Musical Chairs

James Mitchell was born in New York City, which nurtured his love of classical music from an early age. Professing little or no talent, however, he left the playing of music mostly to others until the writing of Musical Chairs. For the 67 years that elapsed between music lessons, James was an actor, a sales manager for a ski company, president of a national advertising agency, a cowboy and wilderness outfitter, an educator, and co-founder of an NGO aiding women in Afghanistan.
James is working on two new books, and otherwise occupies his time going to concerts, playing music, tennis, cycling, and riding and driving horses. He lives in the country north of Denver, Colorado, with his wife, some zebra finches, an old cat, and a few equines. He is immensely proud of his two grown offspring and has one very young grandson.