Jazz on 3 - Robert Mitchell Trio

Jez Nelson presents a gig by pianist Robert Mitchell performed at the 2009 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Featuring Mitchell's original compositions together with some well chosen covers - including a striking acoustic version of Massive Attack's Teardrop. The trio's sound is distinguished by drummer Richard Spaven's hip hop-derived break beats, subtly incorporated into a traditional acoustic piano trio completed by Tom Mason on bass. An inventive pianist and composer, Mitchell's solid technique and openess to all music has created many opportunities, helping him to become one of the first artists accepted on the Jerwood Rising Stars scheme. His latest album recorded with the trio won Best Jazz Album at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards 2009. Playlist: Excerpts from Chereke Son by Havana Cultura and Third Stream by Robert Mitchell Trio (details below) Artist: Jerry Gonzalez Track title: Evidence Composer: Thelonious Monk Album title: Ya Yo Me Cure Label: Sunny Side Released: 1979 Artist: The Havana Cultura Band featuring Mayra Caridad Valdes Track title: Chekere Son Composer: traditional Album title: Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura Label: Brownswood Recordings Released: 26 Oct 2009 Artist: The Havana Cultura Band featuring Roberto Fonseca Track title: La Revolucion Del Cuerpo Composer: Ogguere Album title: Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura Label: Brownswood Recordings Released: 26 Oct 2009 Robert Mitchell Trio recorded at the Pillar Room during the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on 3 May 2009 Line up: Robert Mitchell (piano) Tom Mason (bass) Richard Spaven (drums) Set list: Cumulus (Robert Mitchell) Third Stream (4Hero) Ochre (Tom Mason) Dance Cadaverous (Wayne Shorter) Tear Drop (Massive Attack) Greater Good (Richard Spaven and Vincent Helbers) Everything In Its Right Place (Radiohead) Forthcoming gigs in 2009: Robert Mitchell 6 Nov @ Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight 12 Nov @ Brighton Dome Pavilion 16 Nov @ London Jazz Festival, QEH (support for Branford Marsalis) 28 Nov @ Liverpool Philharmonic 4 Dec @ DEDA, Derby The Profound Sound Trio 20 Nov @ Belfast Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queens University 22 Nov @ Leeds Seven Arts Centre 23 Nov @ Vortex Jazz Club, London 24 Nov @ Manchester Band on the Wall 26 Nov @ Gateshead Old Town Hall 27 Nov @ Derby, Theatre Studio Derby 28 Nov @ Birmingham Jazz CBSO Centre Excerpt from an interview with Keith Jarrett and Ethan Iverson about his London Concert recorded in May 2009 Artist: Keith Jarrett Track title: CD3 Part VI Composer: Keith Jarrett Album title: Testament Label: ECM Released: 5 October 2009.