Jason Roebke is a double bassist working in the field of jazz and improvised music. Since coming to Chicago in 1999, he has became one of the cities most active musicians. The Chicago Reader described his work as "a carefully orchestrated rummage through a hardware store." He regularly works with a wide range of ensembles:
Mike Reed People Places and Things, Jason Stein Locksmith Isidore, Jeb Bishop Trio, Steve Dawson, overova, James Falzone Klang, Keefe Jackson Quartet, Jason Adasiewicz Rolldown, Jorrit Dijkstra, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Valentine Trio
He was the recipient of a 2009 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition from the Illinois Arts Council, Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago (2007), and CROSSCUT: New collaborations in Sound/Movement from Experimental Sound Studio and Links Hall (2007).
"In jazz-oriented groups like Tigersmilk and the Valentine Trio, Roebke is the consummate inside-outside guy, switching effortlessly between hard swing and arrhythmic explosions..." -- Bill Meyer, Chicago Reader
"One of the most inspired and intelligent free-jazz bassists in a city full of them." -- Time Out Chicago
Instrument: bass, Saxony circa 1900, Gamut gut strings, CAD E100 microphone, Acoustic Image amplifier, Acme cabinet
The bass was greatly improved by luthier Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand at Heartland String Bass Shop in Iowa City, IA and regularly maintained at A440, Chicago.
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