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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. Their duo, active since 2004, focuses on the wide-ranging
possibilities inherent to free-improvisation. And while both musicians are
comfortable in the more abstract sonic spaces pioneered by European
improvisers, neither one shies away from hard-hitting grooves, nor are they
afraid of melodies or swing. Having allowed this relationship to develop
gradually over the years, they decided to record a cd for release on 482 music,
scheduled to be out in the fall of 2009. A North American tour is planned in
conjunction with that release. For more information about this group, or their
upcoming cd and tour, please check out www.daverempis.com.
DAVE REMPIS
Over the last decade, Dave Rempis has emerged as one of the most active
young players in the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene. Rempis
graduated from Northwestern University in 1997 with a degree in anthropology,
focusing in ethnomusicololgy, and a year spent at the University of Ghana, Legon
in 1995-96. Since 1998, his work with the Vandermark Five as the "other"
saxophonist has established him as one of the up-and-coming voices of his
generation, and has also provided him the opportunity to perform extensively in
clubs, concert halls, and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His
own groups, including the Rempis Percussion Quartet, Triage, The Engines, The
Rempis/Daisy Duo, and The Dave Rempis Quartet, have toured regularly
throughout Europe and North America, and have been documented on the
Okkadisk, 482 Music, Solitaire, Utech, and Not Two record labels. In addition to
these groups, Rempis plays regularly with Ken Vandermark's Territory Band, The
Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten Quintet, The Outskirts, and the Rempis/Bishop/
Kessler/Zerang Quartet. His frequent ad hoc collaborations have included
performances with Paul Lytton, Axel Doerner, Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake,
Kevin Drumm, Paul Nilsson-Love, Tony Buck, David Stackenas, and Joe Morris.
As a founding member of the Chicago presenters' collective Umbrella Music,
Rempis curates a weekly concert series at Elastic, as well as the annual Umbrella
Music Festival, now in its fourth year. Rempis has also been named as a Talent
Deserving Wider Recognition in both the alto and baritone saxophone categories
in the annual Downbeat Magazine International Critics’ Poll.
www.daverempis.com
FRANK ROSALY
Frank Rosaly is a percussionist and composer currently living in Chicago. Over
the last 10 years he has become an integral part of the Chicago scene,
navigating a fine line between the vibrant improvised music, indie-rock,
experimental music, and jazz communities. He contributes much of his time to
performing, composing, teaching, and organizing musical events, while
managing a heavy touring schedule that takes him throughout North America
and Europe.
Frank is currently active in many different groups. Some of these include Rob
Mazurek’s Mandarin Movie, The Rempis Percussion Quartet, The Ingebrigt Haker-
Flaten Quintet, Jeff Parker/Nels Cline Quartet, Matana Robert's Chicago Project,
Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Valentine Trio, Keefe Jackson’s Fast Citizens, The Jeb
Bishop Trio, Jason Adasievicz’s Rolldown, Jorrit Dijkstra’s Flatlands Collective,
The Chicago Lucern Exchange, and The Daniel Levin Trio. Rosaly also leads his
own quintet, Viscous, featuring his original compositions. Other performances in
the recent past include collaborations with Peter Brotzmann, Tony Malaby,
Anthony Coleman, Paul Flaherty, Marshall Allen, Louis Moholo, Eric Boeren, Ken
Vandermark, Michael Zerang, and Walter Weirbos, among many others.
