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Surprise Chef

November 1 at 6pm

At Quartyard

East Village, San Diego

Reviewers recommend arriving early to grab food inside before showtime.

Sunday evening brings Surprise Chef to Quartyard for a live music set scheduled from six to nine.

Surprise Chef

Surprise Chef

Melbourne cinematic soul instrumental jazz‑funk quartet

Headliner


Surprise Chef are an Australian quartet whose music evokes mood with vivid arrangements that pull from 70s film scores, the funkier side of jazz and hip‑hop samples, creating a cinematic and soulful take on instrumental music. They have released several albums, been championed by Gilles Peterson and BBC 6 Music, and toured internationally.

Ben Hackett

Ben Hackett

Athens indie multi‑instrumentalist blending ambient folk, jazz and experimental electronic


Ben Hackett is an Irish‑born musician based in Athens, Georgia. He began as the bassist for the indie band New Madrid and now works as an engineer and session player at Chase Park Transduction. He releases solo instrumental music, most recently the album Songs for Sleeping Dogs, which mixes ambient, folk and experimental textures.

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