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Hanson, Amendola & Manring
Paul Hanson - Scott Amendola - Michael Manring
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Thu, Sep 3 · 7:30 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | experimental live_music | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Theresa Wong & William Winant
Theresa Wong (cello and voice) and William Winant (percussion) come together for a performance of free improvisation in the intimate setting of a home in the Berkeley Hills. Both a…
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Sun, Sep 6 · 5:00 PM | Spruce Street Concerts | Berkeley | experimental live_music | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
SF Contemporary Music Players
ARTZenter Institute is a grant program in partnership with the Contemporary Music Players, encouraging the creation of new music that explores the power and grace of the traditiona…
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Tue, Sep 8 · 7:30 PM | Brava Theater | Mission | live_music classical | — | Bay Improviser Brava Theater | 2026-08-02 03:15 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Scott Amendola’s Floating Parade
Scott Amendola's Floating Parade @ The Ivy Room! Nate Brenner/Robert Lopez/Mark Clifford/Ryan Schaeffer
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Wed, Sep 9 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music jazz experimental | PURCHASE TICKETS | Ivy Room Bay Improviser Stevelist | 2026-07-31 05:32 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Listening With
How does one listen with rather than listen to? And how might listening with allow the listener to more fruitfully conceptualize climate change? On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Ot…
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Wed, Sep 9 · 7:30 PM | David Brower Center | Berkeley | workshop community | Paid (ticketed) | Bay Improviser David Brower Center | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Grex, Naytronix, FEEFAWFUM
Thurs., 9/10/26 Grex (album release), Naytronix, Feefawfum 8:00pm, $12 adv., $15 door Oakland experimental/art rock band Grex releases their new album "Auntie + Tebs" at the Stork …
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Thu, Sep 10 · 8:00 PM | Thee Stork Club | Oakland | live_music rock | $12/$15 | Stevelist Thee Stork Club Bay Improviser | 2026-07-18 04:36 |
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The Do-Over Music Series
The Do-Over Music Series at Shapeshifters Cinema, organized by Lisa Mezzacappa and Jordan Glenn, is a monthly series of sound performances presented by a rotating cast of local lum…
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Thu, Sep 10 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental | $10 | Bay Improviser Shapeshifters | 2026-08-14 03:07 |
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We Micromanage Infinity
We Micromanage InfinityAbsorbed in modular synth tangles, software snarls, and engrossed with toy noisemakers and birdcalls, audience eye contact can be hard to come by when this s…
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Thu, Sep 10 · 8:00 PM | Peacock Lounge | Haight | live_music jazz dj_party | $5 | Bay Improviser Stevelist | 2026-08-14 03:07 |
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Heart Trio
A collectively improvised performance uniting master improvisers William Parker, Cooper-Moore, and Hamid Drake exploring deep ancestral folk connections and acoustic sound.
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Fri, Sep 11 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music jazz | $40 / Member tickets available Aug 10 | The Lab Bay Improviser | 2026-08-12 03:20 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
2x2: Improvisations
2x2: Kevin Corcoran/Jacob Heule percussion duo; James Fei/Bill Hsu electronics duo; Corcoron/Fei/Heule/Hsu quartet [More]
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Sat, Sep 12 · 7:30 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — | Bay Improviser Center for New Music | 2026-08-21 03:21 |
| ☆ | 10 |
The Supplicants
The Supplicants - R Howell, D Boyce, S Gupta & D Ewell
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Sat, Sep 12 · 7:00 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Michelle Lou / Stefan Maier
Michelle Lou / Stefan Maier + 100,000,000 Unread MessagesMichelle Lou and Stefan Maier, longtime friends working the field of electroacoustic performance and composition, perform a…
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Sat, Sep 12 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $17 / free or discounted for members | Bay Improviser The Lab | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Edgetone Records 35th Anniversary
8pm to 10:30pm, JAZZ ON TUESDAYS - EDGETONE RECORDS 35th Anniversary Showcase, Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530,…
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Tue, Sep 15 · 8:00 PM | Little Hill Lounge | El Cerrito | live_music experimental jazz | — | Bay Improviser Outsound | 2026-08-14 03:07 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Splash: Myra Melford
Earthwise welcomes Myra Melford Splash TrioEarthwise welcomes pianist Myra Melford's Splash trio featuring Michael Formanek bass and Ches Smith drums and vibraphone. Opening the sh…
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Fri, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM | Mitchell Park | Palo Alto | live_music jazz | $20 | Earthwise Productions Bay Improviser | 2026-08-06 03:11 |
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Scott Foster Combo
Pianist/vocalist Eric Shifrin leads Eric & the In Crowd on 2nd Fridays in odd-numbered months
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Fri, Sep 18 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | $20 | Bird & Beckett Bay Improviser | 2026-08-07 11:42 |
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Edgetone Records 35th Anniversary
Edgetone Records celebrates 35 years on planet Earth with a series of showcase performances.Brett Carson’s Quattuor Elephantis, duoB, Matt Davignon
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Fri, Sep 18 · 7:00 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music experimental | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Ravi Coltrane: Coltrane Centennial
“Style informed by tradition but not encumbered by it” — Philadelphia City Paper “Powerful music. It resisted premade frames and made its own.” — The New York Times “A worthy heir …
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Sat, Sep 19 · 8:00 PM | UC Theatre | Berkeley | live_music jazz | BUY TICKETS | UC Theatre Stevelist SFJAZZ Bay Improviser | 2026-06-23 03:52 |
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Rova Saxophone Quartet
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Sat, Sep 19 · 8:00 PM | Back Room | Berkeley | live_music experimental jazz | Tickets/Info More | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Lewis Jordan and Music at Large
Lewis Jordan and Music at Large produce and perform, along with devorah major, Red Fast Triple Luck, and Josiah Luis Alderete on the first of two nights of music and poetry: Persis…
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Fri, Sep 25 · 7:00 PM | Community Music Center | Mission | live_music jazz literary | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |
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Sarah Cahill & Regina Myers
An evening with renowned pianist Sarah Cahill, and guest Regina Myers, tracing a century of playful invention, from Darius Milhaud's wit to the restless imaginations of Lou Harriso…
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Fri, Sep 25 · 7:30 PM | Littlefield Hall | Oakland | live_music classical experimental | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-08-21 14:20 |