Delandria Mills

Delandria Mills

Delandria Mills
Bio

Flutist/Singer/Songwriter Delandria mills is carving a place in the music industry with her unique combination of jazz, classical, and gospel. A native of Houston, Texas, Delandria holds a music degrees from Prairie View A&M University (BA,1998), and from the Peabody Conservatory of Music (MM, Flute Performance, 2002 and GPD, Jazz Studies, 2005). As a classical flutist, she has served as Principal of the Baytown Symphony and Assistant/Associate Principal while at Peabody. Her former teachers include Dr. Wendy Issac Bergin, Emily Skala, Paula “Boots” Hatcher and Marina Piccinini.

Delandria’s musical approach combines her beautifully velvet style, soulful interpretation, and extensive musical training to add dimension to her work, with the influences of Hubert Laws, Freddie Hubbard, Kim Burrell, and many other Classical, Jazz, and Gospel artists, to produce a distinct sound .

Her impeccable skills earned her the top prize at the National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2003 and led to her being selected as one of six international young women to win the International Association of Jazz Educators’ Sisters in Jazz Collgiate Competition in 2005, which resulted in a European tour. She is the founder and leader of the Delandria Mills Jazz Ensemble, member of “Soundcheck”, the critically acclaimed band behind gospel pioneer Tye Tribbett and Greater Anointing, and she has collaborated with some the industries finest gospel artists, including Judith Christie McCalister.

As a recording artist, Delandria has been featured on recordings by Baltimore’s own Fertile Ground (“Black Is”, 2004), The Kevin Robinson Ensemble (“The GOD Factor”, 2004), Adidam (“Adidam, ” 2004), Tye Tribbett (“Ideas and Concepts, 2004, “Life- DVD”, 2004, “Victory”, 2005, and “Standout”, 2008), Judith Christie McCalister (“Sound the Trumpet”, 2008), and her latest release Manifestation.

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