Jason Adasiewicz (born October 14, 1977) is an American jazz vibraphonist and composer.
Early life and education Jason was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1977, but raised in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He studied jazz drums at DePaul University for three years.
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.
In the early-2000s, Adasiewicz began his collaboration with cornetist Josh Berman and drummer Mike Reed. 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.Jason Adasiewicz at All About Jazz
Adasiewicz formed his Chicago-based jazz quintet, Rolldown, in 2004, while living in Madison.Jason Adasiewicz Bio at Cuneiform In 2008 he founded the trio Sun Rooms, with Nate McBride and Mike Reed.
In 2017, Adasiewicz composed his first original film score, for Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago. It was released as an album in 2023 by Corbett vs. Dempsey. 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."
Discography
As leader/co-leader Release yearTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes2008Rolldown482 MusicQuintet with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)2009VarmintCuneiformAs the band Rolldown; with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)2010Sun RoomsDelmarkTrio with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums)2011SpacerDelmarkAs the band Sun Rooms; with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums)2012New Myth/Old ScienceCuneiformAs the band Living by Lanterns; co-led by Adasiewicz and Mike Reed 2014From the RegionDelmarkAs the band Sun Rooms; with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Mike Reed (drums)2016Rows and RowsDelmarkDuo with Keefe Jackson (tenor sax)2023Roy's WorldCorbett vs. DempseyQuintet with Joshua Abrams (bass), Josh Berman (cornet), Jonathan Doyle (saxes), and Hamid Drake (drums)
As sideman Release yearLeaderTitleLabel2013Unknown KnownDelmark2008The Art of DyingDelmark2014An International ReportAudiographic2014The Midwest SchoolAudiographic2015What Thomas Bernhard SawAudiographic2009Old IdeaDelmark2012There NowDelmark2014Mental ShakeOtoroku2008Bill Dixon with Exploding Star OrchestraThrill Jockey2006The Soul and Gone482 Music2007We Are All From Somewhere ElseThrill Jockey2010Stars Have ShapesDelmark2011The Big LiftPorto Franco2009Tea MusicAllos2011Other DoorsAllos2012Brooklyn Lines... Chicago SpacesAllos2006FarragutLakefront Digital2009Pluto JunkyardClean Feed2009Sound IsDelmark2009Skull SessionsCuneiform2014The Dragon and the GriffinNew Atlantis2015The Time Inside a YearDelmark2013AquariusDelmark2007Last Year's Ghost482 Music2008The Speed of Change482 Music2010Empathetic Parts482 Music2014High Red CenterDelmark2013Cicada MusicDelmark2005Arrive482 Music2011There Was...Clean Feed2011Double DemonDelmark2011Impressions of Po MusicOkka Disk2013Boss of the PlainsAerophonic
References
External links Official site Jason Adasiewicz’s Violent Vibes at Wondering Sound Punk-rock move pays off for vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz at Chicago Tribune