Called by Howard Reich, “A remarkably versatile player” with “a distinctive voice,” cellist TOMEKA REID is a sought after freelance musician in the Chicago metropolitan area. Tomeka consistently strives to expand her music palette to include other musical styles and performance techniques. Originally from Washington, DC, Tomeka moved to where she has been teaching, composing, and performing with the AACM’s Great Black Music Ensemble, Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble/Strings, Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble, Chicago Sinfonietta and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Tomeka also co-directs the String Orchestra program at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. MATT SCHNEIDER, guitar, and JOSH ABRAMS, bass, complete her trio.
Website: http://aacmchicago.org/tomeka-reid-1
