performer bios

CRISTIN WILDBOLZ (bass)
Cristin Wildbolz studied at the Faculty for Music in 1995: Konservatorium 'Sweelinck', Amsterdam (Misha Mengelberg and Ernst Glerum); Masterclasses with Jack de Johnette, Dave Holland, John Tchicai, Butch Morris and Barre Phillips. Has many years of experience with a great variety of improvised and composed music, and collaborated within theatre, dance and installationartists so as Dorothea Schürch, Alfred Zimmerlin, Hans Koch, Irène Schweizer, Barre Phillips, Tristan Honsinger, Mary Oliver, Alan Purves, Ab Baars, Joe Williamson, Cor Fuhler, Sunao Inami, kazuya Ishigami, Ellen Widmaier, Barbara Kloss, Daniel Fueter, Adelheid Roosen among others.

CAROL GENETTI (voice)
Carol Genetti is an experimental vocalist focused on improvisation and exploration of the human voice. Armed with a dynamic range of extended vocal techniques—from melodic to noise, Genetti has created a non-verbal sound pallette that has a provocative depth and breadth. Genetti has toured throughout the US, Canada, France and Germany and has collaborated with a large number of like minded artists.

TATSU AOKI
Tatsu Aoki is one of the most recorded, talked-about bassists on the Chicago music scene. A prolific artist, composer, musician, educator and a consummate bassist, he works in a wide range of musical styles, ranging from traditional Asian music and jazz, to creative free and experimental music.
Aoki is founder and artistic director of the Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival, which debuted in October 1996 and had six straight successful seasons. Currently national in scope, the annual event is now known as "Asian American Jazz," and is held in several cities (San Francisco, Chicago). The 2002 Chicago celebration is scheduled for late October.
Aoki has recorded seven solo bass albums, eight duet albums with various other artists, 13 ensemble works, and has appeared as a guest artist on over 60 other albums internationally. With works ranging from solo to larger ensemble, from mainstream to avant garde, Aoki has worked with many musical legends, including Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, George Freeman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Don Moye, Mwata Bowden, Jhon Watson, Sonny Seals, Eric Leonardson, Francis Wong and Carol Genetti.

ROBBIE LYNN HUNSINGER
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger is known for playing all types of reeded horns ranging from homemade replicas of an ancient double oboe, the aulos, to the modern and even electrified  oboe.  Hunsinger’s improvisational work has included ensemble performances at the 2000 Chicago Jazz Festival and the 2000 Chicago World Music Festival with the Miyumi Project,  and  solo performances at the 1998 In The Eye Of The Ear Festival and at the 1998 Santa Fe International Electro-Acoustic Festival.  She performed with Evan Parker at the 1995 FMP Festival, and played duets with him at the 1998 Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music where she also performed with Ab Baars, Peter Von Bergen and Joe McPhee.  In addition, Hunsinger has performed with Cassandra Wilson at Chicago's Orchestra Hall, and has played with Joseph Jarman, Ken Vandermark, Mwata Bowden, Eugene Chadbourne, Michael Vorfeld, Tatsu Aoki and Georg Graewe.