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Upcoming shows

28Nov

Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]: [Other Dimensions in Sound] More..

28Nov

Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]: [Sound Alchemy: David Boyce & Sameer Gupta] More..

30Nov

Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts [1537 Euclid Ave. Berkeley]: [Ben Goldberg • Todd Sickafoose • Scott Amendola] More..

30Nov

Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St West Oakland, CA]: [Oakland “In C” — in Honor of Terry Riley’s 90th Birthday] More..

1Dec

Little Hill Lounge [10753 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito]: [LORDS OF OUTLAND 30th Anniversary Concert at Little Hill Lounge 8 PM] 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

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

Robert Blatt
Artist, composer, and writer

Marc Perez
composer, performer, improviser, author, curator and organization leader

Renée Qin
Harpist, Composer

Aine Nakamura
voice, body, stories

Recently added shows

28Dec

Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]: [Fred Frith (guitar), Simon Hanes (baritone guitar), Nora Stanley (alto sax).] More...

27Dec

Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]: [Rent Romus and Heikki Koskinen + TBA] More...

26Dec

Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]: [Kevin Murray Trio with Josh Allen and Tim Duff. 80 Minutes! Energy music in the Yuletide.] More...

14Dec

Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]: [Improvised Music Workshop no. 5, conducted by Tim Duff and Josh Allen] More...

4Dec

Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]: [Fred Frith (guitar) and Phillip Greenlief (sax)] More...

Recent albums

Astrolabe - Nathan Clevenger Group
Release Date: 11/07/2025

west and east baying - oakland reductionist orchestra
Release Date: 10/17/2025

Wong Works - Wong Works
Release Date: 10/14/2025

Dahlia - Beth Schenck
Release Date: 09/19/2025

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.