BLUES

Brian Mitchell, vocal, piano, keyboards and accordion Matt Smith-guitar, mandolin, lap steel Timothy Tindall- Bass Frederick Walcott- Percussion Simeon McDonald- Drums www.brianmitchellmusic.com

Brian Mitchell is a keyboard and accordion player based in New York City who is well known for high-profile collaborations, and for consummate session work.

Brian has toured extensively around the world, from The Apollo in Harlem, Tipitina’s in New Orleans to Ronny Scott’s in London and The Blue Note in Japan. He has appeared in concert halls and at festivals worldwide including The Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, The North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland and The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Heritage Festival.

He has recorded and performed with some of music’s most respected artists, including Bob Dylan, Al Green, B.B. King, Allen Toussaint and Levon Helm. He can also be heard on all-star sessions such as Les Paul & Friends with Peter Frampton and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and B.B. King & Friends 80 with John Mayer and Gloria Estefan. Both of those CD’s were also awarded Grammy’s

Brian Mitchell’s original music features a unique blend of gutbucket blues, funky New Orleans style R&B, quirky Latin rhythms with occasional visits into outer space.

His extraordinary versatility on piano, Hammond B-3, accordion, and other various keyboards, plus his distinctive vocal styling have firmly established him as one of New York City’s most gifted and sought after musicians.

Brian’s work as a composer has been featured in TV and his accordion can be heard throughout Bob Dylan’s version of the Dean Martin chestnut “Return To Me” on an episode of The Soprano’s. Other special collaborations include accompanying ex-President Bill Clinton, Cher, and Nathan Lane in a rousing version of “Happy Birthday” for his wife Hillary at The Roseland in NYC.

Ian Siegal – ‘House Rent Blues’