Robert Mitchell's True Think with special guest: Yelfris Valdés

Robert Mitchell's True Think album launch with special guest: Yelfris Valdés

Line-up: ROBERT MITCHELL piano, keyboards; LISELOTTE ÖSTBLOM vocals; ZAYN MOHAMMED guitar; TOM MASON bass/keys, SALEEM RAMAN drums/percussion + special guest: YELFRIS VALDÉS

Robert Mitchell is one of the most significant voices in British jazz. Multi-faceted creator, pianist, keyboardist, composer, improviser, writer, poet and so much more. As Gilles Peterson put it “a very important, influential musician” and a relentless seeker and thinker, encompassing many art forms, musical genres and constantly pushing the envelope.

True Think is a multi-generational, multi-cultural reflection of several periods of Robert Mitchell’s journey. It is a great pleasure to launch the band’s new album at Ronnie Scott’s. True Think and special guest perform the music from the recording of powerful songs of protest, love and peace.  Joining Robert (keys, perc, sampler) on stage will be vocalist and songwriter Liselotte Östblom on vocals, multi-instrumentalist Zayn Mohammed, on guitar, multi-genre bassist/keys player Tom Mason, and drummer and percussionist Saleem Raman. Together with special guest trumpeter Yelfris Valdés they blend Electronic, Jazz, RnB, Spoken Word, film and folk influences together to create a unique sound.

Mitchell was MD on the successful BBC4 television programme 'Jazz 625 Live: For One Night Only' which won the British Broadcasting Award. He has played with the likes of Billy Harper, Greg Osby, Courtney Pine CBE.  Robert Mitchell’s works have been performed by the Grammy-winning Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and the London Sinfonietta, amongst others.