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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.
-Rolldown 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
-Rolldown [vinyl LP] Rolldown [vinyl LP] (2008)
140g vinyl LP alternate version
-People Places and Things: Proliferation 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
-Arrive 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
-The Soul and Gone 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
-Out of Season 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
-Rapid Croche Rapid Croche (2003)
"...a dominant statement...overflows with ultra-rich textures...an exciting challenge to seekers of what's new under the sun." -AAJ
-New Jazz and Improvisation 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
-Weary Already of the Way 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
-96 Gestures 96 Gestures (2001)
2001 CRI recording
"...excellent music I will enjoy for a long, long time... Highly recommended." - Jump Arts Journal
-Denouement 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

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