Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Upcoming shows


The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [Composer, bandleader and creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, in-demand Berkeley drummer Scott Amendola applies his rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings.] More..
mercury cafe [201 Octavia Blvd. san francisco, ca]: [Dave Mihaly Shimmering Leaves. Music for a super quartet] More..
RootStock Arts Center [5741 Telegraph Ave Oakland]: [Mat Muntz 3-day Residency: Day 1 Phantom Islands] More..
CCRMA [660 Lomita Dr. Stanford]: [CCRMA presents Sean Russell Hallowell performing "Delicate Citadel"] More..
Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]: [William Basinski with Kelly Moran] More..
Z Space [450 Florida St SF]: [Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days] More..

Recently added shows


The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [Celebrating Asian American Jazz: Ryan Ancheta Quartet + Chris Trinidad’s Chroma Tonic. Double bill – An evening of expansive and energetic jazz by two generations of Bay Area Filipino bandleaders!] More...
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [Join us for the first installment of our Friday Salon Series celebrating AAPI Heritage Month, featuring insightful panel discussions, live music presentations, light refreshments, and community conversation. Curated by Francis Wong, Chris Trinidad, and Noah Rosen in collaboration with Asian Improv aRts and Iridium Records.] More...
ODC Dance Theatre [3153 17th Street at Shotwell SF]: [An immersive laptop opera reimagining the Orpheus myth through custom-built instruments for laptop orchestra.] More...
2727 California St [2727 California St, Berkeley]: [Constanza Pellicci and Lisa Mezzacappa; Era Mothra, Désirée Sturrock, Isabelle Waldner Kalb] More...
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [FREE! Brown Bag Jazz Hangs: John Santos on The Profound Well of Cuban Music] More...

Recent albums


Live at Punctum - Prague - Jon Raskin Quartet
Release Date: 04/28/2026
Patternalia - Kyle Bruckmann
Release Date: 04/15/2026
Ready Box - Phillip Greenlief and Thomas Dimuzio
Release Date: 03/06/2026
othrwrldly - Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
Release Date: 02/20/2026

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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