06.04.2009 - 20:00 (Monday)
OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych / ul. Działkowa 15)
Ticket: 30PLN
Jazz Concert
Mike Reed (US) presents his new project “People, Places & Things” at OPT this coming Monday. His quartet will play jazz compositions from Chicago in 1954-1960 (among others, those by Muhal Richard Abrams & Sun Ra). The audio samples available at: http://mikereedmusic.com/proliferation.cfm
Mike Reed - percussion
Jason Roebke - contrabass
Greg Ward - alto sax
Tim Haldeman - tenor sax
About Mike Reed (From the press release):
——————————————-
Mike Reed is a musician, composer and presenter based in Chicago.
As a drummer, Reed has been part of the vibrant Chicago jazz and improvised music community since 1997. He has performed regularly with David Boykin, Nicole Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Axel Doerner, Josh Abrams, Jim Baker, Rob Mazurek and others. As a leader Reed has released two critically acclaimed albums by his cross-genre group The Treehouse Project, and, more recently, the debut recording of his quintet Loose Assembly and a record of improvised duets. He currently is a member of The David Boykin Expanse, Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra and Josh Berman Quartet.
For nearly a decade Reed has also established himself as a presenter of musical performances. In 2001 Reed founded the Emerging Improvisers Organization, a not-for-profit whose weekly series of jazz and improvised music has been lauded as one of the finest in the Midwest. In December 2005 Reed was named among the Chicagoans of the Year by The Chicago Tribune for his work as lead organizer of the Intonation Music Festival.
http://mikereedmusic.com
