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Fri, Jan 30 2026 7:00 PM


duo B. Royal Rumble Improv Invitational
Friday Jan 30, 7-10pm
Temescal Arts Center
Admission $15 at the door
duo B., the extreme improvising duo of bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jason Levis, celebrates the release of its fifth record (Incomplete, Open on Queen Bee Records) with a Royal Rumble music improvisation marathon. Levis and Mezzacappa will hold court at Temescal Art Center continuously for three hours, with special guests joining to challenge them at timed intervals throughout the evening.
Challengers:
Cory Wright
Randy McKean
Ben Davis
Safa Shokrai
Matt Ingalls
Myles Boisen
Dan Plonsey
Jordan Glenn
Lorin Benedict
Saki Minamimoto
Steve Adams
Mark Pascucci-Clifford
Rent Romus
Henry Hung
Liberty Ellman
John Ingle
Beth Schenck
Jon Arkin
Crystal Pascucci-Clifford
The Jazzschool Conducted Improvisation Ensemble
Audio samples in which musicians at this event play:
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
A montage of the free music group the Lords of Outland from their live presented as part of The Tenderloin Museum’s Sounds of the Tenderloin live music series at the Tenderloin National Forest in San Francisco July of 2022 Featuring Rent Romus on alto/soprano saxophones, Ray Schaeffer on bass, Anthony Flores on drums, and Philip Everett on
Ken Filiano/ Steve Adams Duo at the Stone
avantNOIR, a suite of compositions for jazz quartet plus guests, is a musical companion to the crime novels of Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster. All music by Lisa Mezzacappa.