Jalen Thompson: Performing Artist in New York

About Jalen Thompson

Jalen Thompson is a New York City–based artist working between rock/pop songwriting and free improvisation, with performances at Purgatory. Their work often moves in short, shifting formats, including the DOWNSTAIRS: Level Up! Video Game Club series, where song-minded material is set against room-aware, basement improvising. Thompson has shared bills and collaborations with DJ TK, Porcelain Vivisection, Clown Syndrome, Uncle Blender, Consumer Culture, Grace Givertz, Adelyn Strei, and Hannah Thompson. The performances favor responsiveness over polish, treating the set as something rebuilt in real time.