Name: MARIA CHÁVEZ, SHAHZAD ISMAILY, & GREG SAUNIER + ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON
Start: 2026-09-12T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-12T23:00:00-05:00
Location: The Cedar Cultural Center

Maria Chavez

Shazad Ismaily

Greg Saunier

Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon

MARIA CHÁVEZ, SHAHZAD ISMAILY, & GREG SAUNIER + ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON

The Cedar Cultural Center

Tickets for this show are still available! The Cedar is transitioning ticketing platforms. Please visit thecedar.org/events for tickets.

The Cedar PresentsMARIA CHÁVEZ, SHAHZAD ISMAILY, &amp; GREG SAUNIER + ELORI SAXL &amp; HENRY SOLOMONSaturday, September 12, 2026Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PMAll AgesSeated This is a seated show with general admission, first-come, first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our<a href="https://www.thecedar.org/access-services" title="https://www.thecedar.org/access-services" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Access page.</a>For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets purchased at the door will include a $1 Eventbrite fee.

ABOUT THIS SHOWMaria Chávez, Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab, Ceramic Dog) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) came together as a trio for the first time for a show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in May 2025. That debut performance received a glowing review in The Wire, where writer Vanessa Ague heralded it as “a reminder of the sheer joy of seeing what surprises we can find in sound”.“Seeing is Forgetting combines analog synths (Elori Saxl) with baritone saxophone + bass clarinet (Henry Solomon). Drawing equal parts from American jazz abstraction, New York classical minimalism, and contemporary pop’s sense of harmony, form, and hooks, the album is an exploration in presence, physicality, intuition, and vulnerability.”The Cedar is thrilled to present these cutting-edge artists together for one night only.

Maria Chávez, Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab, Ceramic Dog) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) came together as a trio for the first time for a show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in May 2025. That debut performance received a glowing review in The Wire, where writer Vanessa Ague heralded it as “a reminder of [...] the sheer joy of seeing what surprises we can find in sound”.Each of the players’ inimitable approach to their instruments has earned them vivid, varied and longstanding careers. Now, in this new formation, a fresh breath arrives: combining abstract turntablism, outré drumming and uncanny instrumentation, their sonic searching is as playful as it is profound.<a href="https://mariachavez.org/" title="https://mariachavez.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Maria Chávez here.</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/arts/music/shahzad-ismaily.html" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/arts/music/shahzad-ismaily.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Shahzad Ismaily here.</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greg.saucier/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/greg.saucier/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Greg Saunier here.</a>

Elori Saxl is an American experimental electronic composer. Her music has received critical acclaim for its elegant and innovative combination of digitally-processed field recordings with analog synthesizers and orchestral instruments from The Washington Post, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, The Quietus, WNYC New Sounds, BBC Radio, Bandcamp Daily and more. Saxl has composed music for classical ensembles, PBS, The National Film Board of Canada, The Guggenheim, Burton, Patagonia, Google, Poler, Dove, the New Yorker, This American Life, Public Radio International, SFMOMA, and more. She has performed live around the world both solo and as a quartet including recent dates at Rewire, Dripping, WOS, National Sawdust, Public Records, and opening for Colin Stetson’s North American tour.<a href="https://elorisaxl.com/" title="https://elorisaxl.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Elori Saxl here.</a>

Henry Solomon is an American artist, saxophonist, composer, and producer living in Los Angeles. In addition to writing and producing his own solo projects, he appears on recordings by Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Louis Cole, and Miley Cyrus, and was featured on HAIM’s grammy nominated album Women In Music Pt. 3. He also played baritone saxophone as Lisa Simpson in the Disney+ short “When Billie Met Lisa” featuring Billie Eilish. Henry has performed at Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl, and Sofi Stadium with HAIM opening for Taylor Swift, and countless festivals across Europe, Japan, and Latin America. His solo albums combine jazz, pop, punk, and electronic, and have received praise in GQ from artists like Thundercat. Henry is working on a number of new albums for release in 2025.<a href="https://www.henrysolomon.com/" title="https://www.henrysolomon.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Henry Solomon here.</a>

MARIA CHÁVEZ, SHAHZAD ISMAILY, & GREG SAUNIER + ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON

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Maria Chavez

Shazad Ismaily

Greg Saunier

Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon

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Shazad Ismaily

Greg Saunier

Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon

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