Coming to San Francisco

Source: Bay Improviser Calendar.

Friday, September 29

Fri 9/29 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
David Boyce solo

Fri 9/29 7:00 PM Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]
Merlin Coleman has created a three-part song cycle utilizing the sonic and spatial possibilities of Audium.

Fri 9/29 8:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Jordan Glenn’s BEAK + Sudhu Tewari

Saturday, September 30

Sat 9/30 11:00 AM Peralta Hacienda Historical Park [2465 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601]
With the help of traditional Paiute stories, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park present workshops and performances exploring the role of language and music in the art of storytelling.

Sat 9/30 12:01 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S
Experimental & electronic sound bemusements from:
Compression of the Chest Cavity Miracle
KROB
Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase
Earthjerks
Decision / Fatigue
Show starts at noon sharp; vegan pancakes included with price of admission.

Sat 9/30 4:00 PM Building 34, Mare Island, Vallejo [1024 Nimitz Building 34 Vallejo CA, 94592 Coordinates: 38.098466,-122.2694642]
Re:Sound Vibration
CGRSM (Los Angeles)
Tatsuya Nakatani (New Mexico)
Sult (Norway & Oakland)

Sat 9/30 7:00 PM Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]
Merlin Coleman has created a three-part song cycle utilizing the sonic and spatial possibilities of Audium.

Sat 9/30 7:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
S3ljam
S3ljam is a 2-night performance and convening that formally presents a compilation of 6 scores collectively developed in workshops between December 4, 2022, to January 15, 2023, as part of Sunday Sessions X MAJLES, during Sholeh Asgary’s residency at Berkeley Art Center.

Sat 9/30 7:00 PM Oaktown Jazz Workshop [55 Washington Street, Oakland]
Clarinet Thing: Beth CusterBen GoldbergSheldon Brown Harvey Wainapel

Sunday, October 1

Sun 10/01 11:00 AM Peralta Hacienda Historical Park [2465 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601]
With the help of traditional Paiute stories, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park present workshops and performances exploring the role of language and music in the art of storytelling.

Sun 10/01 4:00 PM Mosswood Sound Series [3630 Telegraph Ave enter 2nd door on 37th St Oakland]
EARLY START TIME!!!
JAMES ILGENFRITZ TRIO
(JAMES ILGENFRITZ + JEAN CARLA RODEA + Lisa Mezzacappa)
and
THE OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA

Sun 10/01 7:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
S3ljam
S3ljam is a 2-night performance and convening that formally presents a compilation of 6 scores collectively developed in workshops between December 4, 2022, to January 15, 2023, as part of Sunday Sessions X MAJLES, during Sholeh Asgary’s residency at Berkeley Art Center.

Sun 10/01 7:30 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)
The monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center continues. Bring your instrument or come to listen. No advance notice needed — just show up. Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names immediately before each group plays. We try to keep transition time between groups at a minimum. Over by 10pm. Donations for the venue rental are encouraged.

Sun 10/01 7:30 PM SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]
Outsound Presents world renowned percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and Emmy award winning saxophonist Rent Romus in joining sonic forces to create a unique blend of free improvisation fused with abstract structures and melodic contortions. Also performing will be the investigation of evidence of existence through texture and vibration from the Evidence Trio (Kersti Abrams, Andrew Joron, Thomas Harrison)
Advance Tickets & @ the Door

Monday, October 2

Mon 10/02 8:00 PM Tom’s Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
James Ilgenfritz (cb) with Ben Goldberg (cl)
&
Sult (Jacob Felix Heule + 2 Norwegians) (gtr, cb, perc)

Thursday, October 5

Thu 10/05 8:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
MSHR: Mesh Manifold (a new body of work by audiovisual collective)

Thu 10/05 11:00 PM Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]
ILLUSION OF SAFETY / Thomas Dimuzio duo at Recombinant Festival (5-6-7 oct)

Friday, October 6

Fri 10/06 3:30 PM Studio 4 ~ 5 [1025 Carleton St Berkeley CA 94710]
SANS “SINE” WAV.(e)
A showing of the art and music of Jakob Pek
With special guests Julie Moon and William Winant.
Gallery open for viewing at 3:30 pm each day.
Concerts in the evening.
Fri 10/6
Jakob Pek performs solo at 8:00pm
Sat 10/7
Jakob Pek and Julie Moon perform at 8:00pm
Sunday 10/8
Jakob Pek, Julie Moon and William Winant Trio at 6:30pm More…

Fri 10/06 5:30 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Erik Jekabson Quintet

Fri 10/06 6:00 PM Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St. Berkeley]
Korean new music group, ensemble PHASE, visits the Bay Area from Seoul to perform music from composer Edward Schocker. Pieces include songs from Self_less, The Crossing and Songs of Undoing. Mixing Korean forms of sinawi, sanjo and p’ansori with improvisation, the ensemble navigates freely between modern and traditional.

Fri 10/06 8:00 PM Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]
Recombinant Media Labs, TVOD, & STRRR TV present Crisis Data Transfer