Cranking out a multicultural mix of music for the past 15 years, the Boston-based 10-piece band Either/Orchestra have earned their reputation as a group on the cutting edge of jazz.

Although the band’s lineup has changed dramatically over the years, and has even included John Medeski of Medeski, Martin, & Wood and Mark Sandman of Morphine, band leader Russ Gershon has been the glue holding the group together.

“We take a broad view of jazz and include sounds from the earliest jazz to the newest,” Gershon said.

Citing influences including Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, Gershon said the Either/Orchestra’s sound has changed dramatically over the years. It now incorporates African and Latin rhythms.

“It’s not just a little jazz combo standing there taking long solos,” Gershon said. “We try to get a lot of energy going.”

Either/Orchestra’s latest album, “More Beautiful Than Death,” features the group’s signature big horn sound, congas and South American percussion, Ethiopian pop, Latin jazz and calypso.

“It’s the first record a lot of band has been on,” Gershon said. “We’re hitting a good stride right now though.”

One of Gershon’s fondest memories in Iowa was playing the Maintenance Shop in 1992. He was up on stage with his bandmates who were waiting for him to give the cue to move on to the next part of the song.

“I had a tickle in my throat,” Gershon recounted. “And so instead of making the cue I started coughing. They thought that I wanted them to all cough, so they all started coughing and we got into this sort of strange dada theater piece where we were all coughing. So strange things can happen. We remember the Maintenance Shop very fondly since that gig; it was a very exciting place to play.”

Catch the Either/Orchestra tonight at the Maintenance Shop. The band’s first show begins at 8 p.m., a second performance will start at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $6 for students, and $7 general admission.