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2009/12/17

01/13 - Sound Is Chicago Debut at The Hideout

01/13 - Sound Is Chicago Debut at The Hideout

The SOUND IS Quintet featuring Rob on cornet with drummer John Herndon (Tortoise, the For Carnation), electric bassist Matthew Lux (Isotope 217, Iron and Wine), acoustic bassist Josh Abrams (Town and Country, Black Earth Ensemble) and vibraphonist Jason Adasewiecz (Loose Assembly, Rolldown) put out their first record with Delmark earlier this year and will make their performance debut in Chicago at The Hideout on Wednesday, Jan. 13th before heading out on a European Tour.

The Hideout
1354 West Wabansia Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642-1519
(773) 227-4433
www.hideoutchicago.com

REVIEWS:
"SOUND IS serves as both question and answer, offering the most focused demonstration of Mazurek's multi-faceted aesthetic to date; a potent blend of populist accessibility, inventive electro-acoustic tonalities and edgy improvisation."
- Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz

"Interspersed with Zappa-like cut-ups this is one more nail in the coffin of boundary demarcation in modern music."
- Chris Jones, BBC

"Mazurek orchestrates this quintet brilliantly, cresting the rhythm section's waves with fleet, Freddie Hubbard-like runs and rounded, delicate skitter."
- Signal to Noise

"This is a serious and weighty statement from a mature artist still exuberantly breaking new ground."
- The Wire

“‘Dragon Kites’ is a floating composition trumped by a purposely stuck skip phrase, while furious cacophony from the entire quintet is captured on ‘Aphrodite Rising,’ and ‘The Star Splitter’ lays Christmas bells on top of South Side Chicago blues. The remarkable diversity displayed and stunning modernism heard on SOUND IS should indicate that Rob Mazurek's musical footprint is difficult to pigeonhole, but is clearly an individual stance unique unto itself.”
- Michael G. Nastos, Allmusic Guide