Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Upcoming shows


Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]: [Unique experimental sounds 26 yrs stronger through gourmet vegan pancakes in a no fuss 2 hr event] More..
San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch [1801 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94123]: [Commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day with a performance by tenor saxophonist Raffi Garabedian, followed by a half hour video on the history of the Armenian people.] More..
Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]: [Enter the world of dreams with Golden Dream Vulture. Computer musician Matthew Creer (they/them) and dancer-artist Laura Cohen (they/them) improvise with the live telling of local Dream Masters of the Bay Area. Audio and visual artist xtra.dae (they/them) will be performing a swirling set of sounds and projected images, and Pependiculous (Creer’s] More..
Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]: [Darren Johnston’s Cyclic Break] More..
The Lab [2948 16th St SF]: [Dafne Vicente-Sandoval and Charles Curtis] More..
Dresher Ensemble Studio [2201 Poplar St Oakland]: [Carl Stone Solo and Duo with Paul Dresher] More..
Audium [1616 Bush Street]: [The Moment: Alex Abalos & Roco Córdova at Audium] More..
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [A rare solo concert by internationally-acclaimed pianist, improviser, and composer Myra Melford!] More..
5428 San Pablo Ave (fka Land And Sea Gallery) [5428 San Pablo Ave Oakland CA 94608 corner of 55th & San Pablo]: [Sludgy modular lows, hidden DSP chaos, and kitchen sinks.] More..
First Church of Christ, Scientist [2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94720]: ["It Takes an Angel" is a night of song and musical improvisations arranged for a 14 piece chamber orchestra.] More..
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [MonkMarathon PianoLove FINALE] More..

Recently added shows


The Jazzschool [2087 Addison St Berkeley, CA 94704]: [Versatile and dynamic drummer Akira Tana brings not one but two trios to the Jazzschool to launch our month of concerts celebrating the Bay Area Asian American jazz community.] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Utang Na Loob: A Benefit Show for Typhoon Relief in the Philippines (w/Grex, Auler/Maxson/Smith, Eagle Friend Radio)] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [First Tuesdays Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together.] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [First Tuesdays Improvisation Workshop hosted by Lewis Jordan: Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together.] More...
CCRMA [660 Lomita Dr. Stanford]: [CCRMA presents Sean Russell Hallowell performing "Delicate Citadel"] More...

Recent albums


Patternalia - Kyle Bruckmann
Release Date: 04/15/2026
Ready Box - Phillip Greenlief and Thomas Dimuzio
Release Date: 03/06/2026
othrwrldly - Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
Release Date: 02/20/2026
Live At Celeste - Jon Raskin
Release Date: 02/14/2026

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.

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