Under the direction of composer & multi-reedist Steven Lugerner, SLUGish Ensemble is an amoeba-like ensemble that blurs the lines between pop, rhythm & blues, jazz improvisation and minimalism. Their most recent album – An Eight Out of Nine, was named one of the “Best Jazz Albums of 2018” by Bandcamp, The Mercury News & SFClassical Voice. Lugerner’s compositions and arrangements have been described as “a textured, nearly seamless blend of composition and improvisation” by The Village Voice – while The San Francisco Examiner as praised “Lugerner’s approach to making music is very much his own; and he seems to be pursuing it to impressive advantage.”