Spencer Zahn, Zach Tenorio & Aaron Steele join us to perform Vince Guaraldi’s iconic score to A Charlie Brown Christmas live, featuring additional readings from all your favorite holiday movies, storytelling, and more!
Spencer Zahn
Spencer Zahn is a bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Since moving to New York in the mid-2000s, Spencer has worked as an in-demand sideman and collaborator, touring and recording with artists from across a wide musical spectrum. Zahn’s career as a solo artist began later, around the same time he started playing with like-minded guitarist Dave Harrington, in 2015.
Zahn’s first two solo albums, 2018’s People of the Dawn and 2019’s When We Were Brand New, were born out of solitary synth experiments, melding his jazz background with a warm electronic pulse. His new album Sunday Painter, released in September 2020, is a refined step forward for the New York City-based musician — a lush collection of instrumental songs that undulate along waves of jazz, ambient pop, Americana, and neo-classical.
Zach Tenorio
Zach Tenorio is a GRAMMY-nominated artist, co-founder, and keyboardist of the innovative Los Angeles trio Arc Iris. In 2024, his co-writing contribution to WILLOW's track 'b i g f e e l i n g s' earned him a GRAMMY nomination on the album empathogen.
A versatile and in-demand musician, Tenorio has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Kimbra, A.C. Newman, and Jon Anderson. He is also a member of the LA-based jam band Taper's Choice, alongside Dave Harrington (DARKSIDE), Chris Tompson (Vampire Weekend), and Alex Bleeker (Real Estate).
Aaron Steele
Aaron Gilbert Steele is a drummer percussionist based out of NYC & LA.. Playing everything From Electro Pop with Ghost Beach & Ximena Sarinana to Rootsy Singer Songwriters like Peter Bradley Adams & Freddie Stevenson. Growing up in a Hispanic household in NYC Aaron was always surrounded by music. Born to Reverends Emilia & Gilbert Steele drumsticks were placed in his hands at an early age, providing the back beat for worship services. In the years since Aaron has been working with a variety of artist that span every genre. More Recently Aaron has been in the drum chair backing the Electro Pop band Ghost Beach, Seattle indie rockers Fences & NYC R&B Songstress Alice Smith. When not on the road Aaron often works on records with Producers Iestyn Polson (David Gray, Patti Smith), John Leventhal (Roseanne Cash, Shawn Colvin), Matt Shane (Flight of the Concords & the Muppet Movie)
DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 7:30 PM
Screenings of the holiday special will occur later in the month, independent of this special live music program.