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Bass & Guitar in Chicago | Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried Dr. Karl E. He has also appeared on stage with Saturday Night Live's Martin Short.

Seigfried is a critically-acclaimed bassist and guitarist deeply involved in the Chicago music scene. He has performed and recorded in virtually all musical styles — jazz and classical, country and rock, traditional and avant-garde. He has received rave international reviews for his performances and compositions documented on twenty-two recordings. As a bandleader and composer, Karl has led groups

featuring Ernest Dawkins, Jimmy Ellis, Nicole Mitchell and Jeff Parker. His recordings as a leader feature the best of Chicago's Young Lions, including Frank Rosaly and Greg Ward. Karl has performed duets with Bobby McFerrin, Fred Hopkins, Peter Kowald and Nik Turner and played in ensembles fronted by Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Anderson, Henry Grimes, George Lewis and Bertram Turetzky. His recorded collaborations include work with members of Hawkwind, Gong, Jefferson Starship, Cartoon, Psychic TV and Lucky Leif & the Longships. Karl produced, co-wrote and played bass and guitar for "Of Alien Feelings," the new album by Calvin Weston, legendary drummer for Ornette Coleman, James "Blood" Ulmer, Derek Bailey, Marc Ribot, James Carter and many others. The album's lineup of players features a cross-section of virtuoso instrumentalists from modern jazz and progressive rock: Todd Rundgren (Utopia), John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood), Jack Walrath (Charles Mingus Quintet), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Jay Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Nik Turner (Hawkind) and Thijs van Leer (Focus). Karl has played bass in big bands for nearly twenty years, including with such diverse groups as the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is a founding member of Saalik Ziyad's NSA Ensemble, an intergenerational and multicultural group that plays completely original music. He also performs regularly with Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra, the swinging big band that has been in residency at Chicago's historic Green Mill since the 1990s. Karl has performed as a soloist with both the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. He has played Principal Bass behind soloists such as Emmanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Evelyn Glennie, Hilary Hahn, Sharon Isbin, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Itzhak Perlman. He is Principal Bassist of Chicago orchestras including the Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, Mantra Blue Free Orchestra and New Black Music Repertory Ensemble. He was Principal Bassist for the Peoria Symphony Orchestra for a decade and held the same position with the Chicago Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, City Symphony of Chicago and Heartland Festival Orchestra. He is currently a member Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Karl's doctoral dissertation — "At Once Old-Timey and Avant-Garde": The Innovation and Influence of Wilbur Ware — remains the only scholarly work on the great Chicago bassist. Karl is a Velvet Strings Bass Artist and plays the Garbo Set for both classical and jazz. He's also a Music Man Bass Artist and plays the Reflex Bass 5 electric bass.

05/06/2025

08/11/2020

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10/16/2019

Someone in Finland just ordered a physical CD of my 2010 album "Portrait of Jack Johnson" (featuring "The Boxing Bassist Suite") from Bandcamp.

I'm very happy to learn I'm not the only one who still buys CDs!

https://imaginarychicago.bandcamp.com/album/portrait-of-jack-johnson

06/05/2019

This Saturday in Chicago, I'm playing the Cadillac of electric basses – my Ernie Ball Music Man Reflex 5 – for a show celebrating the release of the new album "Gratitude" by Rob Ryndak + Tom Lockwood (Pacific Coast Jazz) at PianoForte Studios on Michigan Ave. Come by and dig the groovy sounds! Details: tinyurl.com/groovybass

11/17/2018

I'm recording again today on big and little basses at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago. The upright originally belonged to jazz legends Earl May + Richard Davis. The electric is an Ernie Ball Music Man Reflex 5.

07/17/2017

THE SEIGFRIED TRIO
Tuesday, July 18
Jazz Showcase
806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago

Sets at 8pm and 10pm
Cover: $10 general / $5 students & musicians

It's time for our annual summer show at the Jazz Showcase! Come on by for some swinging jazz music with award-winning musicians.

Karl E. H. Seigfried (bass)
Chris Greene (saxophone)
Steve Corley (drums)

Check out the music at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/karl

06/06/2016

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Only a few seats left, so register now! Class starts Wednesday.

JAZZ: A LISTENER'S GUIDE
Newberry Library, Chicago
Wednesdays, June 8 – July 27
5:45 - 7:45 PM

Discount registration now open for this public class! Gain a deeper understanding of America’s original music from a listener’s perspective. Learn about the great musicians of the jazz tradition, explore the music’s fascinating social history, and discover Chicago’s unique contributions to the art form.

We will study the development of early jazz in New Orleans, the swing era, bebop, fusion, and more. No previous familiarity with the idiom is necessary. Eight sessions.

Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried has appeared on 26 recordings as bassist and guitarist, including on award-winning jazz albums of his own compositions. He has played with Fred Anderson, Bobby McFerrin, John Medeski, Roscoe Mitchell, and many other jazz greats.

Registration information: go.newberry.org/pages/seminars/S16Jazz

05/25/2016

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Thursday is last day for early bird discount registration!

JAZZ: A LISTENER'S GUIDE
Newberry Library, Chicago
Wednesdays, June 8 – July 27
5:45 - 7:45 PM

Discount registration now open for this public class! Gain a deeper understanding of America’s original music from a listener’s perspective. Learn about the great musicians of the jazz tradition, explore the music’s fascinating social history, and discover Chicago’s unique contributions to the art form.

We will study the development of early jazz in New Orleans, the swing era, bebop, fusion, and more. No previous familiarity with the idiom is necessary. Eight sessions.

Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried has appeared on 26 recordings as bassist and guitarist, including on award-winning jazz albums of his own compositions. He has played with Fred Anderson, Bobby McFerrin, John Medeski, Roscoe Mitchell, and many other jazz greats.

Registration information: go.newberry.org/pages/seminars/S16Jazz

05/14/2016

Just recorded string bass parts for new tracks by Don Falcone's Spirits Burning featuring Steve Hillage (Gong) & Cyrille Verdeaux (Clearlight). I played the bass formerly owned by Earl May (Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Taylor) & Richard Davis (Eric Dolphy, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Henderson). It's nice to be a teensy tiny footnote to history.

05/06/2016

JAZZ: A LISTENER'S GUIDE
Newberry Library, Chicago
Wednesdays, June 8 – July 27
5:45 - 7:45 PM

Discount registration now open for this public class! Gain a deeper understanding of America’s original music from a listener’s perspective. Learn about the great musicians of the jazz tradition, explore the music’s fascinating social history, and discover Chicago’s unique contributions to the art form.

We will study the development of early jazz in New Orleans, the swing era, bebop, fusion, and more. No previous familiarity with the idiom is necessary. Eight sessions.

Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried has appeared on 26 recordings as bassist and guitarist, including on award-winning jazz albums of his own compositions. He has played with Fred Anderson, Bobby McFerrin, John Medeski, Roscoe Mitchell, and many other jazz greats.

Registration information: go.newberry.org/pages/seminars/S16Jazz

04/29/2016

JAZZ: A LISTENER'S GUIDE
Newberry Library, Chicago
Wednesdays, June 8 – July 27
5:45 - 7:45 PM

Gain a deeper understanding of America’s original music from a listener’s perspective. Learn about the great musicians of the jazz tradition, explore the music’s fascinating social history, and discover Chicago’s unique contributions to the art form. We will study the development of early jazz in New Orleans, the swing era, bebop, fusion, and more. No previous familiarity with the idiom is necessary. Eight sessions.

Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried has appeared on 26 recordings as bassist and guitarist, including on award-winning jazz albums of his own compositions. He has played with Fred Anderson, Bobby McFerrin, John Medeski, Roscoe Mitchell, and many other jazz greats.

Registration information: go.newberry.org/pages/seminars/S16Jazz

03/19/2016

Tonight my jazz trio (with Damian Espinosa & Steve Corley) plays a jazz concerto with Heartland Festival Orchestra & Maestro David Commanday.

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