Jason Adasiewicz

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Jason Adasiewicz
Born (1977-10-14) October 14, 1977 (age 46)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentVibraphone
Years active2000–present
Labels482 Music, Cuneiform, Delmark
Website Official Website

Jason Adasiewicz (born October 14, 1977) is an American jazz vibraphonist and composer.

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Early life and education

Jason was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1977, but raised in Crystal Lake, Illinois. [1] He studied jazz drums at DePaul University for three years. [2]

Career

Adasiewicz began playing the vibraphone after leaving school, first in the indie-rock scene around Chicago with bands like Pinetop Seven and the singer-songwriter Edith Frost. [2]

In the early-2000s, Adasiewicz began his collaboration with cornetist Josh Berman and drummer Mike Reed. [2] Since then he was worked in the Chicago jazz and improvisation scene with multiple bands, including Rob Mazurek’s Starlicker and Exploding Star Orchestra, Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Josh Berman and His Gang, Nicole Mitchell’s Ice Crystal, James Falzone’s Klang and Ken Vandermark’s Topology and Audio One. [3]

Adasiewicz formed his Chicago-based jazz quintet, Rolldown, in 2004, while living in Madison. [4] In 2008 he founded the trio Sun Rooms, with Nate McBride and Mike Reed. [3]

In 2017, Adasiewicz composed his first original film score, for Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago . [5] It was released as an album in 2023 by Corbett vs. Dempsey. [6] All About Jazz commented: "It is wildly, deliriously entertaining and so dynamic, beautiful and fun that you'll want to play it over and over again." [7]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Release yearTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes
2008 Rolldown 482 MusicQuintet with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)
2009 Varmint CuneiformAs the band Rolldown; with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)
2010 Sun Rooms DelmarkTrio with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums)
2011 Spacer DelmarkAs the band Sun Rooms; with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums)
2012 New Myth/Old Science CuneiformAs the band Living by Lanterns; co-led by Adasiewicz and Mike Reed
2014 From the Region DelmarkAs the band Sun Rooms; with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Mike Reed (drums)
2016 Rows and Rows DelmarkDuo with Keefe Jackson (tenor sax)
2023 Roy's World Corbett vs. DempseyQuintet with Joshua Abrams (bass), Josh Berman (cornet), Jonathan Doyle (saxes), and Hamid Drake (drums)

As sideman

Release yearLeaderTitleLabel
2013 Joshua Abrams Unknown Known Delmark
2008Jason AjemianThe Art of DyingDelmark
2014 Audio OneAn International ReportAudiographic
2014 Audio OneThe Midwest SchoolAudiographic
2015 Audio OneWhat Thomas Bernhard SawAudiographic
2009Josh BermanOld IdeaDelmark
2012Josh BermanThere NowDelmark
2014 Peter Brötzmann Mental Shake Otoroku
2008 Bill Dixon Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra Thrill Jockey
2006Harris EisenstadtThe Soul and Gone482 Music
2007 Exploding Star OrchestraWe Are All From Somewhere ElseThrill Jockey
2010 Exploding Star OrchestraStars Have ShapesDelmark
2011Darren JohnstonThe Big LiftPorto Franco
2009 KlangTea MusicAllos
2011 KlangOther DoorsAllos
2012 KlangBrooklyn Lines... Chicago SpacesAllos
2006 Lucky 7FarragutLakefront Digital
2009 Lucky 7Pluto JunkyardClean Feed
2009 Rob Mazurek Sound IsDelmark
2009Rob MazurekSkull SessionsCuneiform
2014Dave McDonnellThe Dragon and the GriffinNew Atlantis
2015Dave McDonnellThe Time Inside a YearDelmark
2013 Nicole Mitchell Aquarius Delmark
2007 Mike Reed Last Year's Ghost 482 Music
2008Mike Reed The Speed of Change 482 Music
2010Mike Reed Empathetic Parts 482 Music
2014Jason RoebkeHigh Red CenterDelmark
2013Frank RosalyCicada MusicDelmark
2005 Aram Shelton Arrive482 Music
2011Aram SheltonThere Was...Clean Feed
2011 StarlickerDouble DemonDelmark
2011 Ken Vandermark Impressions of Po MusicOkka Disk
2013 WheelhouseBoss of the PlainsAerophonic

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References

  1. ↑ Reich, Howard (November 19, 2017). "Jason Adasiewicz makes beautiful vibes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Ratliff, Ben (July 22, 2011). "Creating Uncommon Vibes". New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Jason Adasiewicz at All About Jazz
  4. ↑ Jason Adasiewicz Bio at Cuneiform
  5. ↑ "Jason Adasiewicz: Roy's World". Corbett vs. Dempsey. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jason Adasiewicz - Roy's World". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2020-2023". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
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