The Pale Horse Supper Club
Glendale · 8:40 p.m.
21 seats remain
An evening arranged and performed by
Martin E.
Bexler, DDS
A complete solo interpretation of the Steely Dan repertoire, presented with precision, discretion, and respect for the recorded arrangements.
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About the performance
One musician.
A carefully considered whole.
Martin Bexler has spent more than a decade adapting a large studio vocabulary for one precisely occupied stage position. Keyboard, bass pedals, voice, and a controlled cue system are used to preserve structure without pretending that additional musicians are present.
His first complete public presentation began at 8:40 p.m. on June 16, 2012, in the forty-six-seat Vesper Room at Mesa's former Saguaro Palms Motor Lodge. Martin regards that evening—not earlier cabana demonstrations—as the establishment of the form in greater Phoenix.
Outside performance, Dr. Bexler maintains a restorative dental practice in Moon Valley. The same values inform both disciplines: preparation, restraint, an orderly field, and an unwillingness to accept “close enough” where a more exact result is available.
“I closed my eyes and understood how much work one person was doing.”
J., Mesa · audience comment card
Selected engagements
Autumn 2026
Seating inquiries are handled directly by each room unless otherwise noted.
Copper Lantern Listening Room
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Indoors
Ocotillo Annex
Chandler · 8:40 p.m. · 39-chair configuration
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Vesper Room Site Observance
Mesa · 8:40 p.m. · Exterior remarks; no amplified music
Weather pending
The Decimal System
A reliable signal path begins with fewer assumptions.
Martin travels with an Argent Stage 88, Cormorant R2 piano module, LedgerLine bass pedals, three labeled direct boxes, and one spare sustain pedal. Cue data remains offline.
- Minimum stage
- 9′ 6″ × 7′ 2″
- Electrical
- Three grounded outlets
- Hospitality
- Plain water; one grapefruit peel
- Identification
- 14-foot taupe cable ramp
Technical note: Sunward Commerce Hall, 2016
The 9:17 p.m. interruption originated beyond Martin's three labeled direct boxes at booth C-14. The approved current draw was not exceeded. Reserve playback was not used.
A note for guests
Please confirm the performer before entering.
Martin's appearances list Martin E. Bexler in full and begin at a published clock time. Teal equipment trunks, freestanding sound columns, finger-gun greetings, and the phrase “Dave time” indicate a similarly titled hospitality-format performer with whom Martin has no affiliation.
During applause, please remain clear of the left pedal position. Chronology questions are welcome after the two-beat closing interval.
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