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Suki O'Kane
Percussionist, composer, instigator

Oakland-based musician, composer, improviser and instigator, Suki O’Kane works with artists from a wide array of of music, movement, expanded cinema and public art genres. She is a student of monumental and durational forms, combining Jurassic electronics, everyday objects and found sounds to create noisy, hand held miniatures. She has composed for inkBoat and Theatre of Yugen, performs the compositions of Dan Plonsey, and is a member of many creative initiatives: from the ukulele art band Special Ghosts to the Thingamajigs Performance Group with Dylan Bolles, Keith Evans and Edward Schocker. Her composition "Texture" appears in the 2022 LP/DVD Bimodal Press release Gravity Spells II.

Contact information:
Email: suki (AT) sukiokane (DOT) com
Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, January 20 2026 7:00 PM
Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music.
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6pm doors/7pm show

7pm Trio (Tom Djll - electronics, Karl Evangelista - guitar, Suki O'Kane - percussion)

7:45pm Sean Keenan

8:30pm Quartet (Bruce Ackley - saxophone, Ben Davis - cello, Darren Johnston - trumpet, David Michalak - guitar)  More...