Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Upcoming shows


Little Hill Lounge [10753 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito]: [Rent Romus and pianist/vocalist Elihu Knowles present the Music of Peace.] More..
836M Gallery [836 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, 94133]: [Composer and instrument-builder Anne Hege presents Hades Orb, a new opera featuring her custom-built, motion-tracked instrument that transforms live voice in real time.] More..
Mr Tipple's [39 Fell St SF]: [Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet] More..
CCRMA [660 Lomita Dr. Stanford]: [CCRMA presents Mari Kimura performing MUGIC® Magic!: Music for Violin and Motion Sensor MUGIC®] More..
The Back Room [1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley]: [Jill Rogers & Elihu Knowles sing Chet Baker Featuring Myles Boisen, Rent Romus, Ian Carey, Safa Shokrai, Ryan Higley] More..

Recently added shows


Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall [Northeastern University (formerly Mills College) 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613]: [An evening of new music and free improvisation featuring Sally Decker & Brendan Glasson, Chris Brown & Ben Davis, and Robert Lopez, Aaron Oppenheim & Shanna Sordahl. Free; in-person & livestream.] More...
836M Gallery [836 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, 94133]: [Composer and instrument-builder Anne Hege presents Hades Orb, a new opera featuring her custom-built, motion-tracked instrument that transforms live voice in real time.] More...
Brick a Brac [178 Leland Ave, SF]: [gathering of sounds. Locals and traveling music from LA and SEA] 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 Back Room [1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley]: [Jill Rogers & Elihu Knowles sing Chet Baker Featuring Myles Boisen, Rent Romus, Ian Carey, Safa Shokrai, Ryan Higley] More...

Recent albums


Live At Celeste - Jon Raskin
Release Date: 02/14/2026
Diatribe, Parts 1-6 - Steve Adams
Release Date: 02/07/2026
Incomplete, Open - duo B
Release Date: 01/30/2026
2026 (Feat. Peronosphora) - Franck Martin
Release Date: 12/29/2025

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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