Songs in the Key of J.

Join us all season long in the Deco Lounge as local favorite J. Chang-Tablada sings and shares stories from the piano following 5 p.m. mainstage performances. Donations will be accepted.

The Little Mermaid Dec. 14, 2024
In Her Bones Feb. 22, 2025
Sister Act May 10, 2025
J. Chang-Tablada inspires audiences with a unique blend of lush vocals, innovative arrangements, virtuosic piano stylings, and heartfelt personal storytelling. This one-man solo cabaret show bursts to life with an eclectic blend of music spanning jazz standards, thoughtfully reimagined pop hits, and originals.

A queer, mixed race Asian American artist of Filipino, Korean, and Irish descent, Chang-Tablada’s 60-minute “Songs in the Key of J.” explores universal themes of self-reflection, worthiness, and love—creating space for transformational connections that leave a lasting impression on audiences.

J. opens his show with a song his Filipino grandparents performed (they were 1940’s jazz musicians in Honolulu, Hawaii). The opening lyric perfectly sets the tone:

“To spend one night with you in our old rendezvous,
and reminisce with you. That’s my desire.”

Chang-Tablada is honored to continue his family’s legacy of music—telling the story, and singing the same song 80 years later.