Pittsburgh-based chamber ensemble Kamratōn presents a genre-blurring program curated by flutist, composer, and band leader Nicole Mitchell, including the premiere of a newly commissioned work.

Sunday, Nov 21 at 6 at Alphabet City, North Side

Kamratōn will be joined by guest bassist Jeffrey Grubbs of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and vocalist Anqwenique Wingfield for works by Nicole Mitchell, Yvette Jackson, Brittany J. Green, and others.

Kamratōn was founded by a group of frequent collaborators in 2015 with the goal of centering women-created and women-curated new music. 

Nicole M. Mitchell is an award-winning creative flutist, composer, bandleader and educator. She was awarded “Top Flutist of the Year” by Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and the Jazz Journalists Association (2010-2017). Mitchell is the founder of Black Earth Ensemble, Black Earth Strings, Sonic Projections and Ice Crystal, and she composes for contemporary ensembles of varied instrumentation and size, while incorporating improvisation and a wide aesthetic expression. Mitchell is the Director of Jazz Studies in the University of Pittsburgh’s Deitrich School of Music.