The Chicago Clarinet Conglomerate

Personnel: Mwata Bowden, Jeff Chan and Ed Wilkerson (clarinets)

Conceived as a means to investigate and celebrate the ‘stick.

The Cultural Arts Quartet

Personnel: Jeff Chan and Ed Wilkerson (winds), Tatsu Aoki (bass) and Avreeayl Ra (drums)

A no-holds-barred foursome built for blowing.

Solo Work

Jeff Chan (clarinet, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone)

Just me, myself and I.

Turn of the Century
Personnel: Jeff Chan (winds), Tatsu Aoki (bass), Donna Lee Kwon and Dohee Lee (Korean p’oongmul percussion)

A fusion project formed in 2000 combining horn and bass with Korean p’oongmul percussion.

the big fUn philharmonic

Personnel has included Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Taku Akiyama, Mwata Bowden, Ari Brown, Jeff Chan, Ed Wilkerson and Francis Wong (winds), Tatsu Aoki and Brian Smith (bass), Donna Lee Kwon (Korean p’oongmul percussion), and Isaiah Spencer and Avreeayl Ra (drums)

A large ensemble project with rotating personnel.  The project is a tribute to the big bands of the past that served as vehicles for fostering and developing music and musicians.