Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

                    
Kumi Maxson
bass (upright and electric)
Kumi Maxson is a bassist focusing on experimental improvisation-based performance. They utilize improvisation to explore pathways to a liberated sense of being. Their artistic practice is grounded in connection – drawing people into the meaning-making process of performance. Class-conscious examination of the function of popular and avant-garde music in society informs their work and drives the creation of sonic space where imaginations of resistance and restructuring can thrive.
Upcoming Events:

Saturday, May 9 2026 7:00 PM
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
Utang Na Loob (Debt of Gratitude): A Benefit Show for Typhoon Relief in the Philippines

A brilliant array of artists gather for an evening of modern Filipino music, benefitting typhoon relief in the Philippines. Featuring experimental/art rock band Grex, the trio of Mariah Auler, Kumi Maxson, and Kanoko Nishi-Smith, and solo guitarist Eagle Friend Radio.

Grex: Karl Evangelista (gtr, voice), Rei Scampavia (keys, voice), Cory Wright (bass guitar), Robert Lopez (drums)

Mariah Auler (cello) / Kumi Maxson (bass) / Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto)

Eagle Friend Radio: Lenny Gonzalez (guitar)  More...