Jazz North East presents…
Nicole Mitchell / Neil Charles / Mark Sanders
Sunday 25th May 2025
The Globe (Downstairs)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Doors: 7.00pm (Music Starts 8.00pm)
£12 Advance / £14 On The Door (advance booking recommended due to limited capacity)
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Mitchell / Charles / Sanders - Trio
Nicole Mitchell (Flute and Electronics)
Neil Charles (Double Bass)
Mark Sanders (Drums and Percussion)
American flautist Nicole Mitchell tours UK with Mark Sanders and Neil Charles
‘The most important jazz flautist of her generation. Mitchell proves herself an innovative composer, magnanimous band leader and compelling soloist.’ —Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz
Nicole Mitchell is a brilliant flautist, bandleader and educator. Her music celebrates African American culture by integrating jazz and improvised music with other genres, notably gospel, African percussion and blues, and draws on ideas of Afro-futurism. In her most active ensembles, Black Earth Ensemble and Black Earth SWAY she creates music of a unique and distinctive character.
Nicole has also played key roles in music education; she is currently Professor of Music at Virginia University having previously taught at the universities of California Irvine and Pittsburgh. She was the first woman president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago.
Nicole really enjoys playing in small groups with friends, and in the last few years she has developed a very strong relationship with Mark Sanders, a leading improvising drummer and percussionist, working as a duo at European festivals and clubs. She describes the experience of playing with Mark as ‘exquisite'. They will be joined on this tour by bass player Neil Charles whose Dark Days project celebrating the work of James Baldwin shows his affinity with Nicole's approach to music.
JAZZ ALERT!
“…The final weekend of May also brings what for me is the absolute standout gig of the month, with Chicago-based flautist Nicole Mitchell coming to the Globe on the 25th in the company of bassist Neil Charles and drummer Mark Sanders. Nicole, who was the first female Chairperson of the trail-blazing Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, was one of the stars of the 2022 Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music, playing two superb sets (one solo, and one in duo with Alexander Hawkins), and it’s great to have her back” - Jazz Alert
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VENUE ADDRESS
The Globe
11 Railway Street
NE4 7AD
AGE RESTRICTIONS / ACCESSIBILITY / TRAVEL
Age Restrictions: All ages welcome with under 18’s accompanied by an adult.
Accessibility: Fully accessible for wheelchair users.
Travel: Central Station Metro is located just under half a mile from the venue (approximately 8 minutes walk)
Buses: 12 / 12A / 22 / 22X to Scotswood Road.
Limited street parking outside of the venue, a small fee based car park is located across the road.
Please do contact the venue for full details regarding younger ages and for any further queries regarding accessibility and parking.
We encourage ecologically sustainable travel wherever possible by foot, bike and public transport.