Guildhall Improvisers' Workshop
- 7.30pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Milton Court Studio Theatre
Event information
Join us for this performance exploring the process and practice of the improvising musician, featuring piano polymath and giant of the UK improvising scene Robert Mitchell.
The Improvisers’ Workshop is a Guildhall School group focusing on creative jazz improvisation, approaching the jazz ensemble as a malleable vehicle for contemporary composition.
Free, no tickets required
Running time: approx 1 hour (no interval)
Performers
Over his 30 plus years entrenched in the art of music, pianist Robert Mitchell has released 13 albums of his own projects, participated in over 100 projects as a sideman, has performed/toured in 40 countries and is achieving a growing reputation as an inspirational educator. Robert was conferred the title of professor in June 2022 (from Guildhall School of Music/Drama). He has been a Steinway Artist since 2009. These days his primary focal points include his long-running ensemble Panacea; his trio Epiphany 3, electronic/song ensemble TRUE THINK (Truth Inc./Truth Ink), solo performance (including a fascination with one-handed works, which produced one solo album and festival - Leftitude - in 2013); and his duos with cellist Shirley Smart (Professor Of Musicianship and Improvisation - RCM), Ashley Henry, and dancer Masumi Endo. He has released two collections of poetry. The most recent - City Of Sanctuary was released in 2023 (Common Tone Press).
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
