San Francisco Scene: May 15-22, 2015

From the Bay Improviser:

Friday, May 15

Fri 5/15 8:00 PM Berkeley Arts [2133 University Avenue Berkeley]
Mike Gamble (NYC/Portland), solo guitar
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TRIO: Goodheart-Mezzacappa-Levis
Matthew Goodheart, piano
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass
Jason Levis, drumsl

Fri 5/15 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Babes in Toy Land: A Night of Toys & Noise with Anna Homler, Tania Chen and Scott Walton
Anna Homler and Tania Chen met in London a few years ago and bonded over a love of toys and the unexpected. This premiere performance will be an exuberant exploration of sonic worlds created by toys, found objects, lo-fi electronics, and alien vocalese. They will be joined by the versatile double bassist and pianist, Scott Walton, for an evening of improvised duos and trios.

Saturday, May 16

Sat 5/16 7:00 PM WAVEFORMLESS [470E 49th Street Temescal Alley Oakland, CA 94609]
John Hanes & Jon Raskin Chimera Duo
The Chimera Duo came about because of a love the Chimera BC6 analog synthesizer- a small but very versatile device. John likes to use it for a sound source to slice and dice in software and use an iPad as a controller. Jon likes to setup a mini ensemble of small devices many of which have a physical controller element. All in all, you get a music that is a tail of serpent, a head of a goat and roars like a lion. Or it may all be an illusion.

Sat 5/16 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Ensemble sic + Giacomo Fiore: Plucked Strings and Struck Bars
New pieces for refretted resonator guitar in just intonation, retuned Fender Rhodes, pipa, oud, percussion, and electronics. Composed and performed by graduate students from UC Santa Cruz, featuring Giacomo Fiore.

Sat 5/16 9:00 PM Gold Lion Arts [2733 Riverside Blvd Sacramento]
Eric Glick Rieman – Performing on a variety of instruments, including the prepared/extended Rhodes electric piano, as well as piano, melodica, celeste, organ, Waterphone, and toy piano, SF Bay Area composer/improviser

Sunday, May 17
Sun 5/17 7:00 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
Woodwind and Guitar Duets w/Mike Gamble & Josh Smith + Ila Cantor & Ben Goldberg
Portland based guitarist Mike Gamble joins Bay Area improvisors Josh Smith, Ila Cantor, and Ben Goldberg for a night of woodwind and guitar duets.

Sun 5/17 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [Outsound Presents @ Musicians Union Hall 116 Ninth St @ Mission SF 94103]
7:30 PM Huge Statue of Jesus
Adam Adhiyatma – guitars, clarinets, electronics, voice/Alex Cohen – guitars, tubes, percussion, voice/Kim Nucci – saxophones,clarinet, flute, electronics, voice
8:30 PM Noertker’s Moxie
Annelise Zamula – saxes, flute/Amber Lamprecht – oboe, flute/John Vaughn – baritone sax, flute/Bill Noertker – contrabass/Dax Compise – drums

Sun 5/17 7:30 PM TAC: Temescal Art Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
The monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center continues tonight. Bring your instrument or just your ears. Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names, and there will be a full set by Angela Roberts + Scott Goff.

Monday, May 18

Mon 5/18 8:00 PM Spice Monkey [1628 Webster St Oakland]
Avant-Jazz & Experimental Noise Every Monday featuring Jorge Arana Trio (Kansas City) plus KGB plus Evangelista/Wong/Glenn

Tuesday, May 19

Tue 5/19 7:30 PM Omni Commons [4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland]
Active Music Series (the return) presents: Goddess Aphonic + Sam Hertz + Inner Ear Brigade

Tue 5/19 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
IL PRETE ROSSO
Sarah Plum plays cutting edge music for violin alone and violin with electronics. Il Prete Rosso, a piece written for her by Charles Nichols for violin, live electronics and motion sensor is the centerpiece of this program.

Tue 5/19 8:00 PM Berkeley Arts [2133 University Avenue Berkeley]
8 pm Tim DeCillis’ HARBINGER: Cory Wright – tenor saxophone, clarinet; Theo Padouvas – trumpet; Alex Cohen – guitar; Safa Shokrai – bass; Tim DeCillis – drums, composition 9 pm BARBED WIRE – 37 graphic scores for trio
performed by Phillip Greenlief – alto saxophone; John Shiurba – guitar; Gino Robair – electronics, percussion

Wednesday, May 20

Wed 5/20 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Now Hear Ensemble: Round and Round
Round and Round puts music in motion with a collection of pieces utilizing and inspired by the most basic form of transportation: the wheel.

Wed 5/20 7:45 PM Second Act [1727 Haight St. SF]
Biggi Vinkeloe with Joe Lasqo
John Bischoff
Unpopular Electronics (feat. Gino Robair)
Heartworm

Thursday, May 21

Thu 5/21 7:00 PM Berkeley Arts [2133 University Avenue Berkeley]
Karate Mountain + The Lily Project + Farewell Typewriter. Bay Area-based instrumental indie band Karate Mountain, plus Sacramento’s The Lily Project, a vocal-led quintet that sets poetry to composition and improvisation, with Alameda-based band Farewell Typewriter.

Thu 5/21 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Black Cedar releases its debut album early next year with a grant from the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

Thu 5/21 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [998 Market St. SF]
~Sound Speak~
8pm Oa
Matt Davignon – word electronics
Hugh Behm-Steinberg – word electronics
9pm The Cosmists
Andrew Joron – poetry/theremin
Mark Pino – electronics
Collette McCaslin – electronics/Trumpet

Thu 5/21 9:30 PM Studio Grand [3234 Grand Ave, Oakland]
microspoke is a new duo project from Phillip Greenlief and Tim Perkis that uses quiet, microscopic noise as a landscape to explore highly detailed electro-acoustic improvisation. the duo made their west coast premiere at this year’s KZSU’s Day of Noise.

Friday, May 22

Fri 5/22 6:00 PM Berkeley Arts [2133 University Avenue Berkeley]
NextNow presents ALL TOMORROWS AFTER-PARTIES 2015 – a benefit festival celebrating creative new experimental music :: this is to benefit The Homeless Action Center…MAY 22-23-24, at Berkeley Arts 2311 University Ave Berkeley Ca…Perfect Memorial day weekend STAY-CATION…. wilt Music Projects all day long and wildcard Improvisation Sets drawn from the best and most creative players in the bay area…And, each evening is Synesthete PotLuck, these special evenings involve live music with video, choreography, and/or performance art. 87artists x 39 projects x 3days
http://nextnow.edgebuzz.tv

Fri 5/22 8:00 PM The Ridge Space [634 15th St Oakland]
Coming up next in our monthly music series for May, we resonate the space with Moe! Staiano / Jordan Glenn and a solo performance by Aram Shelton.

Fri 5/22 9:00 PM Gold Lion Arts [2733 Riverside Blvd Sacramento]
A space to support creative work by women: improvisers, composers, educators, and performing artists. Based in Sacramento, Ca at Gold Lion Arts.
Ma Series Presents: Nava Dunkelman and Phillip Greenlief and Jon Raskin’s 1+1 with Amy Reed