Multi-instrumentalists Jesse Chandler and Ben Zucker first met in upstate NY in 2022, and have been deep in collaboration since. Following their last Chicago appearance with Beth Orton, here they play an intimate set of original tunes and covers at the intersection of jazz, folk, and Brazilian music, joined by Oliver Horton on bass and guitar.
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Jesse Chandler is a musician living in Denton, TX. He hails from the storied mountains of Woodstock, NY where he studied piano and woodwinds since age 7. He records and tours the world in the bands Midlake and Mercury Rev, and is also a member of acclaimed UK singer Beth Orton’s group. He won a Grammy in 2023 for best folk album with Madison Cunningham, and has released three albums under his solo project Pneumatic Tubes.
https://pneumatictubes.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jesse.chandler.188478
IG @jessetchandler, @pneumatictubes
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Ben Zucker engages in acts of creative juxtaposition and speculation as a composer, audiovisual artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Acclaimed as a "master of improvisation" (IMPOSE Magazine), and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog), they have contributed to experimental music scenes across North America and Europe with “stirring compositions…built on a lifetime of musical curiosity” (Chicago Reader), as well as albums, multimedia situations, and frequent performances on brass, percussion, voice, and electronics. He currently lives in Chicago, working as a freelance musician, lecturer, President of New Music Chicago, and curator for Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series.
zvibes.bandcamp.com
IG @benzuckersounds
https://www.facebook.com/ben.zucker/
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After graduating from Knox College in 2012 with a Bachelors in Music Performance, Oliver Horton moved to Chicago to pursue a career as a bass player. Oliver is a songwriter and producer for his own solo project, ohm (https://www.oliverhortonmusic.com/), which is supported by Patreon (http://bit.ly/ohmpatreon), and he plays guitar and sings for private events. Oliver is also a founding singer of common pulse (https://www.commonpulse.net/), for which he now also writes and arranges music and plays guitar and bass. This ensemble is directed by Oliver's wife, Lydia Lane Stout, with whom Oliver also shares a music studio. Oliver teaches lessons (https://www.oliverhortonmusic.com/) on bass, guitar, piano, voice, composition, and music production.