About Donovan Mixon
Guitarist Donovan Mixon came to Chicago in 2010 after an extended sojourn living as an expatriate in the countries of Italy and Turkey. As a freelance performing artist and college professor he performed at jazz festivals – Umbria Jazz, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Ankara Jazz, Monticello Jazz, Jazz In It, and taught at many educational institutions – Central European University -Budapest, Shanghai American School -China, D.A.M.S Bologna, Istanbul Bilgi University. Donovan performed at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival with his current group, Montage (montageworldjazz.com) and continues to perform with groups or as a soloist at many venues both public and private. Some of venues where he has played should be very familiar: the Green Mill (vids on YouTube), Andy’s Jazz Club, Room 43, Katerina’s, The Serbian Village etc. Discography 2013, We Play When We Play, cdbaby.com [compilation remix] 2010, Culmination, cdbaby.com [jazzchicago.net’s list of Top Chicago Jazz Recordings of 2010] 1999, Language Of The Emotions, Philology Records [feat. Eddie Henderson] 1995, Lee Konitz, Free With Lee, Philology Records 1993, Look Ma, No Hands!, Philology Records [feat. George Garzone]