Musicians Union Hall
116 9th Street, San Francisco, California 94103

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The SIMM Music Series: A monthly Sunday series at the Musicians Union Hall in San Francisco for original and improvised music... https://outsound.org/programs/index.html

• 7:30 PM David Leikam - percussive piano Solo
• 8:00 PM Heikki Koskinen - eTrumpet/Donald Robinson - drums Duo

David Leikam, SFBA-based improv composer-performer and sonic architect. Being born with cerebral palsy has affected his body and speech, giving him a distinct view into his creative arts/music process and being largely a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Studied music composition-improv at CalArts primarily with Wadada Leo Smith (BFA 2001, MFA 2006). In collaborative partnership with Luthieros Music, NS Design, and Schertler Acoustics, rep by STLR Entertainment.. https://linktr.ee/davidleikam

Heikki Koskinen is a Bay Area recording artist, composer, and educator. Chosen in "Rytmi" magazine critics polls as Finland’s top jazz trumpet player in the 1970’s, he left his native Finland to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Heikki’s music career began in Finland with playing American Soul music as well as free improvised jazz, with musicians such as Edward Vesala, Juhani Aaltonen, and Heikki Sarmanto... https://www.bayimproviser.com/artist/393/heikki-koskinen

Described as a 'percussive dervish' (Coda) Donald Robinson is a technical master of the drums. He is a stalwart of the of San Francisco bay area avant-garde jazz scene, playing and recording with many of the area's improvisational players, from saxophonists John Tchicai, Marco Eneidi and Larry Ochs to koto player Miya Masaoka and pianist Matthew Goodheart, and with prominent visitors like Cecil Taylor, Wadada Leo Smith, George Lewis, trumpeter Raphe Malik and Canadian pianist Paul Plimley... https://www.bayimproviser.com/artist/14/donald-robinson

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