J. R. Mitchell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. R. Mitchell

American jazz drummer, educator

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jan-2004

Profession: music pedagogue, recording artist, jazz drummer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Roland "J.
R." 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."