Artist description Creative Improvised Music

Music Style Avant Garde

Musical Influences Mark Dresser, William Parker, Peter Kowald, Barry Guy

Artist History Reuben Radding, contrabass, was born in Washington D.C. to a family of musicians, but spent the bulk of his career in New York City where he studied with the virtuoso bassist Mark Dresser and became a busy stalwart of the "Downtown" scene, performing frequently with a who's-who of modern creative musicians, including John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Dave Douglas, Andrea Parkins, Roy Campbell, Susie Ibarra, Assif Tsahar, Daniel Carter, and many others. He toured Europe as a member of Marc Ribot's SHREK, and with his own group, Myth Science, a Sun Ra-inspired quintet (CD, "Love In Outer Space" on Knitting Factory Works). He was also the co-leader of the experimental world music trio, Refuseniks with Ted Reichman and John Hollenbeck. Currently living in the Pacific Northwest, Radding leads the group Street of Crocodiles, co-leads the Creative String Trio, and has performed with Lost Valentine, Wally Shoup, Eyvind Kang, Stuart Dempster, Amy Denio, the SIL2K Ensemble, and a growing list of singer-songwriters, country fiddlers, and acoustic swing afficianados.

Instruments contrabass

Albums Solo Bass: Live at the Bunker 1995

Press Reviews "In his performance with Tsahar, Radding demonstrated a clear command of his instrument, veering with abandon between conventional pizzicato work and a post-free liberty-taking aided by bow, sticks, and hands. A muscly, mesomorph figure, Radding bullies, slaps, and worries his bass like a half-bothered, fully curious black bear mauling a backpacker." -Peter Monahan, Earshot Jazz "Radding's bass soloing has its own voice; in pizzicato less guitar-like than say, vintage Charlie Haden yet much more agile and lively than say, Dave Holland; and arco he just burns--forget other bass players." --The Improvisor, 1996

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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