SAXOPHONIST, COMPOSER AND ARRANGER CHELSEA CARMICHAEL IS AN UNDERSTATED INNOVATOR AND EDUCATOR, QUIETLY ADDING HER OWN CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITERATION OF JAZZ THAT HAS EVOLVED ON THESE ISLANDS. SHE’S A WARM AND HYPNOTIC PLAYER, WHO BRINGS SUBTLE AND CONSIDERED IMPROVISATION TO EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
SHE’S ALREADY BEEN PART OF A MERCURY-NOMINATED BAND – SHE PLAYED ON SEED ENSEMBLE’S 2019 DRIFTGLASS – AND CURRENTLY PLAYS WITH THEON CROSS, THE NEUE GRAFIK ENSEMBLE AND THE HYPER-POPULAR OUTLOOK ORCHESTRA WHO PLAY FOR HUGE AUDIENCES AT MAJOR VENUES AND FESTIVALS. SHE ALSO WRITES AND ARRANGES FOR HER OWN CHELSEA CARMICHAEL ENSEMBLE.