Tuesday, September 11
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... Thursday, September 13
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 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... Friday, September 14
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... Saturday, September 15
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 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... Sunday, September 16
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 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... Wednesday, September 19
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... Thursday, September 20
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... Saturday, September 22
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... Sunday, September 23
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... Wednesday, September 26
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),
GrexGrex:
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... Monday, October 1
Mon 10/01 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:
David Pate (modern/extended improvisation)
David Pate-saxophone, Steve Cohn-piano
Set #2: Manul Override (jazz/electronics)
Amanda Chaudhary-keyboards, electronics, Serena Toxicat-voice, Melne-guitar, electronics
Set #3: Ornettology (modern jazz, after Ornette Coleman)
John Hanes-drums, Safa Shokrai-acoustic bass,
Myles Boisen-guitar,
John Finkbeiner-guitar,
Steve Adams-alto sax,
Phillip Greenlief-tenor sax
More... Thursday, October 4
Thu 10/04 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]Animals and Giraffes – Final 2017/2018 EiR concert
To finish up their year-long residency at the Center for New Music, animals & giraffes presents two sets of interdisciplinary improvisation. The evening also celebrates LANDLOCKED BEACH, their new CD release on Creative Sources (Portugal).
More... Thu 10/04 8:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street
Berkeley]Reidemeister Move
Since 2011, Reidemeister Move has explored and expanded the possibilities of sustained-tone music in just intonation for their instruments.
More... Saturday, October 6
Sat 10/06 8:00 PM Mills College Littlefield Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland]Rumbaché has established itself as one of the hottest Bay Area Salsa Bands! Fusing salsa, timba, bomba, funk and whatever else they can find to spice up the mood, they provide a hard-hitting style of playing. Rumbaché plays Cuban styles of music, with heavy influences in funk and jazz.
More... Sunday, October 7
Sun 10/07 2:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]Thomas Schultz plays The People United Will Never Be Defeated and music by Hyo-shin Na
Schultz plays Frederic Rzewski's monumental masterpiece from 1975, THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED and Hyo-shin Na's RAIN STUDY (1999) and SMALL NOISE (2018).
More... Sun 10/07 5:00 PM Soundwave Studios [2240 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.
More... Tuesday, October 9
Tue 10/09 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 10/09 9:00 PM Uptown Nightclub [1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland]Active Music Series presents:
- PERFORMANCE with Cilla Vee (north carolina) and local improvisers
- alex cruse
- Voicebox (Dylan Burchett and Rodolfo Córdova)
More... Wednesday, October 10
Wed 10/10 7:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]Latitudes: The Music of Tetuzi Akiyama & John Krausbauer
Guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama brings his motorik “infinite boogie” and graveside blues minimalism to the Center for New Music. Akiyama will be supported by ecstatic music aesthete John Krausbauer whose explorations of amplified violin and stroboscopic lighting induce states of heavy trance.
More... Wed 10/10 7:30 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell)
SF
CA]KRIS DAVIS, Joanne Brackeen and Helen Sung celebrate Monk's 101st birthday.
Two generations of piano artistry celebrate the legacy of Thelonious Monk, featuring DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Piano winner Kris Davis, 2018 NEA Jazz Master recipient Joanne Brackeen, and Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition winner Helen Sung.
More... Thursday, October 11
Thu 10/11 8:00 PM ODC Dance Theatre [3153 17th Street at Shotwell
SF]ODC Theater presents a three-evening run (October 11-13, 2018) of ECHO, a new dance/performance work by Sara Shelton Mann with a score by
Pamela Z at ODC Theater at 8pm in San Francisco, CA USA
Directed by writer/choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, Echo will be performed by Anya Cloud, Abby Crain, Jesse Hewit and Jesse Zaritt, with composer
Pamela Z performing portions of the score live.
More... Friday, October 12
Fri 10/12 8:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St.
SF]Stenberg | Cahill Duo
Stenberg | Cahill Duo
Kate Stenberg, violin;
Sarah Cahill, piano
Aaron Gervais Talking in Circles World Premiere
Gabriela Lena Frank Suenos de Chambi
Kaija Saariaho Tocar
Linda Catlin Smith With Their Shadows Long
plus works by Henry Cowell and Grażyna Bacewicz
More... Fri 10/12 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]Visible Transitions
Improvised Painting from Live Music & Improvised Music from Visual Compositions: Live Abstract Painting by Ethan Cranke w/ Music by
Gino Robair, Palle and Per Anders from Sweden + Tomas Dimuzio,
Phillip Greenlief, and
David Samas. GAZE EMANATIONS, drawings by Brian Lucas, performed by Pet the Tiger and Co. Cheryl Leonard,
Tom Nunn,
Tom Djll,
Gino Robair,
Bryan Day,
Phillip Greenlief,
David Samas.
More... Fri 10/12 8:00 PM ODC Dance Theatre [3153 17th Street at Shotwell
SF]ODC Theater presents a three-evening run (October 11-13, 2018) of ECHO, a new dance/performance work by Sara Shelton Mann with a score by
Pamela Z at ODC Theater at 8pm in San Francisco, CA USA
Directed by writer/choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, Echo will be performed by Anya Cloud, Abby Crain, Jesse Hewit and Jesse Zaritt, with composer
Pamela Z performing portions of the score live.
More... Saturday, October 13
Sat 10/13 7:00 PM East Side Arts Alliance [2277 International Blvd
Oakland]Warrior Ecologies: Black Fighting Formations
More... Sat 10/13 7:00 PM Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St.
Berkeley]Tetuzi Akiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Kaori Suzuki & John Krausbauer (Oak)
Kaori Suzuki and John Krausbauer present an improvisational composition with voices, amplified strings, electronics, and bell percussion, preceded by a performance by guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, on tour from Tokyo.
More... Sat 10/13 8:00 PM House Concert in North Berkeley Hills [email Harry@fullplatemedia.com for location]Pianist
Myra Melford and bassist Joelle Leandre perform in the intimacy of a house concert in the North Berkeley Hills. They will perform 2 sets, with wine and cheese served during intermission.
email Harry@fullplatemedia.com for location and reservations
More... Sat 10/13 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]Keepsakes for Contraforte and Contrabass Flute
Keyed Kontraptions will premiere works by Brett Austin Eastman and Emily Koh. Also on the program are works by Lily Chen and Isaac Schankler.
More... Sat 10/13 8:00 PM ODC Dance Theatre [3153 17th Street at Shotwell
SF]ODC Theater presents a three-evening run (October 11-13, 2018) of ECHO, a new dance/performance work by Sara Shelton Mann with a score by
Pamela Z at ODC Theater at 8pm in San Francisco, CA USA
Directed by writer/choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, Echo will be performed by Anya Cloud, Abby Crain, Jesse Hewit and Jesse Zaritt, with composer
Pamela Z performing portions of the score live.
More... Sat 10/13 9:00 PM Pro Arts [150 Frank H Ogawa Plz
Oakland]Submersion: an immersive, multi-media environment of sound +
WHO
Gench and Cilla Vee Life Arts – with Cilla Vee,
Thomas Dimuzio, Kit Young, Lori Varga,
Aurora Josephson, Derek Gedalecia
WHAT
Submersion – an immersive, multi-media environment of sound, image and motion
WHEN
Saturday October 13th – 9pm – 12 midnight
More... Tuesday, October 16
Tue 10/16 7:00 PM David Brower Center [2150 Allston Way, Suite 100
Berkeley]The David Brower Center & Other Minds are pleased to present Linda Bouchard with
Kyle Bruckmann for the fourth installment of our 2018 The Nature of Music series. Bouchard will present excerpts from FLOCKING, as in “birds in flight” — the magical spectacle of hundreds of birds flying in their coordinated journey – and DROP, a live structure for woodwind and electronics with oboist
Kyle Bruckmann.
Linda Bouchard’s works are defined by the importance of color and textures, and the structures of her compositions are intimately linked to the orchestral choices she makes for each composition, be it a solo piece or a composition for full orchestra.
Her compositions are often inspired by nature’s geometry, structure, and textures, as if writing music could begin by staring with a magnifying glass at nature’s elements — water, gas, rock formations, chemical reactions — then from those images creating a series of abstract landscapes.
More... Wednesday, October 17
Wed 10/17 8:00 PM Pro Arts [150 Frank H Ogawa Plz
Oakland]Hybrid Series: Ratskin Explastical w/ Anna Luisa , Xina Xurner, Tyler Holmes
Anna Luisa
https://www.annaluisapetrisko.com
Xina Xurner
https://xinaxurner.bandcamp.com
Tyler Holmes
http://ratskin.org/artists/tylerholmes.html
More... Thursday, October 18
Thu 10/18 7:00 PM CCRMA Stage [660 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305]CCRMA Transitions 2018 | Concert 1 | Thu, Oct 18, two identical shows at 7pm and 9pm | RSVP required
Feast your ears on immersive 3D sounds played on the CCRMA Stage multichannel speaker system (56.8)!
More... Thu 10/18 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St
SF]New Music Performed by Nicolas Deuson and Jonathan Pilkington
This concert will feature guitar and tenor voice performing works by living composers, three of whom are active in the Bay Area. Several world premieres!
More... Friday, October 19
Fri 10/19 7:00 PM The Laundry SF [3359 26th St
SF]Transmission: guest curated by Soundwave Directors
A performance carefully selected by the Soundwave Board Members. Performances featuring artists Anna Friz, Andy Puls, and Madalyn Merkey.
More... Fri 10/19 7:00 PM CCRMA Stage [660 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305]CCRMA Transitions 2018 | Concert 2 | Fri, Oct 19, two identical shows at 7pm and 9pm | RSVP required
Feast your ears on immersive 3D sounds played on the CCRMA Stage multichannel speaker system (56.8)!
More... Saturday, October 20
Sat 10/20 4:00 PM Taube Atrium Theater [401 Van Ness Ave
SF]
For our season-opening concert, we offer a special celebration of the music of Elliott Carter. Our "on STAGE Series" features large-ensemble contemporary classical works of the most influential and innovative composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Carter was the grandest of the grand American composers from the 20th century, who lived beyond his 100th birthday and yet wrote music that was fresh, inventive, and forward-looking to the very end of life. We welcome our newly arrived artistic director, Eric Dudley, with a program featuring three of Carter’s works, including the rhythmically energetic and emotionally powerful "Penthode" for twenty players. Complementing Carter’s enduring voice will be a wry work by the young American composer, Tobin CHODOS, written for an instrumentation uniquely drawn from Carter’s "Penthode," plus Canadian composer Sabrina SCHROEDER’s "Bone Games/Shy Garden," an essay in the sensuality of noises. The series will begin with our popular How Music is Made Composer Talk and Open Rehearsal with composer Tobin Chodos.
More... Sat 10/20 5:00 PM Studio Valencia [455A Valencia Street
San Francisco]foreignfire: absolute one
the second in an unfolding series of hella real jewish rituals, absolute one maps the biblical story of heelgrabber's encounter at the double camp over the liturgy that twice a day awakens the ears to oneness
More... Sat 10/20 7:30 PM Taube Atrium Theater [Veterans Building 4th floor 401 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco]San Francisco Contemporary Music Players - Carter and Beyond: Invention and Inspiration
More... Sat 10/20 7:30 PM Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St.
SF]Future Sonic Cities, organized by Zurich Meets San Francisco: a festival of two cities presents a mix of abstract hip hop, heavy electronic, and jazz inspired afro-futurist femme ballads by Bay Area sensations Lexagon (Alexa Burrell) and Aja Archuleta, along with international Swiss artists, Tim and Puma Mimi, and None of Them. These sound artists also pair with visual artists Alexa, Burrell, Ian Colon and Kim Nucci to layer projected visual art atop these experimental musical performances. This selection of time-traveling sonic artists explore and deconstruct stylistic boundaries to heal ancestral trauma, present speculative soundscapes, and provide immersive audio/visual experiences. This event is presented in partnership between Zurich Meets SF, Soundwave (8) Infrastructure, and the Center for New Music.
More... Sat 10/20 8:00 PM Studio 210 [3435 Cesar Chavez (between Mission and Valencia, SF)]“Skatchdance!” with
Tom Nunn (skatch), Christina Braun (dance) and Ilan Reuben (conceptual clothing artist) expands the world of skatch through movement, drama, facial expressions, lighting and experimental clothing. $20 (NOTA).
More... Sat 10/20 8:00 PM Piedmont Piano Company [1728 San Pablo Ave., at 18th St.
Oakland, CA]Vocalist/composer
Molly Holm, with Her Unmistakable Band, explores the multicultural crossroads of improvised music through original compositions, straight-ahead and modal jazz tunes and traditional folk songs. Molly's music, often intertwined with the elements of North Indian raga, experimental vocals, or playful free-form improvisation, also reveals the rhythmic and note-bending influences inherited from the music of the African diaspora.
More... Sunday, October 21
Sun 10/21 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission
SF]An eclectic night of Freewheeling sonic mayhem, art-funk, and social commentary
7:30 pm Ode to Fall
Rent Romus - saxophones/flutes/percussion,
gabby fluke-mogul - violin,
Lisa Mezzacappa - double bass, Golnaz Shariatzadeh - violin, Angela Roberts - cello, Tony Gennaro - percussion
8:30
RightstarterPC Muñoz - drums, vocals, electronics / MC DEM ONE - vocals, electronics / Danny Z - electronics
More... Sun 10/21 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.
NO LARGE GROUP SESSION IN OCTOBER!
More... Tuesday, October 23
Tue 10/23 9:00 PM Uptown Nightclub [1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland]Moe! Staiano presents his latest large-space composition, "Away Towards the Light," an exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms for nine electric guitars, bass and drums composed in three movements.
The venerable Vacuum Tree Head will be opening the evening, celebrating the release of two CD EPs, released in a lavish package.
A truly dynamic night of music and sight awaits!
More...