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Upcoming shows

1Sep

Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together.] More..

3Sep

Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]: [Paul Hanson - Scott Amendola - Michael Manring] More..

4Sep

Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]: [Other Dimensions in Sound presents Nikita Malinin (1st set) & Rainbow Eclipse (2nd set)] More..

5Sep

5428 San Pablo Ave (fka Land And Sea Gallery) [5428 San Pablo Ave, Oakland]: [tape loops, dance, songs, and noise] More..

6Sep

Spruce Street Concerts [send email to harry@fullplatemedia.com]: [Theresa Wong (cello and voice) and William Winant (percussion) come together for a performance of free improvisation in the intimate setting of a home in the Berkeley Hills. Each are masterful performers and improvisors. This will be the first time these two perform together as a duo.] More..

Recently added photos

Peter Nyboer - Peter Nyboer

Jenna Flohr - Jenna Flohr

Ernesto Diaz-Infante - photos

E. Doctor Smith - McFarland Castro Smith Trio

E. Doctor Smith - Doc's Gear

Recently added artists

Unpil Baek
Improviser and Builder of Dialogue

Frances Feldon
Recorder, transverse flutes; musical director Mixus Mundi.

Sudhu Tewari
electro-acoustic composer, improvisor

Headboggle
Derek Gedalecia a.k.a. Headboggle - electronic keyboard-based soundscapes

Robert Blatt
Artist, composer, and writer

Recently added shows

15Sep

Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]: [Jazz at the Make-Out: Bristle, Teja Gerken, Anime Aliens] More...

12Sep

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St. Berkeley]: [The Unlearning - a song cycle inspired by Goya's Disasters of War etchings by Theresa Wong performed with Carla Kihlstedt] More...

20Sep

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [MARGUERITE BROWN / DIANE GRUBBE: GLISSANDO FLUTE PROJECT] More...

13Sep

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: ["RANDOM RUMINATIONS" (Chris Brown + JOHANNA POETHIG + Raffi Garabedian) / DANA REASON + Philip Gelb + Kyle Bruckmann] More...

26Sep

Grateful Gardens [990 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, California 95126]: [Celebrating Grateful Gardens' 10th Anniversary with tours of the garden and outdoor activities, along with live music and arts for all ages and featuring David Leikam, .Tim Thompson, and Re:born Dance Interactive.] More...

Recent albums

PHANTOM PHYSICS | UNCLCKD - TION
Release Date: 07/04/2026

Chris Trinidad's Chroma Tonic - Chris Trinidad
Release Date: 05/11/2026

Weather Eye - Francesca Naibo & Theresa Wong
Release Date: 05/05/2026

THIS SHIT IS UGLY - Live at the Center for New Music SF - Thomas Dimuzio - Phillip Greenlief - Wobbly
Release Date: 05/01/2026

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.