London Jazz Festival: Robert Mitchell Pancea

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Robert Mitchell's Panacea are a unique ensemble, forming the centre of Robert's compositional path in band format. The group features - Robert (piano/keys) , Deborah Jordan ( Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Silhouette Brown ) on vocals, Tom Mason (100 Club, Tim Garland) on bass, Laurie Lowe (Nic Meier, Gilad Atzmon) on drums. This band has produced three acclaimed albums - VOYAGER (2001), TRUST (2005)and THE CUSP (2010). Musicians and Guests on these recordings have included: Norma Winstone MBE, Eska Mthungwazi, Michael Mondesir, Barak Schmool, Roberto Bellatella, Eugene Skeef, Richard Spaven, Robin Mullarkey, Steve Williamson, Omar Puente, Julian Ferraretto, Ben Davis, Hammadi Valdez, Volker Strater, Shaney Forbes, HKB Finn They have toured the UK extensively, and performed in festivals in Europe. They will premiere music from a forthcoming project, as well as music from the previous albums.

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' This is not at all easy to categorise and is all the more powerful for that. Pulling on jazz traditions from the deep South through to today's European scene, hip hop and adding in a knowledge of modern classical back to Baroque,Mitchell creates music that doesn't allow the listener to sit back and relax into familiarity.... Throughout the evening,there was no way of knowing what route he would take, what musical colours he would paint, what soundscapes he would invent' - Oxford Times

'There is a deep thought in every note of Mitchell's playing. At times he proceeds so slowly that we have time to think about each note right along with him.' - Walter Kolosky

'Mitchell is a lyricist and a thinker , and British jazz is far richer for his presence.' Metro - Mike Butler