Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Thu, Feb 9 2012 8:00 PM

El Valenciano Restaurant and Bar
1153 Valencia St SF
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third edition of the NEXT NOW SHOW:

An evening of eclectic improvised musics featuring:

VERB - jayn Pettingill-aSax, Lisa Mezzacappa-bass, ViJay Anderson-drums, Matt Plummer-trombone. << Jayn's jazz traversal tour de force compositions and inventions with truly on-fire ensemble... >>

CARTOON JUSTICE - Mika Pontecorvo-guitar/flute, Mariko Miyakawa-cello/voice, Kersti Abrams-aSax/flute, Greg Baker-clarinet/laptop, Aaron Levin-drums, Eli Pontecorvo-bass. << emergent forms from primal elements...change is the constant >>

PLUMMER/ZIMMERMAN/SWANAGON - Jameson Swanagon-guitar/autoharp, Jacob Zimmerman-aSax, Matt Plummer-trombone.<< a trio of geographically diverse improvisers united by New England Conservatory, where all three studied. The group will perform various conceived and spontaneous improvisations. >>

Cost: 5.00
Audio samples in which musicians at this event play:
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
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.