THE REMPIS PERCUSSION QUARTET

The Rempis Percussion Quartet is a free-improvising whirlwind that draws inspiration from a shared interest in West African and Latin American rhythms, coupled with American funk and free jazz. Using these influences, the band creates spontaneous music which nevertheless maintains a focus on ensemble motion and compositional structures.

THE ENGINES

The Engines is a collaborative quartet founded in the spring of 2005. The group began as trio, featuring several mainstays of the Chicago improvised music scene: Dave Rempis on saxophones, Nate McBride on bass, and Tim Daisy on drums. In the spring of 2006, trombonist Jeb Bishop was added to the group for one concert. The dynamic of this lineup worked so well that Bishop immediately became a regular member of the band.

BALLISTER

This free-wheeling trio was an idea discussed for several years by the band members before they eventually met at a closed session in 2009. Since the session felt great, they went ahead with some live dates in 2010, first with a concert on the Immediate Sound Series in Chicago in June which was recorded and released as “Bastard String,” then with a US tour in November.

THE REMPIS/ROSALY DUO

Saxophonist Dave Rempis and drummer Frank Rosaly have performed and recorded together in countless projects since Rosaly arrived on the Chicago scene in 2001, including the Thread Quintet, the Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten Quintet, The Outskirts, and The Rempis Percussion Quartet. Both musicians have established themselves as prominent players in the active milieu of the Chicago jazz scene, and spend as much time on the road in North America and Europe as they do at home

WHEELHOUSE

Wheelhouse was formed in the summer of 2005, when bassist Nate McBride first relocated from Boston, and was looking for some similarly-minded musicians to work with in Chicago. Originally formed with the idea of playing compositions, the band moved away from that tack in 2008, deciding to pursue a free-improvised approach instead. The slow simmer of the band’s development…

THE REMPIS/DAISY DUO

Dave Rempis and Tim Daisy are two musicians whose work has helped to define a generation of Chicago improvisers. Having performed together since they both hit the Chicago scene in the fall of 1997, these two have played literally hundreds of concerts together with groups including Triage, The Vandermark Five, the Dave Rempis Quartet, The Rempis Percussion Quartet, The Chicago Improvisers, and countless other ad hoc groupings.

THE OUTSKIRTS

The Outskirts is a free-improvising trio featuring Rempis on saxophones with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass and Frank Rosaly on drums. The band formed in 2006, during Flaten’s two-year residency in Chicago. Although all three are featured…