Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Upcoming shows


836M Gallery [836 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94133 United States]: [Open rehearsal with Anne Hege and motion-tracking instrument builders exploring The Glance through live experimental instrument development.] More..
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St San Francisco, CA 94109]: [Join us for an unforgettable residency with Eric Wyatt, the renowned Brooklyn-born saxophonist whose electrifying performances have captivated audiences worldwide.] More..
Mr Tipple's [39 Fell St SF]: [Joyce Todd McBride Quintet] More..
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street, Oakland, California, 94609]: [Return the Gift Sound Series #2 at TAC: S'Hells Gate • Heavy Arts Ensemble • X Medianoche] More..
Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]: [Pamela Z: Arbeitsklang / Worksound] More..
Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]: [Mariah Auler (cello), Kumi Maxson (double bass), and Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto) bring together three unamplified string instruments in an improvising trio] More..

Recently added shows


Sutro Cave [1004 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121]: [Come resonate the cavern walls with us. A sunset convening at Sutro Baths. Wilson Shook, Aine Nakamura, Kevin Corcoran, & Fred Lonberg-Holm; Pupik Bolfth; Isabelle Waldner Kalb; Brendan Glasson.] More...
SubRosa [703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060]: [A feast of improvisatory delights from near and far: Wilson Shook, Aine Nakamura & Kevin Corcoran (LA, Berkeley, SF); Arrington De Dionyso & Sandy Ewen (Olympia, Brooklyn); and Secret Handshake (Santa Cruz).] More...
Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. San Francisco, CA 94131]: [After the End of the World Coretet • reunion] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together.] More...
The Bing Concert Hall Studio [327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305, USA]: [CCRMA Presents: The Binging | Concert 2] More...

Recent albums


Ready Box - Phillip Greenlief and Thomas Dimuzio
Release Date: 03/06/2026
othrwrldly - Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
Release Date: 02/20/2026
Live At Celeste - Jon Raskin
Release Date: 02/14/2026
Diatribe, Parts 1-6 - Steve Adams
Release Date: 02/07/2026

About Bay Improviser

Bay Area Improviser's Network was created to provide a forum for Experimental, Improvised, Noise, Electronic, Free-Jazz, Avant Garde, Modern Composition, and Other Forms of Contemporary Sound in the San Francisco Bay Area. At this site, you can find musician's biographical information, upcoming concert info, reviews, links to other sites, and more.

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