Mike Reed (musician)

Mike Reed
Born (1974-05-26) May 26, 1974
Origin Bielefeld, Germany
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums
Years active 1997–present
Labels 482 Music, Cuneiform
Website Official Website

Mike Reed (born May 26, 1974) is an American jazz drummer, bandleader, composer and music presenter.

Life and career

Reed was born in Bielefeld, Germany, in 1974, but raised in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. He came home to Chicago in the mid-1990s after majoring in English and psychology at the University of Dayton, in Ohio.[1]

He played in the local jazz scene with David Boykin Expanse, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra and the Josh Berman Quartet, among other bands. He led the improvisation quintet "Loose Assembly" and the post-bop quartet "People, Places & Things", with whom he recorded several albums on the 482 Music label.[2][3]

He and cornetist Josh Berman launched the Sunday Transmission music series at the Chicago music bar "Hungry Brain" in 2000. He also helped launch the city’s Downtown Sound music series, a free weekly concert program presented in Millennium Park that has featured an eclectic mix of indie rock, world music, and contemporary soul. He is founding director of the Pitchfork Music Festival and joined the committee that programs the annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Since 2013 he has been the owner and director of the performing arts venue "Constellation", and in 2016 he took over and reopened the "Hungry Brain", which had closed in 2014.[4][5][6] He is a member of Chicago’s AACM, where he served as vice-chairperson between 2009 and 2011.[4]

In 2009, while on their European tour, "People, Places & Things" were caught in a Neo-Nazi rally in the Czech Republic. The ensemble's members consisted of four Americans, two of which were African-American. This had caused their lives to be in danger.[7] Local police had found the group and provided them with a safe house and passage to Kraków, Poland.[8] This experience inspired Mike Reed to begin his "Flesh & Bone" project. Mike Reed had collaborated with poet Marvin Tate to provide the poetry that is spoken over tracks on the album.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Release year Title Label Personnel/Notes
2006 In the Context of 482 Music Duets with Jeff Parker (guitar), Nicole Mitchell (flute), Jim Baker (piano)
2007 Last Year's Ghost 482 Music As the band "Loose Assembly"; with Josh Abrams (bass), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Tomeka Reid (cello), Greg Ward (alto saxophone)
2008 Proliferation 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass)
2008 The Speed of Change 482 Music As the band "Loose Assembly"; with Nicole Mitchell (flute), Josh Abrams (bass), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Tomeka Reid (cello), Greg Ward (alto saxophone)
2009 About Us 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass), David Boykin (tenor saxophone), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Jeff Parker (guitar)
2010 Stories and Negotiations 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Art Hoyle (trumpet, flugehorn), Ira Sullivan (tenor sax), Julian Priester, Jeb Bishop (trombone)
2010 Empathetic Parts 482 Music As the band "Loose Assembly"; with Josh Abrams (bass), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Tomeka Reid (cello), Greg Ward (alto sax), Roscoe Mitchell (alto sax, soprano sax, flute)
2011 It Only Happened at Night 482 Music As the band "My Silence"; with Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Nick Butcher (electronics, turntable, guitar, keyboards)
2012 Clean on the Corner 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Craig Taborn (piano), Josh Berman (cornet)
2012 New Myth/Old Science Cuneiform Records As the band "Living by Lanterns"; co-led by Reed and Jason Adasiewicz
2013 Second Cities Volume 1 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Ab Baars (tenor sax and clarinet), Eric Boeren (cornet), Joost Buis (trombone), Guus Janssen, Oscar Jan Hoogland (piano), Michael Moore (alto and clarinet), Felicity Provan (trumpet)
2014 In Pursuit of Magic 482 Music Duo with Roscoe Mitchell (reeds)
2015 A New Kind of Dance 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; with Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Matthew Shipp (piano)
2017 Flesh & Bone 482 Music As the band "People, Places & Things"; Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Tim Haldeman (tenor saxophone), Jason Roebke (bass), Mike Reed (drums) with Ben Lamar Gay (cornet), Jason Stein (clarinet), Marvin Tate (words)

As sideman

Release year Leader Title Label
2010 Jason Adasiewicz Sun Rooms Delmark
2011 Jason Adasiewicz Spacer Delmark
2014 Jason Adasiewicz From the Region Delmark
2008 Bill Dixon Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra Thrill Jockey
2007 Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra) We Are All From Somewhere Else Thrill Jockey
2010 Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra) Stars Have Shapes Delmark
2010 Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra) Matter Anti-Matter RogueArt
2015 Nicole Mitchell Artifacts 482 Music
2014 Jason Roebke High Red Center Delmark

References

  1. ↑ Reich, Howard (November 5, 2010). "Eye of the hurricane for new music in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ Mike Reed Bio at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Margasak, Peter (May 2012). "Mike Reed's People, Places, & Things". Chicago Reader. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Bio at Mike Reed website.
  5. ↑ Bianchi, Laura (December 3, 2015). "Pitchfork's Reed reopening the Hungry Brain". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pitchfork's Reed reopening the Hungry Brain". Time Out Chicago. August 2, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Mike Reed: Flesh & Bone". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. ↑ "482 Music - Mike Reed: Flesh & Bone". www.482music.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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