Elan Mehler Trio
Elan Mehler leads a seated jazz trio performance at The Lilypad, bringing together bassist Max Ridley and drummer Dor Herskovits. Mehler has released 11 albums as a leader and has worked with musicians including Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, Becca Stevens, Scott Robinson, and Francisco Mela. His newest release is a solo piano album on Sunnyside Records, and his projects have appeared at venues and festivals such as Birdland, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Mehler is also a co-founder and artistic director of Newvelle Records, a label established in 2016 through which he has signed and produced more than 50 albums by artists including Jack DeJohnette, John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, Lionel Loueke, Irma Thomas, and Ellis Marsalis.
When: Monday, November 16, 2026
Showtimes: 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Tickets: $15 admission; $10 for students
Lineup: Elan Mehler, piano; Max Ridley, bass; Dor Herskovits, drums. The lineup is subject to change.
Elan Mehler: Mehler’s work has received strong notices from The New York Times, The Guardian, JazzTimes, and DownBeat. He has performed internationally at clubs and festivals and provides more information and music at elanmehler.com.
Max Ridley: A prominent Boston-area bassist, Ridley studied at Berklee College of Music on full-tuition scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate school, including study at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute under Danilo Perez. He also developed through Boston’s Wally’s Jazz Cafe, where he became a regular house bassist. Ridley has performed and recorded internationally across jazz, rock, folk, soul, punk, klezmer, polka, and other styles. He is the music director of the tap company Subject:Matter and teaches as a guest lecturer at colleges including Longy School of Music, the University of New Hampshire, and Berklee.
Dor Herskovits: The Boston-based Israeli drummer is known for an improvisational style that combines melodic playing, broad rhythmic knowledge, and a composer’s perspective. His original music draws on jazz and blues, folk and world music, free jazz, rock, and metal. Herskovits has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, and China, and has recorded with artists including Bill Frisell, Michael Blake, and Jason Palmer. He has also performed with George Garzone, Noah Preminger, Jon Cowherd, Steve Cardenas, Bert Seager’s Tet-rap-tych, Max Ridley’s Basement Philharmonic, Daniel Rotem, and Xiongguan Zhang. As co-leader of Earprint, he has received recognition from DownBeat, NPR’s critics’ poll, and other publications. More information is available at dorherskovits.com.
Schedule: The performance is part of the venue’s recurring Monday 7:00 PM jazz schedule.
Seating: Seated performance.
Venue: The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.