The Ensemble

Improvised conversations,
shared moments.

Take Turns formed in 2025 around a shared rejection of the soloist-and-rhythm-section hierarchy. Everyone leads. Everyone listens.

Chansing Dai, Guitar & Violin

Guitar & Violin

Chansing Dai

Anchors the group's harmonic language. An instrumental composer. His world of music includes love, lost, wandering, spiritual. His style mixed with jazz, jazz fusion, blues, post rock, neo-classical. His Spotify, YouTube.

Xing Liu, Drums & Percussion

Drums & Percussion

Xing Liu

Trained in classical percussion, fluent in modern jazz vocabulary. The connective tissue of every Take Turns performance.

Guan Guan, Keys & Rhodes

Keys & Rhodes

Guan Guan

Equally at home on acoustic piano and vintage electrics. A regular fixture at SFJAZZ late-night sessions.

He Yang Er, Bass & Keys

Bass & Keys

He Yang Er

Sophia Sun, Bass & Double Bass

Bass & Double Bass

Sophia Sun

Yanxi Pan, Acoustic Guitar & Bass

Acoustic Guitar & Bass

Yanxi Pan

Cheryl Zhou, Vocal & Songwriter

Vocal & Songwriter

Cheryl Zhou

Cheryl Zhou is a singer-songwriter and producer. She released her debut EP, Too Late to Fall in Love, in 2025, blending vintage influences with modern storytelling to capture the experience of her early twenties in a foreign country. Follow her journey at linktr.ee/cheryl.hr.zhou!

Tianlin Duan, Vocal

Vocal

Tianlin Duan

Daniel Gu, Vocal & EWI

Vocal & EWI

Daniel Gu

Stephanie Rong, Vocal & Lyricist

Vocal & Lyricist

Stephanie Rong

Stephanie has released six original singles and EPs, including Red Cadillac and The Universe Went Back to Normal. She writes her own lyrics and is an emerging singer-songwriter blending jazz and contemporary influences. Her music is available on Spotify and YouTube.