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Musician Roscoe Mitchell

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Legendary jazz innovator Roscoe Mitchell joins us to talk about a lifetime of music. One of the founders of the influential 1960s free jazz group The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Mitchell has pushed the boundaries of contemporary music across genres.

Mitchell is a saxophonist, composer and Darius Milhaud chair of composition at Mills College. He plays at Yoshi’s Oakland on April 16th.

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