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

Mike 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 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]

He and cornetist Josh Berman launched the Sunday Transmission series at the 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’s founding director of the Pitchfork Music Festival, joined the committee that programs the annual Chicago Jazz Festival and since 2013 the owner and director of the performing arts venue Constellation. He’s a member of Chicago’s AACM, where he served as vice-chairperson between 2009-2011.[3]

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 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)

As sideman

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

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