Hancher

Perhaps best known as a trumpeter, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer who has not only rethought the foundations of music, but also the techniques for making that music.

Cécile McLorin Salvant is always exploring and charting new paths. A vocalist of startling gifts, she seems to unveil some new facet of her artistry with each project and collaboration.

Nduduzo Makhathini creates ambitious music that is at once an act of cultural reclamation and a revelatory blending of technique and creativity. A leading light of South African jazz infuses the sounds of his culture with the influence of McCoy Tyner.

Misfit comedian Gary Gulman welcomes you to Club Hancher with his "Misfit Stand Up Tour."

Part of Mic Check Poetry Fest. Club Hancher hosts day one of a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change. 

In this Club Hancher performance, Quijada and Robinson will play an acoustic concert that includes songs from a hip-hop remix highlighting Black and Brown unity and telling the story of those who used the Underground Railroad to escape to Mexico rather than the northern United States.

aja monet will be joined by a top-tier jazz quartet as she brings her words reflecting and reimagining reality to “Infinite Dream.”

A mix of comedy, cabaret, circus, drag, dance, music, and magic, Stamptown is completely different every time the troupe takes the stage. Hosted by Zach Zucker—a clown with a reputation—Stamptown is a see-it-to-believe-it spectacle.

Patti Smith stoked the spirit of punk music, pulling out soul and guts and complexity and landscape and language. As part of “Infinite Dream,” Smith will read from her acclaimed poetry at The Englert Theatre (Friday, September 27) and perform with her band (Saturday, September 28) at Hancher Auditorium.