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.

Elias Thorne, Upright Bass

Upright Bass

Elias Thorne

Anchors the group's harmonic language. Studied at the California Jazz Conservatory; sideman credits across the West Coast scene.

Maya Lin-Vasquez, Tenor & Soprano Sax

Tenor & Soprano Sax

Maya Lin-Vasquez

Composes the bulk of the ensemble's book. Her writing draws as much from Wayne Shorter as from Bay Area indie.

Julian Graves, Keys & Rhodes

Keys & Rhodes

Julian Graves

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

Naomi Park, Drums & Percussion

Drums & Percussion

Naomi Park

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