Cistern

Cistern is the second album by prodigiously talented musician, collaborator, composer, arranger and producer Jherek Bischoff. Gloriously cinematic, these modern orchestral recordings showcase Jherek’s unerring ability to pull at the heartstrings. Intrinsically linked to the space in which it was conceived, Cistern was born from time spent improvising in an empty two million gallon underground water tank in Washington state. A space which forced Bischoff to slow down, to reflect, to draw on his childhood growing up on a sailing boat; an emotional journey from the city back to the Pacific Ocean, via the Cistern. The album itself was recorded with a live orchestra, the New York-based Contemporaneous ensemble, in a converted 19th century church in Hudson, NY. Cistern follows on the heels of Strung Out In Heaven, a moving string quartet tribute to David Bowie, created with Amanda Palmer and featuring the significant talents of Anna Calvi and Neil Gaiman. They performed ‘Black Star’ at the recent all star Bowie tribute show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Jherek will also take part in the Bowie tribute at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms in July.Bischoff’s acclaimed 2012 album, Composed, featured such illustrious guests as David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Nels Cline (Wilco) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof).Much in demand, Bischoff has collaborated with an ever-growing list of artists including Ariel Pink, Kronos Quartet, Ben Folds, Bang On A Can, Zola Jesus, Sondre Lerche and Missy Higgins. He has performed at venues and festivals around the world including Carnegie Hall and the Ecstatic Music Festival in New York, Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center, Seattle’s Moore Theater, Adelaide Festival and Tasmania’s MONA FOMA. His work has been performed by the Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Adelaide Art Orchestra, Wordless Music Orchestra and yMusic.