Roscoe Mitchell - Keeper of the Code, Paintings 1963 - 2022

Roscoe Mitchell - Keeper of the Code, Paintings 1963 - 2022 / 140-page paperback, 8.25 x 11 inches, published to accompany an exhibit at the Corbett Vs. Dempsey gallery in Chicago / ISBN 9781737847038 / similar in feel to their recent Moki Cherry book (now out-of-print) & highly recommended *** "Roscoe Mitchell (b. 1940) has been a leading figure in the performing arts for over 50 years. Keeper of the Code is the first solo exhibition to spotlight his work in the visual arts. Born and raised in Chicago, Mitchell formed the Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble in 1966, featuring Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors. Three years later, adding Joseph Jarman, upon their departure to Paris for a two-year sojourn the group transformed into the collective interdisciplinary troupe called the Art Ensemble of Chicago. By that time Mitchell had already recorded the first LP of music affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Sound (Delmark, 1966), and he had joined f