“You never know who, how, or when you’re going to hear a wonderful singer, with a voice that warms your heart. Lauren Mitchell’s voice does just that. Beautifully soulful, soul-filled, and just smokey enough to melt butter!”
Carmen Bradford
Jazz Vocalist,
Grammy Award Winner
3-time Grammy Award Nominee
OFFICIAL GRAMMY WINNER
FOR BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
BASIE SWINGS THE BLUES
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recognition
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2024 Grammy Award Winner, Best Large Jazz Ensemble,"Basie Swings The Blues"
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2018 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist ("Desire")
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2017 Blues Blast Nominee - Sean Costello Rising Star Award
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2017 Blues Blast Nominee - Best Soul/Blues Album, "Desire"
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2017 #6 Soul Album of the Year Roots Music Report Soul/Blues Chart
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2017 Featured track on Blues Music Magazine's April digital sampler ("Desire")
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2017 Cover feature for Blues Blast Magazine October issue
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2016 Suncoast Blues Society IBC Runner Up
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2015 Suncoast Blues Society IBC entry - Best Self-Produced Album (“Lauren Mitchell, Live! From the Bradfordville Blues Club”)
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2014 Suncoast Blues Society IBC Winner
PAST
performances
Havana Jazz Plaza Festival, Havana Cuba
London Music Hall, London Ontario
John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival, High Point NC
Washington DC Blues Festival, Washington DC
Crossroads Blues Festival, Rockford IL
Hambone Blues Festival, Rochester MN
Canton Blues Festival, Canton OH
Winterfest, Des Moines IA
Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago IL
House of Blues, New Orleans LA
Vitello’s, Los Angeles CA
Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD
Bob Sykes Blues Festival, Birmingham AL
Forgotten Music Festival, Destin FL
Bradenton Blues Festival, Bradenton FL
Sunshine Music Festival, Sarasota FL
Crooner’s Lounge, Minneapolis MN
The Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton FL
The Palladium Theatre, St Petersburg FL
The Arts Garage, Delray Beach FL
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota FL
Ground Zero Blues Club, Biloxi MS
Capitol Oyster Bar, Montgomery AL
Bradfordville Blues Club, Tallahassee FL
Ms. Mitchell has also been a featured artist at “Women of The Blues”
revues in several cities, including:
Boulder CO
Des Moines IA
Gainesville FL
Sarasota FL
Bradenton FL
St Petersburg FL
