Wednesday JAmZZ: Matthew Pearl Quartet

Alican Bekoglu Quartet is a New York City–based group working at the seam between electronic performance and DJ practice. Their sets, heard at Moondog Hifi, are built from layered rhythm, live interaction, and club-derived structure rather than songbook form.

Alican Bekoglu is a New York–based electronic artist and DJ whose sets move between club tempos and jazz-adjacent structure. At Moondog Hifi, he brings that hybrid approach into an intimate room, often foregrounding rhythm programming and restraint rather than big drops.

Hans Luchs is a guitarist living in New York City after relocating in the fall of 2017 from his hometown of Chicago. Hans has performed in a wide array of settings, from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals. Reach out to discuss working with Hans Luchs.

Hans Luchs is a guitarist living in New York City after relocating in the fall of 2017 from his hometown of Chicago. Hans has performed in a wide array of settings, from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals. Reach out to discuss working with Hans Luchs.

Philip Flagg is a New York City–based electronic artist and DJ who appears regularly at Moondog Hifi, where club sonics and small-room listening culture overlap. He also works in ensemble settings, leading the Philip Flagg Quartet and sharing bills with projects like the Alican Bekoglu Quartet and guitarist Hans Luchs’ quartet.

The Philip Flagg Quartet is a New York City–based electronic and DJ-led ensemble heard at Moondog Hifi, where it appears on bills such as the Wednesday JAmZZ series. The group sits in a porous space between club electronics and small-group improvisation, treating programming and live interplay as equal parts of the arrangement.