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Jason Roebke
Jason Roebke is a bassist and composer living in
Chicago. He is
active in the groups tigersmilk (Rob Mazurek and
Dylan van der
Schyff), The Valentine Trio (Fred Lonberg-Holm and
Glenn Kotche),
Terminal 4 (Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jeb Bishop, Ben
Vida), and his own
Rapid Croche (Aram Shelton and Tim Daisy). In 2002,
the Vancouver
International Jazz Festival invited him to perform
with Francois
Houle, Han Bennink, Marc Ducret, Gail Brand's Lunge,
and others.
Roebke collaborates with dancer Ayako Kato in the
group Art Union
Humanscape. While in Japan, he has also performed
with musicians Taku
Sugimoto, Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshimaru Nakamura,
Masahiko Okura, and
Utah Kawasaki. Roebke has recorded for Atavistic,
CRI, Family
Vineyard, Improvised Music From Japan, nuscope, and
Truckstop.
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 | Rolldown (2008) Document Chicago #14 Adasiewicz's 482 debut as a leader
"...immediately brings Blue Note-era Jackie McLean and Eric Dolphy to mind..." - Bagatellen
"...a promising debut." - Downbeat |  |
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 | Rolldown [vinyl LP] (2008) 140g vinyl LP alternate version |  |
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 | People Places and Things: Proliferation (September 9, 2008)
An exhilarating evocation of late-50s post-bop Chicago
"I don’t know if I've enjoyed a jazz album more this year." - Chicago Reader |  |
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 | Arrive (2005) 482 mainstay Aram Shelton's long-awaited debut as a leader.
"...will surprise and delight those who might normally avoid such unconventional and nonconformist music." - All About Jazz |  |
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 | The Soul and Gone (2005) With Jason Adasiewicz, Jeb Bishop, Jason Mears, Jeff Parker and Jason Roebke
"...clearly a brilliant new composer... one of the most interesting recordings in some time." - All About Jazz - NY |  |
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 | Out of Season (2004) The Dave Rempis Quartet Document Chicago #5 Recorded live at 3030 in Chicago
"Intense and coiled, the quartet meshes perfectly as sound is churned on the turnstiles of a whetted imagination..." -All About Jazz |  |
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 | Rapid Croche (2003) "...a dominant statement...overflows with ultra-rich textures...an exciting challenge to seekers of what's new under the sun." -AAJ |  |
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 | New Jazz and Improvisation (2003) "...a refreshing and essential listen for anyone interested in a sound that could only come from one city." - All About Jazz |  |
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 | Weary Already of the Way (2003) examines cross-currents in improvisation, composition and electronic studio manipulation "Top Ten 2004" - Marc Chenard, Coda (Canada) "...moments of great beauty. A fascinating start and a player to watch." - JazzTimes |  |
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 | 96 Gestures (2001) 2001 CRI recording
"...excellent music I will enjoy for a long, long time... Highly recommended." - Jump Arts Journal |  |
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 | Denouement (1999) "Those who value music that challenges and incites rumination will find a great deal to decipher in the riddles of Field’s sound collages" - AAJ |

More information...
Jason Roebke website
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