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Experience the nuance of a curated night of the finest jazz featuring the incomparable Bradley Williams on piano/vocals, Aman Sangalang on tenor saxophone, Dan LeLorenzo on bass, and Michael Schlick on drums. These artists-in-residence are all at home here at Le Piano, as their performances have helped shape our very special brand. This ensemble of impeccable talent, presents stylistically, seamless renders of jazz classics and music for the soul. Williams is a master arranger and composer and tonight's performance will carry those influences. Who knows, it could lead to dancing! Doors open at 6 Show runs 6:30 - 9:30 General Admission $20 See you at the show! EARLY SHOW ENDS AT 9:30PM! There is a second seating for our Late Night show from 9:30 - midnight. To ensure a smooth transition between shows, we kindly ask that tables be returned at the conclusion of your performance time. Thank You!
Experience the nuance of a curated night of the finest jazz featuring the incomparable Dennis Luxion, Aman Sangalang on tenor saxophone, Dan LeLorenzo on bass, and Michael Schlick on drums. These artists-in-residence are all at home here at Le Piano, as their performances have helped shape our very special brand. This ensemble of impeccable talent, presents stylistically, seamless renders of jazz classics and music for the soul. Williams is a master arranger and composer and tonight's performance will carry those influences. Who knows, it could lead to dancing! Doors open at 6 Show runs 6:30 - 9:30 General Admission $20 See you at the show! EARLY SHOW ENDS AT 9:30PM! There is a second seating for our Late Night show from 9:30 - midnight. To ensure a smooth transition between shows, we kindly ask that tables be returned at the conclusion of your performance time. Thank You!
Showtimes: 10:30pm-11:45pm With his edgy style and innovative beats, jazz and blues drummer Isaiah Spencer has carved out a unique reputation in Chicago and on the national and international music stage. Not only has the North Side native performed at the Chicago Blues Festival, the Englewood Blues Festival, Jazz Showcase, the House of Blues and Rosa’s, he has taken the stage to perform with legends like Fred Anderson, James Moody, Nicole Mitchell, William Parker and Ernest Dawkins and others. The Chicago Tribune’s recently retired Music Critic, Howard Reich, has called his sound “propulsive” and “incendiary.” Chris Searle, culture writer for the Morning Star said his sound is “fiery.” A North Side native, Spencer has studied with Dr. Curtis Prince in Chicago’s All-City Jazz Band, with Dana Hall and Ernie Adams in the Ravinia Jazz in the Schools program, at Roosevelt University, and with legendary jazz educator Ronald Carter at Gallery 37, a paid summer job teaching the arts to youth. He has also studied with Ralph Peterson Jr., Kenny Washington, Greg Hutchinson, Ed Soph, Hamid Drake, Albert “Tutti” Heath, and Wilbur Campbell. Now, Spencer is the one doing the teaching. He is a teaching artist and mentor for a nonprofit organization called Youth Guidance, and a percussion teacher and assistant band director at New Trier High School. He directs his own drum camp program and through his mentoring and volunteer work, he teaches children how music can help them to overcome obstacles and reach greater heights.
Showtimes: 10:30pm-11:45pm Sunday Soul is a high energy quintet led by saxophonist Alex Beltran presenting their take on the groove focused, toe tapping, funky, boogaloo styled play synonymous with the Soul Jazz genre. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Alex Beltran has been called “a saxophonist of impeccable musicianship” by the Chicago Jazz Magazine. He is a sought-after multi-instrumentalist, composer and teacher. A Chicago resident since 2008, Alex quickly became an active member of the local and regional music scenes. His quintet, Merge, has released two albums of original modern jazz that have received praise from musicians and critics alike. Dan Healy of Chicago Jazz Magazine says their debut album Delays is “both challenging and accessible, this is one of the best new releases of the year”. Alex has performed in both large and small venues across the country, under his own name and with musicians such as Jeff Hamilton, Phil Woods, Tim Ries, Ira Sullivan, Luis Bonilla, John Fedchok, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, the Chicago Yestet, and many others. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Alex is proud to be a Vandoren Performing Artist and maintains an active studio, helping a younger generation discover the beauty of music.
Showtimes: 6pm-7:15pm & 8:15pm-9:30pm “Tasteful saxophonists Scott Burns, John Wojciechowski and Geof Bradfield summon up a winning and rare temporal simpatico of sound: the sound of three strong tenors, individually and in accord.” Downbeat Magazine This Chicago tenor saxophone trio, Tenor Time , represents a masterful convergence of three accomplished musicians who draw deeply from the city’s rich tenor tradition established by legends like Von Freeman, Johnny Griffin, Eddie Harris, and Clifford Jordan. Scott Burns, John Wojciechowski, and Geof Bradfield have forged a distinctive collaborative approach that emphasizes musical conversation over individual competition. Working in harmony and counterpoint, as well as in taut unison, they demonstrate a fiery and soulful sensibility that honors the tradition while creating something entirely their own. Their self titled album Tenor Time on AFAR Music captures this chemistry perfectly, showcasing original compositions that span from Scott Burns’ up-tempo bebop burner “Force Majeure” to Geof Bradfield’s Ellington-influenced ballad “Some Other Sunday” and John Wojciechowski’s modal waltz “Jazz Folk Song.” The ensemble moves seamlessly between bebop burners and reflective ballads, creating the intimate atmosphere of a late-night club session where three virtuoso saxophonists have come together simply to make beautiful music. This is Chicago tenor playing at its finest—sophisticated musicianship rooted in the city’s storied saxophone heritage, presented with the kind of collective spirit that makes every performance a compelling showcase of contemporary jazz artistry.
Back to All Events Improvised Music Series: TROMPE with zerang & bishop + Tyler Tadlock/Jeb Bishop/Christopher Riggs Thursday, September 24, 2026 8:30 PM 10:30 PM Google Calendar ICS Taylor Ho Bynum (photo by Peter Gannushkin) Jeff Song (photo by Nile Scott Studios) Daniel Lin (photo: Sebastian Sahlman) Jeb Bishop (photo by Fred Lonberg-Holm) Michael Zerang (photo by Dawid Laskowski) Tyler Tadlock TROMPE is an improvising music trio from the east coast featuring Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jeff Song (cello, pictured) and Daniel Lin (cello). For this concert they will be joined by special guests (and Chicago music heroes) Michael Zerang (drums, percussion) and Jeb Bishop (trombone). Percussionist Tyler Tadlock joins us from Jackson, Mississippi in an ad-hoc group with Jeb Bishop and Christopher RIggs. Taylor Ho Bynum cornet Jeff Song cello Daniel Lin cello Michael Zerang drums, percussion Jeb Bishop trombone Tyler Tadlock drums set, percussion Jeb Bishop trombone Christopher Riggs guitar Show starts at 8:30 pm. Tickets available at the door. $15 GA/$10 students. About The Artists Improviser and percussionist Tyler Tadlock began studying and playing creative improvised music shortly after meeting AACM co-founder Alvin Fielder in Jackson, Mississippi in the 2000s. Widely known for his ambient electronic music project Spirituals, he is currently serving as a Music Supervisor and Executive Producer for Ambient Film on PBS. Tadlock has hosted and played with a variety of creative musicians including George Cartwright, Chris Alford, Bruce Golden, Evan Gallagher, Dave Rempis, David Dove, Michael Adkins, Judy Dunaway, Davey Williams, Mark Howell, Jack Wright, Evan Lipson, Andrew Weathers and more. Currently serving as the Music Supervisor and Executive Producer for Ambient Film on PBS , Tyler plays a pivotal role in shaping the series’ auditory landscape. With a background in ambient music, improvisation, and composition, he curates and produces original music that enhances Ambient Film’s signature hypnotic experience. Beyond his work on Ambient Film , Tyler is a sought-after collaborator, regularly working with like-minded musicians, filmmakers, and artists across various creative disciplines. His works have been featured in Vice, Resident Advisor, XLR8R, Pitchfork, and has appeared on NTS Radio, KEXP, SirusXM, Dublab, Mary Ann Hobbs’s BBC6 Four Tet guest mix, and Gilles Peterson’s WorldwideFM. Taylor Ho Bynum has spent his career navigating the intersections between structure and improvisation—through musical composition, performance and interdisciplinary collaboration, and through teaching, writing, production and organizing. Bynum's expressionistic playing on cornet and his expansive vision as composer have garnered him critical attention on over twenty recordings as a bandleader and dozens more as a sideman. His varied endeavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he travels to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects, including two operas and multiple festivals). Bynum has worked with other legendary figures such as Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, and Wadada Leo Smith and maintains current collaborative projects with artists like Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson and Tomeka Reid, among others. Bynum's writing has been published in the New Yorker, Point of Departure and Sound American, and he has served as a panelist, board member and consultant for leading arts organizations and individual artists. Jeff Song (he/him) is a musician, composer, actor, visual artist and New England Foundation for the Arts grant recipient. He received his BA in Anthropology from Boston University, and his MM from the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with Ran Blake and Joe Maneri, among others. Fluent in a variety of musical languages, Je4 has been active in improvised and experimental music, jazz, rock, and Americana for over 30 years. Primarily a bass guitarist and cellist, he has also performed and recorded on guitar, piano, oud, and kayagum. Jeff has performed at music festivals around the globe and appears on over a dozen recordings - his original music featured on radio, television, and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. As touring bassist for Ute Lemper, he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, L’Opéra de Vichy, and The Palermo Festival Di Verdura. Jeff has also composed original music for theater productions in Boston, Baltimore, and Washington DC. www.jeffreysong.com Daniel Lin (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary improviser, composer, and memory worker. Daniel is active in jazz and Black Creative Music communities, most recently performing with Bill Cole, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ras Moshe, Warren Smith, Bill Lowe, Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins, Joseph Daley, Althea SullyCole, Je4 Song, and Eli Hecht. His practice emphasizes collective improvisation and deep listening, drawing inspiration from the music’s histories of liberation, social justice, and radical organization and solidarities. Now based in Baltimore, MD, he spends his time playing/composing music, acting/music directing for theater, and working in libraries/archives. Jeb Bishop has performed, toured and recorded with groups including the Vandermark Five, the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Terminal Four, School Days, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, Globe Unity Orchestra, The Engines, and his own Jeb Bishop Trio and Quartet. He also co-led the Lucky 7s project with New Orleans-based trombonist Jeff Albert and is a member of the Boston- based cooperative quintet Cutout. He has performed at venues and clubs of every size and description and at jazz and other music festivals throughout North America and Europe. Michael Zerang was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a first generation American of Assyrian decent. He has been an active musician, composer, and producer since 1976, focusing extensively on improvised music, free jazz, contemporary composition, puppet theater, experimental theater, and international musical forms. He has been a long-standing member of The Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Friction Brothers, Brötzmann/McPhee/Kessler/Zerang Quartet, and Survival Unit III with Joe McPhee and Fred Lonberg-Holm. He has collaborated extensively with contemporary theater, dance, and other multidisciplinary forms and has received three Joseph Je4erson Awards for Original Music Composition in Theater, in 1996, 1998, and 2000. He has over one-hundred titles in his discography and has toured nationally and internationally to 34 countries since 1981 with and ever-widening pool of collaborators. He was the artistic director of the Link's Hall Performance Series from 1985-1989 where he produced over 300 concerts of jazz, traditional ethnic folk music, electronic music, and other forms of forward thinking music. He continued to produce concerts at Café Urbus Orbis from 1994-1996, and at his own space, The Candlestick Maker in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, from 2001 - 2005. http://www.michaelzerang.com/ https://pinkpalace.bandcamp.com Previous Previous September 20 Pleiades Series: 'Flagellent Songs' Film Screening, Gabi Vanek w/ Tina LeFauve + iph Next Next October 1 AfroFuturist Weekend 11: "What's In the Cipher?" [Offsite AT THE.BLKROOM] Residents Panel ft. author ytasha womack
Back to All Events Improvised Music Series: TROMPE with zerang & bishop + Tyler Tadlock/Bishop/Riggs Thursday, September 24, 2026 8:30 PM 10:30 PM Google Calendar ICS Taylor Ho Bynum (photo by Peter Gannushkin) Jeff Song (photo by Nile Scott Studios) Daniel Lin (photo: Sebastian Sahlman) Jeb Bishop (photo by Fred Lonberg-Holm) Michael Zerang (photo by Dawid Laskowski) TROMPE is an improvising music trio from the east coast featuring Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jeff Song (cello, pictured) and Daniel Lin (cello). For this concert they will be joined by special guests (and Chicago music heroes) Michael Zerang (drums, percussion) and Jeb Bishop (trombone). Percussionist Tyler Tadlock joins us from Jackson, Mississippi in an ad-hoc group with Jeb Bishop and Christopher RIggs. Taylor Ho Bynum cornet Jeff Song cello Daniel Lin cello Michael Zerang drums, percussion Jeb Bishop trombone Tyler Tadlock drums set, percussion Jeb Bishop trombone Christopher Riggs guitar Show starts at 8:30 pm. Tickets available at the door. $15 GA/$10 students. About The Artists Improviser, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and percussionist Tyler Tadlock blurs the lines of ambient, electronic, and experimental music.est known for Spirituals , his long-term solo project, Tyler has garnered widespread recognition for his immersive soundscapes and evocative live performances. His compositions blend organic textures with electronic synthesis, creating deeply personal works that invite listeners into meditative, introspective trances. Currently serving as the Music Supervisor and Executive Producer for Ambient Film on PBS , Tyler plays a pivotal role in shaping the series’ auditory landscape. With a background in ambient music, improvisation, and composition, he curates and produces original music that enhances Ambient Film’s signature hypnotic experience. Beyond his work on Ambient Film , Tyler is a sought-after collaborator, regularly working with like-minded musicians, filmmakers, and artists across various creative disciplines. His works have been featured in Vice, Resident Advisor, XLR8R, Pitchfork, and has appeared on NTS Radio, KEXP, SirusXM, Dublab, Mary Ann Hobbs’s BBC6 Four Tet guest mix, and Gilles Peterson’s WorldwideFM. Taylor Ho Bynum has spent his career navigating the intersections between structure and improvisation—through musical composition, performance and interdisciplinary collaboration, and through teaching, writing, production and organizing. Bynum's expressionistic playing on cornet and his expansive vision as composer have garnered him critical attention on over twenty recordings as a bandleader and dozens more as a sideman. His varied endeavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he travels to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects, including two operas and multiple festivals). Bynum has worked with other legendary figures such as Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, and Wadada Leo Smith and maintains current collaborative projects with artists like Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson and Tomeka Reid, among others. Bynum's writing has been published in the New Yorker, Point of Departure and Sound American, and he has served as a panelist, board member and consultant for leading arts organizations and individual artists. Jeff Song (he/him) is a musician, composer, actor, visual artist and New England Foundation for the Arts grant recipient. He received his BA in Anthropology from Boston University, and his MM from the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with Ran Blake and Joe Maneri, among others. Fluent in a variety of musical languages, Je4 has been active in improvised and experimental music, jazz, rock, and Americana for over 30 years. Primarily a bass guitarist and cellist, he has also performed and recorded on guitar, piano, oud, and kayagum. Jeff has performed at music festivals around the globe and appears on over a dozen recordings - his original music featured on radio, television, and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. As touring bassist for Ute Lemper, he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, L’Opéra de Vichy, and The Palermo Festival Di Verdura. Jeff has also composed original music for theater productions in Boston, Baltimore, and Washington DC. www.jeffreysong.com Daniel Lin (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary improviser, composer, and memory worker. Daniel is active in jazz and Black Creative Music communities, most recently performing with Bill Cole, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ras Moshe, Warren Smith, Bill Lowe, Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins, Joseph Daley, Althea SullyCole, Je4 Song, and Eli Hecht. His practice emphasizes collective improvisation and deep listening, drawing inspiration from the music’s histories of liberation, social justice, and radical organization and solidarities. Now based in Baltimore, MD, he spends his time playing/composing music, acting/music directing for theater, and working in libraries/archives. Jeb Bishop has performed, toured and recorded with groups including the Vandermark Five, the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Terminal Four, School Days, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, Globe Unity Orchestra, The Engines, and his own Jeb Bishop Trio and Quartet. He also co-led the Lucky 7s project with New Orleans-based trombonist Jeff Albert and is a member of the Boston- based cooperative quintet Cutout. He has performed at venues and clubs of every size and description and at jazz and other music festivals throughout North America and Europe. Michael Zerang was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a first generation American of Assyrian decent. He has been an active musician, composer, and producer since 1976, focusing extensively on improvised music, free jazz, contemporary composition, puppet theater, experimental theater, and international musical forms. He has been a long-standing member of The Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Friction Brothers, Brötzmann/McPhee/Kessler/Zerang Quartet, and Survival Unit III with Joe McPhee and Fred Lonberg-Holm. He has collaborated extensively with contemporary theater, dance, and other multidisciplinary forms and has received three Joseph Je4erson Awards for Original Music Composition in Theater, in 1996, 1998, and 2000. He has over one-hundred titles in his discography and has toured nationally and internationally to 34 countries since 1981 with and ever-widening pool of collaborators. He was the artistic director of the Link's Hall Performance Series from 1985-1989 where he produced over 300 concerts of jazz, traditional ethnic folk music, electronic music, and other forms of forward thinking music. He continued to produce concerts at Café Urbus Orbis from 1994-1996, and at his own space, The Candlestick Maker in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, from 2001 - 2005. http://www.michaelzerang.com/ https://pinkpalace.bandcamp.com Previous Previous September 20 Pleiades Series: 'Flagellent Songs' Film Screening, Gabi Vanek w/ Tina LeFauve + iph Next Next October 1 AfroFuturist Weekend 11: "What's In the Cipher?" [Offsite AT THE.BLKROOM] Dark Matter Residents Panel & Performance
Le Piano is thrilled to present our newest ensemble in residence. Experience the pinnacle in jazz with an unforgettable night featuring the incomparable Chris White on piano with a rotating roster of featured guest performers. These artists are seasoned pros and no strangers to Le Piano. Loaded with talent, they present stylistically, seamless renders of jazz classics. Who knows, it could lead to dancing! Doors open at 6 Show runs 6:30 - 9:30 General Admission $20 See you at the show! EARLY SHOW ENDS AT 9:30PM! There is a second seating for our Late Night show from 9:30 - midnight. To ensure a smooth transition between shows, we kindly ask that tables be returned at the conclusion of your performance time. Thank You!