Jeb Bishop is primarily known as an improvisational jazz trombonist. However he occasionally plays other instruments on both jazz and rock recordings as noted.
As leader/co-leader 98 Duets (Wobbly Rail, 1998) Jeb Bishop Trio (Okka Disk, 1999) Afternoons (Okka Disk, 2001) Trio/Quartet Chicago Defenders (Wobbly Rail, 2002) Duo with Sebi Tramontana Farragut (Lakefront Digital, 2006), Lucky 7s Pluto Junkyard (Clean Feed Records, 2009) 2009 (Better Animal Recs, 2009), Jeb Bishop Trio Wire And Brass (Okka Disk, 2010) The Engines 1000 Words (Driff Records, 2012) & Jorrit Dijkstra Old Shoulders (Relay Recordings, 2012) duo with Tim Daisy Other Violets (Not Two Records, 2013) The Engines with John Tchicai: Green Knights (Aerophonic Records, 2015) The Engines Staffa (Breakfast for Dinner Records, 2015) with Long Sidewalks Scratch Slice Jag (Out & Gone Music, 2017) duo with Dan Ruccia Konzert für Hannes (Not Two Records, 2017) with Matthias Muche & Matthias Müller, trombones From A to B (Jazzwerkstatt, 2022) with Matthias Muche & Matthias Müller, trombones Three Valentines and Goodbye (1980 Records, 2018) solo Re-Collect (Not Two Records, 2019) with Flex Quartet Duo (Creative Sources, 2019) with Matthias Muche Flayed (ugEXPLODE, 2019) trio with Weasel Walter and Alex Ward Pioneer Works vol. 1 (Balance Point Acoustics, 2019) (with Weasel Walter / Damon Smith / Jaap Blonk) Pioneer Works vol. 2 [cassette] (Balance Point Acoustics, 2019) & JeJaWeDa (with Weasel Walter / Damon Smith / Jaap Blonk) Universal or Directional (Balance Point Acoustics, 2020) with Dan Clucas, Damon Smith, Matt Crane) Centrifugal Trio (Astral Spirits, 2020) with Centrifugal Trio Duals (Driff/Balance Point Acoustics, 2022) Duos with Damon Smith and with Pandelis Karayorgis Tells or Terrier (Not Two Records, 2023) Trio with Joe Morris and Nathan McBride
Collaborations Joe McPhee / Jeb Bishop: The Brass City (Okka Disk, 1999) Tony Bevan, Jeb Bishop, Michael Zerang, John Edwards: Nham (Foghorn Records, 2002) The Engines: The Engines (Okka Disk, 2007) Jeb Bishop / Harris Eisenstadt / Jason Roebke: Tiebreaker (Not Two Records, 2008) Joe McPhee, Jeb Bishop, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Michael Zerang: Ibsen’s Ghosts (Not Two Records, 2011) Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Lou Mallozzi & Frank Rosaly: At The Hideout (Kontrans, 2012) Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio & Jeb Bishop: Burning Live At Jazz Ao Centro (JACC Records, 2012) Cactus Truck With Jeb Bishop and Roy Campbell: Live In USA (Tractata Records, 2013) (trombone, electronics/fx) Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio + Jeb Bishop: The Flame Alphabet (Not Two Records, 2013) Polyorchard: Color Theory in Black and White (Polyorchard, 2015) Polyorchard: Red October (Out & Gone Music, 2017) Polyorchard: Sextet / Quintet (Out & Gone Music, 2018) Polyorchard (Jeb Bishop and David Menestres): Ink (Out & Gone Music, 2020) The Diagonal: Filter (Not Two Records, 2018) Cutout: Cutout (Driff Records, 2020) Vinny Golia, Jeb Bishop, Sany Ewen, Damon Smith, Ron Coulter. STL23 (Kreating SounD, 2025)
As sideman
With Atomic / School Days Nuclear Assembly Hall (Okka Disk, 2004) Distil (Okka Disk, 2008)
With Bathysphere Bathysphere (Driff Records, 2015)
With Bonaventure Pencroff De Fortune (Mz Records, 2014)
With Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann, The Chicago Octet/Tentet (Okka Disk, 1998) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Stone/Water (Okka Disk, 2000) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two, Short Visit To Nowhere (Okka Disk, 2002) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two, Broken English (Okka Disk, 2002) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Images (Okka Disk, 2004) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Signs (Okka Disk, 2004) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Featuring Mike Pearson, Be Music, Night (Okka Disk, 2005) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet + 1, 3 Nights in Oslo (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2010) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Walk, Love, Sleep (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2012) Peter Brötzmann, Long Story Short (Trost Records, 2013) Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Concert For Fukushima Wels 2011 (PanRec/Trost Records, 2013)
With Kyle Bruckmann And (Musica Genera, 2001) Wrack (Red Toucan Records, 2003) Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack, ...Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire (Singlespeed Music, 2014)
With John Butcher Anomalies In The Customs Of The Day: Music On Seven Occasions (Meniscus, 2000)
With Chicago Edge Ensemble Decaying Orbit (Lizard Breath, 2017) Insidious Anthem (Trost, 2018) The Individualists (Lizard Breath, 2023)
With Daniele D'Agaro, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Robert Barry Chicago Overtones (hatOLOGY, 2005)
With Darren Johnston's Gone To Chicago The Big Lift (Porto Franco Records, 2011)
With Bill Dixon Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra (Thrill Jockey, 2008)
With Harris Eisenstadt The Soul And Gone (482 Music, 2005) Old Growth Forest (Clean Feed Records, 2016) Recent Developments (Songlines, 2017) Old Growth Forest II (Astral Sprits, 2019)
With Exploding Star Orchestra We Are All From Somewhere Else (Thrill Jockey, 2007) Stars Have Shapes (Delmark Records, 2010) Matter Anti-Matter (RogueArt, 2014)
With The Flatlands Collective Gnomade (Skycap Records, 2007) Maatjes (Clean Feed Records, 2009)
With The Flying Luttenbachers Constructive Destruction (ugEXPLODE Records, 1994) (bass guitar, trombone) Destroy All Music (ugEXPLODE Records, 1995) (bass guitar, Casio keyboard) Destroy All Music Revisited (Skin Graft Records, 2007) (bass guitar, Casio keyboard)
With Frank Rosaly ¡Todos de Pie! (Kontrans, 2019)
With Globe Unity Orchestra Globe Unity - 40 Years (Intakt Records, 2008)
With Hamid Drake & Bindu Reggaeology (RogueArt, 2010)
With Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents Book of Water (Creative Nation Music, 2019)
With Jason Roebke Octet High/Red/Center (Delmark Records, 2014)
With Joe Harriott Project Straight Lines (Atavistic Records, 1999)
With John Corbett & Heavy Friends I'm Sick About My Hat (Atavistic Records, 1999)
With Jorrit Dijkstra's Pillow Circles Pillow Circles (Clean Feed Records, 2010) Pillow Circles Live Bimhuis Amsterdam (Driff Records, 2014)
With Josh Berman & His Gang There Now (Delmark Records, 2012)
With Keefe Jackson Quartet Seeing You See (Clean Feed, 2010)
With Ken Vandermark's TOPOLOGY Nonet featuring Joe McPhee Impressions Of Po Music (Okka Disk, 2013)
With KLANG Other Doors (Allos Documents, 2011)
With The Lightbox Orchestra Two Lightboxes (Locust Music, 2004)
With Fred Lonberg-Holm Site-Specific: Duets For Cello And Guitar (Explain:, 2000)
With Mike Reed's People, Places & Things About Us (482 Music, 2009) Stories And Negotiations (482 Music, 2010)
With Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo Emergent (Leo Records, 2012) Force Majeure (Delmark Records, 2014)
With Dan Phillips Quartet Converging Tributaries (Lizard Breath, 2017)
With Predella Group Strade D'Acqua / Roads Of Water (Multikulti Project, 2011)
With Paul Rutherford Chicago 2002 (Emanem Records, 2002)
With School Days Crossing Division (Okka Disk, 2001) In Our Times (Okka Disk, 2002)
With School Days And The Thing, Presented By Mats Gustafsson The Music Of Norman Howard (Anagram Records, 2002)
With Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls Breeding Resistance (Delmark Records, 2004)
With Terminal 4 Terminal 4 (Atavistic Records / Truckstop, 2001) (trombone, guitar) When I'm Falling (Atavistic Records / Truckstop, 2001) (trombone, guitar)
With The TERRITORY BAND Territory Band-1: Transatlantic Bridge (Okka Disk, 2001) Territory Band-2: Atlas (Okka Disk, 2002) Territory Band-3: Map Theory (Okka Disk, 2004) Territory Band-4: Company Switch (Okka Disk, 2005)
With The Vandermark 5 Single Piece Flow (Atavistic, 1997) (trombone, guitar) Every Tuesday At The Empty Bottle The Vandermark 5 Will Pour An Ocean Of Sound Into Your Bucket. Drink, Don't Drown. (Savage Sound Syndicate, 1997) (trombone, guitar) Target or Flag (Atavistic Records, 1998) (trombone, guitar) Simpatico (Atavistic Records, 1999) (trombone, guitar) Every Tuesday At The Empty Bottle The Battle For Supremacy Continues: The Vandermark 5 Vs. Santo, El Enmascarado De Plata - Thinking On One's Feet. (Savage Sound Syndicate, 1999) (trombone, guitar) Burn The Incline (Atavistic Records, 2000) (trombone, guitar) Acoustic Machine (Atavistic Records, 2001) Free Jazz Classics Vol. 1 & 2 (Atavistic Records, 2002) Airports For Light (Atavistic Records, 2003) Elements Of Style, Exercises In Surprise (Atavistic Records, 2004) The Color Of Memory (Atavistic Records, 2005) Alchemia (Not Two Records, 2005) Free Jazz Classics Vol. 3 & 4 (Atavistic Records, 2006)
With The Whammies Play The Music Of Steve Lacy (Driff Records, 2012) Play The Music Of Steve Lacy Vol. 2 (Driff Records, 2013) Play The Music Of Steve Lacy Vol. 3, Live (Driff Records, 2014)
With Zu Igneo (Wide Records, 2002)
Rock collaborations Metal Pitcher: A Careful Workman Is The Best Safety Device (7") (Merge Records, 1989) (drums) The Angels of Epistemology: The Angels of Epistemology (EP) (Merge Records, 1991) (guitar, bass, vocals, keyboard) The Angels of Epistemology: Fruit (Merge Records, 1995) (guitar, bass, other strings, vocals, keyboard, trombone)
As rock/pop/electronic sideman
With Olivia Block Pure Gaze (Sedimental Records, 1999) Change Ringing (Cut Records, 2005)
With Cheer-Accident Enduring The American Dream (Pravda, 1997) Salad Days (Skin Graft, 2000)
With Gastr Del Sol The Harp Factory on Lake Street (Table of the Elements, 1995) Camoufleur (Drag City, 1998)
With In Zenith Building A Better Future (Miguel Recordings, 1998) (trombone, guitar, bass)
With Markéta Irglová Anar (Markéta Irglová, 2011)
With Simon Joyner The Lousy Dance (Truckstop, 1999)
With Mount Moriah How to Dance (Mount Moriah, 2016)
With Chris Mills The Silver Line (Powerless Pop Recorders, 2002)
With Rian Murphy & Will Oldham All Most Heaven (Drag City, 2000)
With Jim O'Rourke (musician) Bad Timing (Drag City, 1997) Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album) (Drag City, 1999)
With Portastatic De Mel, De Melão (Merge Records, 2000)
With Stereolab Dots and Loops (Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks, 1997) Sound-Dust (Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks, 2001)
With Superchunk Come Pick Me Up (Merge Records, 1999)
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