| Rating | Title | Date/Time | Venue | Neighborhood | Type | Price | Source | Fetched | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 19 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Holly Martins
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music.7pm The Holly Martins(Lorin Benedict…
more
|
Tue, May 19 · 7:00 PM | Make Out Room | Mission | live_music jazz experimental | NO COVER, donations accepted | Make Out Room Eventbrite SF Bay Improviser | 2026-04-12 01:49 |
| Wed, May 20 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Willie Alexander III
Step into an evening where sound and story intertwine. The exhibition Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night becomes a living, breathing instrument as composer, singer, and songwri…
more
|
Wed, May 20 · 6:00 PM | Yerba Buena Center | SOMA | live_music community | Free | Yerba Buena Center Bay Improviser SF Live | 2026-04-30 18:50 |
| Thu, May 21 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Messages – solo electronic performance
Composer/performer Neil Rolnick plays pieces from his upcoming album "Messages" which will be released on the Neuma label later this year. The highly personal pieces include a reco…
more
|
Thu, May 21 · 7:30 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music electronic | $15 General Admission, $10 Members & Students | Center for New Music Bay Improviser | 2026-04-25 15:54 |
| Fri, May 22 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Throw it in the Sink
Earthwise welcomes Throw It In The Sink and FlatwaysThrow It In The Sink - gabby fluke-mogul violin Lily Finnegan drums.Flatways - Jordan Glenn Sudhu Tewari Matt Robidoux drums ele…
more
|
Fri, May 22 · 8:00 PM | Mitchell Park | Palo Alto | live_music experimental | $20 | Earthwise Productions Bay Improviser | 2026-04-25 17:54 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Rodvien/Boyce/Dean
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
more
|
Fri, May 22 · 7:00 PM | Medicine for Nightmares | Mission | live_music | — | Medicine for Nightmares Bay Improviser | 2026-05-06 12:00 |
| ☆ | 10 |
AAPI Heritage Month Salon
AAPI Heritage Month Salon SeriesA Community Affair: Asian American Lineages as Bay Area History featuring Francis Wong, Jon Jang, Scott Oshiro, and Roopa MahadevanJoin us for the s…
more
|
Fri, May 22 · 7:30 PM | CA Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | community | — | CA Jazz Conservatory Bay Improviser | 2026-05-11 03:17 |
| Sat, May 23 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
DATA/LOSS
Errorgrid brings a curated selection of experimental electronic music and audiovisual performances to the Gray Area stage. The showcase focuses on cutting-edge sound design and the…
more
|
Sat, May 23 · 8:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | live_music experimental | Check website for details | Gray Area Bay Improviser Recombinant | 2026-04-12 05:12 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Throw it in the Sink
Earthwise welcomes Throw It In The Sink to Lytton Plaza double bill also featuring Ben Goldberg Scott Amendola Michael Coleman Trevor DunnThrow It In The Sink gabby fluke-mogul vio…
more
|
Sat, May 23 · 2:00 PM | Lytton Plaza | Palo Alto | live_music experimental | Free | Earthwise Productions Bay Improviser | 2026-04-25 17:54 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Mass Vegan Pancake Blowout
Mass vegan pancake blowout on this Saturday fete. 25+ years of no fuss pretty floured ostrich flight lessons for your shrewd in-pipes with gourmet styled flapjackery.Mephitick Ooze…
more
|
Sat, May 23 · 12:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — | Center for New Music Bay Improviser | 2026-04-30 03:35 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Max Roston-Saul Sextet
Celebrating Asian American Jazz: Vernaculars plays the Music of Francis WongFrancis Wong, tenor saxophoneKarl Evangelista, guitarChris Trinidad, electric bass/synthJimmy Biala, dru…
more
|
Sat, May 23 · 7:30 PM | CA Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | live_music jazz | free | CA Jazz Conservatory Bay Improviser | 2026-05-11 03:17 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Steven Lugerner's SLUGish Ensemble
Multi-instrumentalist Steven Lugerner leads this ensemble in a textured blend of composition and improvisation, merging jazz, chamber music, and experimental sounds.
|
Sat, May 23 · 7:30 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | $15 – $30 | Mr. Tipples Bay Improviser | 2026-05-15 04:59 | |
| ☆ | 10 |
Oren Cohen Quartet
Oren Cohen, alto saxophoneVictor Taraboukhine, tenor saxophoneSai Ray, trumpetMax Roston-Saul, pianoMilo Kolesas-Stolzenberg, bassLucas Quan, drums More...
|
Sat, May 23 · 4:00 PM | CA Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Sun, May 24 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
ANTIMATTER + JACOB FELIX HEULE
ANTIMATTER (https://antimatter3.bandcamp.com/ xopher Davidson, analog / digital electronics) and Jacob Felix Heule (https://www.heule.us/ percussion): Wave Function Collapse, resti…
more
|
Sun, May 24 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music electronic | $20 click here to purchase advance tickets online | West Oakland Sound Series Bay Improviser Dresher Ensemble Studio | 2026-05-01 07:17 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Dustin Wong / Julius Smack / Matt Robidoux
dustin wong (LA) / julius smack (LA) / matt robidoux (SF) More...
|
Sun, May 24 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Mon, May 25 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Earplay: Is That Your Final Answer?
Is That Your Final Answer?The final concert of Earplay's 41st season features a world premiere by Trevor Weston.Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm More...
|
Mon, May 25 · 7:30 PM | Noe Valley Ministry | Noe Valley | live_music classical | $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers) | Bay Improviser Groupmuse | 2026-05-11 03:10 |
| Wed, May 27 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Spaghetti w/ Jim Campilongo
Renowned guitarist Jim Campilongo joins forces with Scott Amendola and Mat Muntz for an evening of jazz and experimental music.
|
Wed, May 27 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music rock | PURCHASE TICKETS | Ivy Room Foopee Club 1 Bay Improviser Foopee Date 3 Foopee Club 2 Foopee Date 2 | 2026-04-22 04:23 |
| Thu, May 28 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Leila Abdul-Rauf: Architecture of Shadow
Streaming and in-person:Click for stream CCRMA presents Leila Abdul-Rauf: Architecture of Shadow More...
|
Thu, May 28 · 7:30 PM | CCRMA | Stanford | live_music experimental | — | CCRMA Bay Improviser | 2026-05-08 03:21 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Astrid Kuljanic Trio ft. Scott Amendola
Croatian vocalist Astrid Kuljanic presents a diverse evening of global music, drawing on her Adriatic heritage, Brazilian music, and jazz. Featuring Mat Muntz and Scott Amendola.
|
Thu, May 28 · 7:00 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | live_music jazz | $15 – $30 | Bay Improviser Mr. Tipples | 2026-05-11 03:10 |
| Fri, May 29 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Glance: A Laptopera
The Glance: A Laptopera The Glance: A Laptopera is an immersive opera that reimagines the Orpheus myth for laptop orchestra and live voices. In this contemporary retelling, lovers …
more
|
Fri, May 29 · 8:00 PM | ODC Theater | Mission | live_music classical theater experimental | — | Bay Improviser ODC Theater SF Live | 2026-04-18 00:02 |
| ☆ | 10 |
David Michalak
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
more
|
Fri, May 29 · 7:00 PM | Medicine for Nightmares | Mission | live_music | — | Medicine for Nightmares Bay Improviser | 2026-05-06 12:00 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Jazz in the Bookshop
Get ready for a captivating evening of live music! Join us at Bird & Beckett Books for a fantastic performance by the David Parker Sextet. Immerse yourself in their vibrant jazz me…
more
|
Fri, May 29 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | $20-30 suggested; students $10-15; younger kids free | Bird & Beckett SF Live Bay Improviser | 2026-05-16 03:21 |
| ☆ | 10 |
After Thought
After ThoughtA night of electronic and multimedia compositions by Stanford composers. More...
|
Fri, May 29 · 7:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | experimental live_music | — | Gray Area Bay Improviser | 2026-05-17 03:21 |
| Sat, May 30 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Glance: A Laptopera
The Glance: A Laptopera The Glance: A Laptopera is an immersive opera that reimagines the Orpheus myth for laptop orchestra and live voices. In this contemporary retelling, lovers …
more
|
Sat, May 30 · 8:00 PM | ODC Theater | Mission | live_music classical theater experimental | — | Bay Improviser ODC Theater SF Live | 2026-04-18 00:02 |
| ☆ | 10 |
KLAXON MUTANT ALL-STARS
Unleash your inner mutant! Join us for the exciting Klaxon Mutant All-Stars event at Bird & Beckett Books. Discover a truly unique experience at our independent bookstore, a vibran…
more
|
Sat, May 30 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music | $20-30 suggested; students $10-15; younger kids free | Bird & Beckett Bay Improviser SF Live | 2026-05-01 07:19 |
| Sun, May 31 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Glance: A Laptopera
The Glance: A Laptopera The Glance: A Laptopera is an immersive opera that reimagines the Orpheus myth for laptop orchestra and live voices. In this contemporary retelling, lovers …
more
|
Sun, May 31 · 4:00 PM | ODC Theater | Mission | other | — | Bay Improviser ODC Theater SF Live | 2026-04-18 00:02 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Luminous Being
Come on by for an evening of lovely groovy melodic sideways. Pre-experientialism that aims for the heart & arrives through the ears. A snowy pasture on a sunny day. Tim Bulkley on …
more
|
Sun, May 31 · 12:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — | Center for New Music Bay Improviser | 2026-04-30 03:35 |
| ☆ | 10 |
sfSoundGroup
PROGRAM
Erik Satie - CINEMA (1926)
with René Clair’s silent Dada short film, Entr’acte (1924)
Larry Polansky - The World’s Longest Melody (1993)
Larry Polansky - Appro…
more
|
Sun, May 31 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music film | $20 click here to purchase advance tickets online | West Oakland Sound Series Bay Improviser Dresher Ensemble Studio | 2026-05-01 07:17 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Rewards Program Live Score
This installment of This is Not a Film Festival presents Program 3, featuring a curated selection of non-traditional media and video art. The event challenges standard cinematic co…
more
|
Sun, May 31 · 7:30 PM | Television Access | Mission | live_music experimental film | — | Bay Improviser Television Access | 2026-05-05 23:16 |
| Tue, Jun 2 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
First Tuesdays Improvisation Workshop
First Tuesdays Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Improvisation is the key. Mor…
more
|
Tue, Jun 2 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop community | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Thu, Jun 4 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Do-Over Music Series
The Do-Over Music Series at Shapeshifters Cinema7pm - Eleanora (harp)8pm - Eleanora plus Kasey Knudsen, Ben Davis, Jordan Glenn and expanded cinema. More...
|
Thu, Jun 4 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental film | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Thomas Dimuzio
Thomas DimuzioThomas Dimuzio will be playing in quadraphonic sound with his Buchla 200e modular system in tandem with signal processing and his custom textural looping environment.…
more
|
Thu, Jun 4 · 7:30 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music experimental | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Fri, Jun 5 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Jenny Scheinman Quintet
Renowned fiddle player and songwriter Jenny Scheinman presents a distinctive vision of American music, suffused with beauty and fortified by country, gospel, folk, and jazz.
|
Fri, Jun 5 · 7:30 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | $15 – $30 | Mr. Tipples Bay Improviser | 2026-05-15 04:59 | |
| Sat, Jun 6 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Emi Makabe Quartet
The Earthwise concert series presents a live performance by vocalist and shamisen player Emi Makabe at Mitchell Park. This outdoor event showcases her unique musical style that ble…
more
|
Sat, Jun 6 · 8:00 PM | Mitchell Park | Palo Alto | live_music jazz | From $20.00 | Earthwise Productions Bay Improviser Eventbrite SJ | 2026-04-25 17:54 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Weston Olencki & Ava Koohbor
Buy Tickets
Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$17 adv / $20 door / free or discounted for members
Request your member DICE Code or become a member
|
Sat, Jun 6 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $17 adv / $20 door / free or discounted for members | The Lab Bay Improviser | 2026-04-27 03:06 |
| Sun, Jun 7 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
ROVA + GONGWOMAN
Rova Saxophone Quartet presents two sets of original compositions: First, commissioned works and recent Rova compositions for the quartet, including Music for Mouths by MIYA MASAOK…
more
|
Sun, Jun 7 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music | $20 click here to purchase advance tickets online | West Oakland Sound Series Bay Improviser Dresher Ensemble Studio | 2026-05-01 07:17 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Remy LeBoeuf Quintet
Earthwise welcomes Le Boeuf jazz groupOriginally from Santa Cruz, California, identical twin brothers Remy Le Boeuf & Pascal Le Boeuf—saxophone & piano respectively—moved to New Yo…
more
|
Sun, Jun 7 · 2:00 PM | Palo Alto Art Center | Palo Alto | live_music jazz | $20 | Earthwise Productions Bay Improviser | 2026-05-04 03:25 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Jason Kao Hwang's Human Rites Trio
Jason Kao Hwang's Human Rites TrioJason Kao Hwang - violin/violaKen Filiano - bassAndrew Drury - drum set More...
|
Sun, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)Monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center. Bring your in…
more
|
Sun, Jun 7 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop community | free | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Tue, Jun 9 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
SF Contemporary Music Players
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Program IIISF Contemporary Music Players continues its partnership with ARTZenter Institute's Emergi…
more
|
Tue, Jun 9 · 7:30 PM | Herbst Theatre | Civic Center | live_music experimental | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Thu, Jun 11 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Architecture of Shadow
Leila Abdul-Rauf draws you into a cinematic sound world that explores the darkest corners of the psyche, conceptually delving into the deep vastness of the psyche of woman: wild, u…
more
|
Thu, Jun 11 · 7:30 PM | CCRMA | Stanford | live_music electronic experimental | FREE | CCRMA Bay Improviser | 2026-04-25 17:33 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Bob Ostertag
Bob OstertagA criminally-rare live set from San Francisco's very own brigand of sound captured by handmade and virtual synths, samplers and a multivalent mind.https://bobostertag.b…
more
|
Thu, Jun 11 · 8:00 PM | Peacock Lounge | Haight | live_music electronic experimental | $5 - $15 (No one turned away for lack of funds) | Bay Improviser Peacock Lounge Foopee Club 2 | 2026-05-16 03:18 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Peter Horvath Group
OFFSITE: Peter Horvath Group + Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop7pm – The Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop8:45pm – Peter Horvath Group More...
|
Thu, Jun 11 · 7:00 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | live_music jazz workshop | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Fri, Jun 12 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Visible Cloaks: Paradessence
Visible Cloaks: ParadessenceExperience Paradessence, the latest from Visible Cloak, a shimmering journey of emergence and illusion unfolding in a luminous, hyperreal nocturne. More…
more
|
Fri, Jun 12 · 7:30 PM | Gray Area | Mission | electronic live_music experimental | Check website for details | Gray Area Recombinant Bay Improviser | 2026-05-17 03:21 |
| Sat, Jun 13 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Jazz Club
Saturday night Jazz Club. Each week it's a new sound, so come on down!
|
Sat, Jun 13 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | $20-30 suggested; students $10-15; younger kids free | Bird & Beckett Bay Improviser | 2026-05-16 03:21 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Raffi Garabedian
Raffi Garabedian More...
|
Sat, Jun 13 · 2:00 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Sun, Jun 14 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Beth Custer / Will Bernard / Ken Emerson
Beth Custer / Will Bernard / Ken Emerson More...
|
Sun, Jun 14 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Tue, Jun 16 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Lisa Mezzacappa Unlikely Covers Band
Lisa Mezzacappa leads the Unlikely Covers Band featuring Aaron Bennett, Mark Clifford, Brett Carson, and Eric Garland.
|
Tue, Jun 16 · 8:30 PM | Little Hill Lounge | El Cerrito | live_music jazz | Check website for details | Little Hill Lounge Bay Improviser | 2026-05-05 03:49 |
| Wed, Jun 17 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Wendy Eisenberg, More Eaze & Jas Stade
Buy Tickets
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
$23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members
Request your member DICE Code or become a member
|
Wed, Jun 17 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members | The Lab Bay Improviser | 2026-05-03 03:04 |
| Sun, Jun 21 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Garden of Memory
The annual Walk-Through Concert - Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes returns again to celebrate the summer solstice.This will sell out, so please try to buy tickets Herehttps…
more
|
Sun, Jun 21 · 5:00 PM | The Chapel | Mission | Check ticket price on event | Eventbrite OAK Bay Improviser | 2026-05-17 06:36 | |
| Wed, Jun 24 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Beth Schenck Quartet
Beth Schenck QuartetSets at 7:00 and 8:45 More...
|
Wed, Jun 24 · 7:00 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Thu, Jun 25 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
David Tudor Tribute
Click to make donation David Tudor is, perhaps, most famously known as part and principal interpreter of the New York School—John Cage, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown, and Christian W…
more
|
Thu, Jun 25 · 7:30 PM | Littlefield Hall | Oakland | live_music experimental classical | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |
| Sun, Jun 28 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Duo Soriga
Spanning modern interpretations of traditional folk songs, refined art songs, and contemporary compositions, Duo Soriga captures the serene aesthetics and inner dynamism of Korean …
more
|
Sun, Jun 28 · 4:00 PM | Old First Concerts | Polk | live_music folk classical | — | Old First Concerts Bay Improviser | 2026-05-07 03:32 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Kasey Knudsen, Mat Muntz, Scott Amendola
Kasey Knudsen, saxophone; Mat Muntz, bass; Scott Amendola, drums More...
|
Sun, Jun 28 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-05-18 03:16 |