Recent News

European Solo Tour

2011-11-29

I just got back last week from a few weeks in Europe, travelling around by myself, and playing with different musicians in Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna, as well as two solo concerts in Poznan and Warsaw, Poland. It was an incredible experience on many levels….

»Ballister (Rempis/Lonberg-Holm/Nilssen-Love) just posted our first sold-out limited cd “Bastard String” on CANDY DINNER for free download!! This limited edition, self-titled cd sold out within a month of its release last November. The group is planning another US Tour for April of 2012, and will be releasing its second cd “Mechanisms” at the same time on Clean Feed.

»The newest Rempis Percussion Quartet cd “Montreal Parade” has been named the #2 jazz release for 2011 in Magnet Magazine, and made the top records of the year on Guy Peters website Goddeau.com!! This is the first cd featuring Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass. Check out some reviews in the Chicago Reader, TimeOut Chicago, AllAboutJazz and for good measure, AllAboutJazz again! The band will be back out on the road in Europe in April of 2012.

»Check out some recordings of a new-ish trio with bassist Devin Hoff and drummer Mike Reed here. These were recorded in the studio in June of this year.

»Currently working on releases with Wheelhouse (with Nate McBride, and Jason Adasiewicz), and The Engines with John Tchicai. Also scheduled to record another duo cd with Frank Rosaly in January of 2012.

Upcoming Shows

CHICAGO, IL
24 JAN :: The Engines | The Whistler
27 JAN :: Wheelhouse | Strobe Studios (gallery opening for Kelly Weime photo exhibit…)
30 JAN :: Jason Roebke Big Band | The Skylark
01 FEB :: Fred Lonberg Holm’s Lightbox Orchestra | The Hideout
05 FEB :: Special Guest w/Chikamorachi (Darin Gray & Chris Corsano) | Hungry Brain
11 FEB :: The Engines | The Sugar Maple (Milwaukee, WI)
16 FEB :: Rempis/Abrams Duo | Elastic
22 FEB :: The Engines | The Hideout
28 FEB :: Halo Defect (Rempis/McBride/Zerang) |The Whistler

SPECIAL GUEST WITH CACTUS TRUCK
10 MAR :: Cactus Truck w/Dave Rempis | St Johan, Austria – ArtActs 12

18-29 APR :: REMPIS PERCUSSION QUARTET EUROPEAN TOUR
19 APR :: Poznan, Poland | Klub Dragon
20 APR :: Lublin, Poland | Lublin Jazz Festival
21 APR :: Krakow, Poland | TBA
22 APR :: TBA
23 APR :: TBA
24 APR :: Vienna, Austria | Martinschloessl
25 APR :: Antwerp, Belgium | co Sint-Andries
26 APR :: Leer, Germany | Kulturspeicher
27 APR :: Dresden, Germany | Neue Tonne
29 APR :: Ulrichsberg, Austria| Kaleidophon 2012 @ Jazzatelier