6-416: The Engines is the eponymous debut album by the collaborative free jazz quartet consisting of saxophonist Dave Rempis , trombonist Jeb Bishop , bassist Nate McBride and drummer Tim Daisy. It was recorded in 2006 and released on Okka Disk . The All About Jazz review by Andrey Henkin states "Is there is a Chicago aesthetic? .. If there is something in common, it is an ability to maintain momentum through
12-437: A liberal mixture of long and short tones, the blues and squeaky European avant-gardisms, through-composition and lots of tightly executed starts and stops, zigs and zags." In another review for All About Jazz , Mark Corroto says "Influences from rock to free jazz and small big bands make up this four-way collaboration of very talented musicians. Well worth your listen and admiration." A writer for The Post and Courier noted
18-993: A year at the International Centre for African Music and Dance at the University of Ghana in Legon , studying African music and ethnomusicology. After graduating from Northwestern in 1997, Rempis decided to focus on performing, and in March 1998 was asked to replace saxophonist Mars Williams in the Chicago jazz band The Vandermark Five, led by saxophonist Ken Vandermark . During his tenure with The Vandermark Five, Rempis also began to develop many Chicago-based groups and cooperative units as Triage, The Rempis Percussion Quartet, The Engines, Ballister and The Rempis/Daisy Duo. He recorded for labels such as Okka Disk , 482 Music, Clean Feed , Not Two, and Aerophonic, an artist-run label that Rempis founded in
24-451: The group's "blustery, blistering unison horn lines and steadfast-yet-inventive percussion," and commented: "when The Engines cut loose and let fly with reckless abandon... the quartet shines, settling into ruthless, sometimes Zeppelin-esque grooves... Sure, these engines can go from zero to 60 in a heartbeat and stop on a dime, but its when set on cruise control — guiding the listener with subtlety and finesse rather than steamroller force — that
30-481: The ride is most enjoyable." Dave Rempis Dave Rempis (born March 24, 1975) is an American free jazz saxophonist. He plays alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Dave was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1975. He began his musical studies at the age of 8. In 1993, Rempis began a degree in classical saxophone at Northwestern University with Frederick Hemke . As part of his studies in anthropology, he spent
36-581: The winter of 2013. His collaborations include a wide variety of creative improvised music legends, ranging from Peter Brötzmann and John Tchicai to Joe McPhee and Roscoe Mitchell . Rempis also works as a presenter in the Chicago area. He has served as a curator for the Elastic Arts Foundation’s weekly "Improvised Music" concert series, helped establish the Umbrella Music collective and its annual music festival, worked as lead organizer of
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