THE “PROLIFIC PIANO VIRTUOSO” DANNY MIXON BRINGS THE MAGIC FOR OCTOBER’S FREE JAZZMOBILE |sessions CONCERT!

ABOUT DANNY MIXON

Born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn, prolific piano virtuoso Danny Mixon, has performed in the U. S. and Internationally. He has worked with such legendary performers as:

Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Joe Williams, and Frank Foster and continues to be in Frank Foster’s Loud Minority Big Band and his Non-Electric Company. He performed with the Lisle Atkinson and the Neo Bass Choir.

He has also performed, toured and/or recorded with: Yusef Lateef, Hank Crawford, Savion Glover, Pharoah Sanders, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stanley Turrentine, Gene Ammons, Eubie Blake, Noel Pointer, Jimmy Witherspoon, Grant Green, Eddie Jefferson, Charles McPherson, Marlena Shaw, Irene Reid, Houston Person, Dakota Staton, Ben Vereen, Leon Tomas, Chaka Khan, Cassandra Wilson, Lou Rawls, Gloria Lynne, Lisle Atkinson, Oscar Brown, Jr., John Hendricks, Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers, Earl May, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Kenny Dorham, James Stewart, Denise Thimes, Antionette Montague and many others.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT, AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Along with Max Roach for the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation “Jazz Appreciation Award”
• The “Harlem Unsung Heroes of Afrikan Amerikan Classical Music Award”
• Honored by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem in a series entitled “Harlem Speaks,” which resulted in an invitation to the White House for Black Music Month.
• He was honored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Mark Markowitz who decreed “Danny Mixon Day” in Brooklyn.KEY JAZZ VENUES

Played the organ at Brooklyn’s Baby Grand with Carlos Garnet, and accompanied Big Maybelle at the Blue Coronet

Appeared regularly at Showman’s as an organist. Danny was formerly the Musical Director of the Legendary Lenox Lounge and was briefly the Musical Director at the newly restored Minton’s.

RECORDINGS

Danny’s greatest joy is performing, composing, and arranging for his own group “The Danny Mixon Trio or Quartet,”

• “The Danny Mixon Trio Live at the Rubin Museum.”
• “Danny Mixon Trio: Mixin’ with Mixon”
• “Building Bridges”
• “On My Way”
• “Peace & Music”
• “Pass It On

Danny is a long-time instructor and performance artist with Jazzmobile as well as instructing at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, along with private instruction.