Resident Ensembles
Resident Jazz Ensemble
The PRAx Resident Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ryan Biesack, includes professional and OSU student musicians. The ensemble appears in various configurations and plays a wide range of tunes, from jazz standards to intricate arrangements and new compositions. Anchored by musicians with decades of experience, the ensemble also demonstrates that the newest generation of players....has chops.
You'll hear them at happy hours, stand-alone concerts, and all manner of PRAx events.
The PRAx Resident Jazz Ensemble can also be booked independently for events on- and off-site. For booking inquiries, contact Allison Heinrichs, Event Manager, at [email protected].
Current Members
Ryan Biesack (Director): Percussion
Ben Mutschler: Sax
Lillian Langen Swartzendruber: Trumpet
Logan Koester: Trombone
Current Members (not pictured):
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Zac Will: Bass
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Ella Riis: Piano
2025-26 Lightbox Happy Hour Performances:
- Sept. 21: Red Baraat
- Sept. 26: Andy Akiho Ensemble
- Oct. 3: Harry Yeff, aka REEPS100
- Oct. 30: Jacob Jolliff Band
- Jan. 8: Nefesh Mountain
- Jan. 19: King's Return
- Feb. 7: International Guitar Night & Invertigo Dance Theater
- Feb. 12: Julie Fowlis
- April 4: Ted Chiang
- April 10: Tonality: America Will Be
- May 7: Eliades Ochoa

