| Mike Mitchell (drummer) | |
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 Mike Mitchell at Missy Lanes in Durham, NC, 2025. Photo by Robert Birnbach | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1994 Fort Worth, Texas |
| Genres | Jazz, Jazz fusion, Hip-hop |
| Website | blaquedynamite.com |
Mike Mitchell (born 1994) also known as Blaque Dynamite, is an American drummer from Dallas, Texas, who plays across jazz, hip-hop, and jazz fusion. [1] He is part of Greg Spero's group, Spirit Fingers,. [2] Mitchell has played with Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Willow Smith, Derrick Hodge, Christian McBride, Kamasi Washington and others. [3]
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Mitchell began touring with Stanley Clarke band before graduating from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. [4] He also performed at the 2012 International Jazz Day performance with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and Herbie Hancock. [5] Mike Mitchell cites influences from Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, and Lenny White to Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, and John Bonham.
