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]
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.
Title | Label | Release date | Personnel | Format |
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Hard Pan [6] | JMI Recordings | 2024 | Max Gerl & Mike Mitchell | LP, digital |
Blaque Dynamite [7] | JMI Recordings | 2023 | LP, digital | |
Stop Calling Me | Dolfin Records | 2023 | ||
Blue Wig - Remixes | Dolfin Records | 2023 | EP | |
Time Out | Dolfin Records | 2020 | ||
Killing Bugs [8] | Dolfin Records | November, 2017 | ||
Wifi | Legends Way Ent | January, 2015 |
Title | Label | Release date | Personnel | Format |
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Tbilisi | Dolfin Records | December 10, 2019 | Max Gerl (acoustic and electric bass), Aaron Shaw (tenor saxophone), Paul Cornish (piano), Mike Mitchell (drums) | CD, digital |