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Jan. 25:
with Keefe Jackson Quartet
at Velvet Lounge
Jan. 26:
with Keefe Jackson Quartet
at D's loft
Feb. 1:
Rempis / Zerang / Kessler / Bishop
at Elastic
Feb. 4:
with Jaimie Branch, Michael Zerang, Keefe Jackson
Hungry Brain: late start; bar not open until 11 PM due to Super Bowl
Feb. 6:
Keefe Jackson Quartet
Chicago Cultural Center, noon
Feb. 14:
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Hideout
Feb. 16:
with The Eternals
Empty Bottle
Feb. 19:
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Morseland
Feb. 22:
Dan Effland Quartet
Muse Cafe
Feb. 23:
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Green Mill
Feb. 24:
Keefe Jackson's Project Project
Heaven Gallery
Feb. 26:
Dan Effland Quartet
Lilly's
Feb. 28:
The Engines
Hideout
March 7:
Dan Effland Quartet
Velvet Lounge
March 8:
Ted Sirota, Jeb Bishop, Caroline Davis, Josh Abrams
Elastic
March 17:
Globe Unity Orchestra
Burghausen, Germany
March 21:
Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang, Jim Baker
Hideout
March 22:
Nate McBride Trio with Jeb Bishop and James Falzone
Elastic
March 24:
Paul Giallorenzo Quartet
Charleston
March 29:
David Reminick, Jason Roebke, Jeb Bishop
Elastic
April 4:
Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra
Paris, France
April 7:
Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra
Hasselt, Belgium
April 14:
Solo set at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago
April 15:
Wilbert De Joode, Nate McBride, Mike Reed, Jeb Bishop
Hungry Brain
April 19:
The Engines
Elastic
May 3
Dave Rempis / Kent Kessler / Michael Zerang (absent due to flu) / Jeb Bishop
Elastic
May 7
Jorrit Dijkstra project
Gallery 37
May 13
Dan Effland Quartet
Hungry Brain
May 20
with Dave Reminick (saxes), Peter Evans (trumpets), others TBA
Hungry Brain
May 21
Jeb Bishop project (with Mars Williams, Nate McBride, Josh Abrams, Quin Kirchner, Frank Rosaly)
Gallery 37
May 25
Mike Reed (dr), Josh Abrams (bs), Craig Taborn (p), Jeb Bishop
Velvet Lounge
May 27
Keefe Jackson Quartet
Hungry Brain
June 1-9
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet
European tour: Cologne, Utrecht, Cottbus, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Wels, Schorndorf, Vienna
June 17:
The Engines at the
Hungry Brain
June 19:
Jeb Bishop, Frank Rosaly, Jason Roebke
Velvet Lounge
June 24:
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, bass, Nori Tanaka, drums, Greg Ward, alto, Jeb Bishop at the
Hungry Brain
June 27:
Jeb Bishop solo (pieces by Julian Priester and Jeb Bishop) at
Corbett vs. Dempsey
July 12:
with Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra
Millennium Park, Chicago
July 18:
Lucky 7s at the
Hideout
July 20 and 21:
Lucky 7s at the
Velvet Lounge
July 22:
At the Hungry Brain:
Jeb Bishop Septet:
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Mars Williams, saxophones
Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone
Nate McBride, bass
Josh Abrams, bass
Quin Kirchner, drums
Frank Rosaly, drums
performing Extended Intentions / Intended Extensions
July 23:
Dan Effland 4tet, Bad Dog Tavern
July 24:
Dan Effland 4tet, Velvet Lounge
July 28:
The Engines, D's loft
August 4:
Dan Effland 4tet, Milwaukee Jazz Festival
August 6:
with Bright Black Morning Light, boat gig in NYC
August 8:
Josh Berman and His Gang, Hideout
August 9:
Ken Vandermark large ensemble, Velvet Lounge
August 12:
Jeb Bishop Septet, Hungry Brain
August 13:
Duo with Karl Seigfried, Myopic Books
August 15:
Falzone/Bishop/McBride Trio, Velvet Lounge
August 19:
with Joel Paterson, Chicago Park District gig
August 21:
with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Boocoo
August 26:
with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Rogers Park outdoor fest
August 28:
with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Boocoo
September 2:
Exploding Star Orchestra with Bill Dixon, Chicago Jazz Festival
September 12:
Solo set at Hideout
September 14:
Engines at Velvet Lounge
September 12:
Solo set at Hideout
September 16:
with Jimmy Bennington at Morseland
September 20:
Globe Unity Orchestra, Columbia/Harlem Festival of Global Jazz, NYC
October 2:
Josh Berman and His Gang, Chicago Cultural Center
October 9:
with Joshua Manchester and Jason Roebke, Hotti Biscotti
October 12:
with Spoon at Riviera
October 20:
My wedding to Jaki Cellini!
October 31:
with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Boocoo [cancelled?]
November 3:
with Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennesen, Nate McBride at Hideout (Umbrella Fest)
November 17:
with Dave Reminick and Jeff Kimmel, Heaven Gallery
November 18:
with Nicole Mitchell Ensemble, Gallery 37
November 29:
with Ken Vandermark, Per-Ake Holmlander, Paal Nilssen-Love at Elastic
December 1:
Peter Brötzmann Tentet at Museum of Contemporary Art
December 2:
Brötzmann/Bishop/Zerang/Daisy/Kessler/Haker-Flaten at Hungry Brain
December 4-16:
The Engines North American tour
December 19:
The Engines, Hideout
December 28:
with Weasel Walter, Jaimie Branch, Jeff Kimmel, at Heaven
January 6:
with Keefe Jackson 4tet, Hungry Brain
January 8-16:
Flatlands Ensemble tour of NL, DE, BE
January 17:
Rempis/Bishop/Kessler/Zerang, Elastic
January 19:
with The Thing, Velvet Lounge
February 4:
Dan Effland 4tet, Skylark
February 12:
with Mars Williams, Jim Baker, Steve Hunt, Bryan Sandstrom, Hotti Biscotti
February 14:
Josh Berman and His Gang, Elastic
February 16:
with Paul Giallorenzo, Quin Kirchner, Jason Roebke at Charleston
February 17:
Flatlands Ensemble at Hungry Brain
February 24:
Keefe Jackson Project Project release gig at Hungry Brain
March 4:
with Stuart Bogie at Empty Bottle
April 4 and 5:
Exploding Star Orchestra at Green Mill
April 18, early:
Lucky 7s, Kilbourn Park & Organic Greenhouse, 3501 N. Kilbourn Avenue, Chicago. 7:30 - 9:30 PM.
April 18, late:
The Engines at the Velvet Lounge.
April 19:
The Engines at Heaven Gallery.
April 23, Velvet Lounge
Josh Berman group
April 24, Elastic
Engines, one set
April 26, Hideout
Vandermark Index Orkest
April 26-27
Recording with Keefe Jackson 4tet at Delmark
April 30, Hideout
Zerang/Kessler/Rempis/Bishop
May 2
Greg Ward ensemble; "Looptopia" gig
May 4, Hungry Brain
with Keefe Jackson / Marc Riordan
May 8, Martyr's
Al Rose CD release
May 13, Hotti Biscotti
with Marc Unternaehrer and Fred Lonberg-Holm
May 14, Hideout
with Mike Reed group
May 21, Hideout
Zerang/Kessler/Rempis/Bishop
May 23, Velvet
with Mike Reed, Dave Miller, Jason Roebke, Greg Ward?
May 29, SUA space
with Dave Miller et al.
June 2, Skylark
Jeb Bishop Trio
June 14
with Bill Tucker
June 20, Vancouver Jazz Fest
Atomic / School Days Octet
June 21, Vancouver Jazz Fest
VCMI workshop
June 23, Vancouver Jazz Fest
with Torsten Mueller and Dylan Vanderschyff, at Western Front
June 29, Hungry Brain
with Darren Johnston
July 6, Vigo, Spain
Atomic / School Days Octet
July 16, Hideout
Jeb Bishop Trio
July 19
with Bill Tucker
July 21, Skylark
with Jason Stein, Frank Rosaly, ?
July 29, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Quartet with Mike Reed, Greg Ward, Josh Abrams
July 30, Hideout
Zerang/Kessler/Rempis/Bishop // with Williams/Baker/Hunt/Sandstrom
August 7, Millennium Park
Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers Ensemble
August 9, Lisbon (Jazz em Agosto Festival)
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
August 16, Milwaukee
Engines
August 17, Hungry Brain
Josh Berman and His Gang
August 22-23, Velvet Lounge
Mike Reed's People Places and Things (Octet 2nd night)
August 24, Hungry Brain
Mike Reed's People Places and Things Octet
August 25, Millennium Park
Mike Reed's People Places and Things Octet
August 27, Hideout
with Michael Moore
September 14, Hungry Brain
with Weasel Walter
October 4, Heaven
with Craig Taborn, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Tim Daisy
October 9, Elastic
with Jeff Albert, Jaimie Branch, Josh Berman
October 10, Velvet Lounge
with Jeff Albert 4tet
October 17, Edgefest, Ann Arbor MI
Flatlands Ensemble
October 18, Heaven
Flatlands Ensemble
October 23, Vienna
Tiebreaker trio (with Harris Eisenstadt and Jason Roebke)
October 25, Geneva
Tiebreaker trio (with Harris Eisenstadt and Jason Roebke)
October 27, Krakow
Tiebreaker trio (with Harris Eisenstadt and Jason Roebke)
October 28, Poznan (PL)
Tiebreaker trio (with Harris Eisenstadt and Jason Roebke)
October 30, Velvet Lounge
Keefe Jackson 4tet
November 5, Chicago Cultural Center (Umbrella Festival)
with Christian Weber, Caroline Davis, Tim Daisy
November 6, Elastic (Umbrella Festival)
with Bik Bent Braam (Chicago version)
Engines tour:
Nov. 13th: Zagreb, Croatia: Teatar ITD, 9:15 PM
14th: Graz, Austria: Stockwerk, 8:30 PM
15th: Vienna: Blue Tomato, 8:30 PM
16th: Szekesfehervar, Hungary: Petofi Mozi
18th: Krakow, Poland: Klub RE, 8 PM
19th: Warsaw, Poland: Time Cafe **CANCELLED**
20th: Wroclaw, Poland: Osrodek Postaw Tworczych, 8 PM
November 24, Chicago Cultural Center (Latin Music Festival)
with Guillermo Gregorio / Elbio Barilari ensemble
With Jorrit Dijkstra's Flatlands Collective:
December 3, 2008: Casa del Popolo, Montreal
December 4: Lily Pad, Cambridge MA
December 5: Longy School of Music, Cambridge MA, masterclass
December 5: Firehouse 12, New Haven CT
December 6: Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY
December 7: Philadelphia, International House
December 13, Heaven
Zerang/Kessler/Rempis/Bishop
December 14, Hungry Brain
Duo with Katinka Kleijn
December 29, Skylark
Quin Kirchner Mingus project
January 14, Hideout
Hamid Drake / Jeff Parker / Josh Abrams / Jeb Bishop
January 16, Elastic
Guillermo Gregorio Madi Ensemble
January 20, Morse Theater
Obama Inauguration concert with Elbio Barilari / Kahil El'Zabar ensemble
January 24, AV-Aerie
Toby Summerfield large ensemble
January 28, Hideout
Trio with Paal Nilssen-Love and Johan Berthling
February 1, Hungry Brain
4tet with Greg Ward, Mike Reed, Josh Abrams
February 13, Bimhuis
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 14, Schorndorf (DE)
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 15, Wuppertal (DE)
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 17, Aarhus (DK)
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 18, Stavanger (NO)
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 19, Oslo
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet and small groups
February 20, Oslo
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet and small groups
February 21, Oslo
Peter Broetzmann Chicago Tentet
February 26, Elastic
with Dan Thatcher and Mark van Ziegler, basses
March 7, Green Mill
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls CD release
March 9, Skylark
Jeb Bishop Trio
March 11, Hideout
Jeb Bishop Trio
With Jorrit Dijkstra's Flatlands Collective:
March 16, 2009: Jazzpodium Drienerlo, Enschede, Netherlands
March 17: Bishop/Rosaly/Roebke/Bergin/Boeren, Zaal 100, Amsterdam
March 18: Paradox, Tilburg, Netherlands
March 19: Bimhuis, Amsterdam
March 20: Bishop/Rosaly/Dikeman/van Hoogland/van der Weide, Wilhelmina Winkel, Amsterdam
March 21: Jazz Im Speicher, Leer, Germany
March 22: Grand Theatre, Groningen, Netherlands
March 29, Hungry Brain
with pianist Michael Wilhelmi
April 1, Hideout:
First set duo with Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, bass
Second set 4tet with Flaten, Frank Rosaly (drums), Jacob Wick (trumpet)
April 3, Charleston:
with Paul Giallorenzo (piano), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass), Tim Daisy (drums)
April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, Elastic:
The Engines
April 9: Taylor Ho Bynum Big Band, Elastic
April 12: Taylor Ho Bynum / Tomas Fujiwara Sextet, Hungry Brain
April 17: Jeb Bishop Trio at Sugar Maple, Milwaukee
October 11: at Hungry Brain, with Mike Reed (dr), Jason Roebke (bs), Fred Lonberg-Holm (vcl), John Dikeman (ts)
November 8: part of the 2009 Umbrella Festival: with the Topology Project, a nine-piece band organized by Ken Vandermark to perform his arrangements of material by Joe McPhee, with special guest Joe McPhee.
November 10: at the Charleston, Chicago: with a big band led by Jason Stein.
November 18: at the Velvet Lounge with violinist Renee' Baker.
November 21: at Heaven Gallery, with tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Tobias Delius. NOTE: Delius will not appear.
November 22: at Hungry Brain, with Tobias Delius, Frank Rosaly, Jason Stein, Josh Abrams. NOTE: Delius will not appear.
November 29: at Chicago Cultural Center, with Guillermo Gregorio's MADI Ensemble.
December 5: with Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, featuring Bill Dixon, at International House, Philadelphia.
December 6: with Paul Giallorenzo, at Hungry Brain.
January 8 and 9: with Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra at the Green Mill.
January 10: with Jacob Wick, Frank Rosaly, and John Paul Glover at the Hungry Brain.
January 29 - February 7, 2010: European dates TBA with Hamid Drake's Bindu (Hamid Drake, Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams, Napoleon Maddox, Jeff Albert, Jeb Bishop)
July 11, Hungry Brain: with Darren Johnston.
July 14, Hideout: Hamid Drake / Jeff Parker / Joshua Abrams / Jeb Bishop.
July 21, Hideout: with Darren Johnston.
As part of Okkadisk's Okkafest 2010, at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee:
July 24: The Engines
July 25: Ken Vandermark's Topology, featuring the music of Joe McPhee, with special guest Joe McPhee.
July 28, Hideout: The Engines.
August 12: with Toumani Diabate and the Chicago Transilience Ensemble at Millennium Park.
August 15, Hungry Brain: with Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo.
August 19: Jeb Bishop Trio celebrates the release of the new CD, 2009, at the Velvet Lounge.
August 22 (TBC), Hungry Brain: with the Keefe Jackson Quartet.
August 28: with Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, at the Saalfelden (Austria) Jazz Festival.
August 29: Lucerne-Chicago Connection at the Willisau (Switzerland) Jazz Festival.
August 30: with Hamid Drake and Bindu at the Sant'Anna Arresi (Sardinia) Jazz Festival.
September 9-14: Jeb Bishop Trio US Tour Dates:
Sep 9: Cincinnati, OH: Art Damage Lodge
Sep 10: Richmond, VA: The Camel
Sep 11: Raleigh, NC: Hopscotch Festival
Sep 12: Columbia, SC: 701 Center for Contemporary Art
Sep 13: Asheville, NC: Lexington Avenue Brewery
Sep 14: Lexington, KY: BAR Lexington
October/November 2010: European dates with Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet and with Hamid Drake and Bindu;
Elastic, March 17: Small group improvisations with Chicagoans and Nate Wooley, trumpet, Paul Lytton, drums.
March 20, DuSable Museum, Chicago: Tribute concert for Fred Anderson, organized by Douglas Ewart.
Hideout, March 23: The Engines (one set), as part of the Chi-Town Jazz Festival.
Elastic, March 24: Nick Mazzarella/Joshua Abrams/Tim Daisy/Jeb Bishop.
Hungry Brain, March 27: one set duo improvisation with Brian Labycz.
Elastic, March 31: Tim Daisy's Group 434: Jeb Bishop, trombone; Jason Stein, bass clarinet; Devin Hoff, bass; Tim Daisy, percussion.
Hideout, April 6: Solo sets by Jeb Bishop and Ken Vandermark, and a duo set.
Hungry Brain, May 15: The Engines with John Tchicai.
Elastic, May 19: Zerang/Kessler/Rempis/Bishop.
May 24-31: Dates in Portugal with Rodrigo Amado.
Elastic, June 2: Ken Vandermark's Topology project -- the music of Joe McPhee, featuring Joe McPhee.
Hungry Brain, June 5: Jeb Bishop / P N-L duo (first set).
Elastic, June 7: Brian Labycz, Jason Roebke, P N-L, Jeb Bishop.
May 24-31: Dates in Portugal with Rodrigo Amado.
Elastic, June 2: Ken Vandermark's Topology project -- the music of Joe McPhee, featuring Joe McPhee.
June 10-12: OkkaFest 2011!
June 15: The Engines at the Hideout, in Chicago.
July 1st: Heaven Gallery: Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Pandelis Karayorgis, Jason Roebke, Frank Rosaly.
July 2nd: Sugar Maple, Milwaukee: Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Pandelis Karayorgis, Jason Roebke, Tim Daisy
July 3rd: Hungry Brain: Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Pandelis Karayorgis, Nate McBride, Tim Daisy.
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
August 19: Hungry Brain, Chicago: CD release party for At the Hideout, a live recording featuring Jaap Blonk, Frank Rosaly, Lou Mallozzi, and me.
August 23: Frank Rosaly's ¡Todos de Pie! at Millennium Park, Chicago.
August 26: Josh Berman and His Gang at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago.
October 25: Guest performance with Cactus Truck, 8 PM, Kings Barcade, Raleigh NC.
October 26: Guesting again with Cactus Truck at Squidco, Wilmington NC.
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, European tour November 2012:
3 Nov: Tampere (Finland)
4 Nov: Giulianova (Italy)
5 Nov: Berlin
6/7 Nov: Martinschloessl, Vienna
8 Nov: Kaunas (Lithuania)
9/10 Nov: London, Cafe Oto
11 Nov: Strasbourg (France)
New double CD, live in Wuppertal:
I'm on the first two releases from the new label Driff Records!
Upcoming gigs with Jorrit Dijkstra, in support of the Driff release 1000 Words:
Nov 14: Richmond VA: For Instance Gallery, 8 PM.
Nov 15: Raleigh NC: Neptunes, underneath Kings; 8 PM.
Nov 16: Asheville NC: Apothecary, with Shane Perlowin and a UNC-A student ensemble.
Nov 17: Columbia, SC: Conundrum.
December 7 and 8: Jeb Bishop 50th Birthday Blowout at the Green Mill, Chicago!
December 9: Hungry Brain, Chicago: CD release for Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo: new CD 'Emergent' on Leo.
December 10: Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo at Sugar Maple, Milwaukee.
The Whammies, North American tour, January 18-26, 2013:
January 18, 8:00 PM - Philadelphia PA: Philadelphia Art Alliance
January 19, 8:30 PM - Baltimore MD: The Windup Space
January 20, 5:00 PM - Brooklyn NY: Roulette
January 23, 8:00 PM - Middlebury VT: Middlebury College
January 24, 8:30 PM - Montréal QC: La Sala Rossa
January 25, 8:00 PM - Portland ME: Dimensions in Jazz
January 26, 8:00 PM - Cambridge MA: The Lily Pad
The Whammies are: Jorrit Dijkstra (alto sax, lyricon), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Mary Oliver (violin, viola), Pandelis Karayorgis (piano), Nate McBride (bass), Han Bennink (drums)
The Engines: North American tour, April 5-18, 2013:
05 April: Chicago, IL: Green Mill
06 April: Chicago, IL: Green Mill
07 April: Cleveland, OH: Mahall’s 20 Lanes
08 April: Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls
09 April: Rochester, NY: Bop Shop Records
10 April: Montréal, QC: Casa Del Popolo
12 April: Middlebury, VT: 51 Main
13 April: Philadelphia, PA: Ars Nova Workshop
14 April: Charlottesville, VA: UVA – Brooks Hall
15 April: Raleigh, NC: King’s Barcade
16 April: Columbia, SC: Conundrum
17 April: Asheville, NC: Apothecary
18 April: Lexington, KY: Mecca Dance Studios
The Engines are: Dave Rempis, saxophones; Tim Daisy, drums; Nate McBride, basses; Jeb Bishop, trombone
I'll be at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival with three different groups:
August 31 at 3:30: Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Chicago.
September 1 at 12:30: The Engines
September 1 at 6:10: Hamid Drake's Bindu: Reggaeology
Upcoming project in New Orleans (click poster to enlarge)!
Duo tour October 2013, Jaap Blonk and Jeb Bishop:
Saturday, 5:
12 Nights Series, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL, USA
Sunday, 6:
Timucua White House, Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, 7:
MOCA, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Tuesday, 8:
Conundrum, Columbia, SC, USA
Wednesday, 9:
Apothecary, Asheville, NC, USA
Thursday, 10:
Neptunes, Raleigh, NC, USA
Friday, 11:
SquidCo, Wilmington, NC, USA
Saturday, 12:
Red Room, Baltimore, MD, USA
Paul Giallorenzo GitGo>Fall 2014 Tour Dates
Thu 11/20 Thunderbird Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
Fri 11/21 Guide to Kulchur, Cleveland, OH
Sat 11/22 IBeam, Brooklyn, NY
Sun 11/23, Casa del Popolo, Montreal, QB
Mon 11/24, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
Tues 11/25 Trinosophes, Detroit, MI
Wed 11/26 Constellation, Chicago, IL
January 13: with Polyorchard, at Neptune's.
January 20: with the new project Plush Dagger (co-led by Scott Clark) at Balliceaux, Richmond VA.
January 25: playing Monk, Mingus, Ornette, Herbie Nichols, et al., at The Shed.
January 30 and 31: with The Whammies, at the Green Mill, Chicago.
February 1-15: with The Bridge #7, concerts in France, details TBA.
Thanks to DownBeat magazine for recognizing me in the 2015 Critics' Poll!
Read DownBeat's review of one of my last gigs before leaving Chicago.
Good results in the 2014 El Intruso poll for me and for the W.A.S.T.E. CD by Kyle Bruckmann's WRACK. Thanks to the voters!
OKKA Fest 7! Come to Milwaukee! (click poster to enlarge)!
New recording available now on the Breakfast for Dinner label!
Some upcoming performances:
The Whammies play Steve Lacy:
Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Mary Oliver, Pandelis Karayorgis, Jason Roebke, Han Bennink
Monday April 27: Vortex, London
Tuesday April 28: Masterclass Guildhall School of Music, London
Wednesday April 29: Bimhuis, Amsterdam
Thursday April 30: Onassis Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
Breakway: Jorrit Dijkstra, Pandelis Karayorgis, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke:
Friday May 1: Fougaro, Nafplion, Greece.
Saturday May 2: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece.
I'll be appearing at OkkaFest 7 in Milwaukee in June 2015; details TBA.
And also at the Driff Records fest in Boston, also in June, also TBA.
Upcoming tour dates with Harris Eisenstadt's Old Growth Forest project, with Tony Malaby, saxophones, and Jason Roebke, bass:
Feb 2, 2017: Seattle: Royal Room + Cornish College workshop
Feb 3: Vancouver: Western Front + Capilano College workshop
Feb 4: Edmonton: Yardbird Suite
Feb 6: Rochester: The Bop Shop
Feb 7: Hamilton: Zula Presents
Feb 8: Toronto: The Rex
Feb 9: Toronto: The Rex
Feb 10: Kingston: Kingston Jazz Society
Feb 11: Ottawa: Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival
Feb 12: Northampton: Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares
TROMBONE HEAVEN with Jeb Bishop - Matthias Müller - Matthias Muche
BONE CRUSHER TOUR 2019
23.08. BE-Antwerp, Summer Bummer Festival 2019 - DAY 1
(photo by Walter Wlodarczyk / Pioneer Works, NYC)
JeJaWeDa Midwest tour, November 2019
Jeb Bishop, trombone/electronics
Jaap Blonk, voice/electronics
Weasel Walter, drums etc.
Damon Smith, bass
Five dates in the Midwest, celebrating the release of Live at Pioneer Works, vol. 1 and vol. 2: live sessions on CD and cassette on Balance Point Acoustics:
Thursday, November 14
I Fell, Bloomington IN
Friday, November 15
Cafe Coda, Madison WI
Saturday, November 16,
Constellation, Chicago
Sunday, November 17
Unit One/Allen Hall, Champaign/Urbana IL
Monday, November 18
Floodplain Gallery
St. Louis MO
Upcoming dates in Germany with this new band led by Hans Peter Hiby:
04 December: Wuppertal, Loch
05 December: Bochum, Kunstmuseum
08 December: Dortmund, Parzelle im Depot
09 December: Cologne, Loft
10 December: Bonn, Dialograum Kreuzung an St. Helena
Here's a recording of a live performance from the Lilypad in Cambridge, with Luther Gray, drums, and Pandelis Karayorgis, piano, playing Luther's piece Well Deserved Loneliness.
Now out on Astral Spirits!
Recorded in Berlin, September 2019, with Antonio Borghini, bass, and Michael Griener, drums:
Out now: Ink, by Polyorchard (in this incarnation: David Menestres, bass / Jeb Bishop, trombone). Two CDs of live improvisations, recorded on the road in 2019.
It's on Out & Gone Music.
Great review of Ink at the Free Jazz Collective! "... one of my must-own recommendations for the year."
NEW QUARTET CD OUT ON NOT TWO RECORDS
Listen/download/order at my Bandcamp page.
Have a look at my revised discography, compiled by Clyde Smith.
Solo cassette release on 1980 Records:
I'm on two new recordings (linked at the images below) on the new North Carolina-based label Out & Gone Music:
New recording out on Not Two: Konzert für Hannes. Dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Johannes Bauer. Listen/download/order at my Bandcamp page.
The Old Growth Forest CD is out on Clean Feed.
News about recordings:
The New Orleans-based project Long Sidewalks has a CD out, Staffa, on the Breakfast for Dinner imprint. See Featured Videos below for a video of a live performance by the band.
Force Majeure, by Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo, is out on Delmark.
The Whammies Play the Music of Steve Lacy, vol. 3 is out on Driff.
The Flame Alphabet, my second collaboration on CD with Rodrigo Amado's Motion Trio, is out on Not Two.
The Whammies vol. 2 is out on Driff.
Burning Live at Jazz ao Centro is out on JACC (Portugal).
Old Shoulders, a duo with Tim Daisy, is out on Relay Records.
The CD by Josh Berman and His Gang, There Now, is out on Delmark.
Out on Kontrans: At the Hideout, a live recording featuring Jaap Blonk, Frank Rosaly, Lou Mallozzi, and me.
Listen to a track from At the Hideout.
Ibsen's Ghosts, with the great Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, and Michael Zerang, is on Not Two.
1000 Words, a duo with Jorrit Dijkstra, is on Driff.
The Engines recording Other Violets, featuring as guest the legendary John Tchicai, is on Not Two.
I also appear on the recent recording by the terrific Darren Johnston's Gone to Chicago, titled The Big Lift.
JEB BISHOP TRIO RECORDING:
My trio CD, 2009 (Better Animal Recordings), is now available! Read about it and get yourself one.
Long Sidewalks, live in New Orleans.
From a house concert in Raleigh, NC, Aug. 9, 2014, with Scott Clark, drums, and Albert Wildeman, bass.
Jeb Bishop Trio at Strobe Session 42
Jeb Bishop/Paal Nilssen-Love at the Hungry Brain, Chicago 6/5/2011 from Bethany Schmitt on Vimeo.
Jeb Bishop and Tim Daisy at the Whig, Columbia SC
The Engines CD, Wire and Brass, recorded live at the Hungry Brain in Chicago in April 2008, is on Okkadisk.
I'll be at the Chicago Jazz Festival this year with the quartet of Russ Johnson, trumpet; Jason Roebke, bass; Isaiah Spencer, drums; and me.
We perform Friday September 1, 2023 from 3 to 4 PM at the North Promenade Von Freeman stage.
photos: Bishop by Rob Miller; Roebke by Dragan Tasic; Spencer by Jim Funk
Read about some of my favorite recordings.