Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sun, May 3 2026 5:00 PM

Spruce Street Concerts
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Ben Goldberg (clarinet) and Scott Amendola (percussion) share an improvisational language and musical intimacy borne of a years-long collaboration. Artistically, they are as attuned to each other as two humans can be. In this stripped-down format of clarinet & drums, the absence of harmonic instruments sharpens the focus: melody and rhythm carry the full weight, and the space between them becomes part of the music. Goldberg can suggest entire harmonic worlds with a single line, while Amendola shapes the music’s direction through color, touch, and subtle shifts in pulse. The result is a conversation that is at once playful and precise—music that unfolds in real time, attentive to detail but never fixed. The intimacy of a living room is the perfect venue to watch this musical conversation between two masters of improvisation.

Cost: $30
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