Roscoe Mitchell

BIRTHDATE
  August 3, 1940. Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
EDUCATION   Wilson Junior College, Chicago, IL
POSITIONS 2000 Artist in Residence, Morehead State University, Fargo ND
  1994 Artist in Residence, University of Illinois at Champaign-
    Urbana, Champaign-Urbana IL
  1992-93 Jazz Faculty Staff Artist in Residence, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
  1990 - present Leader, The Note Factory
  1989 - present Leader, The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble
  1989 Artist-in-Residence, The Banff Center, Banff, Alberta,Canada
  1989 Member, The Board of Directors of the American Music Ctr.
  1988-89 Lecturer, University of WI, Madison
  1981 Artist-in-Residence, Vilas Foundation, University of WI,
    Madison
  1980 Leader, The Sound Ensemble
  1979 Planner and Coordinator, Summer Session, Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, NY
    Cooperative Leader, the Trio Space
  1978, 79 Artist-in-Residence, AEC, Creative Music Studio, Woodstock
  1974 ö 1977 President, Creative Arts Collective, East Lansing, MI
  1974 Founder, Creative Arts Collective, East Lansing, MI
  1969-present Cooperative Leader, The Art Ensemble of Chicago
  1968-69 Leader, The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble
  1966-68 Leader, The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet
  1965-66 Leader, The Roscoe Mitchell Sextet
  1964-70 Dean of Education, The Association for the Advancement ofCreative Musicians, Chicago, IL
  1964 Founding Member, The Association for the Advancement ofCreative Musicians, Chicago, IL
  1961-1963 Woodwind Player, Muhal Richard Abrams Experimental BigBand, Chicago, IL
  1958-61 Alto Saxophone Player, Headquarters USARA Band, UnitedStates Army, Heidelberg, Germany
     
HONORS AND 2002 ASCAP Plus Award
AWARDS 2001 Mutable Music Composition Grant
    Mutable Music Performance Grant
    Mutable Music Performance Grant
    ASCAP Plus Award
  2000 Mutable Music Composition Grant
    ASCAP Plus Award
  1999 Mutable Music Composition Grant
    Best Accoustic Jazz Group, Art Ensemble of Chicago
    International Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
    ASCAP Plus Award
  1998 ASCAP Plus Award
  1997 Jazz Personality of the Year, City of Madison,
    John Cage Award for Music-Foundation for Contemporary
    Performance Arts, Inc.
    Mutable Music Composition Grant
    ASCAP Plus Award
  1996 John Cage Award for Music-Foundation for Contemporary
    Performance Arts, Inc.
    Certifcate of Appreciation, The St. Louis Public Schools Role
    Model Experiences Program
    Mutable Music Composition Grant
    Mutable Music Composition Grant
  1995 Mutable Music Composition Grant
  1994 Meet the Composer, Cultural Series Grant, Center for
    International Performance and Exhibition, Chicago IL
    Mutable Music, Composition Grant
  1991 The Jazz Masters Award, Arts Midwest
  1988 Outstanding Service to Jazz Education Award, National
    Association of Jazz Educators
  1985 Number One Combo, Art Ensemble of Chicago, International
    Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
  1984 Art Ensemble of Chicago Day, Madison, WI
  1982 Conimicut Foundation Award
    NAACP Image Award, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Jazz Artists
    Category
    Best Jazz Group (Established), Art Ensemble of Chicago,
    International Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
  1981 Record of the Year, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Full Force
    (ECM), International Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
    Best Jazz Group (Established), Art Ensemble of Chicago,
    International Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
  1980 Composer Talent Deserving Wider Recognition, International
    Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
    Best Jazz Group (Established), Art Ensemble of Chicago,
    International Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
    Honorary Citizen of Atlanta, GA
  1979 Certificate of Appreciation, Art Ensemble of Chicago,
    Smithsonian Institution
  1978 Record of the Year, Nonaah, International Jazz Critics Poll,
    Down Beat Magazine
  1973 Number One Combo, Art Ensemble of Chicago, International
    Jazz Critics Poll, Down Beat Magazine
  1971 Number One Combo, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Talent
    Deserving Wider Recognition, International Jazz Critics Poll,
    Down Beat Magazine
GRANTS 1990 Conimicut Foundation Grant for Composition
  1988 Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission Project Grant,
    Madison Committee for the Arts, Conimicut Foundation, and
    Madison Festival of the Lakes Grants for the premiere of
    Variations and Sketches from the Bamboo Terrace, a work
    for Chamber Orchestra
  1987 Wisconsin Arts Board, Individual Project Grant
  1986 Wisconsin Arts Board, Individual Composers Grant
    Minnesota Composers Forum, Individual Composers Grant
    Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique Musique
    Studio, Paris, Research and performance of Contacts
    Turbulents with David Wessel
  1985 National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Composers
    Grant
  1981 Wisconsin Arts Board, Individual Composers Grant, Vilas
    Foundation, University of WI, Madison
    National Endowment for the Arts, Jazz Fellowship Grant
  1979 National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Composers
    Grant
  1977 Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique Musique
    Studio, Paris, Research and performance of Sound and
    Timbre
  1975 National Endowment for the Arts, Jazz/Folk/Ethnic Grant
  1973 National Endowment for the Arts, Composer/Performer
    Grant, Art Ensemble of Chicago, National Endowment for the Arts, and Michigan State University matching grants
CONCERTS, SOLOS AND TOURS (Selected) 2003 Art Ensemble of Chicago, Italian tour and recording ö
  Milano, Rome and Torino
  "Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City, for Orchestra and
  Baritone Voice", Roscoe Mitchell - Composer, Petr Kotik -
    Conductor, Brooklyn NY
    "Nonaah Cello Quartet", Roscoe Mitchell - Composer,
    performed by - ModernWorks, New York City
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Banlieu Blues Festival, Paris,
    France
    Art Ensemble of Chicago European Tour - France, Italy,
    Spain, and Poland
  2002 Art Ensemble of Chicago, Earshot Festival, Seattle WA
    Roscoe Mitchell and David Wessel, CNMAT, Berkeley CA
    "Invitation to the Voyage", with Roscoe Mitchell and Hans
    Sturm, Roscoe Mitchell - Composer and Performer, Ground
    Zero Coffee House, Madison WI
    "Invitation to the Voyage", Roscoe Mitchell - Composer and
    Performer, First Unitarian Church, Madison WI
    Roscoe Mitchell, Guest Soloist, Ken & Jim Show, Nevin's
    Live, Evanston IL
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, Luther's Blues, Madison WI
    Roscoe Mitchell as Guest Soloist with George Lewis at the
    Chicago Jazz Festival
    Roscoe Mitchell Quintet, Hot House, Chicago IL
    Art Ensemble of Chicago European Tour, Italy and
    Switzerland
    Roscoe Mitchell and Friends, Ground Zero Coffee House,
    Madison WI
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Chicago Quintet, Grand Rapids MI
    Roscoe Mitchell with CUBE, composer and performer- "The
    Remorse of the Dead", "En Route", "Improvisation for
    Woodwinds and Percussion"- Hot House, Chicago IL
    Concert with Fred Anderson, The Chicago Sextet, Hot
    House, Chicago IL
  2001 Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New
    York City
    Roscoe Mitchell with Thomas Buckner, Herbst Hall, San
    Francisco CA
    Roscoe Mitchell with Thomas Buckner, David Wessel,
    George Lewis, and George Marsh, CNMAT Festival,
    Berkeley CA
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio: Velvet Lounge, Chicago
    Art Ensemble of Chicago Tour Europe: Italy, France,
    England
    Julian Pinol with Roscoe Mitchell: Zurich Switzerland
    Andrew Cyrille with Roscoe Mitchell: Uncool Festival of
    International Contemporary Music, Switzerland
    Ernest Dawkins with Roscoe Mitchell: Chicago
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory: Verizon Jazz Festival,
    Pace University, New York
    Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, and Joseph Jarman:
    Hothouse Chicago
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio: Orton Park Festival, Madison WI
  2000 Art Ensemble of Chicago - New Jersey Performing Arts
    Center, Newark NJ
    Roscoe Mitchell Quintet-The Hyde Park Union Church,
    Chicago IL
    Roscoe Mitchell: composer, lecturer, and performer-
    Moorhead State University, Moorhead MN
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory Spain Tour: Terrassa
    (Barcelona), Sevilla, Grenada, Madrid
    Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: Italian Tour
    Art Ensemble of Africa European Tour: Vioron (Grenoble)
    Jazz Festival, Vaulx en Velin (Lyon suburb)/A Vaulx Jazz,
    Marqu en Baroeul (Lille Suburb)/JazznJazz Festival, Cully
    (Switzerland)/Jazz Festival, Saint-Brieuc , Amiens Jazz
    Festival, Epinay sur Seine (Paris suburb)/Banlieus Blues
    Festival, Nimes/Printemps du Jazz Festival, Clermont-
    Ferrand/Jazz en Auvergne [France], LaSpezia (Italy), Stans
    (Switzerland)/Stanser Musiktage, Istanbul Jazz Festival
    (Turkey)
    Roscoe Mitchell Sextet: Visions Festival, New York NY
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: JVC Jazz Festival, New York NY
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory - Chicago Jazz
    Festival
    Roscoe Mitchell in a Tribute to Lester Bowie - Chicago Jazz
    Fest
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Brazilian Tour
    Roscoe Mitchell: composer & performer: November 2000
    Festival Holland, Germany, Belgium
    Leroy Jenkins with Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richard
    Abrams: Merkin Hall, New York City NY
  1999 Roscoe Mitchell: Percussion Workshop-Randall Elementary
    School, Madison WI
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio-The Hot House, Chicago IL
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet-Kerrytown Concert Hall, Ann Arbor
    MI
    Roscoe Mitchell Duo with Matthew Shipp-Queen Elizabeth
    Hall, London, England
    Winds of Southern Wisconsin-MacFarland Public Library,
    McFarland WI
    Roscoe Mitchell with Thomas Buckner, Borah Bergman, &
    Thurman Barker-Roulettes, New York NY
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory-Banlieus Blues,Paris,
    France
    Roscoe Mitchell with Thomas Buckner, Borah Bergman, &
    Thurman Barker-Visions Festival, New York NY
    The Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble-Rudolfinum, Prague,
    Czech Repulic - Czech premiere of "Fallen Heroes"
    Roscoe Mitchell with Thomas Buckner, Joseph Kubera & the
    Emil Viklick Trio-Archa Theatre, Prague, Czech Repulic
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory - Hot House, Chicago
    IL
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet-CafŽ Montmartre, Madison WI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago tour France, Italy, Scotland,
    Canada
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble - Montreaux Jazz
    Festival, Detroit MI
    Roscoe Mitchell solo concert - Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle
    WA
    The Muhal Richard Abrams Experimental Band - New York
    Society for Ethical Culture, New York NY
    "Five Compositions" Roscoe Mitchell composer and
    performer, Roscoe Mitchell with the Early Music Orchestra -
    Madison Christian Community, Madison WI
    Roscoe Mitchell and Jim Erickson - First Unitarian Church,
    Madison WI
  1998 Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory-Istanbul, Turkey
    Art Ensemble of Chicago European Tour-Rome, Naples,
    Lisbon, Madrid, Wels Austria, Warsaw, France: Paris,
    Toulouse, Montpellier, Marseille, Tourcoing
    Roscoe Mitchell Solo Concert-Bologna, Italy
    Art Ensemble of Chicago-France
    Roscoe Mitchell Ensemble-Beanbenders, Berkeley CA
    Roscoe Mitchell, Wolfgang Mitterer, Wolfgang Reisinger,
    Wadada Leo Smith-Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
    Roscoe Mitchell, Thomas Buckner, Borah Bergman-The 3rd
    Annual Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York
    The Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble-Lincoln Center, NY, NY
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet-Rituals, Chicago
    Roscoe Mitchell/Borah Bergman Duet-Albany NY
    Roscoe Mitchell: LRG, The Maze & SII Examples-Tribeca
    Performing Arts Center, New York
    Roscoe Mitchell: LRG, The Maze & SII Examples-Concerts
    and Workshop-Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
    Art Ensemble of Chicago-Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center,
    New York NY
  1997 Roscoe Mitchell and Friends-Isthmus Jazz Festival-Madison,
    WI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago Tour - Italy and France
    Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra Workshop with the SEM
    Ensemble, NY
    Art Ensemble of Chicago Tour - France: Massy, LeMans,
    Colombes
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio, Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison, WI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago European Tour- Grenoble, Paris,
    London, Douai, Genoa Italy, Avingnon, La Roche, Brest,
    Chetteham UK, Bologna Italy
    Roscoe Mitchell with the Winds of Southern Wisconsin,
    Madison
    Solo Concert, Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Canada
    Solo Concert, Hallwalls, Allen Hall University, Buffalo, New
    York
    Roscoe Mitchell Workshop at Alfred University, Alfred, New
    York
    Roscoe Mitchell with Douglas Ewart at Museum of
    Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio with Malachi Favors & Gerald Cleaver,
    Kerry Town Concert House, Ann Arbor MI
  1996 Art Ensemble of Chicago- Odwalla Project- Jamaica
    Art Ensemble of Chicago-Italian Tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago- Philadelphia Concert
    Roscoe Mitchell and Vincent Davis Duet, Madison Art
    Center: "Critiques of Pure Abstraction"
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Town Hall, New York
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory, Knitting Factory, New
    York
    Roscoe Mitchell, Thomas Buckner and Borah Bergman Trio,
    Knitting Factory, NYC
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, Memorial Union, UW-Madison
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory, Willisau Jazz Festival,
    Switzerland
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Yoshi's, Berkeley CACONCERTS,
    Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis Duet, Meeting Internzionale di Musica Moderna E Contemporanea, Parma, Italy
    Roscoe Mitchell Trio with Malachi Favors and Gerald Cleaver, Festival Ibleo del Jazz, Italy
    Roscoe Mitchell with Mihaly Dresch, Budapest Autumn Festival, Hungary
    Roscoe Mitchell with Wolfgang Mitterer and Wolfgang
    Reisinger, Musikprotokoll'96 Graz, Austria
    Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble, Musikprotokoll'96,
    Graz, Austria
    Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis Duet, Festival Jazz Sur son 31,Toulouse, France
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bayerishcer Rundfunk Hšrspiel 1996, Munich, Germany
    Roscoe Mitchell & Tom Hamilton Merkin Concert Hall, New York
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet with Jodie Christian, Malachi Favors & Gerald Cleaver, Green Mill Jazz Club, Chicago IL
  1995 Muhal Richard Abrams Big Band, The Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago IL
    Art Ensemble of Chicago European Tour-France, Germany,
    Austria, Italy, Hungary
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Yoshi's, San Francisco CA
    George Lewis/Roscoe Mitchell Duo-Centre de Georges
    Pompidou, Paris
    Roscoe Mitchell/Borah Bergman Duo-Italy
    Jodie Christian/Roscoe Mitchell Duo- Red Sea Festival, Israel
  1994 Roscoe Mitchell and the New York/Detroit Connection, Hot
    House, Chicago IL
    Roscoe Mitchell/Malachi Favors Duo, Oakland CA, Albuquerque
    NM, Santa Cruz; John Michael Kohler Art Center Jazz Jam,
    Sheboygan WI
    Performance with the New Chamber Ensemble and
    performance of Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City (a work for
    chamber orchestra and baritone voice) by the University of
    Illinois Champaign/Urbana Chamber Orchestra, University of
    Illinois-Champaign/Urbana
    Konigsberg Jazz Fest
    New Mornning, Paris
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory, Saulfelden Jazz Festival, Norway
  1993 Muhal Richard Abrams/Roscoe Mitchell Duo-European Tour
    The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet- European Tour
    Roscoe Mitchell with Malachi Favors- The Outpost
    Performance Space, Santa Fe NM
    AEC and the Dutch Philharmonic (Deutsche
    Kammerphilharmonie}
  1992 Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, New Directions in Performance
    Series, Duke University
    Atlanta Arts Festival, The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber
    Ensemble and the Songs in the Wind Project
    Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory, University of Chicago
    Mandrel Hall
  1991 Art Ensemble of Chicago, European Tour - Frankfurt, Athens,
    Unterscleisheim, London, Steinach, Warsaw, Istanbul,
    Ludwigburg, Geneva, Berlin, Paris, Freiburg, Neuwie
    The Double Rhythm Section Quintet, Ars Musica Festival,
    Brussels
    The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, Ars Musica Festival, Brussels
    Solo Concert, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
    Art Ensemble of Chicago, Italian Tour
    Compositions by Roscoe Mitchell, University of Wisconsin-
    Madison
    Songs In the Wind, Roscoe Mitchell and Friends, The
    Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI
    The Double Rhythm Section Quintet, European Tour
    Meet the Composer, NY
  1990 The Art Ensemble of Chicago, West Coast Tour
    The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Stateside Tour, San Antonio,
    Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia
    The Sound Ensemble, Detroit Institute for the Arts
    Solos and Duets with Muhal Richard Abrams, Merkin Hall,
    New York, NY
    The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble, Toulouse,
    Ulrichsberg, Nickelsdorf
    Roscoe Mitchell and Double Rhythm Section, Madison, WI
    The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, University of Wisconsin-
    Madison, WI
    The Sound Ensemble, The Knitting Factory, New York, NY
    The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Japanese Tour
    AACM 25th Anniversary Concert with The Art Ensemble of
    Chicago
    The World According to John Coltrane, Documentary
    produced by Toby Byron Multiprises, New York, NY
    The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble with the Henry Threadgill Wind and String Ensemble. Premiere of
    Noncognitive Aspects of the City: Part One, for Nine Piece
    Ensemble, Town Hall, New York, NY
    Premiere of Inventions from the Songs In the Wind/Lets Take a Ride Series for Musicians, Painter, Inventor, and Dancer
  1989 Roscoe Mitchell: Banff, Canada
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Verona, Italy
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Boston Globe Festival, Boston, MA
    Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors: Holland
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: New Orleans, LA
    Roscoe Mitchell and Dennis Nechvatal: University of
    Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: St. John the Divine, New York, NY
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Atlanta, GA
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: European Tour
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Madison, WI
    University of Wisconsin Faculty Concert: Madison, WI
    New Chamber Ensemble: Grand Rapids, MI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Chicago, IL
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Ann Arbor, MI
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Cleveland, OH
  1988 Japanese Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago Stateside
    Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago: Washington, Detroit,
    St. Louis, New York
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: New Music Chicago
    The Roscoe Mitchell Three Band Extravaganza: Madison, WI
    European Tour, The Sound Ensemble
    The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts: Portland, Maine, The World Music Institute, New York
    Premiere Concert of Variations and Sketches from the
    Bamboo Terrace, a work for Chamber Orchestra: Festival of
    the Lakes, Madison, WI
    Solo Concert, New Music America: Miami, FL
  1987 United Kingdom Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago
    European Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago: Lisbon,
    Schwaz, Nickelsdorf
    Ravinia Festival with The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Chicago
    The Twenty-Second Annual National Conference of the
    American Society of University Composers, Chamber Music
    Concert with The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Northwestern
    University School of Music, Chicago
    Premiere Concert, Compositions by Roscoe Mitchell with the
    Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble: Madison, WI
    Premiere Concerts, Noncognitive Aspects of the City with The Roscoe Mitchell New Chamber Ensemble: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN,
    The Goodman Theatre, Chicago (sponsored in part by the
    Conimicut Foundation) Concert with the Sound Ensemble:
    Detroit Institute for the Arts
    Roscoe Mitchell and The Big Band 87 Concert: Madison, WI
  1986 Solo Concert tour: Austria, Holland, Switzerland
    Solo Concert: Madison Civic Center, Madison, WI
    Stateside Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago
    Japanese Tour with the Art Ensemble of Chicago
    Summer Jazz 86 Series on Wisconsin Public Radio with the
    Roscoe Mitchell Quartet
    Nos Jazz Plateform, Nederlandse omroep stichting with
    George Lewis and Ab Baars: Amsterdam
    International Computer Music Conference with David Wessel: Den Haag, The Netherlands
    Computer Music Conference, Institut de Recherche et
    Coordination Acoustique Musique, Contacts Turbulents with
    David Wessel: Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
    Duet Concerts with Steve Lacy: Chicago, Boston
    Concert Tour with the Sound Ensemble: Vancouver, Seattle,
    Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
  1985 Concert with SPACE and 1750 Arch Ensemble: Herbst
    Theater, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: New York State Arts Council Tour
    of New York State
    Sound Ensemble: Montreal, Victoriaville, and Quebec City,
    Canada
  1984 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Concert tours of Japan, Europe
    and the U.S.
    SPACE: Concert tour to San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles,
    CA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; and Vancouver, BC
  1983 Sound Ensemble and SPACE: Concert tour of Western U.S.
    Roscoe Mitchell: Solo tour to Yugoslavia, Austria and Italy
  1982 Sound Ensemble: European tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: European and U.S. tours
  1981 1750 Arch Ensemble: Nickelsdorf, Austria Space: Great
    Britain tour
  1980 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Australian Concert Tour
  1979 Roscoe Mitchell Compositions and Performances for Creative Orchestra: Moers, Germany and Paris, France.
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: European Concert Tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: United States Concert Tour
    Roscoe Mitchell Solo Concert: Equinox Festival, Madison, WI
  1978 Roscoe Mitchell in Concert with Oliver Lake and Paul
    Maddox, Washington, D.C.
    Roscoe Mitchell Solo Concert: Axis in Soho, New York, NY
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: European Festival Tour
    Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
    Concert: Association for the Advancement of Creative
    Musicians 13th Anniversary International Summerfest
    Roscoe Mitchell and Richard Davis Improvisation Seminar:
    Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique Musique,
    Paris, France
  1977 Roscoe Mitchell Solo Tour: Leth Bridge, Alberta Canada;
    Parachute Center, Calgary, Alberta; Mapenzi, Berkeley, CA;
    Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    Roscoe Mitchell Duet Concert with Richard Teitelbaum,
    Donaueschingen, Germany
    Roscoe Mitchell with Association for the Advancement of
    Creative Musicians, Association for the Advancement of
    Creative Musicians 12th Annual Anniversary Festival,
    Chicago, IL
  1976 Roscoe Mitchell and Richard Teitelbaum in Concert with
    Musica Electronica Viva: 1976 New Music Series, Toronto,
    Canada
    Roscoe Mitchell European Concert Tour: France, Italy,
    Switzerland, Norway Sweden, Austria, Germany and Belgium
  1975 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Zellerbach Auditorium, UCBerkeley, CA; Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA
    Roscoe Mitchell Solo Concerts: Museum of Contemporary
    Art, Chicago, IL; Famous Church, Toronto, Canada
    Roscoe Mitchell Duet Concert and Workshop with Muhal
    Richard Abrams: Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, MI
  1974 Art Ensemble of Chicago: French Ministry of Culture Tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Italian Ministry of Culture Tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Festival International de Jazz,
    Montreux, Switzerland
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: Japan Concert Tour, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukyoka and Tokyo
  1973 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Newport Jazz Festival, New York,
    NY
    Roscoe Mitchell Solo Concert Tour: Kalamazoo College,
    Kalamazoo, MI;
    LInstitut dArt Contemperain, Montreal, Canada; The Public
    Library, Toronto, Canada
  1972 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Antioch College, Antioch, OH;
    Strata Gallery, Detroit, MI; Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues
    Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
  1971 Art Ensemble of Chicago: French Ministry of Culture Tour
    Art Ensemble of Chicago: University of Wisconsin, Madison,
    WI;
    Lennox Art Center Music Festival, Lennox, MA
    Roscoe Mitchell: Composed and recorded music for the
    French film Les Stances a Sophie
  1970 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Rotterdam International Pop
    Festival, Rotterdam, Holland: Festival de Chateauvallon,
    Chateauvallon, France
    1969 Art Ensemble of Chicago: International Festival, Amougies,
    Belgium; Baden Baden Free Jazz Festival, Baden Baden,
    West Germany
  1964 Art Ensemble of Chicago: University of Chicago; Circle
  -69 Campus, Chicago; Malcolm X College, Chicago; Wayne
    State University, Detroit, MI; Washington University, St.
    Louis, MO; Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

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