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Two incredible and award-winning improvisers with an association going back 30 years in a thrilling and unique duo. Ahead of the release of their brand new album, Steinway Artist, pianist, composer and poet Prof. Robert Mitchell (Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Soweto Kinch, Courtney Pine, Steve Williamson, Omar, Matana Roberts) joins vibraphonist and broadcaster Dr. Corey Mwamba (Sylvain Darrifourcq, Valentin Ceccaldi, Mat Maneri, Lucian Ban, Orphy Robinson), nominated in the last nine DownBeat annual critics polls for ‘Rising Star on Vibraphone’, for a performance that’s certain to be wide-ranging, deep, intense, inspiring and beautiful.
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Doors 8pm, music 8.30pm.
About Robert Mitchell:
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Steinway Artist, composer, songwriter and poet Robert Mitchell has dazzled us all in his recent sell-out performances in Sheffield, the most recent with Corey Mwamba at the Samuel Worth Chapel. He has recorded 14 albums, published 3 poetry collections and participated in over 100 projects as a sideman, as well as performing in more than 40 countries.
Leader of several acclaimed bands including TRUE THINK, Little Black Book, Epiphany3 and the Flame, he is also a piano Professor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Mentor/Task Force Member at Black Lives In Music, YMM teacher, Steinway Artist and recently taught/returned to the Paris Conservatoire and Pole Sup.
An award winner at the BBC Jazz Awards, Gilles Peterson’s Best Jazz Album, and a Paul Hamlyn composition award, Robert has performed and collaborated with (amongst many others) Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Soweto Kinch, Courtney Pine, Steve Williamson, Omar, Matana Roberts, Steve Williamson, Jason Rebello, Django Bates, Ashley Henry, Alex Hawkins, Masumi Endo and Jhelisa Anderson.
“Robert Mitchell is one of Britain’s finest and most versatile pianist-composer-improvisors” The Wire Magazine
“Robert Mitchell is one of the UK’s greatest living jazz pianists and in such a list would be placed somewhere near the top”. Marlbank.net (Stephen Graham)
“Mitchell is a restless spirit musically and metaphysically, diverse in his projects, but unified in his vision that music is a power for change.” Jazzwise Magazine
About Corey Mwamba:
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Nominated in the last nine DownBeat annual critics polls for ‘Rising Star on Vibraphone’ Corey Mwamba is without doubt one of the most exciting and creative musicians in the UK, as anyone who attended the duo performance with Robert Mitchell at the Samuel Worth Chapel earlier this year will know.
Recognised internationally as an improviser and composer, he works with vibraphone, dulcimer and electronics.
His main group, the acclaimed ‘yana’, which also features Dave Kane and Joshua Blackmore is a passionate testament to the idea of spontaneous music making, and he has also featured alongside and collaborated with a host of improvising musicians in the UK and internationally including Adam Fairhall, Johnny Hunter, Andy Champion, Sylvain Darrifourcq, Valentin Ceccaldi, Mat Maneri, Lucian Ban, Orphy Robinson, Martin Archer and Nick Malcolm. Corey is also an honorary member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra.
“You sort of feel that Mwamba could turn up in any situation and put things right or make something new for you, depending on need or wish.” Brian Morton, Wire Magazine
“Arguably one of the most complete vibes players to emerge since Gary Burton” Duncan Heining, All About Jazz
As a broadcaster, Corey Mwamba has also presented the much-missed Freeness programme on BBC Radio 3, awarded the Parliamentary Jazz awards Group's "Jazz Media" award in 2020.
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