# Jason Adasiewicz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Adasiewicz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Adasiewicz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Adasiewicz > Source revision: 1318914416 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jason Adasiewicz** (born October 14, 1977) is an American jazz vibraphonist and composer. ## Early life and education Jason was born in [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas) in 1977, but raised in [Crystal Lake, Illinois](/source/Crystal_Lake,_Illinois).[1] He studied jazz drums at [DePaul University](/source/DePaul_University) for three years.[2] ## Career Adasiewicz began playing the vibraphone after leaving school, first in the indie-rock scene around Chicago with bands like [Pinetop Seven](/source/Pinetop_Seven) and the singer-songwriter [Edith Frost](/source/Edith_Frost).[2] In the early-2000s, Adasiewicz began his collaboration with cornetist Josh Berman and drummer [Mike Reed](/source/Mike_Reed_(musician)).[2] Since then he was worked in the Chicago jazz and improvisation scene with multiple bands, including [Rob Mazurek](/source/Rob_Mazurek)’s Starlicker and Exploding Star Orchestra, Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Josh Berman and His Gang, [Nicole Mitchell](/source/Nicole_Mitchell_(musician))’s Ice Crystal, James Falzone’s Klang and [Ken Vandermark](/source/Ken_Vandermark)’s Topology and Audio One.[3] Adasiewicz formed his Chicago-based jazz quintet, Rolldown, in 2004, while living in Madison.[4] In 2008 he founded the trio Sun Rooms, with Nate McBride and Mike Reed.[3] In 2017, Adasiewicz composed his first original film score, for *[Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago](https://www.roysworldfilm.com/)*.[5] It was released as an album in 2023 by Corbett vs. Dempsey.[6] All About Jazz commented: "It is wildly, deliriously entertaining and so dynamic, beautiful and fun that you'll want to play it over and over again."[7] ## Discography ### As leader/co-leader Release year Title Label Personnel/Notes 2008 Rolldown 482 Music Quintet with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums) 2009 Varmint Cuneiform As the band Rolldown; with Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax, clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums) 2010 Sun Rooms Delmark Trio with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums) 2011 Spacer Delmark As the band Sun Rooms; with Nate McBride (bass), Mike Reed (drums) 2012 New Myth/Old Science Cuneiform As the band Living by Lanterns; co-led by Adasiewicz and Mike Reed 2014 From the Region Delmark As the band Sun Rooms; with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Mike Reed (drums) 2016 Rows and Rows Delmark Duo with Keefe Jackson (tenor sax) 2023 Roy's World Corbett vs. Dempsey Quintet with Joshua Abrams (bass), Josh Berman (cornet), Jonathan Doyle (saxes), and Hamid Drake (drums) ### As sideman Release year Leader Title Label 2013 Joshua Abrams Unknown Known Delmark 2008 Jason Ajemian The Art of Dying Delmark 2014 Audio One An International Report Audiographic 2014 Audio One The Midwest School Audiographic 2015 Audio One What Thomas Bernhard Saw Audiographic 2009 Josh Berman Old Idea Delmark 2012 Josh Berman There Now Delmark 2014 Peter Brötzmann Mental Shake Otoroku 2008 Bill Dixon Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra Thrill Jockey 2006 Harris Eisenstadt The Soul and Gone 482 Music 2007 Exploding Star Orchestra We Are All From Somewhere Else Thrill Jockey 2010 Exploding Star Orchestra Stars Have Shapes Delmark 2011 Darren Johnston The Big Lift Porto Franco 2009 Klang Tea Music Allos 2011 Klang Other Doors Allos 2012 Klang Brooklyn Lines... Chicago Spaces Allos 2006 Lucky 7 Farragut Lakefront Digital 2009 Lucky 7 Pluto Junkyard Clean Feed 2009 Rob Mazurek Sound Is Delmark 2009 Rob Mazurek Skull Sessions Cuneiform 2014 Dave McDonnell The Dragon and the Griffin New Atlantis 2015 Dave McDonnell The Time Inside a Year Delmark 2013 Nicole Mitchell Aquarius Delmark 2007 Mike Reed Last Year's Ghost 482 Music 2008 Mike Reed The Speed of Change 482 Music 2010 Mike Reed Empathetic Parts 482 Music 2014 Jason Roebke High Red Center Delmark 2013 Frank Rosaly Cicada Music Delmark 2005 Aram Shelton Arrive 482 Music 2011 Aram Shelton There Was... Clean Feed 2011 Starlicker Double Demon Delmark 2011 Ken Vandermark Impressions of Po Music Okka Disk 2013 Wheelhouse Boss of the Plains Aerophonic ## References 1. Reich, Howard (November 19, 2017). ["Jason Adasiewicz makes beautiful vibes"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ott-0622-jason-adasiewicz-20120621-column.html). *Chicago Tribune*. Retrieved January 4, 2024. 1. Ratliff, Ben (July 22, 2011). ["Creating Uncommon Vibes"](https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/the-vibraphonists-jason-adasiewicz-and-chris-dingman.html). *New York Times*. Retrieved January 4, 2024. 1. [Jason Adasiewicz](http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/jasonadasiewicz) at [All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz) 1. [Jason Adasiewicz Bio](http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/press/rolldown-varmint-pr.pdf) at [Cuneiform](/source/Cuneiform_Records) 1. ["Jason Adasiewicz: Roy's World"](https://corbettvsdempsey.com/records/jason-adasiewicz). *Corbett vs. Dempsey*. Retrieved January 4, 2024. 1. ["Jason Adasiewicz - Roy's World"](https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/jason-adasiewicz/roys-world). *Jazz Music Archives*. Retrieved January 4, 2024. 1. ["The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2020-2023"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-most-exciting-jazz-albums-since-1969-2020-2023). *allaboutjazz.com*. Retrieved 2023-01-12. ## External links - [Official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20160403185247/http://jasonadasiewicz.com/) - [Jason Adasiewicz’s Violent Vibes](https://web.archive.org/web/20160411114049/http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/jason-adasiewicz-chicago-jazz-festival-eremite-interview/) at [Wondering Sound](/source/Wondering_Sound) - [Punk-rock move pays off for vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2012-09-13-ct-ott-0914-adasciewicz-brotzmann-20120913-story.html) at *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)* --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jason Adasiewicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Adasiewicz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Adasiewicz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.