08/12/2026
This Saturday the Shiri Zorn Trio perform at 7pm!
www.shirizorn.com
The Shiri Zorn Trio is led by vocalist Shiri Zorn, whose intercultural sound reinvents the American Songbook through the lens of Middle Eastern phrasing, unexpected time signatures, and reharmonized Latin and Brazilian classics. DownBeat's Allen Morrison describes her voice as "cool, calm and cerebral," with a tone "articulated with perfect diction and scalpel-like precision." Her latest album, Looking for the Light (2025), continues the boundary-pushing spirit that earned her a Thomas Edison "Eddies" nomination for Capital Region Best Jazz Artist.
She's joined by guitarist Chad McLoughlin, a versatile performing artist and composer who spent 25 years in NYC performing at venues including the Blue Note, Le Poisson Rouge, and Drom alongside artists such as David Kikoski, David Sancious, and Manolo Badrena. Brian Melick, an Eddies Hall of Fame inductee with more than 450 recording credits, rounds out the trio, using hand-crafted instruments to add rhythmic and textural depth to the group's sound.
Guided by Shiri's insightful phrasing and intercultural perspective, the trio reinvents standard repertoire to evoke a sense of transcendence — a shared space of deep listening and unexpected connection.
