Chicago-based musician Jeb Bishop has performed, toured and recorded with groups including the Vandermark Five, the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Terminal Four, School Days, Ken Vandermark's Territory Band, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, Globe Unity Orchestra, and his own Jeb Bishop Trio. He also co-leads the Lucky 7s project with New Orleans-based trombonist Jeff Albert, and is a member of cooperative quartet The Engines. Every year since 2001, he has been recognized as a Talent Deserving Wider Recognition (Rising Star) in Downbeat Magazine's International Critics' Poll.
In addition to numerous club and smaller venue performances during tours of North America and Europe, he has performed at jazz festivals in Chicago, The Hague, Victoriaville, Berlin, Oslo, Vancouver, Paris, Lyon, Lisbon, Seville, ...
Upcoming performances:
Guest appearances with Cactus Truck:
11 April 2012
OT301
Amsterdam, Netherlands
12 April 2012
JIN
Nijmegen, Netherlands
13 April 2012
De Tor
Enschede, Netherlands
14 April 2012
Diekhuus
Middelharnis, Netherlands
In Portugal, with Rodrigo Amado and Motion Trio:
April 18: Teatro Viriato, Viseu
April 19: Teatro Municipal da Guarda, Guarda
April 20: Salao Brazil, Coimbra
April 24: Be Jazz Cafe, Barreiro
April 26: Hot Clube, Lisboa
With NHAM Quartet (ten-year reunion tour!): Tony Bevan, John Edwards, Michael Zerang:
May 1, 2012:
The Lamp Tavern
Birmingham, United Kingdom
May 3, 2012:
Morden Tower
Newcastle, United Kingdom
May 4, 2012:
St. Margaret's Church
Whalley Road/Rufford Road, M16 9RH
Manchester, United Kingdom
May 7, 2012:
Cafe Oto
18-22 Ashwin Street
London, United Kingdom
May 8, 2012:
The Folly Inn
38 Abingdon Rd
Oxford, United Kingdom
Jeb Bishop/Tim Daisy Duo Dates :: May 17th - 23rd 2012
Celebrating the duo CD release, "Old Shoulders" (Relay Records)
18 May :: Lexington, KY | tba
19 May :: Columbia, SC | Conundrum
22 May :: Richmond, VA | The Camel
23 May :: Durham, NC | Motorco
NEW JEB BISHOP TRIO RECORDING!
My new trio CD, 2009 (Better Animal Recordings), is now available! Read about it and get yourself one.
Jeb Bishop/Paal Nilssen-Love at the Hungry Brain, Chicago 6/5/2011 from Bethany Schmitt on Vimeo.
The new Engines CD, Wire and Brass, recorded live at the Hungry Brain in Chicago in April 2008, is now out on Okkadisk.
Read about some of my favorite recordings.
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