Roscoe Mitchell plays woodwinds and percussion in the Magic Number. Credit: Ken Weiss The Magic Number is three. It’s the number of musicians that gallerist, record label proprietor, and music scholar ...

"I'm always trying to take what's there and, in the end, make it sound like nothing's missing from it," Roscoe Mitchell relates in a 2016 interview, in relation to his string of European solo concerts ...

Programming works involving improvisation would be one way to encourage ensembles to make classical music more inclusive. By Seth Colter Walls Our writers are usually busy covering performances.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Among the peculiarities of jazz is the casual, frequent and inappropriate use of the term “jazz great” to describe just about any ...

The elders are always with us, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago came to life by making this fact central to their practice. In 1967, before the group had settled on a name, trumpeter Lester Bowie ...

This week we explore the peripheries of jazz featuring composer Terry Riley who turns 90 this year, contemplate musical and literal koans from Ingrid Laubrock and friends, receive "Transmissions" from ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Roscoe Mitchell New Music Circle, a St. Louis organization dedicated to presenting improvisational and experimental musicians ...

The 26th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival, presented by Live the Spirit Residency, returns to Chicago’s historic Hamilton Park, expanding to five nights this year on September 16–20, 2025, marking a ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Co-commissioned by DACAMERA, Mitchell's hourlong Metropolis Trilogy will be ...