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Aakash Mittal
Jazz

AAKASH MITTAL MUSIC



Loveland, Colorado
United States

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Member Since5/27/2007
Band Websitewww.aakashmittal.com/live
Band MembersAakash Mittal Quartet Aakash Mittal (saxophone & flute) Matt Fuller (guitar) Jean-Luc Davis (Bass) Josh Moore (drums)
InfluencesRudresh Mahanthappa, Dave Pietro, John O'Gallagher, Dave Phillips, Toney Moreno, Zakhir Hussain, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jackie Mclean, Tony Mallaby
Record Labelunsigned
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 13 2009 7:00P
Dazzle Denver, Colorado
Dec 31 2010 8:00P
www.aakashmittal.com Boulder, Colorado

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   About Aakash Mittal
Aakash Mittal Saxophonist, Flutist, Clarinetist, Composer, Educator Hailed as a “talented young player” with “the skills to go far” by Westword (Denver), Aakash Mittal has been making a name for himself leading his own jazz quartet, which performs all original music at such venues as Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge , Bliss Café, Vita, the Ft. Collins Jazz Festival, the UNC Jazz Festival, and the Boulder Creek Festival. He also leads a standards-based jazz duo, a Brazilian duo and a classical flute and harp duet. As a sideman Mittal has played with the Jared Johnston Trio and the Bill Huston Duo, the Funk/ Rock bands “The Down Unit” and “Voodoo Brown,” as well as “The Speakeasy”, a project combining improvised music with poetry. Other musicians he has performed with include internationally acclaimed bassist Kai Eckhardt as well as local musicians Greg Harris, Dave Corbus, Gabriel Beach, Matt Fuller, and Andrew Trim. His performance experience also includes playing the woodwind book for the award winning musical “Urintown” and playing flute in the orchestra for the Loveland Opera Theater’s production of Mozart’s the Magic Flute. As a music educator Mittal has been running a private lessons studio since 2002 and as been a faculty member at The Lesson Studio sense 2007. He has taught jazz and classical approaches to saxophone, clarinet, flute, composition, and music theory. He has also taught ensembles, including the Cherry Creek Jazz Band, the Loveland High School saxophone section, the Thompson Valley saxophone and clarinet section, the Windsor High School Clarinet and Flute section, as well as 6th grade woodwind students at Lucille Erwin Middle School. Mittal also gave a presentation to first and fifth grade students about Jazz as a guest speaker at Twin Peaks Charter School in Longmont. Aakash Mittal has composed over 30 pieces for Jazz quartet and was commissioned to write a piece for the “Ethos West” chamber orchestra series that combines the instrumentation of a Jazz sextet with Indian instruments tabla and sitar. In his approach to composition and improvisation, Mittal seeks to create music that relates to his diverse background of both American and East Indian heritage, drawing inspiration as much from straight-ahead jazz and the avant-garde as East Indian music and modern grooves. Aakash Mittal received a BM in Saxophone Performance at The University of Colorado at Boulder.

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GrindmasterStef

GrindmasterStef



Nov 7 2009 3:13 PM

Congratulations on the release of your cd!  I hope to play together someday.  Its been a damn long time....All the best,
   Stefan
Sennheiser

Sennheiser



Aug 25 2009 1:28 AM

Whisper Fiercely Music Partners

Melissa Lycan



Jul 20 2009 4:53 PM

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Download application here!

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Please download application from the link above and return with application fee to one of our shows by the 31st of July.

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Rocky Mountain Localpalooza will feature 30 top tier bands this August. Echofest will feature 12 Colorado bands this September and will kick off the ski season nicely. We look forward to all of your submissions. All genres welcome as localpalooza bridges the genre gap from jazz to metal! You may request an application at the addresses below.

Love and Lyrics
Melissa Siverson
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Melissa Lycan



Mar 13 2009 5:56 PM

ramen

ramen



Feb 18 2009 2:12 PM

Aakash! How's it going? it's been a really long time, I hope you're doing well.
Sonja!

Sonja!



Feb 5 2009 6:06 AM

I miss you and I hope you are having a wonderful time in India!
Tucker McLeish

Tucker McLeish



Oct 12 2008 11:02 PM

Hey Aakash... Just wanted to say your music is terrific. I've been listening to the Possible Beginnings CD lately and playing along and its put me in a really good peaceful mood. Hope I can see you guys perform when I come home for Christmas Break. Keep up the good tunes. Talk to you later,
Tucker
Sonja!

Sonja!



Jun 5 2008 12:47 AM

Thinking of you...I have your music stuck in my head often these days, and it's a great soundtrack to my life! xoxo
Tyler Gilmore

Tyler Gilmore



May 31 2008 6:45 AM

Hey Aakash, nice show last night! I got some nice pictures and a short video. Hope you like.
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Tenia Nelson

Tenia Nelson



May 27 2008 11:20 PM

What's up? Hope all is well......
-t
Reagan Mitchell

Reagan Mitchell



May 26 2008 5:37 PM

Thanks for the add brother.
Peace
dagan b. ukulele

dagan b. ukulele



May 23 2008 6:26 AM

Thanks for the add, i really dig your playing.
Good luck with everything !!!
t3r&n!c

Terra Rodfong



Apr 23 2008 7:30 PM

When do you play in Loveland or FT C next?
Sonja!

Sonja!



Apr 19 2008 7:57 PM

I love you forever!
Sonja!

Sonja!



Apr 12 2008 4:29 PM

Kisses!!!
Tenia Nelson

Tenia Nelson



Nov 3 2007 7:14 PM

What's up Aakash? Hope all things are well...peace.
-t
Sonja!

Sonja!



Nov 1 2007 3:36 AM

Geboo Machauada and a Happy Halloween!
Jared Johnson

Jared Johnson



Oct 30 2007 3:57 PM

Aakash -

How's it going man? Do you think you might come down to Dazzle tonight?

- Jared
Mr. Wind-Up Bird

Mr. Wind-Up Bird



Oct 9 2007 1:37 AM

Ahh, wonderful to see you on myspace.. a lot of times i forget to check it for weeks and miss important messages. How's life? Let me know, good luck with your awesome quartet!
molly

molly



Sep 9 2007 9:25 PM

hey aakash.
okay so i have a question.=]
so im going to be playing sax in our church band.
and the leader just wants me to improvise over whatever were playing with a pentatonic scale.
so like if its in G major or whatever he wants me to use whatever pentatonic scale goes with that and play. but i dont know how to figure out the different pentaonic scales.

ohh yeahh and thanks for working with us all week. during the summer.
=]
Eric Dorn

Eric Dorn



Sep 6 2007 1:56 AM

Aakash,
Thanks much for the add!! Things are sounding wonderfully musical on your page!!
Best,
Eric.
David Thomas Bailey Trio

David Thomas Bailey Trio



Sep 4 2007 3:42 PM

Monty: "Dude, I finally got the venue I wanted, I'm performing my dance quintet, you know...my cycle, at Crane's Jackson Fountain Street Theatre. I would be honored if you came and gave me notes."
Dude: "I'll be there, man"


The David Thomas Bailey Quartet (with Roger Green formerly of the Czars)
Dazzle, 9th and Lincoln
Thursday, September 6
10:30pm $5
David Thomas Bailey Trio

David Thomas Bailey Trio



Aug 10 2007 3:58 PM

Sike! DTB3 at Bliss NEXT FRIDAY August 17th at 8pm!
David Thomas Bailey Trio

David Thomas Bailey Trio



Aug 10 2007 3:44 PM

The David Thomas Bailey Trio Bliss 7501 Grandview St Arvada, CO 8pm $3
Sonja!

Sonja!



Aug 9 2007 10:42 PM

Aakash, you compose such creative music!
And, I love you.
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