by Hank Shteamer “Roscoe Mitchell And The Tension Thing” Roscoe Mitchell 70th Birthday Celebration “I went out there and got this tension thing. It was a battle. I had to make the noise and whatever was going on with the audience part of the piece. The music couldn’t move until they respected me, until they […]

by Russ Musto Roscoe Mitchell 70th Birthday Celebration In a belated celebration of his 70th birthday (Aug. 4th, 2010), Roscoe Mitchell made an all-too-rare New York appearance at Roulette (Feb. 17th) in which he clearly confirmed that age has in no way mitigated his intense dedication to a very distinctive approach to improvisation that is […]