Aakash Mittal Quartet September 21, 2011

Aakash Mittal is a saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer and educator based in Colorado. 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. He also leads a standards-based jazz duo, a Brazilian duo and a classical flute and harp duet. 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.