, alto flute, vocals, violin, viola, cello, string bass and percussion to create a wide range of textures and colors. Black Earth Strings performs a program of fresh music that embraces the ancient past and paints visions of a positive future; it is music for our times. Nicole Mitchell biography: "One of Chicago's more inspiring jazz visionaries," (Chicago Tribune), Nicole Mitchell is a creative instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and an educator. She is the founder of Black Earth Ensemble (BEE), Black Earth Strings (BES) and Tindanga Mama: groups that celebrate the diversity of the African American creative legacy. Mitchell's music is a weaving of swing, blues, avant-garde jazz, bebop, Western classical sounds and African rhythms. With her ensembles and as a featured flutist, Mitchell's music has been a highlight at festivals throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada. She has performed with George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams and Malachi Favors and works on ongoing projects with Hamid Drake, David Boykin, Ed Wilkerson and Harrison Bankhead. Co-president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Mitchell is an honored winner of Downbeat magazine Critic’s Poll for Rising Star Flutist 2005 and is also a recipient of the Illinois Arts Council fellowship for music composition (2005, 2002). Nicole Mitchell has also worked extensively with youth in residencies and workshops in Europe, the U.S. and Canada with a focus on creative music.  This concert is brought to you by the Alternating Currents Live series,
broadcast on WMSE (91.7) FM, Milwaukee.
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