Tue 2/08 8:00 PM The Laundry SF [3359 26th St SF]
Resident is a monthly electronic audiovisual open mic event started in 2017. It is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at The Laundry. Resident is casual and cool, and the community you'll find is like no other for aspiring electronic musicians in the Bay. No judgments, no bullshit, just positive support and openness to new ideas. Due to restrictions, this show will only be streamed online, do not come to the Laundry  More...

Thu 2/10 7:30 PM Audium Theater [1616 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA]
Audium Theater of Sound is launching a historic first residency show. Audium is transforming into a hub for immersive arts; this show is a new spatial sound experience designed by 3 Bay Area artists after months of hard work.  More...

Fri 2/11 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor Street San Francisco - walking distance from Powell or Civic Center BART]
DUO IMPROVISATIONS: Evelyn Davis, Phillip Greenlief, Motoko Honda, Beth Schenck

https://centerfornewmusic.com/event/duo-improvisations-davis-greenlief-honda-schenck/

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Sat 2/12 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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NACUSAsf will present music for voice, winds, guitar, and piano written by members of the Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA and performed by some of the Bay Area’s outstanding musicians. The performance will be live-streamed from the Center for New Music.  More...

Tue 2/15 6:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) returns! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music.

Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm
No Cover/Donations Accepted
Proof of vaccination + masks required

Featuring:
7pm Myles Boisen
7:45pm Lewis Jordan/Karl Evangelista Duo
8:30pm Sifter (Rob Ewing/Beth Schenck/Lisa Mezzacappa/Jordan Glenn)  More...

Thu 2/17 8:00 PM Youtube [Online]
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Live at Home Series, Episode I: Jordan Glenn (World Premiere)

A Talk Show - unraveling Bay Area creative and experimental music. Surrealist interviews and wild original music, featuring a cadre of top flight improvisers and composers.

Hosted by Grex (Karl Evangelista + Rei Scampavia)  More...

Sat 2/19 7:30 PM Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
On Saturday, February 19 at 7:30pm, Tom's Place presents

A duo performance by Ben Davis (cello) and Chris Brown (piano+electronics)
and a trio set with special guest Kanoko Nishi (koto)  More...

Sun 2/20 4:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
SURROUND SOUND SALON SERIES (SSSS) #4

Music by John Bischoff, All Vessels (Sally Decker and Brendan Glasson) and Chris Brown, realized by The Hub.  More...

Sun 2/20 6:00 PM Sonic Sundays #19 ft. Cauldron of Bats [https://twitch.tv/sonicalliance]
Streaming only:Click for stream  
A monthly streaming event featuring one to two different artists: live performers or DJs - from the Sonic Alliance community, the Bay Area, and beyond! All genres and styles are welcome! Pre-recorded performances are sent to Fetz to process the video through analog visual hardware creating a unique visual collaboration to accompany their performance! Tune in, hang out, and discover new music! Experience pre-recorded audio visual performances while supporting up-and-coming artists from the community!  More...

Fri 2/25 6:00 PM Internet Streaming [Online]
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Boosting Resilience and Creativity with Dr. Eki’Shola Edwards
Live music and presentation

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Sat 2/26 2:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Richmond branch [351 9th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118]
Free, in person and outdoors, Buchla synthesizer performance by Thomas Dimuzio. IF RAIN IS FORECAST, THIS EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED.  More...

Sat 2/26 7:30 PM Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
On Saturday, February 26 at 7:30pm, Tom's Place presents

Ben Goldberg, clarinet
Nate Brenner, electric bass
and
Scott Amendola, percussion

Long time collaborators Scott Amendola and Ben Goldberg's trio with bassist Nate Brenner of TUNE-YARDS is coming out of COVID-hiding for a tuneful evening at Tom's Place. There's not much I need to say about this trio. You'll definitely want to be there for this evening.  More...

Sun 2/27 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
TIM BERNE & GREGG BELISLE-CHI, WITH GORDON GRDINA  More...

Fri 3/04 7:30 PM Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
The Tom's Place winter season winds up on Friday March 4 with two great local trios, both with piano. First up will be Ron Heglin (low brass), Tim Perkis (electronics) and Ric Louchard (piano).
The second set will feature Lisa Mezzacappa (bass), Kjell Nordeson (percussion) and Scott R Looney (piano and electronics).  More...

Fri 3/04 8:00 PM PianoFight OAKLAND [1540 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612]
A fiery witch loses her hand to an angry mob, tames wild beasts in the forest, and starts hustling small town folk and casinos out of all their money, with one hand. One-Handed Witch is a silent film with shadow puppets and live musical score featuring organ and salvaged percussion instruments. It was written and scored by Samson Y Hiss with shadow puppets and film production by Rita Deiola and Sara Draghi in Italy. It is a first collaboration with film, shadow puppets and live music. It is a world premiere!  More...

Fri 3/04 8:00 PM Mosswood Sound Series [3630 Telegraph Ave enter 2nd door on 37th St Oakland]
John Bischoff: three solo compositions for computer and custom analog circuits: "Bitplicity" (2020), "Visibility Study" (2015) and "Calliope" (2022); Matt Ingalls performs solo clarinet.  More...

Sat 3/05 1:30 PM San Francisco Public Library, Richmond branch [351 9th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118]
Free, outdoors: Award-winning Del Sol Quartet performs a set of pieces commissioned during the pandemic to share joy, each a unique expression ranging from hopeful to contemplative to exuberant.  More...

Sat 3/05 3:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Park branch [1833 Page Street San Francisco, CA 94117]
Free, outdoors: Award-winning Del Sol Quartet performs a set of pieces commissioned during the pandemic to share joy, each a unique expression ranging from hopeful to contemplative to exuberant.  More...

Sat 3/05 7:00 PM PianoFight OAKLAND [1540 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612]
A fiery witch loses her hand to an angry mob, tames wild beasts in the forest, and starts hustling small town folk and casinos out of all their money, with one hand. One-Handed Witch is a silent film with shadow puppets and live musical score featuring organ and salvaged percussion instruments. It was written and scored by Samson Y Hiss with shadow puppets and film production by Rita Deiola and Sara Draghi in Italy. It is a first collaboration with film, shadow puppets and live music. It is a world premiere!  More...

Sat 3/05 7:00 PM Hertz Hall [UC Berkeley campus near corner of College and Bancroft Berkeley]
Other Minds is pleased to welcome back Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies for a recital of solo and piano four-hands music with real-time interactive projections by Cori O’Lan at Hertz Hall in Berkeley, Saturday, March 5, 2022. The centerpiece of this recital will be the U.S. premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird suite arranged for piano four hands by Dennis Russell Davies in 2015.  More...

Sat 3/05 9:00 PM PianoFight OAKLAND [1540 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612]
A fiery witch loses her hand to an angry mob, tames wild beasts in the forest, and starts hustling small town folk and casinos out of all their money, with one hand. One-Handed Witch is a silent film with shadow puppets and live musical score featuring organ and salvaged percussion instruments. It was written and scored by Samson Y Hiss with shadow puppets and film production by Rita Deiola and Sara Draghi in Italy. It is a first collaboration with film, shadow puppets and live music. It is a world premiere!  More...

Sun 3/06 7:30 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)

The monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center continues. Bring your instrument or come to listen. No advance notice needed — just show up. Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names immediately before each group plays. We try to keep transition time between groups at a minimum. Over by 10pm. Donations for the venue rental are encouraged.

In line with Oakland's emergency ordinance, please bring proof of vaccination.

Masks required! Musicians may unmask while playing. Please stay home if you are sick or believe you may have been exposed.  More...

Tue 3/08 8:00 PM The Laundry SF [3359 26th St SF]
Streaming only:Click for stream  
Resident is a monthly electronic audiovisual open mic event started in 2017. It is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at The Laundry. Resident is casual and cool, and the community you'll find is like no other for aspiring electronic musicians in the Bay. No judgments, no bullshit, just positive support and openness to new ideas. Due to restrictions, this show will only be streamed online, do not come to the Laundry  More...

Tue 3/08 8:00 PM Online [Youtube]
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Amendola/Coleman/Evangelista + Grex (Fundraiser for Ukraine)

Group #1: Scott Amendola (drums), Michael Coleman (keys), Karl Evangelista (guitar), w/Lenny Gonzalez (video)
Group #2: Grex (KE - guitar, electronics, Rei Scampavia - keys, electronics)

An (online) evening of wild sounds and wily experimentation, featuring the trio of Scott Amendola, Michael Coleman, and Karl Evangelista + a special set from Oakland duo Grex.

All proceeds from this event will be directed in support of Ukrainian relief and resistance efforts.  More...

Fri 3/11 8:00 PM Mosswood Sound Series [3630 Telegraph Ave enter 2nd door on 37th St Oakland]
Karen Stackpole (gongs and percussion) Matt Ingalls (solo clarinet)  More...

Sat 3/12 7:00 PM Mills College Littlefield Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]
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Signal Flow 2022 is a student-run collective concert of live electronic music and multimedia performance held each spring, celebrating the collective research and praxis of the MFA and MA graduates of the Music Department at Mills College. Join us for performances by this year's graduates: Adam Troy, Angie Edwards, Jefferson Doyle, Krishna Jhaveri, and Stan Summy.  More...

Sat 3/12 7:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Streaming and in-person:Click for stream  
3rd Annual Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival
Modes of Change

A festival celebrating the experimental innovators and traditional masters of pure-ratio harmonies, highlighting Persian scales with the World Premiere of Reza Vali’s newest string quartet.

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Sat 3/12 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Pianist Nic Gerpe celebrates the 50th anniversary of George Crumb's Makrokosmos, Volume 1 for solo amplified piano (1972) with twelve newly commissioned pieces.

https://centerfornewmusic.com/event/nic-gerpe-pianist-the-makrokosmos-50-project/

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Sat 3/12 7:30 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
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Darren Johnston’s Double Detour  More...

Sun 3/13 4:00 PM Dresher Ensemble Studio [Oakland, CA (Address provided upon purchase of ticket)]
Karl Evangelista/Larry Ochs/Donald Robinson Trio - Live for the Creative Music Series and Dresher Ensemble Studio

TICKETS

Jazz in the Neighborhood and New Performance Traditions are proud to present the West Oakland Sessions: Creative Music Series. This series of 10 concerts will include musicians and groups spanning the improvised tradition, with influences across the jazz, classical, and avant-garde spheres of music. All concerts in this series require proof of full vaccination for all audience members and musicians.

Join us March 13th at 4pm to see Karl Evangelista at the West Oakland Sessions: Creative Music Series. Evangelista will be joined by Larry Ochs on saxophone and Donald Robinson on drums.

Filipino-American guitarist/composer Karl Evangelista (b.1986) ranks among a new wave of musicians pushing the traditions of jazz and experimental music into the 21st century. Synthesizing the heavy legacy of contemporary improvised music with popular song and 20th century composition, Evangelista explores multicultural concepts with sonic intensity and political fervor.  More...

Sun 3/13 7:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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This concert features the round robin performances between Ken Ueno, James Fei and Viola Yip on megaphone, analog and digital electronics.  More...

Sun 3/13 7:00 PM Incarnation Episcopal Church [1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco]
Janis Mercer (piano), Daniel Lewin (violin), and Friends

The Music of Anton Webern (commemorating the composer’s 75th death anniversary in 2020)  More...

Tue 3/15 7:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
Jazz at the Make-Out Room - Guest Curated by Tony Passarell: Body Meta and Gatekeeper
6pm Doors/7pm Music, Mask + Vax Required

7:00 pm / Body Meta (harmolodic funk)
Rent Romus - alto sax
Mika Pontecorvo - electric guitar
Robert Kuhlmann - guitar / bass
Tony Passarell - drums

8:30 pm / Gatekeeper (jazz/creative)
Matt Renzi - saxophone
Dahveed Behroozi - piano
Tim Bulkley - drums  More...

Fri 3/18 8:00 PM Mosswood Sound Series [3630 Telegraph Ave enter 2nd door on 37th St Oakland]
MUSIC BY ALVIN LUCIER (1931-2021)  More...

Sat 3/19 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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Join Ninth Planet at the Center for New Music as we journey through sonic shape and texture in “Expedition #5: Spirals and Echoes,” a program showcasing Suzanne and Lee Ettelson Award-winning works by Selim Göncü and Jack Frerer. Also featuring works by Jee Seo and Daijana Wallace.  More...

Sun 3/20 12:00 PM War Memorial Veterans Building [401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco]
SF MUSIC DAY 2022
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, NOON – 7PM

Celebrate Bay Area music in all its diversity at SF Music Day 2022, with the return of the live, in-person version of the Bay Area’s free annual music festival in downtown San Francisco.

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Sun 3/20 4:00 PM Dresher Ensemble Studio [W Grand Ave and Poplar St Oakland]
Facets with Hafez Modirzadeh, Alex Peh, and Keshav Batish

Hafez Mordirzadeh: alto saxophone – Alex Peh: piano – Keshav Batish: drums

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Sun 3/20 6:00 PM Sonic Sundays #20 ft. Your Opponent & Alphastare [https://twitch.tv/sonicalliance]
Streaming only:Click for stream  
A monthly streaming event featuring one to two different artists: live performers or DJs - from the Sonic Alliance community, the Bay Area, and beyond! All genres and styles are welcome! Pre-recorded performances are sent to Fetz to process the video through analog visual hardware creating a unique visual collaboration to accompany their performance! Tune in, hang out, and discover new music! Experience pre-recorded audio visual performances while supporting up-and-coming artists from the community!  More...

Thu 3/24 7:00 PM Internet Streaming [Online]
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Rova On the Air #8 with Karen Stackpole  More...

Thu 3/24 8:00 PM Freight & Salvage [2020 Addison St. Berkeley]
David Torn, Michael Manring, & Scott Amendola in: Trees Move Air  More...

Thu 3/24 8:00 PM Shapeshifters Cinema [567 5th St. Oakland]
Jake Parker Scott w/ Matt Robidoux and Mitch Stahlmann
Voicehandler
Laetitia Sonami

16mm projections throughout the evening by Jake Parker Scott, with film loop contributions from Joel Skavdahl during voicehandler's set.  More...

Fri 3/25 8:00 PM Mosswood Sound Series [3630 Telegraph Ave enter 2nd door on 37th St Oakland]
THE OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA / Matt Ingalls  More...

Fri 3/25 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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“Never Ending Artist” is an improvisation performance by Isabella Heigl (Painting) and Agustín Castilla-Ávila (Electric Guitars) inspired by the songwriting and philosophy of Bob Dylan, and proposing a interdisciplinary approach to artistic practice.

The performance consists of an improvised painting and music springing from the themes, quotations, and insights of Bob Dylan. The goal of the project is to present not just a multidisciplinary work but also to explore the trans-disciplinary possibilities between painting and music, resulting in a theoretical classification based on these performances.  More...