Evan Ziporyn is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music. Ziporoyn is a composer/clarinetist whose work draws equally from world and classical music, the avant garde, and jazz. As a member of the Bang On A Can All-stars, he has performed at venues across the globe. He has collaborated with Don Byron, Meredith Monk, and Henry Threadgill, and has also recorded and toured with Paul Simon and Steve Reich. In Boston, he is founder and director of the Gamelan Galak Tika, a Balinese music and dance troupe. Ziporyn received his M.A. and Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley.