BEN ZUCKER

BEN ZUCKER practices acts of juxtaposition and speculation, as an intentionally wide-ranging composer, audiovisual artist, and multi-instrumentalist acclaimed as a "master of improvisation" (IMPOSE Magazine) and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog), and “one of those annoying people who can do lots of things really well” (We Need No Swords).

Central to Zucker’s practice is enabling self-reflexive modes of listening and performing within a musical experience through experiments with notation, technology, and relationality. He has contributed to experimental music scenes of the Bay Area, New England, London, Chicago, and beyond, working with musicians including Anthony Braxton, Gareth Davis, Myra Melford, Karen Borca, The Crossing, The Vocal Constructivists, Rinde Eckert, Tim Daisy, and the San Francisco Choral Artists, in addition to frequent performances as a soloist, bandleader, and ensemble contributor. His composed works have received awards and performances by ensembles including the Mivos Quartet, the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Khorikos, Ensemble Dal Niente, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, as well as being performed at DOCNYC, the Darmstadt Fereinkurse, Art Omi, Trinity College Dublin, Nordic Percussion Festival, Ostrava New Music Days, Ear Taxi Festival, and the O’Neil National Puppetry Conference. His solo albums are a wide mix of improvised and produced styles, incorporating mallet percussion, brass, voice, and electronics, released on labels including Amalgam, Fallen Moon Recordings, Dinzu Artefacts, Not Art Records, and I Low You.