Taper’s Choice is a California-based jam band made up of established indie-rock musicians who channel a deep love for improvisation, exploratory live performance, and Dead-inspired sounds. Their music blends heady, ethereal jams with more structured songwriting, giving them a style that feels both rooted in the jam tradition and shaped by their indie-rock backgrounds.

Formed in 2021, the group features Alex Bleeker, Dave Harrington, Chris Tomson, and Zach Tenorio-Miller, musicians who came together through a shared connection to the jam scene despite being better known from other projects. Emerging from the Los Angeles scene, they quickly made an impression with a sold-out debut and built a reputation as a “subversive” and unapologetic live act.

Their work includes History of Taper’s Choice Vol. 1, and they are especially known for releasing live recordings that capture the improvisational side of the band. Along with U.S. touring and appearances at venues like Brooklyn Bowl, that momentum has helped establish them as a distinctive live presence within the modern jam-band space.