About



photo by Julia Dratel
 

Jeff Kimmel is a Chicago-based clarinetist whose work encompasses improvisation, new and experimental music, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Jeff is a regular contributor to Chicago’s improvised music community, has toured with puppet theatre company Manual Cinema and was a member of experimental music ensemble a.pe.ri.od.ic from 2013-2020.  His discography includes releases on New Focus Recordings, Dinzu Artefacts, Amalgam, and Peira.

Jeff’s work has been funded by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and he was awarded a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts to work with Roscoe Mitchell. He holds a B.M. from New England Conservatory.


Press:

Bass clarinetist Jeff Kimmel drops a quartet album
by Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader blog, November 8, 2011

Something Else! review of Charm Offensive
by S. Victor Aaron, January 7, 2012

Big Winds Blow Lowdown Tones (Charm Offensive review)
by Ed Enright, Downbeat, April 2012

Mythic Birds CD Release Show preview
by Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, May 17, 2012

Contact:

jeffkimmel42 (at) gmail (dot) com