BRAD SHEPIK

BRAD SHEPIK is successfully mining the deep undercurrent of avant jazz with organist Gary Versace and percussionist Tom Rainey, the current line up of his Trio. Their new release “Places You Go” (Songlines) has received critical praises from among others, Downbeat (4 stars) and Timeout Chicago which called the record, “… the jazz equivalent of a road album, his best work yet.”In addition to his Trio, Brad is a current member of Joey Baron’s Killer Joey, Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio, Simon Shaheen’s Quantara, Bob Brookmeyer Quartet, and Alexis Cuadrado Quintet.Other musical associations include performances with Dave Douglas’ Tiny Bell Trio, Paul Motian’s Electric Be Bop Band (1991-96), Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra (1997), Carla Bley’s Escalator Over the Hill (1997-98), Yuri Yunakov (1995-96), Tim Berne (1993), Andy Laster (1994), Franz Kogelman (1998), Owen Howard (1995-96), Nils Wogram (1995-6), and Ken Schaphorst (1998).