Fri 8/17 7:00 PM Sound & Savor [24th and Adeline Streets Oakland]
Rashaan Carter solo bass and a 4 course meal!  More...

Fri 8/17 7:00 PM Octopus Literary Salon [2101 Webster St. #170 Oakland]
Lords of Outland, Ghandhi/Murray/Rubinstein, Stone Raft  More...

Fri 8/17 7:30 PM Adobe Books [3130 24th St SF]
Solo Organ•Dunkelman/Fluke-Mogul/Nishi-Smith•French Radio  More...

Fri 8/17 8:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Henry Plotnick & Friends: Jazz pianist and composer Henry Plotnick brings his unique, energetic musicianship to Old First in a very special concert of originals, jazz standards, and work by new composers. Just seventeen years old, he has performed throughout the Bay Area at venues such as SFJAZZ, Davies Symphony Hall, SFMoMA, California Jazz Conservatory, Stanford University, JCCSF, Legion of Honor, Contemporary Jewish Museum, and San Francisco City Hall. Henry brings with him the highest caliber teen jazz musicians in the Bay Area.  More...

Sat 8/18 7:30 PM The Red Poppy Art House [2698 Folsom St @23rd St SF]
Daniel Riera’s Future Primitive Ensemble: Multidisciplinary Space Jazz

Flutist, controllerist, and sound designer Daniel Riera presents a new experience merging the improvisatory freedom of jazz with the expansive sonic landscape of electronic music. Using electrified woodwind and percussion instruments, synthesizers, projections, and dance, the Future Primitive Ensemble creates a dialogue about the relationship between human and machine, modern science and ancient wisdom.  More...

Sat 8/18 8:00 PM The First Church of the Buzzard [2601 Adeline Street Oakand, CA]
Moe!kestra! Piece No. 1: Death of a Piano
$6 – $10  More...

Sun 8/19 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]
7:30pm Pikuva Sielu
John Vaughn - saxophones/Robert Kuhlmann - guitars/Mark Pino - percussions
8:30pm Noertker's Moxie performs Tricycle, part 3: Leonora
Annelise Zamula - alto sax, flute/Josh Marshall - tenor sax/Bill Noertker - contrabass/Dave Mihaly - drums  More...

Sun 8/19 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. It's free. If you want to contribute, bring snacks and drinks.  More...

Sun 8/19 8:00 PM Neck of the Woods [406 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118]
Grex, Mourning Mountains, Long Hallways (PDX)

Portland experimental/post-rock band Long Hallways makes a rare visit to San Francisco, joined by Oakland art rock band Grex—hot on the heels for releasing their new album, Electric Ghost Parade—and Bay Area group Mourning Mountains.  More...

Mon 8/20 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
Oakland Freedom Jazz Society: Pinbokeh + Michael Flora (solo) + RM Francis (solo)  More...

Wed 8/22 6:00 PM B4BeL4b [184 10th Street, Oakland, CA]
an experimental audio-visual experience featuring New York's avant-garde electronic composers ARIADNE, with support from local noise duo Vio, as well as loop-maker Casey Chisholm and chaotic electronic musician Sea of Dogs  More...

Wed 8/22 7:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
The Drum and the Word: An evening of percussion and poetry with Dame Drummer and Tongo Eisen-Martin  More...

Thu 8/23 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:15 pm John Bischoff
8:50 pm RM Francis
9:30 pm Michael Flora  More...

Fri 8/24 7:00 PM Sound & Savor [24th and Adeline Streets Oakland]
Sameer Gupta solo tabla and a 4 course dinner  More...

Fri 8/24 7:00 PM Pro Arts [150 Frank H Ogawa Plz Oakland]
Expanded Cine-Rituals for Dual Buchla Performance

Rick Reed
Dan Burke
Thomas Dimuzio
Lori Varga + Kit Young (visuals)  More...

Fri 8/24 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
American Narratives – Music by Kyle Hovatter & Emma Logan  More...

Fri 8/24 9:00 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Trance Mission Duo featuring Stephen Kent & Beth Custer  More...

Sat 8/25 8:00 PM House Concert in North Berkeley Hills [Please email Harry@fullplatemedia.com for details]
House concert in private home in North Berkeley Hills with clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg featuring music of Thelonious Monk. Mr. Goldberg will play 2 sets, with wine and cheese served during the intermission. Seating is limited. For information, please contact the concert host at: Harry@fullplatemedia.com  More...

Sun 8/26 6:00 PM Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco [750 Kearny street, 3rd floor (in hotel) San Francisco, CA 94108]
Yan Jun makes a rare visit from Beijing with a solo feedback performance, "linear duo" with Bay Area artist Gabby Wen and a talk on experimental music in China. Presented by 23five & Chinese Culture Center of SF.  More...

Sun 8/26 7:00 PM Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St. Berkeley]
Full: Payne/Sonami  More...

Sun 8/26 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]
Shimmering voice and rattle sound poetics with
Pitta of the Mind
Maw Shein Win - poetry
Amanda Chaudhary - keyboard/electronics

Anbian/Robinson/Romus
Robert Anbian - poetry
Rent Romus - saxophones/flutes
Donald Robinson - drums  More...

Mon 8/27 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
Oakland Freedom Jazz Society: Rent Romus's Life's Blood Ensemble + Brown Slusser plays Rubber City  More...

Tue 8/28 7:30 PM Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
BRUCKMANN / SCHOENBECK / PHILLIPS
On the occasion of bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck’s visit from New York, an improvised trio first meeting comprising three long-term dyads.

SULT explores the hidden sounds of acoustic instruments (guitar, contrabass, percussion), magnifying them with microphones so the audience can join them inside their silent cacophony. Subtle harmonics become saws cutting through metal, and creaking wooden bodies become sinking ships. Their expression is primitive and raw, but while their playing embraces chaos, it is matched with discipline and the history of a decade-long mind-meld. The group sounds as one, with the gestalt of simultaneous layers taking primacy over any solo expression. The equality of the voices, however, invites the listener to focus on threads of their own choosing and make their own discoveries. (Jacob Felix Heule - percusion; Guro Skumsnes Moe - contrabass; TBA - acoustic guitar)  More...

Wed 8/29 7:30 PM California Jazz Conservatory [2040 Addison Street Berkeley]
Jazz in the Neighborhood Presents...Sheldon Brown/Michael Wilcox/Alan Hall Trio

Rendon Hall/Fiddler Annex @ California Jazz Conservatory  More...

Wed 8/29 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF]
Madonna-ld the Nut - click LIKE a virgin, (Three Day Stubble)
https://threedaystubble.bandcamp.com/track/figshta

Anti-Ear - Tyler (Brown Whornet, Chablis, Three Day Stubble, Beandip Troubadours, Tarantism) coming in hawt, all the way from NOLA together again with longtime collaborator Jason Stamberger (Crack W.A.R., Le Flange du Mal, Earwicker, Neung Phak)
http://www.stin-g.com/anti-ear.htm

Are Squar2d - Danishta Rivero (Caribay, Voicehandler, Las Sucias) & Jake Rodriguez (bran(...)pos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h166HEFJqzs

Svist - at long last, Dmitri Svistula's generative, reactive & improvisational sound!
https://svist.bandcamp.com/

Chiko - Kyoto's own maestra of violin, Chiko Kinoshita (Naked Mozart)
https://nakedmozart.bandcamp.com/  More...

Thu 8/30 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
THERE IS A RIVER: David Neita & Deborah Pritchard  More...

Thu 8/30 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:15 pm Angel Archer
Sheila Bosco - drums, Brian Lucas - bass
8:50 pm Alee Karim - solo guitar
9:30 pm captjrab - synths  More...

Sat 9/01 8:00 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia Street San Francisco]
John Zorn's 65th Birthday Celebration - September 1st-4th

For details, Click Here  More...

Sun 9/02 5:00 PM Soundwave Studios [2200 Wood St Oakland, CA 94607]
Resonant Frequencies is a monthly open mic night specifically for Electronic Musicians and Visual Synthesis. No DJ's, No Singer Songwriters. Just you and some machines, making love in sweet {dis}harmony.

The focus is on hardware sets yet other modalities are encouraged. We welcome all genres of music; what better way to do that than getting together, sharing those ideas and make connections.

Let's build the scene we want to see.

Live visuals will be provided by Dirty Bill + guests! Please inquire about performing visuals.

Soundwave Studios is gracious enough to host this event on their stage. We will be in the front room, where we actually started the Res Freq for this month only. We will be in the back lot starting again next month!

Details:
15-20 Min Sets.
Sign up from 5-6pm. 1st Set at 6pm.
You are provided 8 channels on a mixer and power.
Please bring all necessary cables.  More...

Sun 9/02 8:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street Berkeley]
Carl Stone and Soo Yeon Lyuh  More...

Sun 9/02 8:00 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia Street San Francisco]
John Zorn's 65th Birthday Celebration - September 1st-4th

For details, Click Here  More...

Sun 9/02 10:30 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia Street San Francisco]
John Zorn's 65th Birthday Celebration - September 1st-4th

For details, Click Here  More...

Mon 9/03 8:00 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia Street San Francisco]
John Zorn's 65th Birthday Celebration - September 1st-4th

For details, Click Here  More...

Mon 9/03 8:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
The Monday Make-Out
The cutting edge of Bay Area jazz and improvised music--

Set #1: Ben Goldberg/Karl Evangelista Duo (duo improvisation)

Set #2: The Holly Martins (experimental jazz)
(Kasey Knudsen-alto saxophone, Eric Vogler-guitar, Lorin Benedict-vocals)

Set #3: Green Mitchell Trio (modern jazz)
(Cory Wright-reeds, Lisa Mezzacappa-bass, Jason Levis-drums)  More...

Tue 9/04 8:00 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia Street San Francisco]
John Zorn's 65th Birthday Celebration - September 1st-4th

For details, Click Here  More...

Thu 9/06 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:15 pm Bamboo Skin 4-tet - free flowing improvisation
John Vaughn/Brandon Evans - saxophones, Mark Pino/Tim Orr - drums
9:00 pm Rare Form - dark ambient/drone
Thyme Nord: keyboards, synthesizers, pianos, vocals, loops, samples, mixing
Ryan Beitler: guitars, loops, tape loops, bows, screwdriver, behringer 2442, samples, mixing  More...

Fri 9/07 8:00 PM SFEMF at Brava Theatre [Brava Theater 2781 24th Street SF]
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival presents Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe , Sally Decker, and Collin McKelvey on the opening night of the nineteenth annual festival of adventurous electronic music.  More...

Sat 9/08 11:00 AM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
I'm hosting a series of performances of textured sound utilizing electronics and other instruments for a bookstore environment. Performing solo for most of these Saturdays, but will occasionally invite others to fill-in.

- Andre Custodio  More...

Sat 9/08 12:00 PM Noisebridge Hackerspace [2169 Mission St SF]
G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S

Tim Perkis, --------Mason Jones, ----------Fletcher Pratt,
----------Kwisp, -------------Coagulator  More...

Sat 9/08 3:00 PM Adobe Books [3130 24th St SF]
SFEMF Free Festival Reception/Leila Abdul-Rauf SF Release Party  More...

Sat 9/08 8:00 PM SFEMF at Brava Theatre [Brava Theater 2781 24th Street SF]
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival presents Yasunao Tone, Glochids, and Vanessa Rossetto on the 2nd night of it's its nineteenth annual festival of adventurous electronic music  More...

Sat 9/08 8:00 PM Storefront [5873 San Pablo Oakland]
Beast Nest, Hiss and Hum, Painting with Statue  More...

Sat 9/08 8:00 PM CounterPulse [80 Turk St San Francisco]
HVAC: Thermal Comfort  More...

Sat 9/08 9:00 PM Woods Bar & Brewery [1701 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612]
New Zombies album release show. The 11-piece Oakland-based band plays the music of Dan Plonsey through the avant party lens of Afrobeat, Afropop, highlife, and reggae.  More...

Sun 9/09 4:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Lynn Schugren  More...

Sun 9/09 7:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Erling Wold’s Fabrications: The Great Debate Cabaret  More...

Sun 9/09 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]
7:30pm Ric Louchard Ensemble
Ric Louchard - piano/John Worley - trumpet, flugelhorn/Dan Magay - saxophones, flute/Doug Pohorsky - bass/Curt Moore - drums/Ron Heglin - voice
8:30pm Noertker's Moxie performs Tricycle, part 1: Amor Fati
Annelise Zamula - alto sax, flute/Brett Carson - piano/Bill Noertker - contrabass/Jordan Glenn - drums  More...

Sun 9/09 8:00 PM SFEMF at Brava Theatre [Brava Theater 2781 24th Street SF]
electro-acoustic experimentalist Kassel Jaeger
noise artist Attilio Novellino from Italy
evocative soundscape ritualists OMMO  More...

Mon 9/10 7:30 PM Canessa Gallery [708 Montgomery St SF]
SCY1E, Parker Davis, Gabby Wen, Jack Hertz at Canessa Gallery  More...

Mon 9/10 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
OFJS presents Jaroba + Jakob Pek  More...

Tue 9/11 8:00 PM The Laundry SF [3359 26th St SF]
Resident is a monthly Open Mic event started by Jeremy Black and friends in 2017. Set in a casual atmosphere in an awesome location, The Laundry, it is the perfect event if you are a beginner or even experimented musician/performer and want to reach out to the San Francisco Community.  More...

Tue 9/11 9:00 PM Uptown Nightclub [1928 Telegraph Ave Oakland]
Active Music Series presents:
- gabby fluke-mogul, David Lechuga-Espadas, Patrick Talesfore, Jr., Tom Weeks
- DunkelpeK
- Nurse Betty  More...

Wed 9/12 7:30 PM California Jazz Conservatory [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]
Jill Rogers + The Lost Trio  More...

Thu 9/13 7:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Steven Bernstein Fest: SEXMOB PLAYS FELLINI, Shows at 7:00pm & 8:30pm
A master of the previously obscure slide trumpet, Steven Bernstein is a fearless improviser, composer and arranger. For this four-night residency presents two of his most explosive ensembles.  More...

Thu 9/13 7:30 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Lisa Mezzacappa Six : COSMICOMICS Salon #4
Bookstore Residency - New music for jazz sextet inspired by Italo Calvino’s stories on the origins of the universe - developed in a series of salon performances at Bird & Beckett this year
Aaron Bennett, tenor sax
John Finkbeiner, guitar
Mark Clifford, vibes
Tim Perkis, electronics
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass
Jordan Glenn, drums  More...

Thu 9/13 7:30 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Still Dreaming: JOSHUA REDMAN, RON MILES, SCOTT COLLEY, & BRIAN BLADE
Formed by saxophonist Joshua Redman in tribute to his late father, saxophone giant Dewey Redman, this quartet comprising four of the greatest instrumentalists in modern jazz draws inspiration from Old and New Dreams, the iconic 1980s band featuring the elder Redman and fellow Ornette Coleman collaborators Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. They return to SFJAZZ in celebration of the release of their new Nonesuch album, Still Dreaming.  More...

Thu 9/13 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:15 pm Marshall/Pearce
Josh Marshall - tenor saxophone, Daniel Pearce - drums
9:00 pm Ear Spray
Carlos Jennings – electronics
Ann O’Rourke – electronics,vocals,video,electric cello
Mark Pino – drums/percussion  More...

Thu 9/13 8:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Wizard Apprentice & Julius Smack / Madalyn Merkey  More...

Thu 9/13 9:00 PM Elbo Room Jack London Square [311 Broadway Oakland]
Las Sucias, Ionophore (Record Release), White Pee  More...

Fri 9/14 5:00 PM Woods Bar and Brewery [1701 Telegraph Ave Oakland]
Rob Ewing - Beth Schenck - Jordan Glenn - Lisa Mezzacappa  More...

Fri 9/14 7:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Steven Bernstein Fest: SEXMOB PLAYS ELLINGTON, Shows at 7:00pm & 8:30pm.
A master of the previously obscure slide trumpet, Steven Bernstein is a fearless improviser, composer and arranger. For this four-night residency presents two of his most explosive ensembles.  More...

Fri 9/14 7:30 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Still Dreaming: JOSHUA REDMAN, RON MILES, SCOTT COLLEY, & BRIAN BLADE
Formed by saxophonist Joshua Redman in tribute to his late father, saxophone giant Dewey Redman, this quartet comprising four of the greatest instrumentalists in modern jazz draws inspiration from Old and New Dreams, the iconic 1980s band featuring the elder Redman and fellow Ornette Coleman collaborators Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. They return to SFJAZZ in celebration of the release of their new Nonesuch album, Still Dreaming.  More...

Sat 9/15 11:00 AM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Andre Custodio is hosting a series of performances of textured sound utilizing electronics and other instruments for a bookstore environment. Performing solo for most of these Saturdays, but will occasionally invite others to fill-in.  More...

Sat 9/15 1:00 PM Castro Theatre [429 Castro St San Francisco, California]
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents Club Foot Orchestra's GREATEST HITS. 1 PM - BUSTER & FELIX; 3:15 - CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI; 6:00 - METROPOLIS; 9:30 - NOSFERATU. The 10 piece ensemble of some of the best San Francisco musicians, performs their scores to classic silent films. "This is music that bubbles up from the intersection of aesthetics and the id" - The New Yorker.

Beth Custer, Clarinets; Sheldon Brown, Woodwinds; Chris Grady, Trumpet; Richard Marriott, Winds; Gino Robair, Percussion; Will Bernard, Guitar; Kymry Esainko, Keyboard; Alisa Rose, Violin; Sascha Jacobsen, Contrabass; Deirdre McClure, Conductor.  More...

Sat 9/15 7:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Steven Bernstein Fest: MTO WEST, Shows at 7:00pm & 8:30pm

A master of the previously obscure slide trumpet, Steven Bernstein is a fearless improviser, composer and arranger. For this four-night residency presents two of his most explosive ensembles.

“When the time comes, Bernstein clicks an invisible switch and the band pops into semi-flawless unison. At that point, you might imagine yourself in Harlem in 1929,” says the Village Voice about trumpeter Steven Bernstein’s expansive Millennial Territory Orchestra, an ensemble inspired by the pre-swing era territory bands that crisscrossed the country in the 1920s and 1930s. Loose, rambunctious, and fun with an irreverent take-no-prisoners approach, the MTO grapples with tunes ranging from Basie and Mingus to Prince and the Grateful Dead to an entire album devoted to the funk of Sly and the Family Stone on 2011’s MTO Plays Sly. Presenting the West Coast debut of his MTO material, the New York-based Berkeley High alum pays homage to his early years by christening a new version of this unpredictable assemblage featuring a host of Bay Area jazz luminaries including clarinetist Ben Goldberg, saxophonist Howard Wiley, violinist Jenny Scheinman, and trombonist Jeff Cressman.  More...

Sat 9/15 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Charles Xavier’s Cow Walk Orchestra: THE BOSCO SERIES

Performing THE BOSCO SERIES: Experimental Sonic exploration and Creative Jazz featuring Trumpet, Guitar, Drums and Synth interplay.  More...

Sat 9/15 7:30 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Still Dreaming: JOSHUA REDMAN, RON MILES, SCOTT COLLEY, & BRIAN BLADE
Formed by saxophonist Joshua Redman in tribute to his late father, saxophone giant Dewey Redman, this quartet comprising four of the greatest instrumentalists in modern jazz draws inspiration from Old and New Dreams, the iconic 1980s band featuring the elder Redman and fellow Ornette Coleman collaborators Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. They return to SFJAZZ in celebration of the release of their new Nonesuch album, Still Dreaming.  More...

Sat 9/15 8:30 PM Hemlock Tavern [1131 Polk Street SF]
Tashi Dorji, Bill Orcutt, Lo Conocen, VOL.  More...

Sun 9/16 2:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Still Dreaming: JOSHUA REDMAN, RON MILES, SCOTT COLLEY, & BRIAN BLADE
Formed by saxophonist Joshua Redman in tribute to his late father, saxophone giant Dewey Redman, this quartet comprising four of the greatest instrumentalists in modern jazz draws inspiration from Old and New Dreams, the iconic 1980s band featuring the elder Redman and fellow Ornette Coleman collaborators Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. They return to SFJAZZ in celebration of the release of their new Nonesuch album, Still Dreaming.  More...

Sun 9/16 3:00 PM Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts [1537 Euclid Ave. Berkeley]
Thomas Schultz plays Rzewski's: "The People United Will Never Be Defeated"

Seating is limited. Get your required online reservation here.  More...

Sun 9/16 4:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Winnie Nieh with Paul Dab  More...

Sun 9/16 6:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
Steven Bernstein Fest: STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MTO WEST, Shows at 6:00pm & 8:30pm
A master of the previously obscure slide trumpet, Steven Bernstein is a fearless improviser, composer and arranger. For this four-night residency presents two of his most explosive ensembles.  More...

Sun 9/16 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. It's free. If you want to contribute, bring snacks and drinks.  More...

Sun 9/16 8:30 PM Pro Arts [150 Frank H Ogawa Plz Oakland]
Tashi Dorji , Zachary James Watkins, Beast Nest, Salt Pillar  More...

Mon 9/17 7:00 PM Adobe Books [3130 24th St SF]
Chris Duncan•Joey Largent•Marc Kate  More...

Mon 9/17 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
Oakland Freedom Jazz Society: Bristle + Dunkelman/fluke-mogul/Weeks Trio  More...

Wed 9/19 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF]
Scott Arford
http://soundcloud.com/scott-3-3
Jungle Junk
Alexandra Buschman (Demonsleeper, Las Sucias)
The Fathers
Nathan Bowers (aka Coagulator) and Derek Gedalecia (aka Headboggle)
http://fortevilfruit.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-fathers-st.html

Filthmilk
Cello of Colleen Twitty melts the tires beneath Fendler's synth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnDiWpC6-JU  More...

Wed 9/19 8:00 PM The Chapel [777 Valencia St SF]
Thurston Moore
David Toop
Zachary James Watkins / William Winant Duo

Both David Toop and Thurston Moore have worked together in quartet and trio as part of the long-running UK improvising group Alterations alongside Steve Beresford and Terry Day. As well as with the composer Tania Chen heard on the CD John Cage: Electronic Music for Piano (Omnivore Recordings 2018 USA).  More...

Thu 9/20 7:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
C4NM Benefit Concert, Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson – Michael Formanek – Tomas Fujiwara

Join us for this unique and intimate chance to see Thumbscrew, comprised of contemporary jazz heavyweights Mary Halvorson on guitar, Michael Formanek on double bass, and Tomas Fujiwara on drums. All proceeds from this event benefit C4NM, supporting our efforts to create a space for new music to thrive in the Bay Area and beyond. We invite you to join us before the concert for a reception hosted by our Board of Directors including libations and light bites. Connect with our new music community, then experience a special opportunity to see Thumbscrew perform up close at C4NM.  More...

Thu 9/20 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:15 pm How Are You Feeling Project
Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Anna Avery, Mary Behm-Steinberg, Chris Christensen, alex cruse, Kevin Droese, Lenny Gonzalez, Kevin CK Lo, and Angela Roberts
Improvised music in relation to the playback of recordings of people reminiscing on health, both gains and losses.
9:00 pm Cartoon Justice
Kersti Abrams - sax/North-African reeds/mbira, Mika Pontecorvo - guitar/electronics/flute/percussion/voice, Mark
Pino - drums/percussion, Elijah Pontecorvo - bass/piano
guest Lenny Gonzalez - electric cello  More...

Fri 9/21 1:00 PM LinkedIn SF [San Francisco / YouTube Live]
inWooble: LinkedIn employees and guests play modular synth music and broadcast it live in high resolution and Hi-Fi Stereo on https://www.youtube.com/c/FranckMartin/live  More...

Fri 9/21 7:00 PM Grace Cathedral [1100 California Street San Francisco]
Hidden Refuge :: Refugio Escondido  More...

Fri 9/21 7:15 PM Community Music Center [544 Capp Street SF]
The Rhythms of Candomblé: ACTA Apprenticeship Presentation

This event is a culmination of the apprenticeship between master artist Jorge Alabê and his student Robert Lopez.  More...

Fri 9/21 8:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Winds of Change: Shakuhachi, Didgeridoo and Clarinet
New Music and Evolving World Traditions

Beth Custer, clarinets; Cornelius Boots, shakuhachi; Stephen Kent, didgeridoo  More...

Fri 9/21 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Chaotic Pathways: Dirt and Copper with Hunter Long and Julie Herndon  More...

Sat 9/22 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church San Anselmo [72 Kensington Rd San Anselmo, CA 94960]
Sight-reading Workshop with Daniel Canosa, Marin Baroque, Sept 22, 10 am - 3:30 pm, in San Anselmo, CA.  More...

Sat 9/22 11:00 AM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Andre Custodio is hosting a series of performances of textured sound utilizing electronics and other instruments for a bookstore environment. Performing solo for most of these Saturdays, but will occasionally invite others to fill-in.  More...

Sat 9/22 8:00 PM House Concert in North Berkeley Hills [Harry@fullplatemedia.co]
Darius Jones' SF Bay Area debut in the intimacy of a house concert n the North Berkeley Hills.. Darius will perform 2 sets, with wine and cheese served during the intermission. For information: harry@fullplatemedi.com  More...

Sun 9/23 4:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Golden Gate Philharmonic Faculty & Friends
Cameo Charms  More...

Sun 9/23 6:00 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
JANE IRA BLOOM QUARTET: WILD LINES - Improvising Emily Dickinson, Shows at 6:00pm & 7:30pm
Bloom’s latest album, 2017’s Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline), features the same stellar band she brings to SFJAZZ.  More...

Sun 9/23 8:00 PM KALW FM Radio [91.7 FM]
Sunday 9/23 at 8pm: KALW 91.7
Myra Melford and Armando Castellano visit Sarah Cahill's Revolutions Per Minute  More...

Mon 9/24 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
Oakland Freedom Jazz Society: Ari Brown & Thomas Harrison + Myles Boisen Duo  More...

Wed 9/26 7:30 PM California Jazz Conservatory [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]
Darren Johnston’s Noisy Strangers – Bye Bye Bartók  More...

Wed 9/26 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Live Cinema: Thingamajigs Performance Group + viDEO sAVant/duo B.
A two-part evening of visual and sonic experiments and environments, featuring Thingamajigs Performance Group, and viDEO sAVant (Charles Woodman + duo B.). Both ensembles explore the intersection of improvised music with live video performance, and will transform the Center for New Music into an immersive sensory environment.
Thingamajigs Performance Group 
Dylan Bolles - Keith Evans - Suki O’Kane - Edward Schocker
viDEO sAVant
Charles Woodman - Lisa Mezzacappa - Jason Levis  More...

Wed 9/26 8:00 PM Canessa Gallery [708 Montgomery St SF]
Ghost in the House play tribute to collaborator, friend and kind spirit, Kinji Hayashi. The show includes special guests Bruce Ackley from ROVA and the amazing Butoh dance of Christina Braun  More...

Wed 9/26 9:00 PM Elbo Room Jack London Square [311 Broadway Oakland]
Jordan Glenn's BEAK (Album Release), Bad Luck (Seattle), Grex

Grex: Karl Evangelista-guitar, voice, percussion, Rei Scampavia-keys, voice, percussion

Bad Luck: Neil Welch-saxophone, live electronics, Chris Icasiano-drums

Jordan Glenn's BEAK: Jordan Glenn-conductor, Geneva Harrison-drums, Max Judelson-bass, Robert Lopez, Bob LaDue-percussion, Tim DeCillis, Mark Clifford-vibes/percussion, Brett Carson-keys, Karl Evangelista-guitar

An absolutely incendiary night of wild sounds, swooning melodies, and knee-rattling rhythms, featuring a set of improbable new music from Oakland art rock band Grex, a special visit with the crushing Seattle sax/drums/electronic duo Bad Luck, and an album release performance from Jordan Glenn’s all-star BEAK.  More...

Thu 9/27 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
8:00 pm Slither Syndicate. Wolf Chan Andre Custodio
8:40 pm Alphastare
Exploring sounds in the digital and analog realm. Abstract/Experimental/Ambient/Noise
9:15 pm Key West:
Brian Pedersen-sax, Jay Korber-drums, Randylee Sutherland-cello  More...

Fri 9/28 8:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
Jihye Chang  More...

Fri 9/28 8:00 PM Mills College Littlefield Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]
Amaranth Quartet plays string quartets by Darius Milhaud, Ruth Crawford, and Igor Stravinsky. Admission to this concert is free!  More...

Sat 9/29 11:00 AM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Andre Custodio is hosting a series of performances of textured sound utilizing electronics and other instruments for a bookstore environment. Performing solo for most of these Saturdays, but will occasionally invite others to fill-in.  More...

Sat 9/29 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Pianist Jihye Chang: Co-Ko (Contemporary Korea)  More...

Sun 9/30 12:00 PM Herbst Theatre [401 Van Ness Ave SF]
Listen local at the eleventh annual SF Music Day, the Bay Area’s free daylong music festival in downtown San Francisco, presented by InterMusic SF. SF Music Day showcases the dynamism and diversity of Bay Area music, from string quartets to jazz combos, new music pioneers to chamber groups steeped in musical sounds from across the globe.  More...