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Larry Mitchell
Friday December 10th @ 7:30pm @ BACCA Arts Center, 149 N. Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY
with Jim Jackson (Drums) and Scott Heller (Bass)
Admission: $15 • Doors open at 7:00.The show begins at 7:30 with a half hour open mic. Our featured performer start at 8:00.
Light refreshments (coffee, tea, cookies and other baked goods) will be available.
Light refreshments (coffee, tea, cookies and other baked goods) will be available.
Larry Mitchell is a solo artist, sideman, songwriter and music producer. As a solo artist Larry has released six guitar instrumental recordings, which met with significant critical acclaim. The albums range from mellow acoustic to scorching rock arrangements. In 1999 Larry was awarded the much-coveted San Diego Music Awards Best Pop Jazz artist, and in 1986 and 1987 won the New Your City Limelight Guitar solo contest. Larry has been endorsed by Ibanez Guitars, D’Addario Strings, and DiMarzio Pickups since the mid ‘80s.
As a sideman, Mitchell toured as guitarist for a wide range of musical artists including Tracy Chapman, Billy Squier and Ric Ocasek, as well as being a band member of “the Crunch” (T.M. Stevens, Bernie Worrell, Crystal Talefero and Tony Smith)
Currently Larry has been performing live with 2-time Grammy winner, Taos Pueblo Native American Artist, Robert Mirabal, as well as the much celebrated Muskogee Creek Native American Artist, Joy Harjo, and Northern Cheyenne/Zuni Pueblo artist, Shelley Morningsong, whose multiple awarding winning album, Out of the Ashes, Larry produced. Mitchell has recently become a band member of Overshine featuring Brian Hardgroove of the Rap group Public Enemy.
As Producer, Larry has won production and engineering awards in various categories such as Adult Contemporary, Pop, R&B, and Rap. Most recently (2007) he won a Grammy for co-producing the album “Totemic Flute Chants” by Johnny Whitehorse in the Native American category, released on Silver Wav Records, as well as major awards with artist Shelley Morningsong and Joy Harjo in the Native American category, and 15-plus Music Production Awards in Adult Contemporary, Pop, Singer songwriter, Instrumental,Country, Rap R & B and Native American Music.
For more information, contact BACCA at: babylonarts@optonline.net 631-587-3696
or visit our website: www.babylonarts.com
or visit our website: www.babylonarts.com
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