Natural Information

Joshua Abrams’ first Natural Information album from 2010, superb avant-jazz
Bassist and composer Joshua Abrams has been in the thick of Chicago’s vibrant music scene for fifteen years, playing and recording as leader and sideman in projects across the genres. He has appeared on over 50 recordings including records by Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake & Bindu, Bonny “Prince” Billy, Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble And Black Earth Strings, Sam Prekop, Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Ernest Dawkins Chicago 12, Savath & Savalis, Prefuse 73, Rhys Chatham, Rob Mazurek, Tortoise, The Roots, Edith Frost, Mia Doi Todd, Matana Roberts, Diverse, Joan Of Arc, Lorren Mazzacane Connors, David Grubbs, David Boykin, Chris Conelly, & The Cairo Gang. “Natural Information”, Abrams 1st record for Eremite, is another fascinating entry in a solo discography of recordings that gather aesthetic input from all over the map into vivid personal statements