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Copyright 2009 Greenwich Village Orchestra. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2009 Greenwich Village Orchestra. All rights reserved.
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Jesse Mills, Violin
Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills enjoys performing
music of many genres, from classical to contemporary, as well
as composed and improvised music of his own invention.
In 2004, Mills made his professional concerto debut with the
Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan in a
unique partnership with Salsa trombonist, Jimmy Bosch. This
project combined a classical performance of Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons, with Mills as violin soloist, and a Salsa band
arrangement of the same piece, fronted by Bosch and Mills as
improvising soloists.
As a chamber musician Mr. Mills has performed at Lincoln
Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Columbia
University’s Miller Theater, Boston’s Gardener Museum, the
Cooper Arts Series at Cooper Union, and at the Marlboro Music
Festival. An avid performer of contemporary works, Mr. Mills was
a member of the FLUX Quartet for two years; this ensemble is
dedicated to the performance of music written in the past 50
years. Through his collaboration with cellist Fred Sherry, Mr.
Mills has performed various compositions of Zorn, Wuorinen,
Webern, Schoenberg, among others, and they have made
recordings on NAXOS, Tzadik, and Stretch records. He can also
be heard on New Spirit, a recording on the Verve label, by jazz
pianist, Makoto Ozone.
Mr. Mills is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he was a
student of Robert Mann and Itzhak Perlman. Mr. Mills is a co-
founder of Duo Prism, which won the 1st Prize at the Zinetti
International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy in
2006.
music of many genres, from classical to contemporary, as well
as composed and improvised music of his own invention.
In 2004, Mills made his professional concerto debut with the
Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan in a
unique partnership with Salsa trombonist, Jimmy Bosch. This
project combined a classical performance of Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons, with Mills as violin soloist, and a Salsa band
arrangement of the same piece, fronted by Bosch and Mills as
improvising soloists.
As a chamber musician Mr. Mills has performed at Lincoln
Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Columbia
University’s Miller Theater, Boston’s Gardener Museum, the
Cooper Arts Series at Cooper Union, and at the Marlboro Music
Festival. An avid performer of contemporary works, Mr. Mills was
a member of the FLUX Quartet for two years; this ensemble is
dedicated to the performance of music written in the past 50
years. Through his collaboration with cellist Fred Sherry, Mr.
Mills has performed various compositions of Zorn, Wuorinen,
Webern, Schoenberg, among others, and they have made
recordings on NAXOS, Tzadik, and Stretch records. He can also
be heard on New Spirit, a recording on the Verve label, by jazz
pianist, Makoto Ozone.
Mr. Mills is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he was a
student of Robert Mann and Itzhak Perlman. Mr. Mills is a co-
founder of Duo Prism, which won the 1st Prize at the Zinetti
International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy in
2006.
