The diversity of Jason Roebke’s musical associations make him one of the most sought after bassists in Chicago. His playing is intensely physical, audacious, and sparse. He leads the electro-acoustic ensemble tigersmilk (Rob Mazurek, Dylan van der Schyff), co-leads the modular music and dance unit Art Union Humanscape (Ayako Kato, Tim Barnes, Michiyo Yagi), and the brutal post-drone trio overova (Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jason Adasiewicz). Roebke is also a member of various jazz bands:
[Jeb Bishop Trio, Fred Lonberg-Holm Valentine Trio, Klang, Keefe Jackson Quartet, Mike Reed's People, Places, and Things, Jorrit Dijkstra’s Flatlands Collective, Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore, Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown, Arrive.]
Coming in 2008: CD’s with Flatlands Collective, Klang, Rolldown, Jeb Bishop/Harris Eisenstadt, Mike Reed and Art Union Humanscape with Tim Barnes DVD.
June 17, 2008 iTunes re-release of solo CD from 1999 with bonus live track from 2007 on Family Vineyard.
Biography from All Music Guide
Instrument: bass
People: Tim Barnes, Jorrit Dijkstra, Harris Eisenstadt, Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Rob Mazurek