Tomeka Reid

Tomeka Reid
Tomeka Reid performs at the Deutsches Jazzfestival in 2015.
Tomeka Reid performs at the Deutsches Jazzfestival in 2015.
Background information
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Washington, D.C., United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • improviser
  • teacher
InstrumentCello
Labels
Websitetomekareid.net

Tomeka Reid (born 1977) is an American composer, improviser, cellist, curator, and teacher.[1][2]

Reid has performed and recorded with the Art Ensemble of Chicago,[3] Nicole Mitchell,[4] Anthony Braxton,[5] the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble,[6] Mike Reed's Loose Assembly,[7] and Roscoe Mitchell.[8] She leads the Tomeka Reid Quartet, with Tomas Fujiwara [de], Jason Roebke [de], and Mary Halvorson,[9] and is co-leader of Hear In Now, a trio with Mazz Swift [de] and Silvia Bolognesi [it].[10]

Reid founded and, as of 2024, still runs the now-annual Chicago Jazz String Summit and was named a 2017 "Chicago Jazz Hero" by the Jazz Journalists Association.[11] In 2019, Reid was appointed Darius Milhaud Distinguished Visiting Professor at Mills College.[12] She is a 2021 United States Artists Fellow and 2022 MacArthur Fellow.[13][14]

  1. ^ Margasak, Peter (December 12, 2013). "Tomeka Reid: The cellist". Chicago Reader: The People Issue. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Ross, Alex (June 29, 2020). "Musicians and Composers Respond to a Chaotic Moment". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Meyer, Bill (August 27, 2019). "The Art Ensemble of Chicago celebrate 50 years of pushing great Black music into the future". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Ratliff, Ben (December 30, 2015). "Tomeka Reid, a New Jazz Power Source". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Whiteis, David (April 15, 2019). "Tomeka Reid: Story of Her Life". Jazz Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Reich, Howard (September 15, 2010). "The luminous art of cellist Tomeka Reid". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Meyer, Bill (September 23, 2009). "Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Meyer, Bill (August 29, 2017). "Avant-garde elder Roscoe Mitchell celebrates 50 years of Nessa Records". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Beta, Andy (October 10, 2019). "Tomeka Reid Quartet's "Old New" Is Fresh and Transformative". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Margasak, Peter (March 12, 2012). "Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tomeka Reid: 2017 Chicago Jazz Hero". Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tomeka Reid". Mills. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tomeka Reid". United States Artists. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Kogan, Rick (October 12, 2022). "MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant winners for 2022 include 3 Chicagoans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 12, 2022.