Since mowing to Chicago in 2000,
Paul Hartsaw (1973) has performed and collaborated with Kristian Aspelin, Jim Baker,
Jeb Bishop, Nathaniel Braddock, Bill Brimfield,
Kyle Bruckmann, Jerome Bryerton, Tim Daisy, Carol Genetti, Frank Gratkowski, Anton Hatwich,
Keefe Jackson, Wibert De Joode, Scott Looney, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis, Frank Rosaly,
Karl E.H. Seigfried, Damon Smith,
Weasel Walter and William Winant both as a sideman and leader.

Paul's main focus is in organizing the improvising ensemble Desiring-Machines
(1997-Present), leading the Paul Hartsaw Trio/Quartet (2002-Present) and composing
for various large ensembles including the
Tentet and the Socio-Cybernetic Music Machine as well as playing in numerous ad-hoc ensembles throughout the city.

Associations include the Astral-Terra Trapeze Unit led by Kurt Hill Iselt, Keefe Jackson's Project Project, Scott Rosenberg's Creative Orchestra and Big Band, and Vytis Navinskas‚ Baltic Asteroids, a Lithuanian/American jazz collective.



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