J.r. Mitchell

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. J.R. (James Roland) Mitchell (April 13, 1937-January 25, 2004) was a jazz drummer and educator who sought to promote awareness of the African American music experience. In the early 1980s, jazz journalist and Washington Post music critic W. Royal Stokes wrote, "J.R. Mitchell is the renaissance man of jazz. J.R. Mitchell was born April 13, 1937 to a family of five in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age 15, Mitchell began studying percussion at Music City in Philadelphia, under Paul Patterson. After high school, he entered the U.S. Marines, and while in the service in North Carolina, he associated with many musicians from Detroit.