Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash

Janel Leppin leads Ensemble Volcanic Ash in a five-piece performance built from composition, orchestration, improvisation, and the energy of Washington, D.C.’s new-music, jazz, rock, and experimental scenes. The ensemble’s sound can be cinematic, forceful, tender, and unrestrained, combining chamber-music textures with the rawer feel of a compact, hard-driving combo.

The performance draws on material from the group’s third album, *Pluto in Aquarius*. Leppin describes this incarnation as leaner, grittier, and more immediate than the ensemble’s earlier midsize-chamber-ensemble approach, with music that surges, expands, recedes, and moves in several directions at once.

When: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Schedule: Doors open at 7:00 PM; music begins at 7:30 PM. The event is scheduled to run until 10:00 PM.

Tickets: $15–25

Lineup: Janel Leppin on cello and CP-70; Larry Ferguson on drums; Anthony Pirog on guitar; Brian Settles on tenor saxophone; and Luke Stewart on bass.

Music: Compositions by Janel Leppin.

Venue: Rhizome DC