OCTOBER 2004
Sunday, October 3
Sun 10/3 4:30 PM 40th St. Warehouse [379 40th St., Oakland ]
A night of improvised dance and music featuring Pigeon (pdx), The Joe Foster / Jean-Paul Jenkins / Bryan Eubanks Trio (pdx), and Peloton (Oak)featuring Jorge Boehringer, Kristin Miltner, Alicia Beyer, Jess Owens, and Jen Baker.
Sun 10/3 7:00 PM 964 Natoma [964 Natoma Between Mission and Howard SF]
Cosine Salon: a sine-wave jam session for the deep listener who plays swell with others. A salon, not a performance. Updates and flyer at cosinesalon.org.
Monday, October 4
Mon 10/4 9:00 PM The Marsh [1062 Valencia St., San Francisco]
Improvised dance and music featuring Dove Yellow Swans (Oak), Pigeon (Pdx), and the Joe Foster / Jean-Paul Jenkins / Bryan Eubanks Trio (Pdx)
Wednesday, October 6
Wed 10/6 12:00 PM San Francisco Jazz Festival [Levi Plaza, downtown SF]
Mo'Fone
Wed 10/6 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Fire into Music : William Parker, Hamid Drake, Jameel Moondoc, Steve Swell
Wed 10/6 8:00 PM Epic Arts [2923 Ashby Berkeley]
Jonathan Segal & Friends : Jonathan Segal, Dina Emerson, Phillip Greenlief, Myles Boisen, Matt Ingalls, Kyle Bruckman, George Cremaschi and Bob Marsh
Wed 10/6 8:00 PM California Theatre [2113 Kittredge St at Shattuck Berkeley]
Like a Rock...A Benefit For MoveOn PAC with The Overdub; Len Paterson and David Slusser; Brutality
Wed 10/6 8:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street Berkeley]
Frank Gratkowski With David Wessel, Chris Brown and Joelle Leandre
Thursday, October 7
Thu 10/7 8:00 PM Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF]
A Fistful of Foreigners! 8pm: From Germany! Serge Baghdassarians (Guitar/Mixing Desk) + Boris Baltschun (Sampler). 9pm: Sunao Inami (Japan/Synthesizer)+ Bernhard Wagner (Switzerland/Guitar) + Rick Walker (Found Percussion)
Thu 10/7 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Evander Music Presents : Frank Gratkowski, Phillip Greenlief, Jon Raskin, Dottie Grossman & Mike Vlatkovitch; and Billy Mintz solo
Thu 10/7 9:00 PM Amnesia [853 Valencia (at 20th St.)]
JEWELLED ANTLER Presents: COLE PALME, THUJA, and VERDURE--
Tonight! at Amnesia (formerly the Chameleon)
Friday, October 8
Fri 10/8 7:30 PM 40th St. Warehouse [379 40th St. @ Opal Oakland]
Josh Allen, Sax; Vijay Anderson, drums
They will play a set together & Mr. Allen will play his first solo piece in 1 1/2 years. Chris Stroffolino reads. Displayed: works by Greg Moore, Juliette Oken, Angela Long & Willis Stork.
Fri 10/8 8:00 PM Trinity Chapel [2320 Dana Street (between Durant & Bancroft Berkeley, CA]
Laramie Crocker's
U.S. Provisional Authority
A musical fantasie set in the year 2014 after the aborted elections of 2004
Original music and spoken word by Berkeley singer/songwriter Laramie Crocker
Fri 10/8 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Livermore Jazz Band Trio: Damon Smith - Contrabass ('92); Marco Enedi - Reeds ('72); Moe! Staiano - Drums, objects ('91) also David Slusser Trio: David Slusser - David Slusser, Chris Ackerman - Drums, ????? - Bass, guitar
Fri 10/8 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Joelle Leandre & India Cooke
Saturday, October 9
Sat 10/9 12:00 PM Resonant Church [429 Pennsylvania (¼ block south of Soquel Avenue) Santa Cruz]
Y2K4 Live Looping Festival
43 live looping artists will perform 30 minute sets on two stages without interruption.
Sat 10/9 1:00 PM Southern Exposure [401 Alabama Street San Francisco, CA ]
Hideous Dream; Forward Energy; Twine; Electronico/Politico; The Left Coast Improv Group
Sat 10/9 8:00 PM Trinity Chapel [2320 Dana Street Berkeley, CA]
thollem mcdonas, native Bay Area composer/pianist, will perform solo piano works of his own invention
Sat 10/9 8:00 PM 1510 8th St Performance Space [1510 8th Street Oakland]
frank gratkowski - reeds, Scott R. Looney - piano, Damon Smith - double bass, Kjell Nordeson - percussion
Sat 10/9 8:00 PM Western Sky Studio [2525 8th street Berkeley]
Moment's Notice - a monthly salon devoted to improvised music, dance and theater featuring: Jane Chen; Katarina Eriksson; Philip Gelb; HumilitySwim
Sat 10/9 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
UNsound REsound : an evening featuring the work of Bay Area sound artists Chris Fitzpatrick, Scott Arford, Thomas Dimuzio (solo and together)
Sat 10/9 9:00 PM Varnish Fine Art [77 Natoma St. SF]
No Hype - A Film/Music Salon featuring Thad Povey, Laurie Amat, Al Alvarez, Robbyn Leonard, Ramona the Pest, John Harden, Lucio Menegon and Joe Rut in an evening of live Music and Film performance.
Sat 10/9 10:30 PM Zebulon's Lounge [21 Fourth Street Petaluma]
Uzbeki-Turkish folk singer/improviser SAADET TURKOZ performs with the trio WHAT WE LIVE: Ochs, Ellis, Robinson
Sunday, October 10
Sun 10/10 12:00 PM Resonant Church [429 Pennsylvania (at Soquel) Santa Cruz]
Y2K4 Live Looping Festival, day 2
43 live looping artists will perform 30 minute sets on two stages without interruption.
Sun 10/10 3:00 PM Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery [2324 Shattuck Ave Berkeley]
Sarah Cahill and Christopher Froh
Sun 10/10 7:00 PM Kuumbwa Jazz Center [Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz, CA ]
frank gratkowski - reeds, Scott R. Looney - piano, Damon Smith - double bass, Kjell Nordeson - percussion + thollem mcdonas accompanied by Rick Rivera On drums
Sun 10/10 7:30 PM SIMM Series/Outsound Research [Musicians Union Hall 116 9th St @ Mission SF]
1st set: Billy Mintz-solo drums (http://www.billymintz.com)
2nd set: Noertker's Moxie-live accompaniment to sculptor David Beck's short film "Animatique"
Sun 10/10 8:15 PM ACME Observatory at The Jazz House [3192 Adeline Berkeley]
Boris Baltschun & Serge Baghdassarians large ensemble, Kyle Bruckman with Hans Tannan In Absentia
Sun 10/10 9:30 PM Hush Hush [496 14th Street (at Guerrero)]
Commode Minstrels in Bullface/Skullcaster/The Fuxedos/Breezy Day's Band @ Hush Hush
Monday, October 11
Mon 10/11 7:30 PM Mills College Ensemble Room [5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613]
Composers Boris Baltschun (electronics) + Serge Baghdassarians (guitar, electronics) strategize as improvisers in the German duo SHEVADNAZE.
Mon 10/11 8:00 PM Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery [2324 Shattuck Berkeley]
Dream Kitchen : Hollerin' John Haines - drums (Pearl Harbor; Romeo Void), Marc T. Bolin - tuba, trombone (United Brassworkers Front), John Schott - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Mon 10/11 8:00 PM line space [Salvation Theatre 1519 Griffith Park Blvd. Los Angeles]
Frank Gratkowski - woodwinds, Phillip Greenlief - woodwinds, Jon Raskin - woodwinds; and Consolidated Lint: Marc Levinthal - electronics, Albert Ortega - electronics, Rick Potts - electronics
Mon 10/11 8:00 PM Yoshi's [510 Embarcadero West Oakland]
Uzbeki-Turkish folk singer/improviser SAADET TURKOZ performs with the trio What We Live: Ochs, Ellis, Robinson
Wednesday, October 13
Wed 10/13 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Oakland Air Berlin Buzz:
Boris Baltschun and Serge Baghdassarians (Electronics) join Oakland Air (Kyle Bruckmann - Oboe, English Horn, Aurora Josephson - Voice, Jacob Lindsay - Clarinets), Plus opening set: Marco Eneidi - Solo Alto Saxophone.
Wed 10/13 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
The I.C.E. series will be held the second Wednesday in October. Join as we explore thematic and compositional ideas through musical improvisation.
Wed 10/13 9:00 PM Cafe Van Kleef [1621 Telegraph Ave. Oakland]
"The Cosmosamatics" featuring Sonny Simmons and Michael Marcus
Thursday, October 14
Thu 10/14 8:00 PM Jazz at Pearl's [256 Columbus Ave SF]
The Cosmosamatics Featuring Sonny Simmons
Thu 10/14 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Peter Brötzmann (GER), Michael Wertmueller (CH), Marino Pliakas (CH) High-energy Improv
Thu 10/14 8:00 PM Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF]
8pm Subjects of Desire - 21st Century new musicpoetry
9pm KitunduPhonokoto, and other unique sound sculpture instruments
Friday, October 15
Fri 10/15 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
The Cosmosamatics featuring Sonny Simmons & Michael Marcus
Saturday, October 16
Sat 10/16 1:00 PM Southern Exposure Gallery [401 Alabama Street San Francisco, CA 94110]
"Radio makes Radio" - featuring Chris Brown & Guillermo Galindo, plus RAJAR (Bob Boster, Xopher Davidson, Mic Gendreau, David Kwan & Patty Liu). Performances will also be broadcasted on Neighborhood Public Radio at 88.9 FM
Sunday, October 17
Sun 10/17 4:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street Berkeley]
RE<>ORIENTATION
Berlin-based Amelia Cuni (dhrupad singing) and Werner Durand (wind instruments) with Phil Hollenbeck on pakhawaj.
Monday, October 18
Mon 10/18 7:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Eddie Gale Jam Session
Mon 10/18 7:30 PM Mills College Ensemble Room [5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613]
A lecture-demonstration on dhrupad singing, the oldest form of North Indian classical music, by the highly acclaimed singer Amelia Cuni.
Mon 10/18 8:00 PM berkeley art center [the berkeley art center. 1275 walnut st. berkeley.]
Aurora josephson-voice/Joëlle Leandré (france)-double bass, voice/Damon Smith-double bass/martin blume (germany)- percussion
Wednesday, October 20
Wed 10/20 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Christoph Irmer (Wuppertal, Germany) - violin, Liz Allbee - trumpet, George Cremaschi - contrabass, Garth Powell - percussion, Gino Robair - electronics
Wed 10/20 9:30 PM Bruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF]
Gubbish CD release party with David Arend on bass, John Finkbeiner on guitar, Dan Cantrell on accordian, Ches Smith on drums, Darren Johnston on trumpet, Sameer Gupta on tabla, and Aaron Novik on bass clarient
Thursday, October 21
Thu 10/21 7:00 PM SF Museum of Modern Art [3rd and Howard SFD]
"PLAYS MONK" - Scott Amendola, Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff play/work the music of Thelonious Monk at the SF Jazz Festival
Thu 10/21 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Badgerlore + Joe Foster / Bryan Eubanks / Leif Sundstrom /John Krausbauer (Portland OR) + Gerrit / Pete Swanson
Thu 10/21 8:00 PM Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF]
oakland air + birgit ulher : aurora josephson, birgit ulher, kyle bruckmann, jacob lindsay
also
Marco Eneidi, Damon Smith, martin blume (germany) - drums, Kjell Nordeson(sweden) - drums
Thu 10/21 8:00 PM Balazo Gallery [2811 Mission Street @ 24th SF]
T.I.T.S; Moe! Staiano; Curse of the Birthmark; bran(...)pos; Micose & the Mau Maus ....and more!?
Thu 10/21 9:00 PM Bruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF]
Todd Sickafoose Group with Ches Smith, John Gove, Eric Crystal, Justin Morell
Friday, October 22
Fri 10/22 12:00 PM College of Marin [Sir Francis Drake Blvd at College Ave. Kentfield, CA]
Violist Tara Flandreau & violinist Sarah Zaharako are joined by violinist Christoph Irmer (Germany) and bassist George Cremaschi for an hour of improvisation in the College of Marin Art Gallery, displaying work by artist Jack Scott.
Fri 10/22 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Hideous Dream = Noise Trio, Forward Energy = Free Jazz, Subjects of Desire = Word and Sound
Fri 10/22 9:00 PM Yerba Buena Center for the Arts [700 Howard St. @3rd SF]
Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz, as Sliv & Dulet, perform two of their "Sixty Second Symphonies", an audience participation based production at YBCA. A full program of their "Sixty Second Symphonies" will be performed the first Thursday in December.
Saturday, October 23
Sat 10/23 8:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street Berkeley]
"For Umberton Boccioni" with Giancario Schiaffini on trombone & electronics
Sat 10/23 8:00 PM Mills College Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]
QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO : Jeremy Cohen, violin; Kayo Miki, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Joel Cohen, cello
Sat 10/23 8:15 PM ACME Observatory at The Jazz House [3192 Adeline Berkeley]
Christoph Irmer (violin) from Wuppertal, Matthew Goodheart (piano), Dina Emerson (voice), Shoko Hikage (koto). Scott R. Looney, solo piano.
Sunday, October 24
Sun 10/24 8:15 PM ACME Observatory at The Jazz House [3192 Adeline Berkeley]
Duo: Shelley Burgon (harp) and Trevor Dunn (bass); Gino Robair's I, Norton
Sun 10/24 9:00 PM Amnesia [853 Valencia St (near Cunningham Place) SF]
Transmission Trio plus guests - with Box Car Saints
Monday, October 25
Mon 10/25 8:00 PM Hellman Hall [San Francisco Conservatory of Music 1201 Ortega St]
Opening concert of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's BluePrint festival, Nicole Paiement, Artistic Director. Contemporary chamber music.
Mon 10/25 8:00 PM CNMAT [1750 Arch Street Berkeley]
"Music with/for Words and Images" 8:00 PM AND 9:30 PM
James Dashow - composer
Tuesday, October 26
Tue 10/26 9:00 PM Cafe Van Kleef [1621 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland - a couple blocks from Broadway.]
PATRICK CRESS' TELEPATHY (Cress, Aaron Novik, David Arend & Tim Bulkley) & NATHAN CLEVENGER GROUP (Aaron Novik, Cornelius Boots, Dan Seamans, Tim Bulkley & Clevenger).
Wednesday, October 27
Wed 10/27 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
8pm zero minus p.w.plus b.u. : Aurora josephson - voice; birgit ulher - trumpet; Jacob Lindsay - Ab, bb, bass & contrabass clarinets; Damon Smith - double bass; martin blume - percussion
Wed 10/27 8:00 PM Bobs [475 43rd Street at Barrett Richmond]
FEMS Quartet : Joseph Foster, trumpet and mixing board (Seoul, Korea); Bryan Eubanks, soprano sax and open circuit electronics; (Portland, OR); Bob Marsh, accordion (Richmond, CA); Leif Eric Sundstrom, turntable and percussion (Portland, OR)
Wed 10/27 8:00 PM Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery [2324 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley]
The Berkeley Arts Festival presents the Natto Quartet : Chris Brown - piano; Philip Gelb - shakuhachi; Shoko Hikage - koto; Tim Perkis - computer
Wed 10/27 9:00 PM Madrone Lounge [Divisadero and Fell SF]
Transmission Large Ensemble - Roger Reidlbauer, Ara Anderson, Aaron Novik among others
Wed 10/27 10:00 PM Hemlock Tavern [1131 Polk Street Between Post and Sutter SF]
Good for Cows
Thursday, October 28
Thu 10/28 7:30 PM Rio Theatre [1205 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz]
"Moog" - a documentary film, by Hans Fjellestad about the inventor of the modern synthesizer with Special LIVE appearance by BOB MOOG
Thu 10/28 8:00 PM Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF]
Electro-acoustic trio of Liz Allbee/George Cremaschi/Fritz Welch(New York) with Signwave (Vance Galloway & Bob Boster)
Thu 10/28 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Evander Music OctoberFestival & Fundraiser : Brady Sharp - Karen Stackpole duo; Bryan Eubanks - Leif Sundström - Joseph Foster trio; Birgit Uhler - Gino Robair duo; Gust Burns - Phillip Greenlief duo
Friday, October 29
Fri 10/29 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Evander Music OctoberFestival & Fundraiser : The Lost Trio plays Monk; John Schott's Typical Orchestra
Fri 10/29 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Seth Augustus - Singer-Songwriter, Throat Singer, Guitarist, Igil player; Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment; Short Films (stop motion animation and clamation) by Christa Conforti; Jesse Olsen and friends; Mike Perlmutter solo works for saxophones
Fri 10/29 9:00 PM Oakland Metro [201 Broadway Near Jack London Square Oakland]
"13 Dreams of a Dying Clairvoyant" is an intermedia (dance, music & video) performance presented by Sean Clute and Pauline Jennings of Double Vision (www.double-vision.biz), featuring nearlly 40 artists.
Fri 10/29 9:00 PM Hotel Utah [500 Fourth Street @Bryant SF]
Transmission Trio with Boostamonte and Katie Klair
Fri 10/29 9:00 PM Starry Plough [3101 Shattuck Ave @ Prince Berkeley]
The Demented Big Band - A big rock 'n' roll/improv show juxtaposing over the top Iggy Pop songs (featuring Jesse Quattro, Kap, Laurie Amat, Myles Boisen and John Haynes. also: The Militant Children's Hour and Lemon Limelights
Fri 10/29 9:00 PM Bottom of the Hill [1233 17th Street (17th @ Missouri) SF]
Sun City Girls; Neung Phak; Six Organs of Admittance; DJ Ursula
Fri 10/29 10:00 PM Bruno's [2389 Mission between 19th and 20th SF]
Mitch Marcus Quintet
Saturday, October 30
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music [1201 Ortega St. San Francisco, CA 94122]
new music by San Francisco Conservatory of Music composers
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM Mills College Concert Hall [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]
Love and Death: A 20th-Century Chamber Opera Double-Bill
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery [2324 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley]
Daniel Popsicle plays the music of Dan Plonsey. Two sets 6pm and 8pm.
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM 1510 8th St Performance Space [1510 8th Street Oakland]
The Marco Eneidi Festival:josh allen/tim orr/marco/damon smith; jason zappa trio; bryerton/looney/eneidi/smith; chris brown/donald robinson/Marco Eneidi; 316 garnet; eneidi/cremaschi/smith/bryerton
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM 21 Grand [449B 23rd St. Near 19th Street BART Oakland]
Kristin Miltner playing solo laplop; COAL MAN LANDSEND MITOTIC AGGREGATE GROWTH MATRIX
Sat 10/30 8:00 PM The Jazz House [3192 Adeline @ MLK Berkeley]
Evander Music OctoberFestival & Fundraiser : Alex Candelaria Trio; Wind Trio of Alphaville
Events outside the Bay Area
Monday, Oct 18 2004 7:30 PM
The Shedd
Oregon Festival of American Music
868 High St.
Eugene, OR
Trevor Dunn Shelley Burgon duo
Shelley Burgon - Harp, Prepared Harp
Trevor Dunn - Contrabass, Prepared Contrabass
Tuesday, Oct 19 2004 8:00 PM
Disjecta
116 NE Russell
Portland, OR
Trevor Dunn Shelley Burgon duo
Shelley Burgon - Harp, Prepared Harp
Trevor Dunn - Contrabass, Prepared Contrabass
Wednesday, Oct 20 2004 8:00 PM
penthouse space
600-23 West Pender
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Trevor Dunn Shelley Burgon duo
Shelley Burgon - Harp, Prepared Harp
Trevor Dunn - Contrabass, Prepared Contrabass
Thursday, Oct 21 2004 7:00 PM
Wall of Sound (record store)
315 E. Pine St.
Seattle, WA
Trevor Dunn Shelley Burgon duo
Shelley Burgon - Harp, Prepared Harp
Trevor Dunn - Contrabass, Prepared Contrabass
