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Christmas in July 2026 Holiday Party
Christmas in July 2026 Holiday Party #FREEJAZZHOUSEPARTY featuring Sarah Moon, You, Me, + the Whales Bulbul Tarang Trio (LA), and sander777 (LA). Includes a LEGO Gameboy giveaway.
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Fri, Jul 17 · 10:00 PM | Caravan Lounge | San Jose | community festival | Free | Caravan Lounge Bay Improviser Stevelist | 2026-06-27 05:05 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Other Dimensions in Sound: Red Fast Luck
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…
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Fri, Jul 17 · 7:00 PM | Medicine for Nightmares | Mission | live_music jazz | — | Medicine for Nightmares Bay Improviser | 2026-06-28 07:57 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Marcos Silva Quartet
Longtime Jazzschool instructor, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Marcos Silva brings his breathtaking quartet to the Jazzschool for an evening of dazzling Brazilian ja…
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Sat, Jul 18 · 8:00 PM | CA Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | live_music jazz latin_world | $25 General / $15 Youth | CA Jazz Conservatory Bay Improviser | 2026-06-27 14:27 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
The Sky Is A Suitcase & Insect Life
THE SKY IS A SUITCASE is a melodic free jazz group from Seattle: MIKE GEBHART, drums; LEVI GILLIS, saxophones; and CARMEN QUILL, bass.Raffi Garabedian is a tenor saxophonist and co…
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Sun, Jul 19 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental | $20 (FREE for students and financially challenged) | Dresher Ensemble Studio Paul Dresher Ensemble Bay Improviser | 2026-06-01 03:15 |
| Mon, Jul 20 | |||||||||
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Alexander Reinagle: Stephen Siek
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Alexander Reinagle: Composing a Nation Alexander Reinagle: Composing a Nation Oakland – Music Event Monday, July 20, 2026, 7:…
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Mon, Jul 20 · 7:30 PM | Littlefield Hall | Oakland | live_music classical | donation | Bay Improviser Littlefield Hall | 2026-07-03 03:25 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Jazz at the Make-Out Room
Jazz at the Make-Out RoomTuesday, July 21, 6pm doors/7pm showJazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisa…
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Tue, Jul 21 · 7:00 PM | Make Out Room | Mission | live_music experimental | free improvisation, and creative music | Bay Improviser Make Out Room | 2026-06-30 03:07 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Broun Fellinis
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…
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Fri, Jul 24 · 7:00 PM | Medicine for Nightmares | Mission | live_music jazz | — | Medicine for Nightmares Bay Improviser | 2026-06-28 07:57 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Jazz in the Bookshop
Kasey Knudsen & Harvey Wainapel, saxophones; John Wiitala, bass; Jason Aric, drums
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Fri, Jul 24 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | $20 | Bird & Beckett Bay Improviser | 2026-07-04 03:33 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Brandee Younger
“No harpist thus far has been more capable of combining all of the modern harp traditions — from Salzedo, through Dorothy Ashby, through Alice Coltrane — with such strength, grace …
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Sat, Jul 25 · 8:00 PM | UC Theatre | Berkeley | live_music jazz | BUY TICKETS | UC Theatre Stevelist Bay Improviser | 2026-06-04 04:03 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Jam Session
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Angel Adedokun at Bird & Beckett Books! Experience a captivating live performance or engaging literary event from this talented artist. As…
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Sat, Jul 25 · 7:30 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | other | $20 | Bird & Beckett SF Live Bay Improviser | 2026-06-19 03:18 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Michael Wolff Quartet
Michael Wolff Remembers Cal Tjader（Fri 7/25 - 8pm) Sat, Jul 25 | Meyhouse Jazz Palo Alto Stage Acclaimed pianist, composer, educator, and author Michael Wolff celebrates the music …
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Sat, Jul 25 · 7:30 PM | Meyhouse Palo Alto | Palo Alto | live_music jazz | Buy Tickets | Bay Improviser Meyhouse Palo Alto | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| Sun, Jul 26 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Experimental Music Showcase
(ff) a new duo formed by SHARKIFACE and AVA KOOHBOR. SHARKIFACE, aka Angela Edwards and sound artist AVA KOOHBOR. Iranian composer and performer KIMIA KOOCHAKZADEH-YAZDI presents I…
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Sun, Jul 26 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental | $20 (FREE for students and financially challenged) | Dresher Ensemble Studio Paul Dresher Ensemble Bay Improviser | 2026-06-01 03:15 |
| Mon, Jul 27 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Rewards Program
Monday, July 27, 2026, 7:30 pm, classic-editor Swimmi ng Class in My Looking Glass, a live-scored three-projector celluloid meditation on bent light, consciousness, and the deep se…
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Mon, Jul 27 · 7:30 PM | Television Access | Mission | live_music experimental film | — | Bay Improviser Television Access | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| Tue, Jul 28 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Mark Clifford's Standards Hang
8pm to 10:30pm, JAZZ ON TUESDAYS - Mark Clifford's Standards Hang - An open jam session, Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito,…
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Tue, Jul 28 · 8:00 PM | Little Hill Lounge | El Cerrito | live_music jazz | No cover | Outsound Bay Improviser Little Hill Lounge | 2026-07-08 04:30 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
A concert of works performed by the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra penned by four under-30 composers and conducted by emerging conductors, all participating in the Conductors/Composer…
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Tue, Jul 28 · 7:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical workshop festival | FREE! More | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
The Super P's
Unpil Baek – piano and keyboard instruments, Chris Trinidad – bass guitar and synth bass, Jimmy Biala – drums and percussion. Bringing together three generations and distinct cultu…
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Thu, Jul 30 · 7:30 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music | Not specified | Wyldflowr Arts Bay Improviser | 2026-06-27 13:25 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Other Dimensions in Sound: Mutant Audio
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…
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Fri, Jul 31 · 7:00 PM | Medicine for Nightmares | Mission | live_music jazz | — | Medicine for Nightmares Bay Improviser | 2026-06-28 07:57 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Cristian Măcelaru: Vivian Fung
Conducted by Cristian MăcelaruVivian Fung: America the Beautiful? (Festival Commission & world premiere)Pedro Emanuel Pereira: Clarinet Concerto (Carlos Ferreira, Clarinet) (Festiv…
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Fri, Jul 31 · 8:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical festival | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Cristian Măcelaru: Leilehua Lanzilotti
Conducted by Cristian MăcelaruLeilehua Lanzilotti: of light and stone (West Coast premiere)James Lee III: Shades of Unbroken Dreams (Alexandra Dariescu, Piano) (West Coast premiere…
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Sat, Aug 1 · 7:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical festival | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 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…
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Sun, Aug 2 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental | Donations for the venue rental are encouraged. | Bay Improviser Temescal Arts Center | 2026-06-21 17:16 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Cabrillo Festival Family Concert
Anticipated 2026 Cabrillo Festival free Family Concert!
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Sun, Aug 2 · 1:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical festival community | free Family Concert! More | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Splinter Reeds Summer Concert
Splinter Reeds' annual summer home-field advantage concert. Contemporary compositions for reed quintet with and without electronics by composers including Seare Ahmad Farhat, Jasmi…
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Fri, Aug 7 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental electronic | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
David Boyce
Jazz in the Neighborhood and Wyldflowr Arts co-present: A long-time force on the Bay Area jazz/hip hop/afro-funk music scene, David Boyce is revered for his work since the mid-1990…
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Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00 PM | Wyldflowr Arts | Oakland | live_music jazz hiphop_rap latin_world | Not specified | Wyldflowr Arts Bay Improviser | 2026-06-27 13:25 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Concert
Conducted by Cristian MăcelaruClarice Assad: Kontrol (Philippe Quint, Violin) (Festival Commission & world premiere)Jackson A. Waters: Defending Greenwood (West Coast premiere)Hann…
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Sat, Aug 8 · 3:30 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical workshop festival | FREE! More | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Cristian Măcelaru Conducts
Conducted by Cristian MăcelaruClarice Assad: Kontrol (Philippe Quint, Violin) (Festival Commission & world premiere)Jackson A. Waters: Defending Greenwood (West Coast premiere)Hann…
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Sat, Aug 8 · 7:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical festival | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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it could be infinite
In a benefit for Shapeshifters Cinema, illustrator Michael Wertz convenes It Could Be ∞, the ensemble of live drawing, hand-held projection, and improvised scoring with musicians A…
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Sat, Aug 8 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental electronic | $8 | Bay Improviser Shapeshifters | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Cristian Măcelaru Conducts
Conducted by Cristian MăcelaruEunike Tanzil: Ascending Creatures (West Coast premiere)Lisa Bielawa: Pulse (Tessa Lark, Violin) (West Coast premiere)Elena Kats-Chernin: Rainbow Prom…
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Sun, Aug 9 · 7:00 PM | Bill Graham Civic | Civic Center | live_music classical festival | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Motoko Honda Quartet
Motoko Honda Quartet - 2 sets7:00 pm - 8:15 pm8:45 pm - 10:00 pm
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Thu, Aug 13 · 7:00 PM | Mr. Tipples | Civic Center | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Sunday Happy Hour: Jazz Jam Session
ECHO’S BONES + EVIDENCE TRIO
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Sun, Aug 23 · 5:00 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | $20 | Bird & Beckett Bay Improviser | 2026-07-04 03:33 |
| ☆ | 10 |
Kenny Warren Quartet
KENNY WARREN QUARTETKenny Warren, trumpet; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Raffi Garabedian, saxophone; Ben Goldberg, clarinet
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Sun, Aug 23 · 8:00 PM | Bird & Beckett | Glen Park | live_music jazz | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |