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[residency] The Tomeka Reid Quartet at Roulette
Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on January 3, 2017
When
Mon, March 20, 2017
8:00 pm
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The Tomeka Reid Quartet performs compositions composed by Reid featuring Jason Roebke, Tomas Fujiwara and Mary Halvorson. Over the last decade Reid has emerged as one of the most original, versatile, and curious musicians in the Chicago’s bustling jazz and improvised music community. Her distinctive melodic sensibility, usually braided to a strong sense of groove, has been featured in many distinguished ensembles over the years. She’s been a key member of ensembles led by legendary reedists like Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell, as well as a younger generation of visionaries including flutist Nicole Mitchell, singer Dee Alexander, and drummer Mike Reed. She’s also a founding member of the adventurous string trio called Hear in Now, with violinist Mazz Swift and bassist Silvia Bolognesi....