This split bill show features the David Rodgers Experiment from 6pm-7pm and the Chase Elodia Quartet's Biophilia Records Release from 7:15pm-8:15pm.

Chase Elodia Quartet – Biophilia Records Release

Chase Elodia will bring his ensemble from Brooklyn, NY to Rudy's Jazz room for a performance in celebration of their Biophilia Records release, Portrait Imperfect. The band's approach combines a collaborative and improvisational sensibility with an aesthetic orientation that has been nourished by singer-songwriters and electronic artists like Meshell Ndegeocello, Norma Winstone, and Becca Stevens. Each member of the group is an exciting, emerging voice in the contemporary jazz scene in New York: Claire Dickson on Voice, Tyrone Allen on Bass, and Theo Walentiny on piano/keyboards, and Chase Elodia on drums. Chase is a 2021 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award Winner as well as a 2022 MacDowell Residency Fellow. His recording of Portrait Imperfect was funded in part by a Pathways to Jazz Grant from the Boulder County Arts Alliance.

David Rodgers Experiment

David Rodgers (piano), Jordan Perlson (drums), & Nic Townsend (synths) join creative forces for one night only to debut new music off of David’s forthcoming third studio-album.

Pianist and composer David Rodgers has toured or performed alongside artists including Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, Kirk Whalum, and Ricky Skaggs, and has also recorded on numerous records including Keb’ Mo’s Grammy-winning Oklahoma (2019). He has performed worldwide at the Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Playboy Jazz Festival, among many others. His compositions and arrangements span multiple genres, have been performed internationally, and have aired on network television including ESPN and the SEC Network. David holds a bachelor of music degree from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music where he pursued both classical and jazz piano performance, and holds a masters of music degree from Belmont University where he studied commercial composition. He has released two albums as a leader: his 2017 genre-bending, debut project Songs For A Generation; as well as his 2019 album, Doorways.

The career of drummer, percussionist, producer and educator Jordan Perlson has spanned about as wide a stylistic reach as one can imagine. Be it with jazz legends Seamus Blake, Gary Burton, David Liebman, or folk heroes Alison Brown and Missy Raines, or reggae giants Matisyahu and Trevor Hall, cutting edge music innovators like Becca Stevens, Snarky Puppy, Banda Magda and Jeff Coffin, progressive music with Adrian Belew, Echolyn or Kaki King, or fusion megastar Hiromi, Jordan has become a known force in these many circles. Credits on 100+ recordings, including national and international ad campaigns for Powerade, Netflix, The NY Rangers, Buick and more, Jordan is at home in the studio as he is on stage. Having taught at prestigious institutions such as Berklee College of Music, New York University and masterclasses all over the world, Jordan is a passionate educator. An author of 2 books for Mel Bay publishing, Jordan’s books have been translated into several languages and are used the world round by teachers and students of many levels.

Nic Townsend is a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist from Little Rock, Arkansas. He is currently working as the staff arranger for Troy Curtis Entertainment and is the lead guitarist for local progressive metal band Dissonation. He holds a Bachelor of Music in composition from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Music in composition from Baylor University. Throughout his undergraduate and master’s degrees, he has dedicated himself to developing a style that seamlessly fuses compositional techniques of concert music with harmonic and rhythmic elements from jazz and metal. He has received numerous commissions for works ranging from chamber ensembles to concert band. His latest work, a suite for solo trumpet, 5 horns and rhythm section, is set to be recorded by trumpeter Ethan Adams in summer 2022.

This show is 21 and over only. All sales are final and we unfortunately cannot offer any refunds. Additional tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show even if it is sold out online.

Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start time. If you do not arrive within 45 minutes after the show start time on your ticket your seat may be resold to other patrons at the door. If you arrive after 45 minutes from the start time of the show and your ticket has been resold, although we cannot guarantee it, we will try our best to make space for you to attend the show.