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Thursday, October 6, 7:30pm
Tuesdays at Tom’s Place, 3111 Deakin St., Berkeley
* Tony Buck (percussion) and Magda Mayas (piano)
* Annette Krebs (prepared guitar)
* Grosse Abfahrt – Tom Djll (trumpet), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Tim Perkis (electronics), Gino Robair (electronics, percussion), John Shiurba (electric guitar.)Thursday, October 6, 8pm
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market St.(@ 6th Street), San Francisco
OutSound presents: Luggage Store New Music Series
* 8pm: Neil Welch (Washington)
* 9pm: Sheldon Brown’s Distant Intervals: Music Hidden in Speech, Speech Structures Hidden Under Music
Sheldon Brown (reeds), Andrew Joron (theremin, poetry), Noah Phillips (guitar), Dave MacNab (guitar), Michael Wilcox (bass), Vijay Anderson (drums)
Friday, October 7, 12noon
Berkeley Arts Festival 2011, 2133 University Ave., Berkeley
In concert with Jerry Kuderna (piano)
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Friday, October 7, 6:30pm
Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., San Francisco
* Reverend Screaming Fingers Big Band
* Microlash
* The Overdub Club
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Friday, October 7, 7:30pm
Explorist International, 3174 24th St., San Francisco
Forward Energy – Jim Ryan (alto/tenor sax, flute, trumpet), Rent Romus (alto/soprano/c-melody saxes), Scott R. Looney (e-piano), Eric Marshall (doublebass), Timothy Orr (drums)Friday, October 7, 8pm
Mills College, Center for Contemporary Music, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
Spontaneous Improvisational Compositions for piano, flute, and cello
Myra Melford (piano), Nicole Mitchell (flute), Tomeka Reid (cello)
Saturday, October 8, 8pm
Berkeley Arts Festival 2011, 2133 University Ave., Berkeley
In concert with:
* Dan Plonsey
* Monstrosities
* Fred Frith / Theresa Wong Duo
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Saturday, October 8, 8pm
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley
Trinity Chamber Concerts presents:
Magda Mayas (piano), Tony Buck (percussion), Aram Shelton (clarinet, saxophone)Monday, October 10, 7:30pm
Mills College, Center for Contemporary Music, Ensemble Room, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
Tim Feeney (percussion, electronics) and Vic Rawlings (prepared cello, electronics)
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Monday, October 10, 7:30pm
Luna’s Cafe, 1414 16th St., Sacramento
Nebraska Mondays at Luna’s Cafe, curated by Ross Hammond
Neil Welch (Seattle) with Garage Jazz Architects (Sacramento)
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Monday, October 10, 8pm
Bob’s House, 475 43rd St.(corner of Barrett and 43rd), Richmond
* Emergency String (X)tet – Angela Hsu, Jeff Hobbs, Jonathan Segel (violins), Doug Carroll (cello), David Michalak (lap steel gtr.), Bob Marsh (cello/bass)
* The Angelicals – Karl Evangelista (guitar), Michael Dale (saxophone), Bob Marsh (contrabass)Tuesday, October 11, 9pm
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland
The Oakland Active Orchestra (OAO) celebrates its 2nd birthday with a program of short works by bandmembers Darren Johnston, Aaron Bennett, Aram Shelton, Lisa Mezzacappa, Rob Ewing, and Jordan Glenn.
* The OAO is: Aram Shelton, Aaron Bennett, Cory Wright (reeds), Darren Johnston, Theo Padouvas (trumpet), Rob Ewing (trombone), Hillary Overburg (violin), John Schott (guitar), Lisa Mezzacappa, Atemu Aton (bass), Mark Clifford (vibraphone), Jordan Glenn, Sam Ospovat (drums/percussion)
* Opening Set by: Dave Rempis / Darren Johnston / Larry Ochs TrioWednesday, October 12, 7:30pm
Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell St., San Francisco
Meridian Music: Composers in Performance presents Dulcimer Flight II by Dan Joseph
In his solo works for electro-acoustic hammer dulcimer Dan Joseph constructs quiet, contemplative soundscapes that slowly unfold over the course of 45-minutes to one-hour.Wednesday, October 12, 8pm
CCRMA Stage, Stanford University, 660 Lomita Dr., Stanford
Christopher Willits (musician, guitarist, producer, photographer, filmmaker all-in-one) presents an evening of his music at CCRMA. Willits designs much of his own software, and has worked to redefine the guitar in the digital age. His guitar lines fold and weave into each other creating complex patterns of interlocking rhythm, melody, and texture.Wednesday, October 12, 8pm
Studio 1510, 1510 8th St., Oakland
Open recording session with Forward Energy: Jim Ryan (sax flute trumpet), Rent Romus (alto, soprano, & c-melody saxes), Scott R. Looney (piano and electronics), Eric Marshall (double bass), Timothy Orr (drums)
Related Articles
- Tony Buck Heads to the Front of the Band (chicagoreader.com)
- Interview with Magda Mayas (roulette.nyc.blog)
- Traversing Timbre and Time: Tim Feeney Profile (ithacatimesartsblog.com)
- Vic Rawlings Interview (allaboutjazz.com)
- Stylus interviews Christopher Willits (stylusmagazine.com)
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