Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

                    
Bruce Ackley
Saxophonist, composer, Rova member, band leader.
Born in 1948 in Detroit. A 1986 Bay Area Music award nominee for best saxophonist, Ackley has recorded with such noted musicians as John Zorn, Henry Kaiser, and Eugene Chadborne, and collaborated with trombone/electronics composer J.A. Deane on sound environments for the films of Bay Area film maker, David Machalak. He was a founding member of the Sound Clinic, an improvising wind trio, with trumpeter George Sams and saxophonist Lew Jordan and a 1970's precursor to the all-winds Rova, and participated in the founding of the Blue Dolphin, an artist-run alternative art space in San Francisco. He began playing saxophone in 1970, and formed his first trio that year in Detroit. As a disc jockey from 1973-75, Bruce presented jazz and new music programs on San Francisco's community sponsored station, KPOO.
Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, November 19 2024 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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Jazz at the Make-Out Room
Tuesday, November 19, 6pm doors/7pm show

7pm Ghost Dub
(Bruce Ackley - clarinet, soprano saxophone; Darren Johnston - trumpet, vocals; David Michalak - Skatch 'n Steel)

8:15pm Trio
(Phillip Greenlief - sax; Evelyn Davis - keyboard; Jordan Glenn - drums)  More...
Photo Albums (click to view photos):
Videos
Bruce Ackley with Aurora and Gino Robair
Bruce Ackley and Eugene Chadbourne
CDs on which Bruce Ackley appears:
ArtistTitleLabelNumber
Bruce Ackley Trio The Hearing
Artist: Bruce Ackley Trio
Title: The Hearing
Label: Avant Records Avan 069
Label page on this site: Avant Records
Avant Records Avan 069
T.D. Skatchit & Company Skatch Migration
Artist: T.D. Skatchit & Company
Title: Skatch Migration
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4103
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4103
News:
10/09/2023

Bruce Ackley Recovery Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bruce-ackley-recovery-fund

A GoFundMe fund has been created to assist in Bruce Ackley's recovery from his medical issues.

Please consider donating to this worthy cause.