Sat 1/1 9:00 PMJazz at Pearl's [256 Columbus Ave. (at Broadway) San Francisco, CA 94133] Raymond Scott's music is known mostly as a soundtrack for Looney Tunes. Jeff Sanford's 13-piece band re-introduces audiences to Scott's inspired, genre (and sometimes gravity)-defying music. Tuesday, January 4
Wed 1/5 8:00 PM21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland] set 1 Drummer Ches Smith and SF newcomers Joshua Smith-saxophone and Kurt Kotheimer-bass play trio... set 2 the band "fun and games" - NYC based Dave Treut (drums), Mike Gamble (guitar) with Smith and Kotheimer perform composed and improvised music. Thursday, January 6
Thu 1/6 8:30 PMBoccis Cellar [140 Encinal St Santa Cruz] Somethingfour plays all orginal music. Drawing on influences of jazz,experimental rock & avant garde. 2 sets.
Thu 1/6 9:00 PMBruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF] Plays Monk : Ben Goldberg-clarinet; Devin Hoff-bass; Scott Amendola-drums with Ches Smith-vibes; John Schott-guitar; Rob Sudduth-saxophones Friday, January 7
Fri 1/7 8:00 PMTemescal Arts Center [511 48th Street between Shattuck and Telegraph Oakland] butoh oakland presents..."blind donkey" by butoh artist Ryuzo Fukuhara and contrabass player George Cremaschi; also elements for "wander. kill. die." improvisations by Paige Sorvillo with musicians Dina Maccabee, George Cremaschi, Liz Allbee
Fri 1/7 9:00 PMElbo Room [647 Valencia SF] SAGAN, also SPOONBENDER 1.1.1, and IRR. APP. (EXT.) Saturday, January 8
Sat 1/8 8:00 PMTemescal Arts Center [511 48th Street between Shattuck and Telegraph Oakland] butoh oakland presents..."blind donkey" by butoh artist Ryuzo Fukuhara and contrabass player George Cremaschi; also elements for "wander. kill. die." improvisations by Paige Sorvillo with musicians Dina Maccabee, George Cremaschi, Jon Raskin Sunday, January 9
Sun 1/9 8:01 PMJavaCat Coffee [5549 Geary Blvd at 20th Ave SF] Live electronic ambient music remixed by Lx Rudis (Drum Machine Museum) and Beau Casey (Cypod). Monday, January 10
Fri 1/14 8:00 PM Jupiter [2181 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley] PLAYS MONK Scott Amendola, drums; Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Devin Hoff, bass
Fri 1/14 9:00 PM Cafe Rite Spot [17th St. @ Folsom in SF Mision ] Miss Henry- vocals, Ralph Probst -guitar, Steve Fowler -bass Saturday, January 15
Sat 1/15 3:00 PM21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland] 21 Grand and Neighborhood Public Radio present: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin - a benefit show with performances by: Blevin Blectum. Destroy Ape Technology. Mr. Meridies. Thomas Dimuzio. and more TBA
Sat 1/15 10:00 PMBruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF] Todd Sickafoose'S TINY RESISTORS Featuring ERIC CRYSTAL (sax), JOHN GOVE (trombone), JUSTIN MORELL (guitar), AND Ches Smith (drums) Sunday, January 16
Sun 1/16 8:00 PM Bobs [475 43rd Street at Barrett Richmond] String Theory: chamber improvisations by Marsh, Cramaschi and Wong Tuesday, January 18
Tue 1/18 8:00 PM1510 8th St Performance Space [1510 8th Street Oakland] capitalist realism: improvised music and sausage macdonnas + allbee/baker/smith + phillips/mckean/looney/hanes Wednesday, January 19
Fri 1/21 9:00 PMJazz at Pearl's [256 Columbus Ave., SF 94133] Blue Balkan's Afro-Serbian Jazz offers a vibrant, global jam session sound that infuses jazz tunes with exotic rhythms and accents.
Fri 1/21 10:00 PMConnecticut Yankee [100 Connecticut St SF] Somethingfour plays all orginal music. Drawing on influences of jazz,experimental rock & avant garde. 2 sets. Saturday, January 22
Sun 1/23 4:00 PMChez Hanny [145 Fillmore (x Waller) San Francisco] Sheldon Brown Group with Sheldon Brown reeds and composer, Jonathan Alford piano, Michael Wilcox, electric bass, Alan Hall, drums.
Mon 1/24 4:00 PMKFJC 89.7 [Radio Concert] CKW Trio will play cuts from their new CD "The Is" live and without a net in a swank KFJC live performance. Wednesday, January 26
Wed 1/26 8:00 PM21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland] Tribute to Kotoku and the Japanese Anarchists: Devin Hoff Platform & Barry Pateman Thursday, January 27
Thu 1/27 9:30 PMBruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF] Mitch Marcus Quintet + 13 Friday, January 28
Fri 1/28 8:00 AMNew Langton Arts [1246 Folsom Street SF] Songs From a Book of Days - The Robin Cox Ensemble with Eve Beglarian and Sarah Cahill
Fri 1/28 8:00 PMThe Jazz Bakery [3233 Helms Avenue Los Angeles (310) 658 9191] Kahil El'Zabar/ Billy Bang/ Fareed Haque: THREE NIGHTS of SUBLIME SONIC GLORY(Friday through Sunday) with these Modern Music Masters at Los Angeles' Premiere Jazz Performance Space!!!
Fri 1/28 8:00 PM964 Natoma [964 Natoma Between Mission and Howard SF] Found materials-based sound and video in a uniquely comfortable setting. FE21 features Yuko Nexus6 and Mariko Tajiri (Japan), and Scott Arford (SF).
Fri 1/28 8:00 PM Art SF [110 Capp St. @ 16th SF] F--k Your Freedom Group Show - A Night of Political Performance, Music, Art, Poetry, Ritual Blood Performance, Sex and Dissent. Hosted by Buckey Sinister. Music by: Acoustic Virgin (Katherine Copenhaver/ Myles Boisen) and many others
Fri 1/28 8:00 PMRickshaw Stop [155 Fell Street SF] JIFFY SCUTTLER - PHASE CHANCELLOR (MC Schmidt from Matmos, J Lesser from Lesser/Sagan, Nate from Men Against Mountains); RETRIEVERS (Greg and Satomi from Deerhoof); DJ JON LEIDECKER(from Wobbly)
Fri 1/28 9:00 PM21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland] The Jazz House presents - COLTRANE: A TRIBUTE with the Howard Wiley trio, in the round, surrounded by visual art, and inspiring a live visual art piece by Timothy Streuli Saturday, January 29
Sat 1/29 8:00 AMNew Langton Arts [1246 Folsom Street SF] Songs From a Book of Days - The Robin Cox Ensemble with Eve Beglarian and Sarah Cahill
Sat 1/29 9:00 PM21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland] The Hear and Now composed by Jon Raskin : a composition for improvisers featuring. This will be a special evening with a great ensemble of musicians from Los Angeles and the Bay Area Sunday, January 30
Sun 1/30 2:00 PMDance Mission Theater [3316 24th Street (and Mission) San Francisco] Rova:Arts Presents: Improv:21 - Fred Frith, in discussion with Derk Richardson, and using recorded examples, will focus on two subjects: improvisation and the recording medium, and organization and form in improvisation with large forces.
Sun 1/30 8:00 PMJavaCat Coffee [5549 Geary Blvd at 20th Ave SF] 2 Bay Area composers present works utilizing unusual instrumentation, looping technology, and vocal stylings reminiscient of a bygone era.
