Mark Feldman
Jason Roebke
Recent New York transplant Mark Feldman does his first Chicago-area performance as a new resident of the city, and longtime Elastic Arts regular Jason Roebke assembles a new quartet formation drawing from very different stylistic corners of the Chicago scene for his first performance at the space since the start of the pandemic.
8:30 PM : MARK FELDMAN SOLO
Mark Feldman - violin
9:30 PM : JASON ROEBKE GROUP
Jason Stein - bass clarinet
Kieran Daly - guitar
Jason Roebke - bass
Marcus Evans - drums
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
MARK FELDMAN:
During the Past 36 Year legendary violinist Mark Feldman has played and recorded in the groups of John Zorn, John Abercrombie , Sylvie Courvoisier, Billy Hart, Paul Bley, Muhal Richard Abrams, Chris Potter, Joe Lovano , Micheal Brecker , Masada String Trio, Arcado String Trio , Placido Domingo, Dave Douglas and Uri Caine. He has appeared as a aoloist with The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orchestra Het Barbants Eindhoven Netherlands, the WDR radio orchestra of Koln and the WDR Big Band of Koln performing Concertos composed for him.
His Recordings as a leader include
“Sounding Point” (Intakt- released 2021)
“What Exit”. (ECM - Released 2006)
“Book of Tells” (Enja- Released 1998)
“Music for violin alone” (Tzadik- Released 1995)
JASON ROEBKE
The diversity of Jason Roebke’s musical associations make him one of the most sought after bassists, composers, and educators in Chicago and beyond. He composes music that is extreme in its pairing of silence and explosive gestures. His music is rooted in jazz and takes inspiration from experimental music, noise, and improvisation. Solo performance and a duo with dancer Ayako Kato are also at the forefront of his creative activities. As a double bassist, his playing is intensely physical, audacious, and sparse. The Chicago Reader described his work as “a carefully orchestrated rummage through a hardware store.” Roebke studied privately with saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell as well as legendary double bass pedagogue Stuart Sankey. In 2009, he was awarded the Fellowship in Music Composition from the Illinois Arts Council. Roebke tours widely in the US and Europe.