Jason Stein
Showtimes: 10:30pm-11:45pm
Jason Stein is among the mere handful of improvisers who play the bass clarinet exclusively (rather than doubling on it as a change of pace). Stein leads the acclaimed trio Locksmith Isidore as well as his own quartet and he contributes to several of the leading bands on Chicago’s new-music scene, and has brought a vital voice to the freest of free-jazz jams. But he has also stated a fondness for playing tunes, providing a showcase for Stein’s extraordinary expertise on the bass clarinet, which ranges from powerful post-bop lines to ear-grabbing wails in the altissimo range.
Chicago writer Neil Tesser notes that “Stein’s playing has a rawboned swagger particular to Chicago jazz in all its manifestations – from the trad playing of Bud Freeman and Jimmy McPartland in the 20s, through the tenor titans of the 50s, through the adventurers who formed the AACM in the 60s, and right up to the city’s renowned modern cadre of new-music improvisers.”
Jason Stein - Bass Clarinet
Brian Courage - Bass
Isaiah Spencer - Drums
Hourly Schedule
Nightly Showtimes (1 Show)
- 10:30pm - 11:45pm
- Jason Stein Trio
- Second Show