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Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings
6+ albums
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Bass, Guimbri – Josh Abrams Cello – Tomeka Reid Drums, Percussion – Shirazette Tinnin Flute, Flute [Alto], Piccolo Flute, Composed By, Arranged By – Nicole Mitchell Violin, Viola – Renée Baker At the forefront of jazz, new music and creative improvisation, Black Earth Strings brings African rhythms, contemporary sounds and swinging improvisation to a chamber music setting. An acoustic ensemble of four members, Black Earth Strings includes flute, piccolo, alto flute, vocals, violin viola, cello, string bass and percussion to create a wide range of textures and colors. Black Earth Strings is a quartet with flute Nicole Mitchell, violin/viola Renee Baker, cello Tomeka Reid and bass Joshua Abrams. Black Earth Strings performs ideally in acoustically designed performance halls. Black Earth Strings has performed in art venues and festivals throughout the Midwest and in Europe. Delmark released the Black Earth Strings album, Renegades in 2008, which also features percussionist Shirazette Tinnin. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
