BBen Zucker uses music to speculate on the systems and shapes of change, which has lead to a wide-ranging career as a composer, multi-instrumentalist improviser, producer, and cultural worker, with contributions to experimental scenes worldwide.

Taking initial influence from theater, jazz, and fantasy, they create “stirring compositions…built on a lifetime of musical curiosity” (Chicago Reader). Ben's works frequently incorporate experimental systems of notation and indeterminacy, paired with an ear for juxtaposing immersive textures against gestural precision, with the overall goal of bringing both performers and audiences into reflexive spaces for reframing what is sensible in our world(s).en Zucker engages in acts of creative juxtaposition and speculation as a composer, audiovisual artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Acclaimed as a "master of improvisation" (IMPOSE Magazine), and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog), they have contributed to experimental music scenes across North America and the UK with “stirring compositions…built on a lifetime of musical curiosity” (Chicago Reader), as well as albums, multimedia situations, and frequent performances on vibraphone, brass, voice, and electronics. They currently live in Chicago, working as a freelance musician, lecturer, curator, and President of New Music Chicago.