Jacob’s Ladder is a large group improvisation
structured around the DNA nucleotides adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.
See the archive below for information on each performance since 2012.
Still under construction, please pardon any errors or omissions.
May 24th, 2026
St. John’s Downtown Kitchener
Kitchener, ON
GCAT
jashen edwards, trumpet & flugelhorn
Matt Endahl, piano
Bruce Gremo, flutes
Bea Labikova, saxophones & woodwinds
Kathryn Ladano, bass clarinet
Max Lindsay, percussion
Reagan Mitchell, saxophones & woodwinds
Patrick O’Reilly, electric guitar
Dave Riedstra, double bass
Lyanne Schlichter, flute
Joe Sorbara, drums & percussion
Claire Whitehead, violin
April 23rd, 2026
ImprovLab
Guelph, ON
ATGC
Rio Boersma, ukulele, harmonica, cajon
Lois Cherry, accordion, piano
Marcela Echeverri, electric bass
Matt Endahl, piano & rhodes piano
Benedict Hobson, electric bass
Hayden Mesnick, accordion, piano & rhodes piano
David Lacalamita, electric guitar
Sally Ludwig, voice
Ben O’Brien, electronics
Thomas Rolf, drums
Joe Sorbara, drums & percussion
Matthew Tenedero, electric guitar
Thanks to Emjay Wright and Audiopollination Guelph for collaborating with me on this project! And thanks to everyone at IICSI and ImprovLab for hosting us!
December 10th, 2025
Random Sample
Nashville, TN
Alayna Anderson, voice
Andie Billheimer, electronics
Jack Bird, violin
Matt Endahl, piano
Randy Hunt, double bass
Kris Karlsson, electric guitar
Randy Raine-Reusch, zheng
Ben Rice, electric guitar
David Maddox, tenor saxophone
Monica Shriver, tenor saxophone
John Westberry, drums
David Williford, tenor saxophone
Thanks to Andie Billheimer and the folks at Random Sample!
March 14th, 2020
Jazz & Creative
Kalamazoo, MI
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Ashley Daneman, voice
Nathan Durham, trombone, contrabass clarinet
Matt Endahl, piano
Peter Formanek, woodwinds
Andrew Saliba, electric guitar
Ben Schmidt-Swartz, woodwinds
Jarad Selner, woodwinds
John Sutton, double bass
Jon Taylor, drums
Helen Yee, violin, erhu
Thanks to Ashley Daneman for hosting the project!
Available on YouTube: Set 1, Set 2.
July 26th, 2018
Trinosophes
Detroit, MI
Abigail Alwin, cello
Patrick Booth, saxophones
Max Bowen, electric guitar
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Ashley Daneman, voice
Marcus Elliot, woodwinds
Matt Endahl, piano
Collin Johnson, tenor saxophone
Mike Khoury, violin
Gary Prince, electric guitar
Eric Schweizer, woodwinds
Jon Taylor, drum set
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Thank you to Joel Peterson for booking us!
July 25th, 2018
Mexicains sans Frontieres
Grand Rapids, MI
Patrick Booth, saxophones
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Ashley Daneman, voice
Marcus Elliot, woodwinds
Matt Endahl, piano
Peter Formanek, bass clarinet
Brad Fritcher, trumpet
Collin Johnson, tenor saxophone
Eric Schweizer, woodwinds
Jon Taylor, drum set
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Thanks to Hugo Claudin for booking us!
July 24th, 2018
Elastic Arts
Chicago, IL
Hanna Brock, violin
Patrick Booth, saxophones
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Marcus Elliot, woodwinds
Matt Endahl, piano
Michelle Horvath, harp
Eric Schweizer, woodwinds
Will Soderberg, synthesizer, 12-string guitar
Jon Taylor, drum set
Lise Waltz, voice
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Thanks to Christopher Riggs, who opened for us!
July 23rd, 2018
Unitarian Universalist Church
Buffalo, NY
John Bacon, drum set
Daniel Bassin, trumpet
Patrick Booth, saxophones
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Leanne Darling, viola
Marcus Elliot, saxophones
Matt Endahl, piano
Eric Schweizer, woodwinds
Kristen Smigielski, voice
Colin Tucker, cello
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
July 22nd, 2018
Outskirts Music Series
Brooklyn, NY
Patrick Booth, saxophones
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Ben Cohen, tenor saxophone
Aaron Edgcomb, drums
Marcus Elliot, saxophones
Matt Endahl, piano
Sana Nagano, violin
Eric Schweizer, woodwinds
Matt Setzler, alto saxophone
Steve Swell, trombone
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Video available: Part 1, Part 2.
Thanks to Ben Cohen for hosting, and for Eli Wallace for opening!
May 17th, 2017
Tempermill Studio
Ferndale, MI
Abigail Alwin, cello
Patrick Booth, tenor and soprano saxophones
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Matt Endahl, piano and rhodes piano
Collin Johnson, tenor saxophone
Molly Jones, soprano saxophone and flute
Mike Khoury, violin and viola
Alex Koi, voice
Eric Schweizer, alto saxophone and clarinet
Jon Taylor, drums and percussion
Ben Willis, contrabass and effects
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Two complete performances, available on Sound Mansion Recordings SMCD-1801
June 5th, 2014
The New School, 7th Annual ISIM Conference
New York, NY
Patrick Booth, tenor saxophone
Kirsten Carey, guitar
Matt Endahl, scorekeeper
Mark Kirschenmann, trumpet
Dan Padmos, clarinet
Sam Parsons, vibraphone
Eric Schweizer, baritone saxophone
Naomi Siegel, trombone
Betsy Soukup, double bass
Raphaël Sudan, piano
Jon Taylor, drums
Ben Willis, double bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Backstage before the performance. L-R: Carey, Sudan, Siegel, Willis, Worthington, Soukup.
December 3rd, 2013
Canterbury House
Ann Arbor, MI
Simon Alexander Adams, electronics
Conor Barry, electronics
Kirsten Carey, guitar
Vincent Chandler, trombone
Matt Endahl, piano
Joe Fee, double bass
Dave Haughey, cello
Collin Johnson, tenor saxophone
Molly Jones, soprano saxophone and flute
Eric Schweizer, alto saxophone
Jon Taylor, drums
Ben Willis, bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
No photos or video were made of this performance 🙁
July 17th, 2013
Trinosophes
Detroit, MI
Conor Barry, electronics
Patrick Booth, tenor saxophone
James Cornish, euphonium
Matt Endahl, piano
Tim Flood, electric bass
Molly Jones, woodwinds
Dustin Krcatovich, electronics
Bethanni Grecynski, trombone
Mark Kirschenmann, trumpet
Sam Parsons, vibraphone
Jon Taylor, drums
Derek Worthington, trumpet
No photo or recording was made of this performance 🙁
December 21st, 2012
University of Michigan Duderstadt Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Patrick Booth, tenor saxophone
Kirsten Carey, electric guitar
Matt Endahl, rhodes piano
Collin Johnson, tenor saxophone
Molly Jones, soprano saxophone and flute
Sam Parsons, vibraphone
Matt Setzler, alto saxophone
Betsy Soukup, double bass
Corey Smith, trumpet
Jon Taylor, drums
Ben Willis, double bass
Derek Worthington, trumpet
Video excerpt available here.
