While tonight's performance is sold out, some tickets will be released before the show at the box office on a first come first served basis.

Please note that for People in Sorrow opens this concert at 7PM and is included in your admission.

The legendary woodwind master Roscoe Mitchell brings his new trio with William Winant on percussion and James Fei on woodwinds to close the Angel City Jazz Festival. A founding member of Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Mitchell is currently Distinguished Darius Milhaud Professor of Composition at Mills College in Oakland, CA.

This concert opens with a tribute performance of Mitchell's influential piece "People In Sorrow" as re-envisioned by percussionist Alex Cline.  This performance will include saxophonist Oliver Lake, woodwind player Vinny Golia, vocalist Dwight Trible, pianist Myra Melford, Harpist Zeena Parkins, bassist Mark Dresser, and others.

Roscoe Mitchell Bio: Art Ensemble of Chicago

Photo by Elvira Faltemeir