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Seattle native Roman G. Mitchell is a versatile music educator, jazz ensemble director, and performing artist with expertise in piano, trumpet, and voice.
A specialist in live performance excellence, he has spent his career engaging students in meaningful music-making experiences across jazz, classical, gospel, blues, and contemporary forms.
Mr. Mitchell has performed in local, national, and international contexts, appearing on television, radio, and digital platforms. His concert appearances include President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993, the Nelson Mandela World Tour, and performances for Mayor Norm Rice and Senator Barbara Lee.
Artists and ensembles include Thomas Whitfield, Dottie Peoples, The Messengers of Christ, High Class Jazz Trio, Autumn Voices, Hossiana, Cora Jackson Smith, North West Connection, Spiritual Youth, Lucy Kinchen, Ed Kelly, Patrick Roche, Kendall King, The Henry Fleming Choir, The Medgar Evers College Jazz Ensemble, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, the Oakland Ballet, and Rutgers University's Mosaic Ensemble.
He has attended master classes under Gerald Wilson, Clark Terry, Dr. Clyde Criner, Dr. Craig Singleton, Marcia Burchard, Lucy Kinchen, Ed Kelly, and Gregory Rivkin. Academic appointments have taken him to Rutgers University, Dominican University, Laney College, and Medgar Evers College, where he has taught piano pedagogy, ensemble performance, electronic music production, music theory, jazz history, music fundamentals, and notation.
Notable venues include Barclays Center, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Brooklyn Museum, Jazzy Jazz at Medgar Evers College, Loletas Manhattan nightclub, Ford's Theatre, The Blue Note, The Seattle Kingdome, The Paramount Theatre in Seattle and Oakland, the Marriott Hotel, Waldorf Astoria, Symphony Hall, and the New York Parks Department at Canarsie Piers.
