Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Upcoming shows


Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall [Northeastern University (formerly Mills College) 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613]: [An evening of new music and free improvisation featuring Sally Decker & Brendan Glasson, Chris Brown & Ben Davis, and Robert Lopez, Aaron Oppenheim & Shanna Sordahl. Free; in-person & livestream.] More..
Mitchell Park Community Center [3700 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto]: [Earthwise Welcomes Edu Ribeiro Trio] More..
Mr Tipple's [39 Fell St SF]: [Lisa Mezzacappa Quartet] More..
836M Gallery [836 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94133 United States]: [Open rehearsal with Anne Hege and motion-tracking instrument builders exploring The Glance through live experimental instrument development.] More..
Mr Tipple's [39 Fell St SF]: [Joyce Todd McBride Quintet] More..
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street, Oakland, California, 94609]: [Return the Gift Sound Series #2 at TAC: S'Hells Gate • Heavy Arts Ensemble • X Medianoche] More..
Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]: [Pamela Z: Arbeitsklang / Worksound] More..
Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]: [Mariah Auler (cello), Kumi Maxson (double bass), and Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto) bring together three unamplified string instruments in an improvising trio] More..

Recently added shows


Headlands Center for the Arts [944 Simmonds Road Sausalito, CA 94965]: [Skylighght (Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers) + Thingamajigs Performance Group] More...
Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]: [Skylighght (Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers) + Thingamajigs Performance Group] More...
The Lab [2948 16th St SF]: [Skylighght (Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers) + Thingamajigs Performance Group] More...
West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [DEPARTURE DUO / Cheryl E. Leonard + Wobbly] More...
West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [LEVITATOR TRIO (CLIFFORD+SHOKRAI+NORDESON) / "TWO SISTERS" BY MAX ABNER] More...

Recent albums


Ready Box - Phillip Greenlief and Thomas Dimuzio
Release Date: 03/06/2026
othrwrldly - Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
Release Date: 02/20/2026
Live At Celeste - Jon Raskin
Release Date: 02/14/2026
Diatribe, Parts 1-6 - Steve Adams
Release Date: 02/07/2026

About Bay Improviser

Bay Area Improviser's Network was created to provide a forum for Experimental, Improvised, Noise, Electronic, Free-Jazz, Avant Garde, Modern Composition, and Other Forms of Contemporary Sound in the San Francisco Bay Area. At this site, you can find musician's biographical information, upcoming concert info, reviews, links to other sites, and more.

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