Source: Bay Improviser Calendar.
Friday, April 14
Fri 4/14 8:30 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
Object Collection: HOUSECONCERT — A two-day residency by a leading Brooklyn-based experimental opera and theater company.Fri 4/14 9:00 PM SoundBox [300 Franklin Street SF]
UNTITLED – CURATED BY NICHOLAS BRITELL & BARRY JENKINSFri 4/14 9:00 PM Brix 581 [581 5th St Oakland]
5lowershop Soundsystem Dancefloor Bacchanalia
*Tentative Lineup*
*Rtype
*Merk
*Hyphyskazerbox
*Victor Vankmen
*Nakedslice
*rrhexsis
*Hydroplane
*Bloody Snowman
*heartwormSaturday, April 15
Sat 4/15 3:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Richmond Branch [351 9th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94118]
Free video screening of two photography slideshow works, Alcatraz & Eberbach (2013), collaborations between American photographer Jim Bengston and American electroacoustic composer Ingram Marshall (1942-2022).Sat 4/15 3:00 PM Leo Ryan Park Amphitheater [650 Shell Blvd Foster City, CA 94404]
Come celebrate the springtime beauty of the Bay Area with the PWC at a free concert in the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park in Foster City!
Sat 4/15 7:30 PM Herbst Theatre [401 Van Ness Ave SF]
A Tribute to Ingram Marshall
featuring John Adams, Timo Andres, Sarah Cahill, and othersSat 4/15 7:30 PM San Francisco Conservatory of Music – Osher Hall [50 Oak St. SF]
Ensemble for These Times: Fractured Light
E4TT plays Pamela Z’s Only If It’s Asked ForSat 4/15 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Patrick Galvin will be performing works from his album, Violin Alone, which was completed in 2022. Patrick will then be joined by composer Michael Rosin to play an excerpt from Rosin’s new piece, Compass, for violin and piano.Sat 4/15 8:30 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
Object Collection: HOUSECONCERT — A two-day residency by a leading Brooklyn-based experimental opera and theater company.Sat 4/15 9:00 PM SoundBox [300 Franklin Street SF]
UNTITLED – CURATED BY NICHOLAS BRITELL & BARRY JENKINSSunday, April 16
Sun 4/16 3:00 PM Mills College Littlefield Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]
This concert features the music of Barbara Strozzi, the pioneering composer and singer of 17th-century Venice, fabled for her extraordinary voice and music alikeSun 4/16 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]
Outsound Presents the solo piano work of Motoko Honda and the Davis/Brown/Winant Trio
Ben Davis, Chris Brown, William Winant
performing music from their new Tremble Trove album!Sun 4/16 8:00 PM Milk Bar [241 South 1st Street, Unit A. Richmond CA]
David Boyce, Chris Evans, Evelyn Ficarra, Kanoko Nishi-Smith, Anne-Lise Reusswig and paige starling sorvilloMonday, April 17
Mon 4/17 6:00 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
Kumi Maxson is facilitating weekly collective improvisation workshop spaces, every Monday* from March 27 to May 29 from 6-8pm. The workshops will consist of guided exercises, free improvisation, and discussions of the liberatory political implications of musical improvisation. Some weeks will also have a short reading to guide discussion. The workshops cater to all levels of improvisational and musical experience (including none!), striving to create an accessible space for non-hierarchical participation and experimentation. Musicians are encouraged to bring their own instruments, however some will be provided for those who do not have their own.Tuesday, April 18
Tue 4/18 7:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
The Monday Make-Out: Grex, Jordan Glenn’s BEAK
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music. This month features Jordan Glenn’s all-star conduction ensemble BEAK + fiery Oakland experimental duo Grex.Wednesday, April 19
Wed 4/19 8:00 PM Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
Outsound Presents Infinexhuma, DREKKA, Timber Rattle at the LSG Creative Music Series!Thursday, April 20
Thu 4/20 7:30 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
[Black Sound Symposium] Speak for Change with Thomas Sage Pedersen: BBQueer // BBQueer celebrates the transformative art making power and embodied activism of Queer Black, Indigenous and People of Color
Friday, April 21Fri 4/21 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
David Boyce and friendsFri 4/21 7:30 PM Bing Concert Hall Studio [Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA 94305]
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Julie Zhu and Douglas McCausland present their DMA Final Projects as part of this year’s CCRMA in Bing residency.Fri 4/21 8:00 PM Old First Concerts [1751 Sacramento St. SF]
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HYUNCHAE KIM KOREAN ZITHER (KAYAGEUM) RECITAL – Friday, April 21 at 8 pmFri 4/21 8:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
Electric guitarist and composer Matt Sargent (Bard University) present a solo program for electric guitar and electronics, including his own works and music by Eve Beglarian and Robert Carl; students from the Electric Sound Collective perform a short opening set of improvised music for electronic and amplified instruments.Fri 4/21 8:30 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
[Black Sound Symposium] DeForrest Brown, Jr. + Stephanie Hewett // DeForrest Brown, Jr.’s performance reclaims the Black origins of techno as a post-industrial Black folk music from Detroit.Saturday, April 22
Sat 4/22 11:00 AM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
[Black Sound Symposium] Workshop — Stephanie Hewett: Groove Sermon // Groove Sermon is a movement workshop celebrating the rich Black Queer history of House music through an exploration of the body’s response to the African rhythms and dynamic vocals inherent in the music.Sat 4/22 7:30 PM Bing Concert Hall Studio [Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA 94305]
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CCRMA presents “The Return of the Living B[e]ing”.Sat 4/22 8:30 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
[Black Sound Symposium] – Anthony R. Green: Zoom In + Bill Solomon
The Zoom In performance project is first and foremost about the Black experience in the United States in all of its various iterations. It developed organically through performances of original works, works by other composers, improvisation, and finding the commonality between the art created from these approaches.
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