Chan Poling

Twin Cities-based pianist and composer, co-founder of The Suburbs and The New Standards.

Chandler "Chan" Poling is a Twin Cities-based pianist and composer. Chan Poling led the Minneapolis band The Suburbs, co-founded in 1977, and formed the jazz trio The New Standards in 2005; other work includes the musical Glensheen and the score for the Emmy-winning documentary Iron Range: A People's History. Chan Poling was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in April 2026.