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Upcoming shows

1Nov

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [Matt Robidoux: The SPIRAL WORKER / Rodrigo Barriga ENSEMBLE] More..

1Nov

Wu Performance Hall (Morrison Hall Room 125) [UC Berkeley Campus]: [Galan Trio Concert] More..

2Nov

Canessa Gallery [708 Montgomery St SF]: [A Book in a Day Workshop & Karl Larsson, Kaitlin McSweeney, Petra Zelie + Bryan Day Performances] More..

3Nov

Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together.] More..

4Nov

The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [FREE! Brown Bag Jazz Hangs: Beth Custer on Carla Bley] More..

4Nov

The Hedley Club at Hotel DeAnza [233 W Santa Clara St San Jose, CA 95113]: [Live jazz has finally returned to The Hedley Club!] More..

Recently added photos

Peter Nyboer - Peter Nyboer

Jenna Flohr - Jenna Flohr

Ernesto Diaz-Infante - photos

E. Doctor Smith - McFarland Castro Smith Trio

E. Doctor Smith - Doc's Gear

Recently added artists

Harold Carr
composer, bassist, poet

Sean Keenan
Electroacoustic music, structured improvisation, visual and text-based scoring, field recording, and computer-based sound processing.

Matt Robidoux
composer, improviser, and educator

Unpil Baek
Improviser and Builder of Dialogue

Frances Feldon
Recorder, transverse flutes; musical director Mixus Mundi.

Recently added shows

29Nov

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [HUMMINGBIRD [ Phillip Greenlief + EVELYN DAVIS + Jordan Glenn ] / WE MICROMANAGE INFINITY [ BLEVIN BLECHDOM + Thomas Dimuzio + JAMES GOODE]] More...

22Nov

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [BRISTLE / LENNY GONZALEZ + ERIK ELLESTAD] More...

15Nov

West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [Ben Goldberg + Myra Melford + MAT MUNTZ / JULIA EDITH RIGBY] More...

14Nov

San Francisco Main Public Library [100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102]: [A Piano Dialogue Between East and West] More...

27Nov

Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]: [Other Dimensions in Sound presents Exquisite Corpse (Isabel Arizmendi-guitar, Edan-soprano sax & efx)] More...

Recent albums

those who... - Rova Saxophone Quartet
Release Date: 10/23/2026

Text Scores - Rodrigo Barriga Ensemble
Release Date: 10/03/2026

Ketchup Packets - Rodrigo Barriga Ensemble
Release Date: 10/02/2026

Quartet - Rodrigo Barriga Quartet
Release Date: 10/01/2026

About Bay Improviser

Bay Area Improviser's Network was created to provide a forum for Experimental, Improvised, Noise, Electronic, Free-Jazz, Avant Garde, Modern Composition, and Other Forms of Contemporary Sound in the San Francisco Bay Area. At this site, you can find musician's biographical information, upcoming concert info, reviews, links to other sites, and more.